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Frank Darabont shows off a special feature on THE MIST DVD - plus - what's going on with THE WOLFMAN?

Go Frank! by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:09:56 PM
I fucking LOVED the Mist and I will be buying it the day it comes out.
Harry by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:13:03 PM
I've been telling people this, and I want your opinion on it as well. I loved the mist right away, however I know a lot of people didn't like it or see it. I think that it is going to be huge on DVD just the way Shawshank was. What are your thoughts?
Haven't see The Mist yet by buffywrestling	Feb 1st, 2008 03:14:03 PM
but Darabont seems a good chioce. Second choice for me would be James Mangold..
damn by bibble 3000	Feb 1st, 2008 03:14:49 PM
awesome
also I think Frank would do great with Wolf-Man by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:16:58 PM
he understands how to make a classic movie
I'd cast my vote for... by The Real MiraJeff	Feb 1st, 2008 03:18:26 PM
Condon. No offense to Mr. Darabont, who is a brilliant writer, but The Mist was one of the most frustrating theatrical experiences I've had in some time. Condon is an Actor's Director, which is what Harry was advocating for all along. He even got Brendan Fraser to deliver a good perf. in G&M. I'd definitely like to see Condon return to darker material and his name excites me more than the others on the list, though there's no denying the project would be in safe hands with Guillermo. Plus, I've always wanted the del Toros to work together.
Wrong Theater? by FilmFan311	Feb 1st, 2008 03:18:33 PM
I thought THE MIST was nothing more than a badly acted, Sci-Fi Channel Piece of Shit masquerading as a feature film. Ending was laughably bad too. Tomato, TomaTOE, I guess.
ever visited Lilja's Library? by Vespalad	Feb 1st, 2008 03:19:50 PM
Lilja's-Library dot com keeps up to date on all things King, and posted info on the Mist DVD January 23rd. Now, as cool as I think it would be to see Darabont direct Wolf Man, I dont want anything to cause him to keep pushing back The Long Walk. OR just put him to work on the (stalled? not happening anymore?) Talisman project (which should be two or three movies, not a made-for-tv project). AND, how about an update on the Abrams/Dark Tower project? Come on Harry, I know if you dig you could find SOMETHING out about these projects for us.
this might seem a little naive... by damagedinc	Feb 1st, 2008 03:19:51 PM
but wouldn't you get a similar effect by turning the color down on your TV? Is there a certain worn in grey-ish look that he's going for? Will there be a washed out mono mix of the audio? Maybe he could include a bad red-and-blue 3-D version for added kitsch? Don't get me wrong. I loved this movie and I think that this is a great idea but there's gotta be something more to this than a change in the color.
What No Nicholas Meyer ??? by picardsucks	Feb 1st, 2008 03:20:12 PM
I'll take Darabount if I can't have Nick Meyer cut from a similar cloth
I can see him pulling it off by RoarsLoudly	Feb 1st, 2008 03:20:12 PM
But it would sure be interesting to have Bill Condon take a jab at it!
THE FRANKMAN! by Kubla_Khan	Feb 1st, 2008 03:21:45 PM
Go Frankie-D! My other choice would be Stephen Norrington, and before lots of bitches start bleating at me, let me just say it's because I feel that he's not had a chance to really make "the one" yet. And I'm not talking about that shitty wasted-concept flick with Jet Li and Jason Statham. I'm talking about a real balls-to-the-wall, darkly emotional, atmospheric, career-defining film. And I reckon he could pull this off. He's had some bad breaks, give him a chance to really step up.
can't wait for Long Walk by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:23:47 PM
but I hope they never make a dark tower, they will fuck it up
mirajeff "most frustrating theatrical experiences I've had " by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:24:24 PM
did you throw up?
Isn't there a Lon Chaney IV who can handle this? by Det. John Kimble	Feb 1st, 2008 03:25:21 PM
Of course he'd have to be an actor/director
Frank, definitely. by MaxTheSilent	Feb 1st, 2008 03:25:33 PM
As for this black and white version of THE MIST; I hope it isn't just, literally, a B&W version. I'd like to think they would colour time the movie differently, enhancing contrasts and whatnot to really give it an old-school B&W feel.
my choice by Bloo	Feb 1st, 2008 03:27:13 PM
would be either Darabont or Condon, both can capture atmopshere, work well with actors, deal in a period setting. Although Marshall is an interesting choice. As for Joe Johnston, I love Johnston, he's one of my favorite "unknown" directors and you can tell he's been mentored by Spielberg but has a nice early 'Berg touch to him, but I've been holding out for him to do narnia:Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Yeah by 5 by 5	Feb 1st, 2008 03:28:12 PM
I dig Frank, he hasn't let me down yet.
i don't understand the hate for the ending spoilers by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:28:20 PM
It was a good conclusion. Everyone bitches that they didn't wait long enough to decide to do a mercy kill? How long did you want the movie to stay in the car? 30 more minutes? I for one, in that situation would have done the same thing. I'd rather get shot than torn to pieces. It's a twilight zone ending that was great for the movie.
Rod Daniel is the obvious choice. . . by Nice Marmot	Feb 1st, 2008 03:28:57 PM
. . . I'm sure he's not busy.
Bill Condon by skimn	Feb 1st, 2008 03:30:20 PM
Also remember those odd Strange Behavior and Strange Invaders movies he co-wrote in the early eighties.
funny that glovedone/braff thinks I'm a stalker by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:31:26 PM
he's the one who has been following me around all day? What's wrong little glovedone? Are you sad cause you got banned for making fun of Heath Ledger right after he died in his obit page?
mr_sinister7381 by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:32:20 PM
I liked the book ending better as well, but I liked what Frank did too.
THE MIST had me laughing as I left the theater by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 03:32:23 PM
I love the fuck out of that movie. Best theater-going experience of my life. Just seeing all those pissed off moviegoers shaking their heads and saying "That sucked!" God, I love it!
Wait, This is Darabont Pitching HIMSELF For Wolfman!! by cowboyone	Feb 1st, 2008 03:33:20 PM
Fairly transparent (but smart) No?
Definitely some interesting choices in there by IndustryKiller!	Feb 1st, 2008 03:34:08 PM
Each one would bring something totally different. I don't think I want James Mangold, the guy just doesn't do atmosphere and I think he's a bit workmanlike in his sensibilities. Same goes for Campbell. This is a project that needs a certain creative spark. I think Darabont or Condon would both be really good choices. And both seem to be actors directors, and with pedigree like this in a film an actors director would be a match made in heaven.
I choose Bill Condon, and here's why... by MasterBateman	Feb 1st, 2008 03:37:28 PM
Am I the only one who thinks that Candyman: Farwell to the Flesh is one of the greatest horror sequels of recent time? I didn't care for Dreamgirls, but as long as Beyonce's not in this, it should be amazing.
caruso_stalker217's movie experience was total.. by JBouganim1	Feb 1st, 2008 03:41:44 PM
was the total opposite of mine. Everyone ate it up and loved it. I have never witnessed a crowd reaction to the shooting of the harden. I loved it and will def buy on dvd.
I loved the mist by angrykirby.tk	Feb 1st, 2008 03:42:08 PM
the only big dissapointment was we didn't get to see a tank shoot down the giant cloverfield 4 leg thing
The ending of The Mist was the best part. by TheContinentalOp	Feb 1st, 2008 03:42:59 PM
I love the novella (I've probably read it three or four times in the past 15 years), and while I think its original ending was creepy, it's still standard and kind of obvious. The ending of the movie is so much crueler and more unexpected that you actually wish the world had ended. It would have been a relief if a tentacle had snatched Tom Jane away to a welcome death, but instead, the movie leaves him (and the audience) with a gut-wrenching case of survivor's guilt, rather than the comfy embrace of oblivion. And you gotta admit, it took balls to push that shit through the test-screening system. I never cared for Darabont before, but I'll definitely watch his Wolfman if he ever gets the chance to make it.
