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THE MIST makes for a spooky 27 x 41!!!

1 by ABVH	Sep 28th, 2007 09:14:15 PM
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Damn! by Fing Fang Foom	Sep 28th, 2007 09:14:35 PM
Sweet poster
Mist by ABVH	Sep 28th, 2007 09:15:21 PM
will be faaaaantastic f. darabont can't miss...
ABVH by Fing Fang Foom	Sep 28th, 2007 09:16:26 PM
I call bs on ABVH's "first". I mean, c'mon on - at least form a respectful thought.
So will reviews of this use "MISTake" in the headlines? by tonagan	Sep 28th, 2007 09:16:41 PM
"It would be a MISTake to miss the Mist". Or, "Make no MISTake, the Mist is the best movie of 2007". Or "Don't make the same MISTake I made and see this movie." Oh, the possibilities are endless.
That's better by Fing Fang Foom	Sep 28th, 2007 09:17:19 PM
I'm just jealous you got first.
"Fear changes everything" by The Dum Guy	Sep 28th, 2007 09:19:31 PM
Except for being afraid.
With a soundtrack by Mister Mister by tonagan	Sep 28th, 2007 09:20:45 PM
Take these broken wings, and learn to fly again...
I hear that Sierra Mist wants to do a tie-in... by tonagan	Sep 28th, 2007 09:21:56 PM
Or at least some product placement in the supermarket scenes (of which there will obviously be many).
aw, mist! by skynetbauxi	Sep 28th, 2007 09:22:44 PM
did you know that in German "Mist" means "rubbish", "dung" or "bullshit"? not that I think this movie is gonna be anything like that :-) btw, poor Johnny Depp... in German "Depp" means "dork", "fool" or "moron" lol
Why didn't they put the mop-fight with the pink by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 09:23:46 PM
gargoyle on the poster? Oh...yeah...nevermind.
"Money changes everything" by tonagan	Sep 28th, 2007 09:23:49 PM
Good thing Cyndi Lauper didn't do the poster.
Screenwriter and Director of The Majestic, too... by tonagan	Sep 28th, 2007 09:30:18 PM
And you can't spell Majestic without M-I-S-T.
Tonagan by TequilaMocking	Sep 28th, 2007 09:31:43 PM
He didn't write The Majestic. Better luck next time.
I hope it's good for Thomas Jane's sake. by Negative Man	Sep 28th, 2007 09:34:18 PM
He's seems like a pretty cool guy and seems to generally love making movies and writing fun stories. A comic geek done good. On top of that, he's a pretty good actor.
Fing Fang Foom by ABVH	Sep 28th, 2007 09:38:56 PM
we all wont shortcuts to...what ever we want
tonagan by ABVH	Sep 28th, 2007 09:42:39 PM
It will MISTify you!! you're right possibilities are endless.
I was secretly hoping Harry would show Sweeney Todd by Lance Rock	Sep 28th, 2007 09:42:53 PM
at the Fest. But damn if you didn't show some great stuff besides!
That's pretty cool by Osmosis Jones	Sep 28th, 2007 09:48:33 PM
Along with Drew Struzan's teaser art, The Mist already has two of the most intriguing poster images in recent memory. I just hope that we don't get a floating head photoshop nightmare for the DVD. And who's scoring this? I heard Mark Isham was doing it.
"Her ass must weigh a Tonagan" by El Mono	Sep 28th, 2007 09:50:38 PM
"Tell that fat bitch to skip a meal!" You're right Tonagan, this is so much fun!
OK, So they all come out alive and safe??!! Screw that! by rectalscan	Sep 28th, 2007 10:13:16 PM
Whenever they show a stupid ass kid in the poster or promo ala War of the Worlds, you know that everything's going to be alright. Everything's going to be OK. Everything's going to be tame and lame. Kill the kid for once, surpise us at at LEAST ONCE for GOD's sake. SOMETHING original PLEASE! Not another cute/obnoxious/snotty brat to slow down the pace of the movie and remove ALL SUSPENSE. We know they'll come out alive before even walking into the theater. No suspense, no dread, no fear, no originality. Same old Stephen King rehashed shit from better writers.
Hey Rectalscan... by Fish Tank	Sep 28th, 2007 10:19:15 PM
Don't forget the two young kids that died horribly in "Mimic". That was a rare movie happening.
how is it by redshirt	Sep 28th, 2007 10:23:32 PM
That there are no comparisons to "the fog" regarding this movie? What's next, "The light rain"?
isn't this "The Fog?" by PeteBogs	Sep 28th, 2007 10:35:09 PM
mist and fog are synonyms...
rectalscan by RockYourSocks	Sep 28th, 2007 10:45:15 PM
Seriously? Is this what it's come to? We want to see dead kids in movies now? I mean, I understand wanting to be suprised but that takes poor taste to a whole new level. There's nothing wrong with a happy ending. That's what makes you feel good in a movie... People/kids being put in perilous situations and finding ways to make it out ok. That's how you leave a theater feeling good, not depressed after watching a child get killed onscreen.
