I was surprised this movie wasn't in the Oscars.

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2008)

This film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Mist" is one of the best.Frank Darabont did it with "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile". And now you say: "- Those were not one of those classic horror movies..." But with The Mist, Darabont reveals himself as a director that has no fear of the reaction of the audience or the critics. He did a good enough job with "Shawshank" and "The Green Mile" but none was as good as this film. Scary, profund, and with great acting (Marcia Gay Harden as "Ms. Carmody") I was surprised this movie wasn't in the Oscars. At least for best FX. And still I am sad because this film didn't received the hype that films like "Cloverfield" or "I am Legend" received. "The Mist" has everything that the others referred above hadn't: a masterpiece ending that makes it one of the best horror films of the year, good acting and excellent filming. (e.g.: the action sequences are filmed in a way that i never has seen before: a kinda of flash zooming.) With "The Mist" you feel like one of the people inside the store, trapped by monsters. Don't think this film is another one of those monster movies...it's NOT.It is a movie about the human race and what happens when our lives are at risk. But it has a lot of monsters too!! And in the end, I was gasping for air!