Joe Johnston! by futureman3000	Feb 1st, 2008 03:44:28 PM
That's who I want. I think Darabount is too liked by the geek community too much. Mangold is my 2nd.
Just glad it's not Ratner by beetlegeuse	Feb 1st, 2008 03:46:34 PM
Hope its not Joe Johnston, I'd like to see what Bill Condon could do with the material
Mist was amazing by MetiphisLabs	Feb 1st, 2008 03:48:06 PM
It separated the true story lovers from the spoiled movie goers that want their endings and experiences homogenized for them. Pampered bitches.
Freidkin by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:49:13 PM
I think he could do a great job with wolfman as well. He seems to understand the subtle into drastic change between man and monster
JBouganim1 by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 03:49:34 PM
Everybody seemed more or less onboard until the ending. Though at the beginning there was snickering and stuff at the stilted dialogue and acting, but they grew quiet after a while when things started to get a little oogier.
Renny for WOLF MAN! by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 03:50:40 PM
Come on. You guys no you want to see that.
when I saw Mist by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:52:04 PM
my theater loved it as well. it was dead silent in the last 5 minutes. And I don't care what anyone says, listening to Jane scream at the end fucking hurt. And the story was never just about the monsters, it was about the people and the way they can drop all moral standards when things are life and death
Are people forgetting... by AnimalStructure	Feb 1st, 2008 03:52:41 PM
It's the fucking Wolf Man. Get a grip! This movie is going to stink no matter who does it. And you ask why? It's the fuckin' Wolf Man! And The Mist was awful, really stupid film filled with stupid people. The religion shit was too overdone and the ending was preposterous. No humans would act like that in the car. So fucking lame.
AnimalStructure by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 03:55:11 PM
Really? No one would act like that in the situation? When you have to decide between letting your kid get eaten by monsters or letting him die quickly? That doesn't make any sense.
I think Condon has an appreciation for by skimn	Feb 1st, 2008 03:56:21 PM
the period...is this still a period piece?? And sometimes an out-of-left-field approach works great..ie. Cuoron and Potter..
the rat is out? FUCK YEAH!!! by ludmir88	Feb 1st, 2008 03:57:14 PM
HARRY MUST BE PROUD
love to see it by... by funktion3	Feb 1st, 2008 03:59:30 PM
Cuaron or Iñárritu
Damn by Gilkuliehe	Feb 1st, 2008 04:00:10 PM
Living in the third world country that I am, I always get movies late, and I'll be DAMNED if you people don't always surprise me. I'm expecting GREAT things out of the MIST and here you are badmouthing the shit out of it. It's friggin DEATHPROOF all over again. So which is it this time... Good or bad, folks? (Try to answer in a polite un-spoilerish manner, thank you)
Darabont by GingerBallz	Feb 1st, 2008 04:02:00 PM
The Mist was the single best movie I saw in theaters in 2007. For me, it was the perfect throwback to what makes a horror movie good AND scary. He took it back to the storytelling. We've had all of these shock-factor based films in the past ten years or so like The Grudge or The Ring that just try to make you think you're scared because of some remotely creepy aura they create with harsh compositions and digital tricks, but it to me it's really movies like The Mist that take your fright and concern down to the character level. Darabont has never, ever disappointed me. He has my vote.
The Anti-Colorized Version... by BoggyCreekBeast	Feb 1st, 2008 04:02:56 PM
Dig it and dig it DEEP!
DEATH PROOF by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:04:57 PM
Is shit.
Wolfman could be a good psychological thriller by skimn	Feb 1st, 2008 04:06:35 PM
..Animal Structure, when Robocop came out, I thought (from the trailer) it was the stupidest idea ever. Then I saw it, and realized that the hokiest of premises could be the basis of something really good.
"Death Proof is shit." by TheContinentalOp	Feb 1st, 2008 04:07:45 PM
I love in-depth film criticism like that. The opinions of people who partake in it are about as worthwhile as those of a drunk yelling out "Fuck all y'all" on a street corner in the middle of the night.
How the hell did ROBOCOP ever work? by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:09:23 PM
I've been pondering this forever. I mean it's got a fucking scene where RoboCop is doing pilates in Ronnie Cox's office for God's sake! And it isn't at all ridiculous. I guess they just don't make them like they used to.
TheContinentalOp by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:11:50 PM
I apologize. I'd give you an in depth analysis of DEATH PROOF, but let's face it, nobody wants to read that shit. So I was reduced to summing up my feelings with those four words. I've pretty much said everything I had to say about the film out loud after it was over. Kurt Russell was fantastic, however. Best part of the whole thing.
Why is it that.... by Mr. Profit	Feb 1st, 2008 04:14:36 PM
People who defend "The Mist" relentlessly assume that people have major problems with the ending? I didn't love the film. I thought the dialogue was a little too much like a book, but I let it slide. The acting was great. And the movie was decent overall. The ending didn't piss me off. We laughed on the way out on some "that was fucked up!" type shit. My main problem was the really fucking weak CGI. The warehouse scene should have been scary.but that tentacle looked bogus, and the huge flying bugs looked corny. When the animatronics of "The Thing" trump the CGI in ur movie, you got problems. If their special effects were on point, "The Mist" would have really been special. Instead it was a B Flick with bad effects and great acting.
I didn't have a problem with the effects by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:16:06 PM
If you want bad fucking effects, check out that "gingerbread man" scene in THE BROTHER'S GRIMM.
The creatures themselves are my only complaint by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:18:10 PM
I thought they showed them way too much. And I was still disappointed that the spiders weren't the sixteen-legged mutants from the story. I also didn't really care for the "lobster" creature near the end. Nothing beats the movie I had in my head, but I thought Darabont's film was pretty damn good.
I'm glad somebody else was thinking Renny by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:19:43 PM
Even if in a negative context. Seriously, though, I would love to see Renny Harlin's WOLF MAN.
THE PUNISHER was GREAT!!!!! by travis-dane	Feb 1st, 2008 04:22:18 PM
how`s that for an review!maybe to short?
THE PUNISHER was SUPERB!!!!! by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:23:40 PM
Yeah baby! Mine's longer!
But Renny is doing the "Werewolfs on the Moon" movie. by travis-dane	Feb 1st, 2008 04:24:40 PM
Is the moon allways "full" when you are standing on it?
Alex Proyas by Mr. Profit	Feb 1st, 2008 04:25:16 PM
Should have a shot at Wolfman. Let Darabont get to his other projects that his fans have been anticipating from him. Guillermo is like a cliched choice right now. He is attached to any genre film in development. Marshall did an awesome job in The Descent, but I dunno about Doomsday. And yup I enjoyed Death Proof too. Enjoyed it more than most of QT's films.
Your english is better then mine caruso! by travis-dane	Feb 1st, 2008 04:26:03 PM
DAMN!
The Rocketeer by kwisatzhaderach	Feb 1st, 2008 04:26:47 PM
What an amazing film. Just had to say.