The old "The Mist" PC game... by TheSeeker7	Sep 28th, 2007 10:46:22 PM
I think when I'd first heard of this adapation being made way back when, my first thought was it the video game called THE MIST that was being made here. Somebody out there knows what I'm talking about, right? It was a very atmospheric PC game (before things like Playstation became so commonplace) I only played a part of it very briefly, frankly I found it quite complicated, having to find all this cryptic clues, and gave up rather easily. BUT, is that game ever supposed to be made into a feature film, anyone know?
And not that I don't think King's a talented writer... by TheSeeker7	Sep 28th, 2007 10:50:50 PM
But c'mon, it can't be ignored that the guy has taken one particular dramatic formula and PLAYED IT THE FUCK OUT. Seriously, how many stories of his center around a close knit group of people (who often seem very "small town-y" but hide a myriad of dark secrets amongst them) who are cut off from the larger world in one way or another, and the drama and paranoia that ensues when they're basically left to their own devices and turn on each other? (also a few classic original TWILIGHT ZONE plots spring to mind here...)
Re: RockYourSocks happy ending=NO SUSPENSE by rectalscan	Sep 28th, 2007 10:56:05 PM
Only dumbass American movies ALL have to end with a HAPPY ENDING. You're right. I don't care if the ending is happy or not, if the kid dies or not. I'm simply stating that we all know the friggin answer BEFORE we see the movie!! Try watching a foreign movie for JUST ONCE. How about THE HOST? Great movie, suspense, kids actually HELP the story and NOT SLOW IT DOWN. American dimwits just want politically correct, dumbed-down/censored shit. And I'm from California??!!
There was the kid shot in the back in Babel... by Osmosis Jones	Sep 28th, 2007 11:00:28 PM
...and Robert Rodriguez's son stupidly shooting himself in the face in Planet Terror. Anyways, King's The Mist novella has an ambiguous ending that Darabont supposedly has altered in a "shocking" way. Remember, Darabont is the man who staged arguably THE most horrifying sequence in any King movie (The Bad Death Of Eduard Delacroix in The Green Mile), so I hardly think he's going to back off on the more gruesome aspects of this one, especially as the movie cost less than $20 million to produce.
"The Mist MIST the mark!" by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 11:18:24 PM
The possibilities ARE endless! "It will leave you MISTy-eyed...in a bad way!"
Osmosis Jones, the brats aren't in the advertisments by rectalscan	Sep 28th, 2007 11:19:34 PM
Like I said, In the advertisements=NO SUSPENSE. Imagine what the world, and this site, would be like if The Evil Dead had a lovable/loathsome little kid, espespially a girl, that HAD to survive to the end? Always knowing that it will be a happy ending? There would be NO Evil Dead 2 or Army of Darkness, or Bruce Campbell. Green Mile and Mist are both tame, made for Lifetime Channel swill. Shawshank redemption sucked turds.
"This movie really MIST the spot" by PirateEmery	Sep 28th, 2007 11:22:41 PM
~
"the Mist will leave you MIST OFF!" by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 11:22:55 PM
you know...like...pissed.......... off.
Damn... by PirateEmery	Sep 28th, 2007 11:23:01 PM
...already used.
"Once MIST, twice shitty!" by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 11:26:15 PM
GET IT?!~
"You should MISTance yourself from this flick!" by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 11:27:18 PM
puntastic.
"Prepare to file a MISting persons report!" by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 11:29:02 PM
Audiences..DISAPPEAR! holy fuck i am drunk.
"Darabon't MIST...MISTrespectful!" by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 28th, 2007 11:30:11 PM
"As faithfully shitty as possible!"
rectalscan: your take on suspense by RockYourSocks	Sep 28th, 2007 11:48:39 PM
Any movie can have suspense in it. Do we know the major points/ending to a movie before we go in? No. (Unless you're watching some formulaic piece of bullshit, which most of the readers on this site don't bother with). Would I be shocked and suprised if something like the death of a child were to happen in a movie? Yes. But to jump to the conclusion that because a child is in the poster you already know what's going to happen is speaking too soon. And don't be such a snob. America is still putting out excellent films.
Nice by FILMFUNK	Sep 28th, 2007 11:56:22 PM
looking forward to this Play Misty for me.
You Know, Kurzinski... by TheRealMoriarty	Sep 28th, 2007 11:58:36 PM
... you're not just drunk, you're really starting to be an asshole about THE MIST in general. I get it. Anyone who has read any comments you've made about the film gets it at this point. Do us all a favor. Don't go see the movie. Don't go, because it doesn't matter what it is at this point... you're so invested in just being a jerk about it that anyone who does like it or even really like it, you're going to just attack and belittle. And I know that for some reason, you are almost supernaturally obsessed with the mop. What, pray tell, are you supposed to use to fight monsters when you're in a grocery store and you haven't really prepared for the end of the world? I know it's "badass" to use guns and weaponry, but if you don't have those things, you think MAYBE you might improvise with what's on hand? Keep it up, though. By now you're invested on shitting on even the mention of the film. So way to go! You're the biggest dick regarding THE MIST! What an accomplishment!
