tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post137857100362832765..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: should i stay or should i go?Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-18835121359601826562020-10-22T19:37:26.687-04:002020-10-22T19:37:26.687-04:00Now this, is a movie that needs a remake. Those ef...Now this, is a movie that needs a remake. Those effects really aged badly.. or maybe they were awful from the get go.<br />Also, in case of a remake, that ending needs to go, it's bullshit, when i saw it, it completely ruined my experience. <br /><br />Goddamit, i almost had a good time. Lyra215https://www.blogger.com/profile/04183093591664401501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-82208304546190000632010-02-01T19:32:32.097-05:002010-02-01T19:32:32.097-05:00To all reading I'ld just like to apologise for...To all reading I'ld just like to apologise for "Dying Breed" though since you lot gave us those "Twilight" movies I don't see why I should.<br /><br />Go watch "Lake Mungo" instead Kids for your Down Under horror fix.<br /><br />Ending of "The Mist", seemed out of place and happened way to fast to be believable in any shape or form.Jeff Rhttp://www.scaryminds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-54367257684720466852009-01-08T21:22:00.000-05:002009-01-08T21:22:00.000-05:00I love The Mist, such a great picture, mostly beca...I love The Mist, such a great picture, mostly because it's a short story from Stephen King, glad to know you liked this bad-body!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-74444343292253154322008-11-14T15:23:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:23:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Igloo Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357749925165000647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-55213708457523879132008-11-12T13:43:00.000-05:002008-11-12T13:43:00.000-05:00One year later I no longer think the end is rushed...One year later I no longer think the end is rushed. Once you've decided that your situation is hopeless, why prolong the agony, especially after they saw the giant impossible nightmare thingee?<BR/><BR/>Maybe they "rushed" so that they wouldn't lose their nerve. It can't be easy to kill your little boy or to face being killed yourself.<BR/><BR/>It's mean, and it's awful, but it's closer in spirit to true "horror" than a lot of what passes in the genre nowadays. I give it a lot of credit, even though I didn't think it was a particularly good film at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-45374682821627555732008-11-12T09:03:00.000-05:002008-11-12T09:03:00.000-05:00To me, the ending had nothing to do with justifyin...To me, the ending had nothing to do with justifying the crazy lady's..er..craziness. The ending was rushed, but it wasn't that outlandish....large, hulking creatures not withstanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-42704808480808376402008-11-11T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:59:00.000-05:00I must admit that the implications bothered me too...<I>I must admit that the implications bothered me too - essentially the ending suggests that the crazy lady was right all along</I><BR/><BR/>Aren't crazy people usually right. I'm thinking principally of the case of Crazy Ralph v. Camp Crystal Lake.<BR/><BR/>"You're all doooomed!"Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-435729831782311532008-11-11T08:08:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:08:00.000-05:00The problem with the ending isn't that it is nihil...The problem with the ending isn't that it is nihilistic or unhappy, it's just so poorly conceived and badly done, although I must admit that the implications bothered me too - essentially the ending suggests that the crazy lady was right all along and it was all about God expecting a sacrifice. Seen from that perspective, the ending makes slightly more sense, but the entire preceeding film gets considerably worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-70840095912473056732008-11-10T19:57:00.000-05:002008-11-10T19:57:00.000-05:00I agree. I found The Mist far more entertaining th...I agree. I found The Mist far more entertaining than I had expected and I also wished I had seen it on a big screen. And your take on the ending is the best I've seen. <BR/><BR/>I must admit though, that I didn't mind the end as much as other people. I was fine with it, and wasn't bothered by the nihilism or the rush to just be done with it all, right up until the final shot. That seemed to be a cruel joke, just for the sake of a joke and caused me to question everything that led up to it.Lisa Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225311337221161762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-69975516339870975062008-11-10T14:41:00.000-05:002008-11-10T14:41:00.000-05:00all this time later, i still can't decide whet...all this time later, i still can't decide whether i loved or hated the ending... although i'm fairly sure it's one or the other.<BR/><BR/>what i am certain of is that watching the film in b&w is a far better experience. it's all somehow more cinematic... and those tentacles are far creepier desaturated.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744137493043443541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-44797650885018371302008-11-10T13:20:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:20:00.000-05:00I have to be in the minority here. I thought the ...I have to be in the minority here. I thought the ending was great. It was one of those moments when things do not end with "It's over, and it's time to rebuild." <BR/><BR/>It was a WTF moment that left you stunned as you walked out of the theater. When a movie does that to me, I have to give it props.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-69601496741153037472008-11-10T13:16:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:16:00.000-05:00There is no reason to ever stop talking about Piec...There is no reason to ever stop talking about Pieces.Leetalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189408309649591845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-3790732230945893662008-11-10T10:27:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:27:00.000-05:00I liked The Mist, although you're right on all poi...I liked The Mist, although you're right on all points. <BR/><BR/>Have you read the short story? The ending is completely different, and more open-ended. And, it involves a HoJo's.