I watch this once a week, can't get enough

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2011)

This must be my all time favorite movie. I went into the theater thinking eh another lame story about spooky creatures in a mist. Boy was I wrong. Yes there are creepy things going on, what the best part of the film was it never explains to you where they came from and why or what they are. That sense of mystery really stuck with me. The sense of the people in the store having no control, being in denial by refusing to believe that whats outside is dangerous. I LOVED the role of Mrs. Carmody(The preacher) Even though I am not religious but it brings me back to when I read the book of Lord of the Flies. When people are stranded together without rules, with fear and no way out humans panic and look for any possible answer to save themselves. This movie brought out the same message from the lord of the flies novel. However, it was more gory and intense. The drama was well fitting, the character development was great moving and I was able to sympathize with everyone even the preacher. I understood their actions and ultimately I understood the actions the father took about his soon in the last scene. I don't know if I could have done what he did but either way i still see the main character Mr. Drayton as the hero in the story since he tried to so hard to save everyone. Once the fog lifts by the end and you see what is really going on and knowing that the Hero can't turn back the clocks to choose a different direction of home, you feel miserable and sad for the hero sincere gave up everything and now he is left with nothing. HOWEVER, it left me with the simplistic message of NEVER EVER GIVE UP. No matter what we must face death and we can;t take the easy way out because there is no easy way. I felt deeply for the hero and his family, and all those lost in the grocery store. It was imaginative, spiritually lifting, great script and lots of suspense with no boring bits at all. Defiantly give this movie a go! I love it and I can honestly never get bored of it@