Osmosis... by TheRealMoriarty	Sep 29th, 2007 12:03:43 AM
... it's Bear McCreary writing the score.
so there by Silverglade	Sep 29th, 2007 12:13:31 AM
I am so there for this flick. I love Darabont, I love King's story. I own that "3-D sound" radio play version they did back in the day. It is my destiny to see this film.
Wow, Mori... by Kirbymanly	Sep 29th, 2007 12:34:21 AM
No need to blow up over this guy. Its pretty easy to figure out who's being a dick and who's not on the site. Save your anger for something worth getting angry over. He's not worth it.
This sucker will come down to effects by ButtfuckZydeco	Sep 29th, 2007 12:42:40 AM
they'll make or break this flick. No problem if the monsters are often obscured, but what we are shown needs to look good.
Bat out of Hell? by ButtfuckZydeco	Sep 29th, 2007 12:43:33 AM
McWeeney, give us something.
and Bakersfield PD fans... by ButtfuckZydeco	Sep 29th, 2007 12:46:58 AM
what's this about a new version with Ellard back, but in the B.D. Murray role? of interest to 6 people, of which I am one. Bring it!
is this by drew struzan like the older one? by godoffireinhell	Sep 29th, 2007 12:50:47 AM
cuz that's one badass poster
It is a Mist-take to piss off Moriarty.... by The Dum Guy	Sep 29th, 2007 12:51:27 AM
I couldn't come up with a clever one regarding the title.
"MISTer King and MISTer darabont have done it again!" by soup74	Sep 29th, 2007 12:55:26 AM
wait.. if post a mist pun, does that mean im ripping on the movie?
about the new picture... by Sandinista	Sep 29th, 2007 12:58:03 AM
you can flip it! anyone speak japanese?
by the way by Sandinista	Sep 29th, 2007 12:59:16 AM
to flip it, just shake the picture
ok so I'm a dork by Sandinista	Sep 29th, 2007 01:00:48 AM
and I was the last one to realize they were flipable. so kill me
All I wanna know is... by Kirbymanly	Sep 29th, 2007 01:28:53 AM
Who is that hot blonde in the 1-18-08 picture? Hope she's in the movie.
You can trust me because I work at a grocery store. by veebeeyes	Sep 29th, 2007 02:25:21 AM
There are lots of better weapons than mops. For example, we sell rubbing alcohol on aisle 8. That's fuel for a molotov cocktail! We also sell very sharp litchen knives on aisle 5. We have duct tape on aisle 3. Combine the two and with a mop and you get a mop...WITH A KNIFE ON THE END OF IT (also known as a spoear).
i'm confused. by yassoo	Sep 29th, 2007 02:26:38 AM
just what exactly does that fucking stupid tagline mean?
It means... by veebeeyes	Sep 29th, 2007 02:30:26 AM
that things are differnt when you're scared.
HOLY SHIT! by skynetbauxi	Sep 29th, 2007 02:39:50 AM
there's a new photo on 1-18-08.com!! anyone read Chinese?? or is it Japanese?? that's really mean, J.J. :-)
is it related to SLUSHO?? by skynetbauxi	Sep 29th, 2007 02:50:44 AM
could it be a recipe for mixing the six flavors on www.slusho.jp? I can't figure it out... anyone know someone who can read it??
Taiko Drums? by Musicballs	Sep 29th, 2007 03:32:36 AM
Will the music feature Taiko Drums?
PLAY "MISTY" FOR ME FRANK... by BigBlackDude	Sep 29th, 2007 05:38:04 AM
Hopefully this won't be a MIST-take. It would suck to read a thousand talkbacks about how he MIST the mark. Please don't fuck this up MISTer Darabont. I like the MISTerious look of the poster.
Did I miss something? by loafroaster	Sep 29th, 2007 05:55:51 AM
Has Kurzinski been on Mist posts before badmouthing the film? If not, Moriarty is a bit of an asshole. I don't think the guy was personally attacking the film, just having a laugh.
Hey Kurzinski... by MattmanReturns	Sep 29th, 2007 05:59:35 AM
A few years back, a crazy employee came into the Albertsons in Irvine California, across the street from where I lived. He cut his manager's head off with a samurai sword and then started chasing shoppers and swiping at them. I'm not making this up. As the shoppers ran from this maniac, they started using whatever they could. This included throwing canned goods at him. One shopper defended himself with a plunger. Point being, a mop isn't that corny or unbelievable. The shoppers used whatever was next to them.
