Title: The Mist
Post by: Bella on November 26, 2007, 07:21:56 AM
Post by: Bella on November 26, 2007, 07:21:56 AM
So, I saw this movie today (based on a novella by Stephen King). Like all of his stuff, it was a total mindfuck. I don't want to ruin it... but let's just say there's some crazy religious stuff going on in there. I certainly wouldn't call it anything positive... I'd call it negative if I had to choose... but it's scary... a la Lord of the Flies but worse.
I'm a weenie when it comes to scary movies (especially psychological ones), so I don't want to be responsible for promoting this movie. However, if you're brave about it, you may want to see it.
I'm a weenie when it comes to scary movies (especially psychological ones), so I don't want to be responsible for promoting this movie. However, if you're brave about it, you may want to see it.
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Post by: SteveS on November 26, 2007, 04:13:50 PM
Post by: SteveS on November 26, 2007, 04:13:50 PM
Heh, I like scary movies. I check it out if/when I get a chance (prob. not in the theater - don't get to those too much anymore - when I do its a 'family movie'). Thanks for the tip!
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Post by: myleviathan on November 26, 2007, 10:36:45 PM
Post by: myleviathan on November 26, 2007, 10:36:45 PM
I remember the newer version of the Lord of the Flies being really disturbing as a kid. Like when Piggy gets crushed by the rock. I would think about it at night. Poor Piggy.
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Post by: MysticalChicken on November 26, 2007, 10:43:54 PM
Post by: MysticalChicken on November 26, 2007, 10:43:54 PM
I've never seen the movie, but the book version of LotF is the only book that's ever truly scared me. I had to read it in English class in highschool and I loved it so much that I kept skipping ahead. I own it now.
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Post by: shoruke on November 26, 2007, 11:06:27 PM
Post by: shoruke on November 26, 2007, 11:06:27 PM
I've never read Lotf or the Mist, but I've seen the Lotf movie in history class... It's not all that scary. Then again, I was kinda focusing on the Hobbes vs. Locke ideology aspect... Those kids murdered piggy! wtf
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Post by: myleviathan on November 26, 2007, 11:15:55 PM
Post by: myleviathan on November 26, 2007, 11:15:55 PM
I had to read it in high school too. Great book. The whole idea of kids on an island for an extended periods of time while they set up a society of their own is an extremely interesting theme. I'm sure that's why we now have the show 'Kid Nation'. I don't watch the show but I was flipping through the channels and they were deciding whether to kill a chicken for fresh meat. They showed the kids chopping off the chicken's head and plucking the feathers. I heard they had to choose a religion as well.
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Post by: SteveS on November 27, 2007, 02:43:56 AM
Post by: SteveS on November 27, 2007, 02:43:56 AM
Quote from: "myleviathan"Like when Piggy gets crushed by the rock.Ditto. I was utterly horrified. It troubled me deeply. I, too, loved the book. Not because it was nice, but because it was so unlike other books I had read. It wasn't afraid to include tragedy and horror - plenty of which exist in reality.
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Post by: pjkeeley on November 27, 2007, 02:55:12 AM
Post by: pjkeeley on November 27, 2007, 02:55:12 AM
Dudes! Spoilers argh! I haven't read LOtF...
Warnings before spoilers in future?
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Warnings before spoilers in future?
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Post by: Bella on November 27, 2007, 02:57:22 AM
Post by: Bella on November 27, 2007, 02:57:22 AM
Really?! Go read it nooowwww! (Or, at least watch the movie... I found the black and white one to be more disturbing... but that may just be because that was the first one I saw and I was younger)
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Post by: Will on November 27, 2007, 04:35:02 AM
Post by: Will on November 27, 2007, 04:35:02 AM
NOT BAD! Surprisingly good drama, dark, intriguing, and a fundy that everyone loves to hate. Did I mention it was dark?
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Post by: BleedingOrchid on December 01, 2007, 04:30:34 PM
Post by: BleedingOrchid on December 01, 2007, 04:30:34 PM
I've never been a huge Stephen King fan, but I really like The Shawshank Redemption. I read The Dark Half & really didn't care for it.