One Regret

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2008)

I have been a Stephen King fan since long before I was old enough to realize he was from my home state of Maine. I recall reading "Firestarter" in the fifth grade.
"The Mist" has always been one of my absolute favorites, and I have read it, and re-read it many times. I always knew it would make a sensational movie.
My one regret is that I HAD read the story so many times, as there were very few surprises for me. That said, I was really pleased with the number of little pieces of the novella that were used in the movie.
I was not able to see the film on "The Big Screen", but made sure I had my DVD copy as soon as I could get my hands on it. The DVD cover told me that the ending was "...one of the most SHOCKING movie endings ever!", so I figured that would be a major diversion of the original ending in the book.
It was sadly predictable, as the final scene played out, but my biggest hang ups with Stephen King as an author have always been the endings to most of his books. I would certainly have been happy with this one, had it been in the book version!