My thoughts on werewolves is... by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:27:47 PM
...the actual Moon has no bearing on their transformations. Their cycle just happens to coincide with the Moon's. Therefore, at the time when the Moon is at it's "fullest" the werewolf is at his most "lupine." Quarter and half-moons, the werewolf is only PARTIALLY transformed. You heard it hear, folks.
Well, it is my first language, travis by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 04:28:56 PM
Have you heard that saying? If you speak three languages you're tri-lingual. If you speak two languages you're bi-lingual. If you speak one language you're American.
I think the DVD should turn into a mist by skywalkerfamily	Feb 1st, 2008 04:29:28 PM
after you buy it because you'll never want to see it again.
Good one caruso.... by travis-dane	Feb 1st, 2008 04:32:42 PM
never heard that before.Christ on a fucking moped!
I hope Darabont gets it. by SebastianHaff	Feb 1st, 2008 04:34:04 PM
The Mist was one of my favorite films of '07. We need more horror like that one. Less horror like The Eye, please.
SebastianHaff by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 04:35:50 PM
i guess we agree on one thing
oh and i'm so happy that braff/glovedone got banned by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 04:37:49 PM
again
exactly Bacci by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 04:47:34 PM
thank you, dead on
Yeah Mist's ending was very ballsy by Han Cholo	Feb 1st, 2008 04:49:33 PM
I bet it took a lot for Frank to be able to keep that ending intact. I do wish there was an alternate, happy ending so I could choose either on the DVD but looking at the film I guess it had to happen. Awesome movie in my opinion with one of the most depressing endings I've seen.
No contest by twatend	Feb 1st, 2008 04:53:57 PM
Marshall is the man for the job. He'd bring the intensity, humour and freshness that he's brought to everything he's done. All both of them.
Landis by whatyoufear	Feb 1st, 2008 04:59:59 PM
Ratner should be cast for a brief cameo as Vic Morrow
Anything "feels better" than Ratner by Aethyrr	Feb 1st, 2008 05:03:47 PM
And I mean anything
HOLD A FUCKING GUN TO DARABONT'S HEAD...!!! by Greigy Just Wanted To Say	Feb 1st, 2008 05:23:37 PM
He has to do it..!!!!! God this could be so good.
hack hack hack by birdy birdman	Feb 1st, 2008 05:28:46 PM
almost as hackly as hack van san he hacked up the must and now hes just hacking away at whatever comes along
I suppose it's out of the question by alpha	Feb 1st, 2008 05:30:06 PM
For them to have an alternate version without Darabonts stupid tacked on bullshit ending.
wow lets try that again by birdy birdman	Feb 1st, 2008 05:30:47 PM
almost as hackly as hack van sant. he hacked up the mist and now he's just hacking away at whatever comes along. that ending fucking sucked if you're a stephen king fan. it would have been like if at the end of no country anton c has sat down and like blown his head off or something, something STUPID and NOT in the book. people who get jazzed over that ending, i do not agree with you
I'm a Stephen King fan by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 05:38:10 PM
And I love the ending. I don't know what the fuckin' problem is. I tells ya, some people...
Am I the only one that really liked THE MIST? by Mike_D	Feb 1st, 2008 05:40:49 PM
jeesh.
I think alot of people liked the Mist... by The Dum Guy	Feb 1st, 2008 05:41:46 PM
I know people who liked the film more because of the bleak ending.
Jet by Digby_Higgins	Feb 1st, 2008 05:42:26 PM
Hay jet...lurn two spel.
Ungrateful swine! by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 05:42:32 PM
We're lucky we even got a movie! You should be happy with what you got! Okay, that's what I'd say if I was a stupid douche. Still, you act like Darabont fucked your dad or something.
Birdy Birdman by TheContinentalOp	Feb 1st, 2008 05:44:23 PM
You won't find a bigger Stephen King fan than me, and I love the ending. Hell, even Big Steve loves the ending. Just because it isn't in the book doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. I'm not saying you don't have a right to your opinion, but I think the movie ending explores the themes presented in the rest of the movie (the way the decisions one person makes in times of crisis affects everyone around him/her) much better than the novella's ending, which was your basic horror anticlimax. We've seen that ending before. I've never seen Darabont's ending before.
Well said, ContinentalOp by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 05:48:45 PM
That about sums up what I feel.
Caruso Stalker by TheContinentalOp	Feb 1st, 2008 05:51:26 PM
Thanks, man. I would also love to see Renny Harlin's Wolfman. Not as much as his Werewolves on the Moon, but when it comes to that crazy Finn, I'll take whatever lycanthropian action I can get.
Hell yeah by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 05:53:49 PM
Renny is a maniac. But I respect him, because he knew he had to back out of ALIEN 3. That would've been a big opportunity for him and for Renny "DEEP BLUE SEA" Harlin to quit an ALIEN picture because they were going for more guns and more aliens... well, that tells you something.
Renny by TheContinentalOp	Feb 1st, 2008 05:55:38 PM
Wasn't his Alien 3 going to have the all-wood planet? That would have been pretty cool. Too bad about Covenant, though.
Wooden planet was Vincent Ward's idea by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 05:58:50 PM
He was brought on after Renny left. Wooden planet would've been a weird idea, but I don't think it really fits in the ALIEN universe. Still, I'd like to see a wooden planet movie some day.
frank darabont by jonahhex	Feb 1st, 2008 06:04:00 PM
I fucking loved the mist, and the endin was phenomenal. it worked just as well as when Lewis Teague changed the ending to Cujo. Both endings are valid and work well.
No to Campell, no to Landis... by BrooseTheScharuk	Feb 1st, 2008 06:07:39 PM
...No to Marshall, no to Mangold, a big fat NOOOOOO to Ratt-ener... and I doubt Guillermo has any room for it. I think Darabont would be great, and I always like seeing Johnston have a go.
KLOIPY by The Real MiraJeff	Feb 1st, 2008 06:10:58 PM
Dude, honestly, you're beginning to get on my nerves a little. If you've got a bone to pick, gimme a call or shoot me an email and we can work it out. But jumping on every single comment of mine is getting old. I know the Boll fight was hilarious and all, but it's time to move on, buddy. You're not bringing anything to the discussion. And no I didn't throw up during The Mist, but I wanted to after that ham-fisted, dreary, non-sensical ending with that music that sounded more appropriate for Crash. A little melodramatic if you ask me.
Neil Marshall by loafroaster	Feb 1st, 2008 06:11:26 PM
Without a doubt. Loves his old-school horror, directed one of the better (if not the only good?) werewolf movies of recent years, and can crank up the tension and make good character-driven pieces, as he showed us with The Descent. All he needs is a big-budget flick like this to announce to Hollywood that he's landed.
I actually like Jurassic Park /// by odysseus	Feb 1st, 2008 06:14:55 PM
I thought it was way better than Spielberg's Lost World.
was the wooden planet... by loafroaster	Feb 1st, 2008 06:15:44 PM
...in Alien 3 not Alex Cox's idea?
Nope by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 06:23:45 PM
It was Vincent Ward all the way.
And if I'm wrong... by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 06:24:49 PM
...then I guess I'm not as big a fan of ALIEN 3 as I thought.
I'm for either Frank or Landis by Kirbymanly	Feb 1st, 2008 06:39:11 PM
Both know the genre inside and out and would deliver on what we're expecting.
JOHN LANDIS by ghekkomanic	Feb 1st, 2008 06:49:29 PM
Maybe I'm biased, but the guy is a LEGEND: An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, The Blues Brothers and does anyone here remember Innocent Blood? I love Guillermo Del Toro as much as anyone, but he doesn't NEED this. I would love to see a comeback film from John Landis. And he's proved he can do scary. I think we can all agree that Brett Ratner not directing this is cause for celebration, but am I the only one here excited about the prospect of seeing well deserved comeback?
