The religious-nut angle is a important part of the story. Its also one of the goofier ones too. I'm a pretty panicky person but I can't imagine I'd be resorting to human sacrifice after 24 hrs stuck in a grocery store. Its not meant to be taken any more seriously than giant bugs (which are conveniently killed with bug spray) lighten up everyone.

Film doesn't come out till what, November? I'm sure if this is the case, then the effects still aren't done but they gotta do what they gotta do...

And this isn't some kinda excuse for half ass effects... Just putting it out there...

I dont know if the movie actually looks good or if I just like the music. Though I doubt Frank can fail with Stephen King material.

...oh, with the exception of the smack delivered by the blonde from The X-Files.

On a more recent note, anyone read "The Taking" by Dean Koontz? THAT is one freaky read. I'd like to see that one adapted for film.

I've rarely seen Hollywood films that portray fundamentalists and evangelicals in a positive light... when, in fact, the exact opposite is true. It's not so much that the nutty "0.1%" find the cameras and microphones... the cameras and microphones find THEM, because most of the people in the media find the morals and standards of Christianity offensive and instinctively work to show Christians (particularly those who espouse a literal reading of the Scriptures and its moral teachings) in a negative light as often as possible.

More liberal Christians — especially those who mirror secular attitudes towards sex and the equivalency of other religions to Christianity — are usually given a pass and portrayed as sane and "cool," because they aren't seen as a threat to non-Christians' self-esteem and worldview.

It's a basic survival instinct: If you don't want to feel bad about the way you're living, eliminate and marginalize the people and things that are making you feel that way.

In Exodus 13:2 the Lord said "Consecrate to me every first-born that opens the womb among Israelites, both man and beast, for it belongs to me."

And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the LORD the first thing coming out of my house to greet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering...When she returned home, her father kept his vow, and she (his daughter) died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter." (Judges 11:29-40 NLT)

And so forth, ..there are other references to Human sacrifice for God. Think of this as a literature study rather than Christianity bashing, because I'm just pointing out that King is basing the premise on things that are actually in the bible.

Wasn't this film already made, called The Fog, and then remade and called The Fog again? I have the special 3D sound CD of King's story 'The Mist' and it's really trippy to listen to. But I think the story doesn't reveal what is 'in' the mist, only that it's deadly. So these 'dragons' or whatever are kinda lame and shouldn't be in the trailer but that's obvious.

I think it looks decent. The only problem I have is that they show way too much, there's no tease. We know Andre dies... WTF is that?

Also, honestly, I'm kind of over these winged demon creatures under cover of mist or darkness type enemies. It's just very... meh to me. I'm not saying it won't be good but, I'm kind of bummed they showed us the creatures because it didn't really work for me.

In any case, I'll agree, they showed too much. ESPECIALLY for a first trailer.

But, the tension was good and the father/son thing always gets me.

Honestly, I think the mist is the remains of that boxer that popped in the Comebacks trailer.

One could argue that faith is in fact not a choice at all, but something deep-rooted, innate to one's psychological make-up. I can't "choose" to believe the sky is red, any more than I can "choose" to believe or not to believe in God.

Also, to follow this line, if you claim that someone who doesn't believe in Jesus can't claim to be a "thinker", I think you might not know what the word means. To think means to analyse, to endeavor to understand, to use all the faculties of intellect bent towards some kind of answer. Faith and mysticism are mysteries, and therefore clearly and securely nestled outside the realms of rationalism and logic, unfettered by the disadvantages of intellect like requiring evidence or the scientific process. Simply put- you don't have to think to believe. Now, if you want to talk about what it means to think about faith- think of this: There is a very linear process to finding truth if you take the rational route, which starts with: Opinion (which is what everyone is entitled to, eg. I can be of the "opinion" that the sky is red) but once opinion is established, a thinking person with take the next cognisant step of formulating a hypothesis based on whatever impressions or secondary knowledge there is on the subject. This is where my "opinion" of a red sky falls apart, I merely have to look up to realize my opinion is without merit. But let's say, for argument's sake, that I cling to the opinion and formulate a hypothesis of a red sky. The next step is Theory- I would propose an idea claiming to at least suggest some reasons why the sky might be red. Now, if I can prove that, then the sky IS RED as a FACT, which is analogous to TRUTH. Unfortunately, my opinion falls apart right out of the gate. The point is that faith doesn't need this process, it simply is faith . You can have faith that the sky is red, or that Jesus is your savior, or that aliens regularly visit the Earth, or whatever, but if you expose your faith to the process of truth-finding, otherwise known as "thinking", you realize that all you have is faith, nothing more. So, we all have the choice- for some of us, faith is enough, for others, thinking is a necessary part of being human. For some of us, we choose a harmony between the two. Which do you choose?

