An unexpected thrill ride!!!

Rating: 9/10 (13 March 2009)

So there i was. Standing in my local DVD store looking for a little movie that would get me through another rainy day. "Hmmm... The Mist. I heard some stuff about it, and it's based on a Stephen King book. Alright. C'mere you. You're going home with me." I pay the cost of the disc, say goodbye to the store clerk and i go on my merry lil' way.
I get home, fix some dinner, pop in the DVD and start watching. Well... By the end of the movie, my plate was still half-full and the food is completely cold now. I almost didn't eat anything because i was so engaged into the damn movie! This movie kicks ASS! I'm a major horror buff and i haven't been on the edge of my seat from a movie for ages, but "The Mist" put me there in about twenty minutes, until the credit roll! What a thrill ride! Wonderful character development, great acting performances, and one hell of an unexpected ending. Unlike most movies nowadays this one actually takes it's time to build up the story and characters. That's really a rare treat! The ONLY thing i have to criticize is that the monsters sometime look a bit... fake. Well, of course they are fake, but you know what i mean. But in all honesty it didn't even bother me after a while because i was so into the movie that i couldn't have cared less.
I was alone in my living room, and i actually went "What??" "Noooo!" "Are you serious?!?" to the TV! I can't even recall the last time i did that with a movie! So no, i'm not telling you anything about the movie itself. It has monsters in it. There. Now go buy it, rent it, borrow it, whatever! Just watch it if you love horror and/or suspense movies. "The Mist" is AWESOME!