Eh! Fuck you, Mori... by Luke_Cage	Sep 29th, 2007 06:14:51 AM
...your post just proved that you are an incredibly, whiny, humporless über nerd. Even more so, you are a dick for trying to teach us how to defend ourselves, if we are trepped in a little shop with no weapons. By the way, did you know that "Mist" means "dung/shit" in German? Makes you wonder and up yours, pilgrim Word.
Awww, no floating heads? by JackPumpkinhead	Sep 29th, 2007 06:53:43 AM
But at least there is the Silhouette of Troubled Man (TM) and a sunflare. Not bad, not bad, but it could still use a Floating Head or five.
Somethings tells me many a review will state... by JackPumpkinhead	Sep 29th, 2007 06:56:32 AM
"Another King adaptation - another mist opportunity!" Hur, hur.
Play misty for me by cornponious	Sep 29th, 2007 07:05:36 AM
I think I mist something.
Cliche American "Happy" Ending? by Alientoast	Sep 29th, 2007 07:13:20 AM
Did it ever occur to you that the fact %99 of foreign movies have an UNHAPPY ending is cliche? I know I'm watching some European movie when all the main characters die, or they lose, or fate just generally pisses all over them. It's a 2 way street, kids, regardless as to the side you drive on. And as for the comment about a kid in the promo not dying, ever see Planet Terror? Although given the crap boxoffice for Grindhouse, I wouldn't be surprised if you said no.
Moriarty is a humorless asshole... by gotta eat	Sep 29th, 2007 07:21:58 AM
...after all, he named his kid Katana McPhooey or something.
This movie will be E-P-I-C!!! by MaxTheSilent	Sep 29th, 2007 07:29:30 AM
I can only imagine what Darabont's THE LONG WALK will be like. I think he should do that movie quick and cheap like this, and blow us all the fuck away.
Insert "Mist" pun here: ___________________ by DerLanghaarige	Sep 29th, 2007 07:42:01 AM
Insert Moriarty's angry reply here: ____________________
Great news about Bear McCreary doing the soundtrack... by Abin Sur	Sep 29th, 2007 08:17:06 AM
His BSG work has been some of the strongest television music I've ever heard, and I put the score to that series (especially the season 2 soundtrack, which even my wife loves) against any number of top name cinematic scores.
Struzan's poster was far better... by KillaKane	Sep 29th, 2007 08:29:24 AM
Death to photoshop comps! Can't beat a kick ass illustration IMO, the UK Quad poster for Death Proof is awesome (looks like a Phillip Castle job).
I get Misty-eyed... by rxse7en	Sep 29th, 2007 09:11:29 AM
whenever I read anything about this movie. CAN'T wait! Still think Darabont should tackle The Long Walk and Survivor Type. B
here is a stereoscopic version by El Borak	Sep 29th, 2007 09:31:43 AM
IMG]http://img.photobucket.com /albums/v376/thejeditraitor/th emist-1.jpg[/IMG]
I just MIST my pants. by The Biomind	Sep 29th, 2007 09:38:41 AM
Hahaha. You see, this is quite funny, because instead of "pissed" I wrote "mist", which is the title of a movie.HAHAHA. SPOILER! In the end the mist will reveal itself as a giant spider! Isn't that super cool?
Mori is just pissed cause he got called a cocksucker by redfist	Sep 29th, 2007 10:09:50 AM
If you are so pissed at the kid. make it a fuction of the site that you can't post in the talk back more that every 2 minutes (i.e. IMDB) until then stop being such a cocksucker.
This film has me more excited right now by Street Trash Bhoy	Sep 29th, 2007 10:10:57 AM
Than anything else in the pipeline (bar Bats 2). When was the last really good film where humans are up against monsters of unknown origin? I talking about The Thing, Evil Dead, Alien etc.. Also did this site know a stuntman died filming a scene for The Dark Knight during the week?
Who the fuck is Bear McCreary? by Osmosis Jones	Sep 29th, 2007 10:19:51 AM
Dammit, I was looking forward to Thomas Newman scoring a horror movie...
Complaining about the use of a mop as a weapon... by Osmosis Jones	Sep 29th, 2007 10:25:17 AM
...is fucking stupid. Plus, it's a fucking TORCH. Like Mori says, if you're stuck in a supermarket (I work in one) and have to defend yourselves from monsters with what's at hand, a mop with a flaming rag wrapped on the end is a pretty good idea. Sorry, but people don't go shopping with machine guns strapped to their backs.
Last good movie with people vs. monsters by Osmosis Jones	Sep 29th, 2007 10:26:12 AM
Last year's The Descent.