Frank, Landis or Condon by mukhtabi	Feb 1st, 2008 06:50:02 PM
Any of those three would create a fantastic actor showcase for the family of werewolves. Which the Wolfman basically sounded like, a family drama involving Werewolves. So one of those three please and I'll be a very contented geek who will see this film AT LEAST three times in the theater. Scout's honor.
I'm sure this will be like "paint drying on a stick"... by Strabo	Feb 1st, 2008 06:52:38 PM
...you know, like Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451.
WERNER HERZOG by DumbPunter	Feb 1st, 2008 07:04:10 PM
How has his name not been thrown into the mix? He created one of the defining horror films with NOSFERATU, and just proved with RESCUE DAWN that he can still inspire amazing performances from his actors.
michael mann by Mr.Slade	Feb 1st, 2008 07:39:59 PM
no one knows how to capture the night better then mr mann, imagine collateral but with the wolf man insted of tom cruise, that would be fucking badass
Re: Darabont or Marshall! by Wolftever	Feb 1st, 2008 07:41:06 PM
I absolutely loved The Mist, thought it was just an incredible piece of genre movie-making with a balls-out ending that I certainly didn't see coming. And The Descent was one of the best horror movies I've seen in a long, long time. So either one of these guys I think could pull off Wolf Man with no problem. All the directors mentioned could do well, I think, but Darabont or Marshall either one could knock it out of the park. As for you haters of The Mist, what gives? The ending rocked! Great movie!
they should get stephen king to direct this by Spoiler_Man	Feb 1st, 2008 07:45:35 PM
hollywood keeps fucking up his books. he should get the chance to fuck up one of their movies.
who cares what we think by quadrupletree	Feb 1st, 2008 07:55:39 PM
What do those directors think? That's the big question. I never understand how these things work, there's a list of directors the studio is considering. But how did they get on that list? Are they even interested? The most important factor in my mind is if the director has a passion for this project and it's not just another job for him. Someone who brings a vision to it and really wants to do this. Any of those directors could do it if they really had a fire in them for this project.
mirajeff by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 08:00:47 PM
dude you felt the need to call out one of us, you should have known better. that shit isn't cool
EVERYBODY RELAX THE FUCK UP ABOUT LANDIS by barrignite	Feb 1st, 2008 08:19:48 PM
Lets all appreciate John for some fine work in the past. He did make a fine werewolf flick. He did create a fine batch of comedies. He did make the world's greatest music video for the world's most famous paedophile. All commendable. But he's a spent force. Like John Carpenter, his films were of an era and he has been struggling to keep up with fresh ideas for movies of today. Giving him WOLFMAN would be only out of the wave he still rides from the eighties and the end result, no matter how much we hate to admit it, would be only marginally better than the director who brought you a poor man's BEVERLY HILLS COP in MONEY TALKS.
The Ending was Outer Limits Crap by RCFOM	Feb 1st, 2008 08:24:04 PM
It really felt like I just watched an Outer Limits movie. I don't have a problem with a down ending I just didn't think it fit with the characters and the movie. One thing the movie showed was that unless you went into the Mist or opened the door the creatures made no real attempt to get at the people in the Market or in the cars. The flying thing did break the window and come in but that was only because it was after the bugs and then attracted to the lights. The big tentacle pushed against the loading door but other than that no attempt was made to enter the market. Also when they got in the car the spider knew they were in the car, could see them as well and all it did was climb over the car and go away. While they were driving they either saw other beast or knew they were there but not once did they bother them. So why in the world when the minute after you ran out of gas would you want to a mercy killing instead of waiting to see what happened. Plus if the monsters did start to attack the car you could just do a killing then. It totally just felt like some tacked on dumb ending to edgy and dark when it just sucked .
I nominate Victor Salva for THE WOLFMAN. by LoneGun	Feb 1st, 2008 08:28:40 PM
Salva is perfect for this. He wrote and directed a fantastic bogeyman flick, JEEEPERS CREEPERS, which was very much in the tradition of old-school Universal horror movies. He's also showed that he has a flair for big effects with the sequel, CREEPERS 2. And from POWDER to PEACEFUL WARRIOR, his films just look amazing and have real atmosphere. They are populated with well-rounded, real human beings. Victor Salva would bring both style and integrity to THE WOLFMAN. And he'd deliver the scares, too.
kloipy by The Real MiraJeff	Feb 1st, 2008 08:54:58 PM
you're missing the bigger picture. this isn't about us vs. them. i am one of you. we are all part of the larger aicn community. it's ok to call each other out if we have a dissenting opinion. harry and i aren't going to agree all the time, just like you and i aren't going to agree all the time. sometimes you just gotta agree to disagree. but there's gotta be a line. and i feel like whatever i say lately, at least with regard to the wolf man and ratner in particular, you've just been blowing out of proportion and being a dick for the sake of it. i don't make personal attacks on anyone in the talkbacks because i don't know anyone in the talkbacks. maybe it's easy because you can type my name into youtube and watch me get my asthmatic ass kicked six ways til sunday but spend 5 minutes in a ring with a pissed off german bulldog and you'd be puking too. i'm all for having a laugh at myself and taking the piss, but doesn't that shit get old. let's call it water under the bridge and move on, shall we? on that note, GO PATS!
Bacci40 put on some glasses by 5 by 5	Feb 1st, 2008 09:42:39 PM
We're not willing to give up our civil rights, we don't bomb every muslim country, we don't allow american citizens to be tortured or spied upon, and we don't have unreasonable fears regarding the islamo-fascists, they have shown they are more than willing to kill us. Maybe you should visit North Korea for a while so you can grab ya some perspective. Meanwhile I'll continue to live here where people are clamoring to get in to be free and prosperous.
mirajeff by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 10:00:19 PM
All I'm saying is that it isn't cool to just come out and challenge one of us to a fight. I don't care if it's just tounge in cheek. I don't see you challenging harry to fight because he called you 'a fucking retrad'. you get a black box for a reason that most of us will never have. So i'm just saying that you should have talked to Jarv in a more civil manager instead of asking him to fight you. I love coming on AICN, but there are people on here that I can't fucking stand sometimes, like glovedone/braff08 (even though he just got banned again), all I'm saying man is that it's not fair of you to single one of us out and yet just let someone like Harry call you out and do nothing about it to his face either. I'm done ragging on you man. It's not doing anything for you or me. I just hope in the future you think about who you are posting to. I gotta stand up for my friends no matter what as I would hope you would for yours. I appreciate you at least saying something back to me other than just pretending nothing happened. I'm trying to be civil with you. I just hope you understand my point too. I may have gone over the line, but I did it for my friend. And i would do it again if the need be.
Bill Condon, from those choices. Good character director, visual by Vanderhorst	Feb 1st, 2008 10:04:39 PM
Though I would again nominate Jonathan Glazer. I just know he'd nail it. Even if Birth creeped you out with its weird story, the feel of that is amazing - remember the sequence with the older man running through Central Park in the snow? Definitely Harris Savides as DP too.
People who hate The Mist.... by Jobacca	Feb 1st, 2008 10:07:19 PM
Are idiots. The Mist is a kick ass horror film for grownups. It may be one of the scariest movies ever made....and by scary movie,I refer to films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorcist not crap like Hostel or Scream or whatever else you young whippersnappers think is scary. I cant wait to see the B&W version on DVD!