I wonder if they will feel the need to change the original ending to make it more marketable for the general audience.

I mean, come on, that few second shot of the Mist rolling into town had more scope and scale and sense of dread then ALL of the recent FOG remake combined. You want to talk about a shit film, go rent THAT one...

Overall, it's not that I mind Marcia Gay Harden playing an "End of Days" ranting type who loses it when the shit hits the fan. Hell, I'm sure MOST people -- religious or not -- would lose it big time if caught up in a MIST-like situation. What I hate about it is that even from the trailer you can see she's playing it SO over the top that her performance is already annyoing and teeth-grating.

Oh, and speaking as a very middle of the road, lifelong Catholic and Christian, the other reason I groan when it comes to portrayals like this is that this is NOT necessarily even a proper representation of what a die hard believer would even be doing in this type of crisis. Namely, running around like a chicken whose lost his head screaming "It's the End of Days! You better repent! Give me your child as a sacrifice!" I mean, come on, PUH-LEEEZE. I expected a bit better than that lame ass stereotype from Darabont. I know there were aspects of it in the original short story, but that doesn't mean he had to conversely overplay it in the film. But maybe he doesn't -- maybe the final cut will have a different feel. We'll just have to see.

Speaking for myself, the truth is I believe because I CHOOSE to believe. That's my choice, much like not choosing might be yours. And I respect that. To each his own. I won't get in your face, so long as you don't get in mine. And as a result, I don't see the need for people like Redhead here to be using such ridiculous over-the-top, utterly tripe and mental midget lines like "Take Christians out and shoot them."

Hell, the way I see it, in the end I can't lose. If a true end of the world moment comes and we all just die and go nowhere....well, fine. You were right, I was wrong, and we're both dead and going nowhere, so who gives a shit? We're DEAD and going NOWHERE, so the point is moot.

On the other hand, if the world ends and it IS a so-called Judgment Day event, well, then I guess I get to go on while someone is screwed. Ahem. Either way, I get the end result while you only have a 50-50 shot. So, me, I'll take those odds. In the meantime, all the actual anti-Christian hate talk is exceedingly lame for a movie talkback and only reveals what utterly intolerant asses some of you actually are...

The point of my post -- however awkwardly I may or may not have stated my viewpoint -- was simple. Namely, in today's world, more than ever, we need to be talking more and fostering tolerance for different points of views, and we certainly need to always safeguard complete freedom of speech -- whatever your views -- simply because the last time I checked that actually was one of THE core reasons that our Forefathers shed their blood to create our nation to begin with.

That said, there's a rather ironic notion behind your post and philosophical stance. So what you're saying is that unless I agree with YOU and speak out against Fundamentalists and THEIR beliefs, then "me and my type" are just as bad as them (who I gather represent something you personally oppose). Ahhhhh...so now I get it. So what you're saying is, either I get with YOUR program and back YOUR viewpoint and regurgitate YOUR thoughts with my voice or else I'm the enemy TOO.

Sorry, Bladehelm, but now we've just come full circle and you've only proven my point about a need for stressing more tolerance in our society yet again.

But for what it's worth, like I said before, I'm a middle of the road Catholic and since I don't have any so-called "Fundies" in my face, frankly I feel I have better things to spend my time worrying about or spending my political voice and capital fighting. In fact, I can't even recall the last time I ever even ran into anyone acting as "in your face" or over the top as Rebecca Gay Harden is acting in the MIST trailer. So, yeah, on a basic personal level, the way I see it they're welcome to do their thing since frankly they're not interfering with me doing MY thing. But trust me, I'm sure if the day comes when they cross that particular line THEN I'll have reason to push back more than enough...