Mist you guys keep making lame jokes? by brokentusk	Sep 29th, 2007 10:31:51 AM
I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing this, but I must be honest - the marketing department has made some weird choices. That trailer revealed way too much and the choice of font used in all the marketing is atrocious. There is also something to be said against trying to put too much into your marketing. The poster has a line at the top referring to the fact that the film is based on a Stephen King novel. Then it has the tagline. Then: "FROM FRANK DARABONT, THE SCREENWRITER AND DIRECTOR OF THE GREEN MILE AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION" It’s just too much writing and it detracts from the beautiful poster image. In other words: it’s a nice poster, that’s ruined by excess.
Liked the book and look forward to the movie by football	Sep 29th, 2007 10:50:56 AM
Having read the short story I'm sure Darabont will deliver something good. I'm also interested to see what he does with the rather ambiguous ending which you can get away with in a book but will come off rather lame in a blockbuster movie. Nevertheless, I think people should lay off Darabont as they really have no idea what they're talking about.
Not a bad poster at all, though while we're nitpicking by Daddylonghead	Sep 29th, 2007 10:52:25 AM
I don't like the font either. Still psyched for this though... all the promotional stuff is beside the point.
NEW 1/18/08.com PHOTO! by Pennsy	Sep 29th, 2007 10:58:02 AM
A Japanese chef pulls something out of a freezer (looks like a pizza), and when you flip it over, here's the translation of it (thanks to Hinoai from the Unfiction message boards): Everybody, thank you for viewing! I'll introduce this week's delicious recipe. Please make sure to keep this one cold! * Skinless chicken breast - 2, cut in halves * Sōmen noodles - 10 oz. * Watercress - 1/2 cup cut into small strips * Turnip - 1/2 cup, thinly sliced * Shiitake Mushrooms - 1/2 cup * Chicken stock - 1/3 cup * Sake - 2 tbsp. * Sugar - 1/2 tsp. * Deep-sea crab - one In a small saucepan, stir together 1/3 cup water, chicken stock, sake, and sugar. Chill it until it becomes cold. Grill the chicken breast on both sides for about 8 minutes, and then chill. Boil the noodles for about 3 minutes, and then run under cold water until chilled. Mix the watercress, turnips, and mushrooms into the sōmen. Slice the chicken thinly and arrange on top of the sōmen mix. Just before you serve, put the crab in the sauce and pour over the noodles generously. Go Go Delicious Chef!
first! by ironic_name	Sep 29th, 2007 10:59:32 AM
maybe.
osmosis jones by ironic_name	Sep 29th, 2007 11:22:51 AM
they have guns in S-mart supermarkets. besides, america has guns everywhere, don't you?
Nobody will see this movie because of the mist! by The Biomind	Sep 29th, 2007 11:25:44 AM
Nobody will see this movie because of the mist! They simply can't!
HAHAHAHAHA! holy shit Moriarty... by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 29th, 2007 12:35:10 PM
Do you even have the slightest semblance of a sense of humour? Why am I even asking? It's pretty obvious you don't. Anyways, I've mentioned the mop twice which I can recall, maybe three times at the very most. You can go search those comments out to prove me wrong if you like (which I'm sure you will, since you're supernaturally obsessed with my reaction to this film). Listen, to everyone here it's pretty damn obvious AICN is extremely biased towards any and all films talked about on the site. If an article about a new comedy starring Owen Wilson comes out, there's headlines like "Oh Lord please save us from this steaming pile of shit!!!" when the thing hasn't even been filmed yet. Then if some idiot like Quint gets a set visit, or Harry or yourself is "friends" with the director, you automatically praise the hell out of it..again, before it has even been filmed. Everyone knows this. It's fucking obvious as hell. The point is, (as I've said in past talkbacks, which I assume you've memorized by now) I am reacting only to WHAT I HAVE SEEN. I saw possibly the worst trailer I have seen in the past 7 years, and dude, I saw PTERODACTYL starring COOLIO. This looks to be on par with that, apart from Braugher and Jane's little exchange, which was quickly cut short by us seeing Braugher's demise..IN THE TRAILER. To me, it looks like SHIT. It's my fucking opinion. I know you've seen it, and I know it's going to absolutely change my life and traumatize me forever. I fucking get it. It's one of those things I'm "supposed" to like. Like the Beatles. Quit trying to convince me to enjoy something. I can make as much fun of this movie as I like, based on what I've seen. That's what this site is MADE FOR, retard. So you're calling me a dick for making fun of a shitty trailer? Nice accomplishment. So while we're on the subject of whining about opinions and comments, why don't you go review a movie and start the thing off telling us all about how your kid shit his pants and said "doody". No one fucking cares. Lighten up, take a fucking joke, and quit sucking Darabont's nutsack.
Harry... by hargon27	Sep 29th, 2007 12:43:22 PM
They havent made one-sheets in the size of 27x41 inches since the subsequent fall of NSS in the mid-90s. All present day one-sheets measure at 27x40 inches.