I hear that Jobacca by Kloipy	Feb 1st, 2008 10:10:04 PM
it didn't have a bunch of quick cuts and flashy 50cent music, or torture so I'm sure that's why they did like. I for one fucking loved every second of it. I can't wait to own it
Moive bombs by Series7	Feb 1st, 2008 10:10:43 PM
Gets the double DVD treatment. Danny Boyle you need to learn how to through you weight. Unless Sunshine was REALLY cheap to make?
THE MIST is a true horror movie by caruso_stalker217	Feb 1st, 2008 10:16:02 PM
Though I felt the lack of 50 Cent may have hurt the film in the long run.
Vanderhorst, Glazer is an inspired suggestion. by LoneGun	Feb 1st, 2008 10:19:59 PM
BIRTH was an extraordinary flick with real mood to it. And Glazer's very good with actors, too. I still stand by my suggestion of Victor Salva, however, whom I think is just a bit more suitable to something as classical as the Wolfman. Still, Jonathan Glazer can definitely do horror. SEXY BEAST scared the crap out of me.
I know John Landis son by TerryMalloy	Feb 1st, 2008 10:23:32 PM
Craziest, wackiest kid I've ever met. He's hilarious.
It's official. Guillermo's directing the Hobbit by Han Cholo	Feb 1st, 2008 11:02:55 PM
Just heard it from IGN.
Mangold by bunkyboo	Feb 1st, 2008 11:08:53 PM
MangoldMangoldMangoldMangoldMa ngoldMangoldMangoldMangoldMang oldMangoldMangoldMangoldMangol d!!
"THE MIST" IS THE NEW "THE THING" by jah_kingdom	Feb 1st, 2008 11:19:36 PM
I remember when "THE THING" came out it was hated. No one liked the ending, the special effects had people in an uproar and if it was at the movie theaters more than 2 months I'd be shocked. But now "THE THING" is loved and respected. "The Mist's ending blew me away. When the"Dead Can Dance" song came on the hairs on my neck stood up and I really felt the doom and hopelessness. It was one of the most memorable experiences I've had at the movies in along time. I believe time will prove me right. And for "Wolfman" I vote Norrington or Marshall. Love Landis' early movies but he's grown seriously out of touch. That easy Hollywood living has sucked out all of his creativity like Drew Barrymore can destroy a boyfriend/husbands talent.
Frank Darabont rules - he should do this... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 1st, 2008 11:29:03 PM
if not him, then Mangold - if not him, Condon - theyre the best fits for a "wolf man" remake - its so obvious based on their past work - Darabonts a class act and a real monster-movie lover - his "wolf man" would fucking kill - but coming off the success of "3:10" i can see this easily going to Mangold - i still remember seeing "heavy" and being very impressed years back - i think hes definately got a "wolf man" movie in him
Johnnyjlawless is right. by SebastianHaff	Feb 1st, 2008 11:44:50 PM
He just forgot to mention how fucking badass Maximum Overdrive is!
Animalstructure, i disagree... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 1st, 2008 11:49:27 PM
"the wolf man" is a real classic - people will want to see this - its got a built in audience (anyone like me that grew up loving monster movies) - the cast and buzz alone will fill seats - even if its handled the wrong way and given the wrong director - the marketing for this will pull people in like moths to a porch light - even the lowest common denominators love werewolves - in other words, even if it sucks people will flock to it - i hope the studio has the balls to allow it an R rating - and "the mist" was great - best damn monster movie ive seen in many years - as someone stated above, its a lot like carpenters "the thing", it will gain even more fans in years to come
Darabont = a safe choice but not an interesting one by LoneGun	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:07:00 AM
Don't get me wrong. I think he's a great director. I loved THE MIST. I just don't imagine him doing anything unique with THE WOLFMAN. Personally, I'd rather see Darabont devote his efforts to something different, perhaps a period piece, like a 1920's gangster film or even a period baseball drama. He's very versatile. For THE WOLFMAN, however, some other visionary filmmaker would be better. (Just keep Stephen Sommers as far away from it as possible.)
Off topic but... by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:19:11 AM
since Maximum Overdrive was brought up, it reminded me of another movie Estevez was in called Wisdom. Anyone seen it recently? I saw it when I was about 11 or 12 and liked it, but you know how that goes sometimes. (Garbage Pail Kids: The Movie isn't exactly the cinematic triumph I remember it to be.)
Anyone who says Shawshank is not a great movie by Han Cholo	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:32:06 AM
is an asshole. It's impossible not to like the movie. I'd go so far as to say it's one of the greatest films of all time.
LoneGun by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:35:23 AM
I kind of agree with you there. Romanek has a really cool style that would meld deliciously with Walker's words much in the same way Fincher did with Se7en. Darabont, I believe, intentionally makes his movies without any discenable style. Darabont would no doubt make a great movie, but damnit, I want to see a two hour Closer video with Benicio as a werewolf. Is that so wrong? This is why I need to stop reading about movies thirteen years before they actually come out.
agreed with lonegun and prossor by ClockWorker	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:48:43 AM
I dont think darabont's right for THE WOLFMAN either it's like its too good of a match, I can't believe the other guy left, I was expecting a good film with quality makeup effects and maybe even no CGI at all. I wish people still used those techniques listed above they were all done in such different ways where as CG takes away all the need for innovation, and because of that it looks cheap. and its also because no one uses CG the right way anymore or if ever, there's only been a handful of directors that have achieved an authentic look with CG (PJackson, Speilberg, Cameron)
Descent Was Shit by Shozo	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:56:45 AM
I'd like to say rather emphatically that The Descent was a useless piece of shit.
The Cave > The Descent by Shozo	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:57:57 AM
No one remember The Cave from the year prior? Yeah, it was dumb too, but how can anyone honestly argue that The Descent was any better? It sucked my balls. And did not suck them well.
I didnt the THE DESCENT at all by ClockWorker	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:02:44 AM
the characters were uninteresting, the plot typical, and it was just boring
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWKSSSSUCKA! by caruso_stalker217	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:03:00 AM
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE is the shit! Who doesn't love that fucking movie? Jesus, that's a big chunk of my childhood right there.
The Descent by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:03:58 AM
I thought it was pretty good. I can't quite compare it to The Cave since I haven't seen it. The Descent gave me that same claustrophobic vibe I got while watching The Cube. To each his own though. However, I must say that it is pretty rude of you to have such hostility toward anyone or anything who was nice enough to suck your balls, no matter how bad it was.
The Ending of The Mist by slayers bitch	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:04:41 AM
To all those bitching about the ending of The Mist & whether or not an alternate ending should be included on the DVD. Here is an idea....when the movie gets to the part with the giant monster walking by....(wait for it)....turn off the DVD! Done! You've got your King story exactly how you want it. -happy to help :)
Now that I think of it... by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:06:36 AM
What's Vincenzo Natali doing. He would be perfect for Wolfman. Or was that already mentioned?
Nevermind by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:10:30 AM
He's doing Splice. I forgot about that one.
Soundwave voice: Book ending superior. by GibsonUSA	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:31:21 AM
Movie ending....inferior.
"How long did you want the movie to stay in the car?" by GibsonUSA	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:44:36 AM
(SPOILERS) Well why did they have to stay in the car? Running out of gas and offing each other within a few minutes defies human logic and nature to me when there is no imminent threat. Nothing was even spoken...if you are a MAN, and you have your son next to you, a beautiful young lady looking at you with fear, and two senior citizens in the back relying on you, what do you do?
