# Stephen King's The Mist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712 "2007-11-08T21:32:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/61 "2007-11-21T11:23:32Z")
The local paper had a review of the movie it doesn’t sound as good as we hoped and they changed the ending. Would some good, kind Doper please, please, _please_ tell me how the movie ends? Yes, I’m too much of a wimp to watch it! I’m interested in how you guys thought it was, though. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/62 "2007-11-21T12:54:34Z")
Right now, it’s running at 76% fresh on Rottentomatoes; I didn’t read **Siege’s** spoiler all the way through but the reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes do say that the ending “goes against the grain”, and that the movie is “surprisingly pessimistic” for Hollywood. So I have hopes. I’m going to avoid spoilers about the end, and go see it this weekend! It’ll be interesting to see my hubby’s reaction to it, to, as he’s never read the story. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/63 "2007-11-21T14:22:49Z")
[QUOTE=Siege] The local paper had a review of the movie it doesn’t sound as good as we hoped and they changed the ending. Would some good, kind Doper please, please, _please_ tell me how the movie ends? Yes, I’m too much of a wimp to watch it! I’m interested in how you guys thought it was, though. [/QUOTE] Sorry, we can’t do that. Stephen King himself has said that [a law should be passed saying that anyone who does that should be killed](http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/11/19/stephen-king-approves-of-the-mists-new-ending/). Really. King apparently approves of and is excited about the adaptation. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/64 "2007-11-21T14:37:59Z")
lol the ending is already all over the net. I won’t link it but just google _‘the mist’ ending spoiler_, **Siege** , you’ll soon find it. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/65 "2007-11-21T14:49:11Z")
Yeah, I know. OK, I’ll risk King’s death notice… From [this (negative) review](http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2007/11/21/reasons_to_watch_this_get_lost_in_the_mist/). Warning: Ending Spoiler! > [@Some Reviewer](#): > > Having escaped with three others, David and little Billy drive through the mist until their car runs out of gas. Around them are the shrieks of horrible things ready to pounce and rend. The five humans have a gun with four bullets; David does what he must and exits the car alone to await his fate. Two minutes later the army shows up. Bum-mer. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/66 "2007-11-21T15:12:52Z")
[QUOTE=tanstaafl] King apparently approves of and is excited about the adaptation. [/QUOTE] Oh, _he_ doesn’t know! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/67 "2007-11-21T17:12:16Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] The Jaunt’s always been something I’ve wanted to see play out on screen. [/QUOTE] There was a TV version - either new _Twilight Zone_ or (more likely if my memory serves) _Outer Limits_. Fairly faithful, IIRC. I still think Bester should have sued. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/68 "2007-11-21T17:35:51Z")
I read the review. Wow. It sounds like someone thought they needed to atone for the happy ending of Cujo. I’m not pleased. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/69 "2007-11-21T18:31:24Z")
> [@](#): > > I still think Bester should have sued. ?? Alfred Bester? Which story of his does this resemble? I’d like it for my collection of Stephen King influences. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/70 "2007-11-21T20:02:31Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Because of **ivylass’s** post, I _just_ finished my adaptation of The Jaunt, today. In the same book as The Mist: Skeleton Crew. Next to The Mist, The Long Walk (when is Frank gonna make _that_ one?!) The Jaunt’s always been something I’ve wanted to see play out on screen. Mine weighs in at 29 pages, and has enough VFX, locations and characters to keep me working on this for a while. I had no idea about the Dollar Babies thing! Thanks, Ivylass! [/QUOTE] So you can’t show your Dollar Baby publicly, but surely you can share it with your friends? Right, \*\*cmyk \*\*ol’ buddy, ol’ pal? Seriously, I’m annoyed that there’s a film of _The Gunslinger_, as well as an animated version of _Home Delivery_ directed by Guillermo del Toro, which I can’t watch. Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/71 "2007-11-21T22:06:30Z")
[QUOTE=Unauthorized Cinnamon] So you can’t show your Dollar Baby publicly, but surely you can share it with your friends? Right, \*\*cmyk \*\*ol’ buddy, ol’ pal? Seriously, I’m annoyed that there’s a film of _The Gunslinger_, as well as an animated version of _Home Delivery_ directed by Guillermo del Toro, which I can’t watch. Hmph. [/QUOTE] Sure… if you’d like to read it, I can send you the first draft… Just PM me. 😉 But if you make a movie out of it, I’ll Jaunt you and hit the Nil switch. (by the way, who’s Bester? Are you talking about Oats?) ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/72 "2007-11-21T22:12:03Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] (by the way, who’s Bester? [/QUOTE] Alfred Bester, the author of _The Stars My Destination_, in which “jaunte” is a word describing teleportation. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/73 "2007-11-21T22:15:18Z")
We will be seeing The Mist tonight! Wheeee! Hubby called me a couple of hours ago to say he was on his way home (should make it here by 6:30) and he was up for seeing it tonight if I was. There’s a 7:10 showing at our local cinema! Don’t know if I’ll post about it tonight, but I’ll definitely weigh in on the subject tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/74 "2007-11-21T22:33:52Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] Alfred Bester, the author of _The Stars My Destination_, in which “jaunte” is a word describing teleportation. [/QUOTE] :smack: Duh. I was thinking he’s a character in the story. I even made reference tho the novel in the Dollar Baby. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/75 "2007-11-22T01:17:36Z")
[QUOTE=MrDibble] I still think Bester should have sued. [/QUOTE] I’ve read Bester’s \*\*The Stars My Destination \*\*. Maybe I’m missing something but I don’t see how \*The Jaunt \* rips it off. Certainly not worthy of a lawsuit. I mean, a lot of SF stories use some sort of teleportation as a motif. OT, the reviews of \*\*The Mist \*\* in both Washington newspapers were pretty harsh. Along the lines of hey, you’ve got the makings of a good story to tell, why focus 90% of your energy on the religious nut? Would society really break down so quickly that people would follow the rantings of one person (to include human sacrifice) after only a couple of days? ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/76 "2007-11-22T04:09:50Z")
It suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkeddddddddddddddddddd. :mad: :rolleyes: They take one of the few subtle, psychologically-potent King stories, and wreck it. The ending wrecked it. The story itself works on _not spelling everything out, and on not resolving everything_. The movie shows too much, resolves too much, and the ending is **Teh Suck**. There are issues with some blunt, shallow, overly-broad acting, and some odd casting choices, but the ending absolutely reeks, and defeats the tone of the story. If you want a **Stupid Monster Movie with Gratuitously Ironic, Moronic Ending** , this one’s for you! :smack: Did King have any sort of creative authority on this one? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/77 "2007-11-22T04:15:20Z")
[QUOTE=cerberus] Did King have any sort of creative authority on this one? [/QUOTE] The word on the horror boards is that King is happy with it. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/78 "2007-11-22T04:27:39Z")
[QUOTE=cerberus] It suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkeddddddddddddddddddd. :mad: :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] I hear you. Perhaps the **talkiest** horror movie I’ve ever seen. The wonderfully ambiguous ending went right out the window, didn’t it? To give the film some credit, though; it was pretty effective when it stuck to the short story. Cut half of the dialog, and end it in a HoJo; it would have been so much better. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/79 "2007-11-22T06:54:46Z")
[QUOTE=ouryL] 😛 I’d watch it, just to see the bitch get shot! 😃 [/QUOTE] Ahhh!! It was as good as I imagined it!!! :o 😛😃 ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712/80 "2007-11-22T07:01:40Z")
Jane is such a good actor. 😃 On the other hand that kid! :mad: Luved the ending. It took guts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-mist/425712.md?page=5)