<BR/><BR/>I've become less frequent with my blogging for the same reasons you have. That, and sometimes, I just don't feel like watching horror movies for awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-55626577893014242282008-11-10T10:15:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:15:00.000-05:00It seems The Mist is one of those movies that pola...It seems <I>The Mist</I> is one of those movies that polarizes fans to loving it or hating it without many people in the middle. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I loved it. If it reopened today I'd go see it again. It's a movie that plays very well on a big screen. (IMAX?)<BR/><BR/>The ending is a big smack in the face. Some people seem to take it better than others.<BR/><BR/>Best of all, it's not based on "found" footage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-4558141122380289902008-11-10T04:42:00.000-05:002008-11-10T04:42:00.000-05:00I can only agree with the other posters - the endi...I can only agree with the other posters - the ending is terrible and ruined the movie for me.<BR/><BR/>Btw.: Unfortunately Dying Breed is terrible too - just another DTV backwoods slasher movie and not even a particularly good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-84102623786199829522008-11-10T04:10:00.000-05:002008-11-10T04:10:00.000-05:00I felt the same way about the ending, when it happ...I felt the same way about the ending, when it happened I was so pissed! They went through ALL of that bullshit, fighting tooth and nail to survive, only to give up at the first sign of some new impossible trouble? Like they hadn't already been going through it throughout the entire movie? If it was me I would have just waited until the last possible second, say if one of those uglies decided to come make a feast out of that beat up little jeep. Why jump the gun like that? So to speak. But I did love the movie, I found it thoroughly enjoyable and I've loved that Steven King short story for a long time.Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624386846606257762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-57187442394188649162008-11-10T01:23:00.000-05:002008-11-10T01:23:00.000-05:00I almost lost all of my credibility when I said I ...I almost lost all of my credibility when I said I didn't like the Mist, lol. Besides the fact that the survival horror plot has been infinitely recycled, the characters broken logic was the biggest turn off for me. (I'll eventually post the review for the placemarker on my site, haha.)<BR/><BR/>I've made it a point to only study films that I have already seen so that I can experience the story the way the filmmakers intended, the first time. That way I can <I>feel</I> what works and what doesn't before I try to dissect it. That also gives me time to reflect on my initial reaction so I can form a balanced opinion. Though, I still try to stay as objective as possible.Wes Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629748691939917979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-30106482196971827782008-11-09T23:15:00.000-05:002008-11-09T23:15:00.000-05:00I think I would have almost loved this movie if it...I think I would have almost loved this movie if it hadn't been for the ending. For that to work, things should've been made a lot more dire, and the mood throughout should've been darker. It felt to me like an alternate ending that made everyone go "Ha! Wouldn't it be crazy if we actually used this?" and then at the last minute they did. Not organic. It made me feel like I was watching a long, smartass joke instead of a movie, and it put me right off.AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961200742501382827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-19274987708602899102008-11-09T21:30:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:30:00.000-05:00The exact words I gave to a friend when he asked a...The exact words I gave to a friend when he asked abut The Mist were "99.999% of a really fun movie followed by about a minute of 'what the fucK?' at the end"<BR/><BR/>And yeah those bad tentacles at the beginning did worry me at the beginning, but then not much later there was a giant spider that almost made me leave the room... So that evened out I suppose.FatalPiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650173927932329844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-55045898703294343382008-11-09T21:17:00.000-05:002008-11-09T21:17:00.000-05:00Stacie,Good points up front. I find myself tweakin...Stacie,<BR/><BR/>Good points up front. I find myself tweaking my ideas about a film so it fits into a blog idea. That ain't right.<BR/><BR/>I did not care for The Mist, although I enjoyed the short story.<BR/><BR/>I've heard that watching it in Black and White is a different experience entirely. Did you watch it in B&W? <BR/><BR/>The ending felt like Darabont was trying to shake his sweet image.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-72650642559171307562008-11-09T19:38:00.000-05:002008-11-09T19:38:00.000-05:00"The mist", was, like you said, entertaining. But ..."The mist", was, like you said, entertaining. But in the least sense of the word (in my opinion). Meaning to say, that I wouldn't have paid $14 + a box of popcorn to view it in the cinemas (actually, I don't think it even hit the screens here..oooh). I didn't know whether to cry or laugh when the film ended the way it did.. haha. (:<BR/><BR/>Oh, being the Guru of all things horror. I'm sure you've heard of the recently released (Aussie?) film: "Dying Breed". Leigh Whannel stars in it.. Am I right to assume that it's going to be pretty decent? :D. Anyways, the poster's uber cool + clever!<BR/><BR/>Take care (:anytime_nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108605811506951817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-33317788302656054782008-11-09T17:37:00.000-05:002008-11-09T17:37:00.000-05:00I didn't read the review completely, because "The ...I didn't read the review completely, because "The Mist" is a movie I'd eventually like to see and I didn't want to be entirely spoiled. Your post makes me want to see it even more. I'll have to trundle off to Netflix after this.<BR/><BR/>As to watching films for blogging, I completely agree. I avoid watching movies because I want to "save" it for the blog, and it just ultimately makes me stop watching movies altogether.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.com