6/7/2023 0 Comments Stephen kings the fog![]() “The Mist” is not an original story (as mentioned). What the hell, there was enough there for me to give it a go and – you know what – I’m glad I did. Then, of course, there was the cast list: Thomas Jane (in my eyes an under-rated actor) and several folk from “The Walking Dead” (Carol, Dale, Andrea… Was Frank doing a test run with the actors before hiring them for The WD?). That being said, I do like the ideas he has. ![]() ![]() Now, I’m not a fan of King because – for me – I find the books a bit too wordy to read (I have a short attention… oh look, a penny). ![]() Then I saw it was based on the work of Stephen King. Directed by Frank Darabont, he who made “The Green Mile”, “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Walking Dead”. Not entirely sure we needed another film with a similar concept. I mean, we’ve seen this back in the eighties with John Carpenter’s “The Fog”. ![]() Just what the film industry needed, another knock-off film. I couldn’t help but laugh and shake my head. When I first heard of the film “The Mist” I knew nothing about it other than – a mist descends on a town and, hidden within the murkiness, there are… Things. Creature Features in Review: The Mist (2007) ![]()
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