A horror movie that actually has chills!

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2008)

There have been only been a few horror movies in this millennium, that have actually been somewhat memorable to me. They go by he names SAW, THE DESCENT, and now THE MIST. What do these movies have in common? Perhaps it's because they were all directed very well and actually gave some chills down my spine or maybe they were all original in their own way. Anyways, The Mist could even be my new favorite horror movie.
I'll admit right away, I'm not a huge fan of horrors. Usually they are a crappy PG 13 horror with no scares or they just throw as much blood and gore as they can which doesn't even help entice the story. Yes, The mist is very disturbing and you will see someone cut in two or wrapped up in a web but it just makes the movie even more frightening.
Thomas Jane (might remember from the Punisher) was perfect as the lead in this movie. He was so likable in the first five minutes of the movie that you cared for him and hope that he does make it through the entire movie as in some horrors, you want the lead actor die as soon as possible because of how stupid they are. Marcia Gay Harden, who I can't stand, played the perfect villain. Maybe it's because I can't stand her and hated her character in the first line that she delivered but they really couldn't of picked a more disturbed woman who thought everyone deserved what they got from The mist.
The movie takes place in a shopping mart. All the customers are scared to leave the store as a giant mist has devoured the city. people turn on each other as they go crazy from being isolated so long from the mist. Sides are also made. This movie keeps your interest all they way through.
What really made this ending as for what made SAW to me was the ending. The ending for the mist was so disturbing but yet so perfect and will haunt your mind for weeks after you watch it. Kind of like the ending of American History X.
So you horror fans who are trying so hard to find a decent horror, the Mist shouldn't disappoint. Even though I would consider it more as a Sci-fi drama, I'll also call it a horror to give myself hope that their is still hope that horrors can be just as effective again as they once were.
THE MIST 9/10 or A