The B&W will cover up the bad CG though. by GibsonUSA	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:48:08 AM

Darabont gets my vote by Boba Fat	Feb 2nd, 2008 02:08:51 AM
P.S In your face Ratner!!
Isn't the book ending more downbeat? by Shan	Feb 2nd, 2008 02:15:25 AM
The book all but states that the mist has engulfed the entire world and ended civilisation as we know it. This ending suggests that they got rid of the mist somehow or it just faded away. Which seemed to me less likely, the book gave the impression to me of something that just kept pouring through the hole the Arrowhead Project tore with no end in sight.
It's gotta be Uncle Frank! Universal have no other choice! by HarryBlackPotter	Feb 2nd, 2008 02:48:27 AM
Frank Darabont's Wolfman. It's a shoe-in, surely?
Lynch could make Wolfman... by zed261	Feb 2nd, 2008 02:56:40 AM
I know it's never going to happen, but he know how to make scary movie. I've seen Twin Peaks:FWWM again few days ago and that's a fuckin scary movie. He don't need CGI to make scary monster, just give him smut and dirty clothes. And he has some experiences directing deformed monster outsiders.
Spoilers and whatnot by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:01:00 AM
They stayed in the car because it was their only means of shelter. If you recall, a simple trip next door to the grocery store proved to be disasterous. A trip to a gas station (assuming they could find one in that thick fog) would be too dangerous to risk. I'm sure they though that the fog was an isolated phenomena and they wouldn't have to drive far to escape it. After that huge thing walked by, I got the feeling that the whole Earth was taken over by those things as I'm sure the characters did to. So now, since survival is no longer a realistic option, you have to look into other options: Do we wait until those things put us into a cocoon so our bodies can incubate a bunch of little spider things? Or do we finish the job quickly with a bullet? Even though you and I eventually knew how it ended, the characters did not. They lost hope and picked the lesser of two evils. As far as why they didn't stick it out in the car a bit longer, I just attribute to the pacing of the movie. The story is done now. Time to wrap it up. If Darabont stretched it out longer to show them giving up more you would have just as many people bitching about how long it took to finally end the thing. That and it would just be redundant. They gave up already, we don't need to see them do it again.
Mangold doesn't want WOLFMAN by caruso_stalker217	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:02:44 AM
Time for Renny to step in.
My other theory on why it ended that way. by hamslime	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:03:45 AM
It was in the script.
THE MIST is a good movie by Sackratte	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:16:32 AM
I love the movie... it is one you can watch every week which shows how good it is made. I know enough movies which you only can watch once and you know every little bit of it afterwards. This are the movies which suck. So I think THE MIST works good because there is enough stuff going on to make it interesting enough to watch it again and again and again.
Hated "The Mist," and I'm not retarded by Mister Man	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:19:56 AM
The acting is horrendous...it lost me well before the ending, which didn't bother me. The movie tanked, and deservedly so. Of course, it may have been the total kiss-ass AICN screening I attended in Austin. It was creepy, standing in line with people who probably wear Yoda costumes to "Star Wars" movies. I've been to many screening/Q&A's in LA, but I've never seen such a circle-jerk, fawn-fest in my life.
Darabont is a solid choice by moviemaniac-7	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:34:46 AM
But I am still holding out for Verhoeven...
Holy shit! by caruso_stalker217	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:56:46 AM
A Paul Verhoeven WOLFMAN would be fucking awesome.
Comparing the Mist to the Thing by alpha	Feb 2nd, 2008 05:16:06 AM
Is like comparing a turd to a gold nugget. The Mist will be forgotten - hell it's already been forgotten.
ANY of those guys would be awesome! by sonnyfern	Feb 2nd, 2008 05:23:05 AM
They'd all bring a different style and viewpoint to the movie...so long as it ain't plain jane Ratner I don't care. It really is hard to pick one of those directors, they'd all be damn interesting. This project just got good again!
I think none of them matter if.. by Tourist	Feb 2nd, 2008 06:07:26 AM
...They aren't given time to develop their own movie. If they are just stepping into Romaneks shoes and being glorified AD's, whats the point? If they want to start over, I would say Dante and Landis, even though neither has done anything but complete shit for years now, they had such a great feel for it back in the day. The rest could all probally do their own good work...But really, the entire drawcard for yet another fucking were wolf movie was Romanek. Now hes gone, whats the point?
Not Neil Marshall please! by FILMFUNK	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:09:06 AM
I'd rather see Ratner do it! Marshall's only good for stealing scenes, lines, characters, costumes, musical cues and even Type Faces from older, better movies! And where the Hell is THE MIST UK release!!!???
The Pist Me the Fuck Off by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:16:08 AM
you dont' do a homage to the Thing in the first five minutes and then proceed to clobber us with the CGI equivalent of projectile vomiting. the ending of the novella was more than an anti-climax, it was the hint at a resistance point, a possible holdout against the creatures from the rift. daranbont is a hack, he thinks he has exclusive rights to Stephen King's material, read his interview with Quint (I believe) from around the time of the Mist Screening and Q an d A at the Drafthouse. talking about what he would do to some other King projects (the long walk) for example in that interview (i know people will just jump on me without reading the interview but fuck it i'm trying to actually be polite), he's a pretentious, glorified hack that is getting more and more liberal with his interpretation of kings events. 'you act like daranbont fucked your dad', interesting choice of words there, you have to wonder what kind of subconscious train of thought leads to that analogy. so, i hated the garish, disgusting CGI, and no it didn't fuck my dad but yeah it DID fuck over a movie I had been waiting for since i was about 12. all i wanted was the translation of the source material, not...this. the mist is on my bottom 10 of 2007.
daranbont's ending by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:20:18 AM
was nothing more than a STUPID, inappropriate and ham-fisted attempt to make a social statement using an AWESOME stephen king story. we are not lucky we got this Mist. this is not the Mist. even the pivotal scene with the Earth Walker towards the end left much to be desired. with movies like no country absolutely nailing the translation of source material and doing it justice it's frustrating to see a purely titillating, fun, creature feature flick usurped by a dumb, middle-aged, don't get enough cardio-bleak outlook on life finale. flame me all you want or agree people, the ant hill is all yours.
"you missed the point of the original story" by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:42:04 AM
the original story was pure revelry in the concept, the claustrophobia, the twilight zone atmosphere, the societal microcosm was much more of an afterthought. if FD wanted to amplify those aspects of the story and make his own interpretation about society and moral responsibility and human nature he should have mined from material than wasn't so highly regarded by the original author's fanbase.
So what you're saying is... by caruso_stalker217	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:50:51 AM
...the director shouldn't make the film he wants to make because people like the source material too much?
true story by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:06:14 AM
i also wanted to add to this a personal story, a small triumph in a sea of failures, i was riding my ghetto ass bike to the store the other day and these fratboys pulled up alongside me and said 'hey how many miles to the gallon does that thing get' and i said 'hey how bout i ride it to your frathouse and fuck your slut girlfriend' then the guy tried to push me so i hit him and fled on my Schwinn unscathed. true story! small triumph for us AICNers against the Dudebros!
no i'm saying he should make his own movie by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:09:02 AM
and not subvert a good piece of sci-fi/creature horror with lord of the flies undertones into effin' just straight up lord of the flies meets who framed roger rabbit... at least due justice before you make a pretentious reference to the thing, the thing had an ORGANIC energy perpetuated through makeup, animatronics, this was who framed roger rabbit. cartoons and people. willing suspension of disbelief does not apply when its cartoons, and its ridiculous to try to juxtapose that with such a heavy handed "comment on the bleakness of humanity" barf.