By the way, when the fuck did I ever say someone should by Kurzinski Valentine	Sep 29th, 2007 12:43:48 PM
be using guns? I was making fun of the mop shit because it LOOKED FUNNY. The floaty, poorly-composited flappy bird was making me laugh, an dthen seeing jane flailing a flaming mop at it looked even funnier. It's like in The Langoliers when someone smashes Balki from Perfect Strangers in the face with a TOASTER IN A TABLECLOTH. I think it's funny as hell...I'm not complaining. Just clearing things up for the playa haytahz out there.
balki is a freemason by ironic_name	Sep 29th, 2007 01:16:43 PM
"your TOAST!"
I'm with you Mori by liljuniorbrown	Sep 29th, 2007 01:21:05 PM
Sorry Kurzinski but in your last two posts you came off as a pretensious dick and a know it all. I have watched some horrible films in my day and this trailer does not look bad at all. It looks like it will be a great time at the movies. I know it's not about radioactive mutant hillbillies raping national guardsmen or some Eli Roth flick with demented men cutting women up for sport,but it is a horror movie and it it looks pretty fucking scary. We all have our own opinions but going after Mori's kid is hitting below the belt. Thats my opinion.
I wonder if anyone will try adapting 'Rage'? by The Dum Guy	Sep 29th, 2007 01:44:37 PM
Kid that kills teacher with a gun at school, but isn't portrayed as a complete psycho path... I think maybe in ten years or more.
..and the difference between this and the fog is?? by theonecalledshoe	Sep 29th, 2007 01:45:07 PM
bogus news report: 'When asked about who could have taken the coppola script harry knowles replied 'how is he supposed to know I just work here.'
Kurzinski needs a cranial enema... by Major Hockshtetter	Sep 29th, 2007 02:08:54 PM
My friend, why do you grace these boards if you are so persecuted and misunderstood?
Mist Trailer by KDog629	Sep 29th, 2007 02:09:37 PM
I've seen a lot of movies in my day, and even more trailers, and am I the only one who thought the Mist trailer looked pretty good? And (bold step here) didn't think the flappy thing looked bad at all? And thinks that calling it the worst trailer in seven years is the hallmark of a total limpdick? And tends to give any film from the director of Shawshank and The Green Mile kind of a wide berth when in production cause said director might kinda know what he's doing a little bit? And thinks...damn...already used the word limpdick...I'll be back...
El Borak by JackLint	Sep 29th, 2007 02:12:32 PM
I thought I was the only one who made shit like that. Pretty nice.
Coolest Inclusion of.... by Sudynim	Sep 29th, 2007 02:13:22 PM
shopping carts I've seen in a movie poster since... maybe this... http://tinyurl.com/2ey2nn
More importantly,... by Toonol	Sep 29th, 2007 02:58:03 PM
Kurzinski:It's one of those things I'm "supposed" to like. Like the Beatles. Quit trying to convince me to enjoy something. Kurzinski doesn't like the Beatles, which means his taste is subhuman, and every opinion he ever offers should be viewed with much skepticism.
"Katana McPhooey" by Mr. Nice Gaius	Sep 29th, 2007 02:58:21 PM
Ha! Sorry, that made me laugh.
Looking forward to this incredibly. by Red Ned Lynch	Sep 29th, 2007 03:08:00 PM
But if the ending has been changed from the book I am both a little fearful because I dig the ambiguous, Birds style endings a lot, and also checking out of the talkbacks on this, because I'll want to actually be surprised. Oh, and Moriarity, good for you for sharing my love for this story and my hopes for the movie. You go get 'em.
Dead Kids and Mops by Wrath4771	Sep 29th, 2007 03:08:24 PM
Feast had the cajones to kill off the kid - and I know we )OK me and Rectalscan) want dead kids - but the little bastard makes it thrugh the story so I assume he'll make it through the movie. I hope they get a real dimwit to play Thomas Jane's wife in the movie. Going back and reading The Mist again, I totally forgot what kind of moron that woman was. And Mort - Killing things with a mop is as about as bad ass as you can get I think - improvision or not. Anyone could kill someone with a gun, knife, etc, but hell, I'll man up and say I wouldn't be able to kill anyone with a mop. So if any of you out there can kill someone with a mop - you can collect your Bad Ass merit badge now.
Quick spoiler-laden question... by tonagan	Sep 29th, 2007 03:20:18 PM
If this film was from the POV of Andre Braugher's character, how long would it be? So sue me, I'm a fan.
Is this rated R? by skimn	Sep 29th, 2007 03:26:07 PM
...hopefully..Doesn't seem like a Thanksgiving weekend release though. Goes up against Hitman and Enchanted, so it'll be interesting to see how it plays.
not taking sides in the awesome argument going on.. by soup74	Sep 29th, 2007 03:46:45 PM
but really.. im not ripping on AICN when i say the best reason to come here is the talkbacks. at times i hate them, and i hate some of the people that post, but in truth i know thats what keeps me coming back. i really couldnt give a shit about this movie poster (perhaps ill see the movie, perhaps ill be busy that weekend) but the mori/kurz exchanges keep me coming back to this story.
