Great Movie

Rating: 8/10 (22 November 2007)

I really enjoyed this movie! I would have enjoyed it more had I not been sitting next to a handful of immature viewers who laughed at inappropriate times (like when a person dies...I'm thinking 'would they laugh like that if it was a real life situation!?') So, their inability to take seriously the human nature elements of this film, instead laughing at them, kind of threw a wet blanket on an otherwise great experience.
All that aside, I loved how the mist kind of did what the ocean did in 'Jaws'. Like in Jaws, you never knew what exactly was out there or where and when it would strike. I loved that about it. It plays on your imagination.
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The ending really reminded me of a 'Twilight Zone' episode where your heart just breaks for the main character...like the one where all this man wants to do is read, then something happens and he is left all alone on earth with all the books, and then his glasses break...its that kind of "Oh man that is so terrible for that guy" kind of ending.
One thing I didn't really care for was the Mrs. Carmoda subplot. At first I thought it was Hollywood's latest attempt to trash the image of Christians. But after watching the movie I realized that most people will see that character as an inaccurate representation of what a Christian (if they are legitimate) should act like. Yes, there are some Christians out there who act like her and make the legitimate ones look bad, but I think people know this and won't think much of her tirade.
In all, great King movie, like Shawshank. I have yet to see Green Mile but I loved "The Langoliers" which this movie made me think of as well.