PS this is just one opinion, let's try to just debate it and not by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:11:19 AM
saying that in advance
and not get personal by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:11:34 AM

Darabont is 2nd String At Best... by ZombWii	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:40:30 AM
Sorry, Darabont's films are well crafted enough and all, but lacking the emotional and psychological punch that tends to take a movie from good, to great. He has a history of doing Stephen King movies and horror sequels.. 'Nuff said. The only truly great King movie was done by a director who knew a thing or two about delivering arresting visuals and baking up a good old fashioned mind-fuck....and that was Kubrick's "The Shining". Neil Marshall came to mind immediately as a good possibility, he's shown that he can do horror, and that the best special effect is tying our guts into knots with the little things. And I think he could do really well with this, if he kept the cast small, and the atmosphere claustrophobic...like the foggy soundstages of the original. But I think the director I'd love to see do it is Marc Forester. (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stay). He gets great performances out of his actors, he can deliver arresting visuals, as well as handle complex material beautifully. Most importantly, he makes me believe. But of course, it looks like he's doing the new Bond.
Oh Snap! Forget all that... by ZombWii	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:50:03 AM
Picnic At Hanging Rock The Last Wave Mosquito Coast Peter Weir Peter Weir Peter Weir...
ZombWii by Kloipy	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:02:45 AM
" but lacking the emotional and psychological punch that tends to take a movie from good, to great." you really believe this? Shawshank redemption has of the biggest emotional punches I've ever seen! The Green Mile, holy shit it's like a punch to the chest. The Mist is able to make you hurt with the characters and doesn't rely on 30 minutes of giving you full backstory. How can you say that these movies don't capture King's spirit? I've been a huge King fan all my life and Darabont is the only director that I believe has been able to capture the spirit and heart of King's work.
have you ever heard of mick garris? by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:13:20 AM
riding the bullet has been quotes as king's personal favorite interpretation of his work, and that is a dramatically different style than any of daranbonts stuff, klop
Garris by Kloipy	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:16:13 AM
King might like him, but none of his fans do. You might here one or two people that like the stand, but Mick also doesn't understand that TV is not the forum for Stephen King. Did you see Desperation? One of King's scariest work, and yet the movie looked like shit
true, but riding the bullet captured something by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:48:07 AM
garris is a horror enthusiast, but pretty much a failed filmmaker. still, kings narrative style has never been captured better than in riding the bullet, EVER. did ya see it?
PS i liked the stand by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:54:27 AM
there is an unmistakable, frumpy, 70s-90s era feel that characterizes kings work and in a way the stand captures this, in brief moments, pretty well. keep in ming SK has described much of his own work as "the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and Fries", so in a way they're fun...in a way they're also pretty cheesy and bad...but you have to respect the effort to follow the book relatively closely
SOME OF kings work by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:56:43 AM
stuff like christine, pet sematary, a lot of the character development in the stand, short works like riding the bullet and the mist but also stuff like word processor of the gods, rage, the jaunt...a frumpy element, like a bad 90s haircut, but an awesome energy, and not everything either by any means
yeah, I saw riding the bullet by Kloipy	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:59:26 AM
it was alright. I mean, I glad that Mick loves King so much, but it's too bad he's not a better director
when i say "they're fun, they're bad" by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 10:02:44 AM
im referring just to portions and segments from the stand miniseries, not saying that kings works try to be intentionally cheesy by any means, they don't
King never gets the credit he deserves by Kloipy	Feb 2nd, 2008 10:07:25 AM
at least by the literary world. I mean he has such a huge fan base(me being one of them) and he's put out so much stuff that is just increadible and yet so many people call him a 'hack' and think of him as unimportant. I'm sure that his legacy will live much longer than most of the flash in the pan writers of this century.
beleve it or not, every dvd comes with a b&w version by ironic_name	Feb 2nd, 2008 10:33:22 AM
its called your remote control, losers.
what's funny to me by Kloipy	Feb 2nd, 2008 10:47:54 AM
is how much shit people give Frank and the Mist about the CGI, I mean the guy had no budget for this movie and such a short period of time to make it, and to me it's fucking incredible, and yet movies like I am Legend have huge bugets and the CGI looks so fake and shitty
Darabont can do no wrong...the man's one of our own! by KillaKane	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:02:34 PM
Loved the Mist, and once again Darabont proved his expertise in drawing out characters under the contraints of an ensemble piece. He's a no brainer for Wolfman IMO.
HEY FUCKIN DARANBONT INTERNS by birdy birdman	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:19:07 PM
FUCK OFF AND MAKE A REAL FILM, AND GET SOME REAL CONNECTIONS YOU PATHETIC FUCKS
I like the first two Harry by hallmitchell	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:34:51 PM
James did a great job on 3:10 to Yuma. I really enjoyed that movie. The screen has seen that much macho cool since Miami Vice. Frank I'm up for as well. Yet would like to see Mark get his job back.
TONY SCOTT FOR WOLFMAN by BringingSexyBack	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:48:15 PM
Shakey cam adds layers of horror.
Darabont's the safest bet really... by EvilGeek1	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:48:59 PM
He has a background in horror and his reputation won't repulse people straight off. I'm not even that familiar with his work, but christ I'm glad Ratner's out of the running!
Yes, a safe bet but not a fantastic one. by LoneGun	Feb 2nd, 2008 05:38:07 PM
Darabont positively delivers, but I want something more than just a good Wolfman flick. I want something exquisite, something that will make film history. Victor Salva is the man for this movie.
WHY THE MISTMOVIE BLOWS by FlickChick	Feb 2nd, 2008 06:26:36 PM
Thomas Jane's acting in the end was on par with the Vader scream. Even the ending wasn't some absurdly tacked-on stunt, you really think they'd go from out of gas to mass suicide THAT quickly?? REALLY?! The lack of a soundtrack also made it BORING. Yeah, it was very TV movie.
Frank is a very cool, just great guy. by Proman1984	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:06:53 PM
Maybe I should check out his movie.
Quick SUI? SPOILERS!!! by RevengeOfJobu	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:06:28 PM
!SPOILERS! You don't think that they would be running the suicide scenario in their heads while they were driving around for however many hours? Or do you think they were chatting it up the whole ride, with their minds on something else? I'd imagine that would be a pretty awkward drive after that whole situation lol. Do you think the giant fucking monster just walking around freely encouraged them during that drive? Kudos to Frank for having balls. PS I have never seen a reaction to any film moment like miss Carmody (SP?) getting shot, during a non opening weekend geek showing of a film. More kudos.
PPS by RevengeOfJobu	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:08:13 PM
And the giant monster reveal in The Mist was way better than the reveal(s) in Cloverfield.