KDog629 by brokentusk	Sep 29th, 2007 03:56:11 PM
Don't worry dude, you're not the only one. I think that what the trailer shows looks immensely cool. However, I do think it showed WAY too much and it was cut a little weirdly (did we really need to have two character deaths spoiled in the trailer?). But yeah, people complaining about shit like mops being used as weapons, or the effects not looking 100% complete are pretty short-sighted and I fail to understand how anyone (be they a fan of King’s work, or just a general film geek) can not be INCREDIBLY excited for another Stephen King adaptation from the man who made two of the best.
and after watching the trailer by soup74	Sep 29th, 2007 03:56:53 PM
kurz, i dont argee with you, i think it looks pretty good. But i do agree with you about aicn taking sides on movies they like and dislike, and for some reason its okay for them to call a movie a piece of shit before seeing it, but for some reason not you. (in fact, it usually is okay for the talkbackers to be pricks about something thats typical talkbacking.. but for some reason you really got mori pissed.. whats that all about?)
Congrats on making mori mad!! by dr sauch	Sep 29th, 2007 04:38:09 PM
You made him throw a hissy fit by using puns!! Well played old bean!!
the Mop is badass by Kennef	Sep 29th, 2007 04:52:35 PM
the Toxic Avenger used a mop.... it was badass... also Michael Richardson used a mop in "UHF" and it was badass too! you get to drink from the firehose!!!
Kurzinski... by VegasRon	Sep 29th, 2007 07:05:04 PM
...has been shitting on this movie since the trailer first hit in the TB that ensued. While I think condemning a movie with a great creative track record behind it before you've even seen it is pretty stupid, he makes one very good point, they pretty much show Braugher's character's death, and I don't understand why you'd do that. But dude, give the fucking bitching about the unfinished CGI a goddamn rest. Seriously, it's idiotic to bitch about unfinished CGI. Don't like the mop? Fine. Other than that I enjoy your posts, you seem to be pretty bright and witty.
BITCH KILLER, The Green Mile failed at the box office? by Osmosis Jones	Sep 29th, 2007 09:58:27 PM
That movie grossed over $130 million in the U.S. alone. Granted, it had Tom Hanks in the waning days of his "I can open ANY movie" period, but still, it was hardly a flop.
Regarding Kurzinski ... by krack	Sep 29th, 2007 10:03:19 PM
I think his point is less about his impression of The Mist, and more of a commentary on AICN writers. He is basically saying that the AICN audience is not going to be able to form an opinion on The Mist because everything written on it by AICN is going to be positive because of Moriarty's relationship/access with the film's production. I am also guessing that Kurzinski is forming this opinion based on the website's prior coverate of Eli Roth, Rodriguez, Tarantino, Transformers, and others. Now, I can understand someone (in this instance Moriarty) writing a positive piece about a film's production and having it be a little biased. What I think earns some disdain from some members of the AICN audience is that none of the other AICN "black boxes" ever post anything in the talkbacks like "Hmm, I don't know what Moriarty is talking about, I think the trailer looks like shit."
Why did the trailer look like shit? by The Dum Guy	Sep 29th, 2007 10:13:02 PM
I've only seen it at the theater, so maybe seeing on a high-def computer screen isn't the same as seeing it projected.
Dum Guy - by krack	Sep 29th, 2007 10:30:50 PM
I didn't mean to insinuate the trailer looks like shit, although I don't mind saying I didn't think the trailer looked good. The impression I got was that this film was going to be a Signs-style "whole lot of people acting scared and not a lot of actual scary visuals." Tension with no meat. Now, I suppose that Signs was worth seeing (I'd call it an average film). From this trailer I get the feeling that The Mist isn't worth seeing. No stars, stereotypical characters, lack of effects - no one of these are a horror film killer in my opinion, but they are all red flags.
Krack by VegasRon	Sep 29th, 2007 10:43:05 PM
NOW Kurz's focus has shifted. But his snipes above, when taken with the original Mist trailer thread, is just an ongoing THIS MOVIE LOOKS LIKE SHIT theme. I have a problem with some of his issues, and am sick of hearing about it also. On the other hand, I agree with his two biggest points, showing Braugher's character dying in the trailer and the fact that AICN staffers suck the nuts of certain filmmakers and therefore they're pretty much immune to criticism. That's indisputable and EVERYONE. FUCKING. KNOWS. IT.
Vegas Ron by krack	Sep 29th, 2007 10:50:56 PM
I don't think Kurz cares about the Mist at all. I think he is simply posting "This movie is shit" over and over again to make a point that the AICN staff has, in the past, posted "This movie is awesome" threads over and over again (despite 95% of the AICN readership saying "This movie is shit" - Eli Roth, anyone?). Kurz is just making fun of AICN writers. This is where Moriarty comes on and posts that he never said anything positive about Eli Roth - and ignores the fact that everyone else associated with the site was fellating him for a month, while the movie going public held it's nose.