FlickChick, yes i do think they would... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 2nd, 2008 11:21:37 PM
... based on what was happening in the movie - what they were all witnessing - gruesome killings by giant bugs - mob violence - murder - no hope - his wifes corpse hanging in a web in the unfixed hole in their house - miles and miles of web covered despair - yes - i do think the characters might see suicide as an option - id rather shoot myself in the head than be eaten alive slowly by dog sized spiders - the movie and the ending worked for me
i liked vaders "noooooo" scream too by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 2nd, 2008 11:24:56 PM
and i like ewoks
RevengeOfJobu, i agree... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 2nd, 2008 11:28:30 PM
im a little ashamed to admit it, but i said aloud "about fuckin time" when ollie shot that psycho - people were clapping - she was as dangerous as the shit outside the store
daranbont interns seriously by birdy birdman	Feb 3rd, 2008 12:13:44 AM
stop shitting up this talkback, whatever measly shit theyre giving you, 3 cents a post or whatever...go back to the FUCKIN mailroom, this ain't fuckin Gawker or Defamer, that shit dont play here, fuck off...seriously why is ery other post DARANBONT IS THE GUY FOR THIS...DOES he have that many fans? LIMITED BUDGET LIMITED BUDGET! transparent little industry dickwads we seeeeeee youuuuuuu
birdy birdman, you sound very angry... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 3rd, 2008 12:36:57 AM
it bothers you a great deal that darabont has fans - or at least people that like the movies hes made so far - get over it - and yourself - read your last post, its embarrassing - youre the one "shitting up this talkback" (your words) - back on track, who do you think should direct "wolf man" and why
birdy birdman, Mick Garris is directing... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 3rd, 2008 12:47:10 AM
"from a buick 8" - due out in 2009 - im looking forward to that one - it will either be very cool or god awful - great book though
correction, Garris is producer... by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 3rd, 2008 12:49:34 AM
Tobe Hooper is directing
THE MIST failed and it's everybody's fault by GimpInMyPants	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:23:09 AM
The action sequences are cool. When the monsters attack THE MIST is good. When they're not all we can see is the actors' awful acting, especially Thomas Jane's. The ending should have been heart wrenching, but Darabont's decision to cut away during the mercy kills was a big mistake. Also, was Jane's awful acting supposed to kill the audience too? Because his inability to produce a single genuine emotion is what ruined the ending. His giant sob screams were too funny to be heartbreaking, and having the military pass by should've been a bigger reveal, a bigger camera shot. That was another of Darabont's mistakes. This black and white version he's planning, if all it is is the movie in black and white then people will just be paying double for the DVD when they can just just change the color setting on their televisions.
Stephen King Is... by ZombWii	Feb 3rd, 2008 08:28:58 AM
The Michael Bay of the written word. Ten percent seriously cool shit mixed in with ninety percent annoyingly half-baked dialogue, lame characterizations, empty metaphysical moments, 2 cups of cliche, and of course some overly sadomasochistic torture and blood-letting. It's certainly not all bad, but only about 1 in 3 books is worth reading. I think I liked "Everything's Eventual" best...let's face it, most of his ideas aren't good enough to hold up for 400 pages. As for movies...wasn't it The Onion or someone who did an article discussing the worst movies that everyone (for some reason) seems to love? I think Shawshank topped the list, melodramatic clap-trap that lets you root for the prisoners and "stick it to the man." And The Green Mile, oh please..that turd goes on and on and on...it's To Kill A Mockingbird with a slapdash of King's metaphysical/Neo-Christian tomfoolery but obviously lacking Mockingbird's authenticity. Take away Tom Hanks, and half the people who love the movie wouldn't give it a second thought. (the Hanks factor) Darabont's output is workman like. He's average. If you've got a decent script and $25-40 million to drop on a one-off project, then Darabont is a pretty good choice. If you want a chance at greatness, a possible franchise or maybe even a few awards...then you need a craftsman. Darabont is good for Creature From The Black Lagoon. (PS I thought 1408 was quite good as a movie, but even it borrows liberally from The Shining.)
ZombiWii by Kloipy	Feb 3rd, 2008 09:16:31 AM
the Michael bay of written word? Are you kidding? Lame characterizations? Stephen King is one of the greatest character writers of our time. Roland and the Dark Tower, the Stand, It, even in his short stories he writes beautiful characters. As for Shawshank you couldn't be more wrong. It's not about 'stick it to the man'. Andy is innocent of murder and wants nothing more than to be free. Red knows what he did wrong, but he's an old man who has lost any hope of living. Yes there are a lot of horrible people out in the world who deserve to spend their lives in jail. However there are some who deserve a second chance and can learn from their mistakes and become good people. Isn't that the whole point of the rehabilitation process. And, esp in that time period, there were a lot of corrupt prisons and the thing about Andy is that he never loses hope no matter what happens to him and he makes it out. It's a story about hope, friendship, and the beauty of the human spirit. AS for Green Mile, how is it like To Kill a Mockingbird? Please explain. Yes there is a black man in it convicted of something he didn't do but that all the similarities. I don't remember when Paul fell out of the old oak tree and got rescued by Boo Radley do you? The Green Mile is a beautiful movie that is a Christ allegory. It's also a movie that shows how each of us pay for our sins in our own way and how we have to live with our actions that will haunt us our whole lives. I'm sorry but you are either too cynical to appreciate beauty or you can't appreciate good film. I'd like your example of a movie that captures these themes that you think is better and not just as you put it "a melodramatic clap-trap"
Kloipy by ZombWii	Feb 3rd, 2008 11:30:53 AM
So Tom Hank's character isn't Atticus Finch/Scout (the morally centered/nostalgic narrator) rolled into one? Coffey isn't Boo Radley and Tom Robinson (Black, innocent, uneducated, means well, man-child who ends up dying anyways) rolled into one? The frame work is there, King just added crap like Mr. Jingles. As for an example of something I think does a better job of covering the whole living with our sins material...How about any episode of My Name Is Earl. It even has a man-child, Randy and Christ figure in Darnell. Or, 21 Grams?
I think you are reading too much into it by Kloipy	Feb 3rd, 2008 12:26:09 PM
It's a completely different story. If you want you can read all that into almost any movie. Luke skywalker is Atticus Finch, Darth Vadar is Tom Robinson because it turns out he was good all along, people just misunderstand him! The part where luke gets his hand cut off it's like the part when Jem fell out of the tree and broke her arm. See it's easy
I think you are more guilty than I. by ZombWii	Feb 3rd, 2008 02:36:24 PM
Kloipy, Darabont called...he wants his Rock Bottom Remainders t-shirts back.
it's in the dryer right now Zomb by Kloipy	Feb 3rd, 2008 02:45:22 PM

Who knows Tom by Kloipy	Feb 3rd, 2008 03:25:05 PM
I'm getting my research paper ready
The Mist was great by Desk of Steel	Feb 3rd, 2008 04:00:01 PM
that is all.........
Fuck Wolfman. by Ravetin	Feb 3rd, 2008 06:38:04 PM
It sounds turdish no matter how you spin it. Frank Darabont needs to do a LotR-style adaptation of The Stand.
salems lot (1979) by mattb68	Feb 4th, 2008 12:53:39 PM
that's still pretty scary. even though it's a 70's TV movie, back in the day it was pretty strong for the time. when that kid is tapping at the window at the other kid to open it...yikes !! I still get chills.
terrible, terrible news.... by ZackBraff08	Feb 4th, 2008 03:20:33 PM
i farted
That is... by Archive	Feb 4th, 2008 04:13:19 PM
...ridiculously awesome. God, I hope they took the time to redo the contrast and such in the color correction - it sounds like they did...
Jeff DeMunn's performance by Archive	Feb 4th, 2008 04:14:52 PM
in this film, by the way, is perhaps the most awesome thing for a horror dork in the last ten years. "They took him! The Mist took him!"
These are not the incredibly interesting types by chien_sale	Feb 11th, 2008 04:13:19 AM
I would LOVE Darabond, Landis and Marshall to do this. That said this progect needed an off the wall choice. That's why the original director was perfect for this. these guys have most of them played with genre before so i'm afraid they would go the clichés root. my first choice would be the french director that did the Monnica Belucci rape film. A genius that can outcreep even David Lynch himself.

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