Krack 2: The Revenge by VegasRon	Sep 29th, 2007 11:14:25 PM
Have you even read the Mist trailer thread? Sounds like you haven't. Kurz obviously thinks The Mist is going to suck. or at least has no interest in it based on the trailer, which he criticized up and down. The point about AICN's nut swinging evolved from there. At least the discussion of it.
I have in fact read the Mist trailer thread by krack	Sep 29th, 2007 11:31:37 PM
I just think Kurz hates the AICN writers and he's using the Mist to give them the finger. I do believe he thinks this movie will blow, however, I don't think his disdain for the film would go past one post if it wasn't for the multiple positive articles/threads that have popped up recently regarding the film.
Krack 3: Endgame by VegasRon	Sep 30th, 2007 12:23:41 AM
"I don't think Kurz cares about the Mist at all" and "I do believe he thinks this movie will blow" Now you're just contradicting yourself. What started as a scathing attack on the Mist morphed into commentary about AICN getting too chummy with certain filmmakers. In any event, I'm off work in 30, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
I'll admit my contradiction ... by krack	Sep 30th, 2007 01:03:19 AM
and explain it this way: When I said my initial comment, I meant "Although, I believe Kurz thinks the Mist will suck, I don't think Kurz cares about the Mist so much that he feels it is necessary to work his anger about the movie out over 30 or so 'The Mist sucks' posts."
I must have missed something... by buffywrestling	Sep 30th, 2007 01:42:14 AM
I thought Quint was in one giving us set reports. What tie does Mori have with the film - other than seeing it early? Seeing the film early is not a bad thing, is it? Isn't that part of the job, sometimes?‰
Whoa...Whoa...Whoa!!!! by Wrath4771	Sep 30th, 2007 02:43:03 AM
So Eli Roth doesn't make great films and Cabin Fever isn't the best thing since sliced bread?! Where have I been?!?....Ooooh sparklies.....
Hey, maybe Moriarty wrote a positive review... by brokentusk	Sep 30th, 2007 06:56:38 AM
... because he actually REALLY LIKED the film? No, that couldn't be it - that would take away from all the inane moaning many of you are so fond of.
When is there going to be a "MIST VS FOG" spin-off? by oh_riginal	Sep 30th, 2007 01:07:40 PM
It should be a double feature with "Nick Nolte vs Gary Busey", Grindhouse style!!!
the beatles are overrated by troutpencil	Sep 30th, 2007 01:21:01 PM
95% of their discography is trash. If you are a retrofaggot who loves the 60s or an older person who enjoyed them when they were less dead or an idiot tweener girl of any era who has heard them, then you like the Beatles, but only noobs consider the Beatles an essential band. But fuck arguing about it, I hate this site.
The Fog...The Mist... by micturatingbenjamin	Sep 30th, 2007 09:44:16 PM
The Fog was a coastal town, not a midwestern town plagued by p-puh-puh-puh-puh-pirate ghosts! The Mist is a Maine (I believe) northeastern rural city plagued by an unnatural mist filled with critters from beyond comprehension. The Fog, for me was a rare John Carpenter miss... The Mist, for me was one of the moodiest and to the minute type of short stories of Stephen King's. The Mop...Yeah, I actually like that in the store, the guys are looking for things like brooms and mops to break up into bat-like weapons and lighter fluid...Let me know when Publix or Piggly Wiggly start selling chainsaws and shotguns, bro. shrug You probably won't like it, and I already have a spiritual half-chub over it.
Looks like an 80s movie poster by GibsonUSA	Sep 30th, 2007 09:46:45 PM
I can imagine this hanging in the theater right next to Adventures in Babysitting. Cant you?
The Fog vs The Mist by The Dum Guy	Sep 30th, 2007 10:15:47 PM
That should be the sequel to both, but set in the mid-west. Ghost pirates vs. Chthulhu, set in Oklahoma. I can see the poster now... you wouldn't actually be able to see anything, it would just be a bunch of foggy mist.
"Looks like an 80's movie poster" by Osmosis Jones	Sep 30th, 2007 10:16:40 PM
And that's bad? Anything that doesn't have floating photoshopped headshots is immediately cool in my book.
Darabont needs to hit a homerun with this one by Turkey	Sep 30th, 2007 11:18:31 PM
He's gotten consistly weaker with every film.
Turkey, I agree, just like Sam Mendes... by The Dum Guy	Oct 1st, 2007 12:25:06 AM
Or Orson Welles. These guys just can't keep up to pace with earlier films.
I wonder if the poster for Italy says..... by Turd Furgusen	Oct 1st, 2007 03:13:08 PM
"Bigamist"

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