I am reminded of what Sun Tzu said right before the Battle of Boju. "In times of peace, a man audits his blu-ray collection. In times of war, a man audits his soul."
@@midlevelmedia yeah, international shipping blows - I'm literally wanting to send you some subscriber mail, and it's gonna cost more than the value of the items! I promise I'll get it to you soon though...
This movie was a very good adaptation of King’s original story. Good movie. I think it’s more then a simple creature feature. Loved the ending, true horror. Not a happy ending.
I always loved this movie. I remember watching it on my dads living room floor and when the end came up, everyone in the room went up in arms saying "WTF NO WAY". Too memorable
The ending of the movie was a bold move by Frank Darabont. Stephen King (SK), I believe, decided to end the story with an "uncertain future/your own interpretation" type of ending to - depending on the reader - either give a hazy prediction of better things to come or the group would eventually be killed, because he was probably leaning on a sad ending where they all died somehow. Maybe he decided not to do a sad ending, however he did not want a happy ending. He sort of gave the reader the responsibility to choose the ending they want. If they want a happy ending or sad ending, it is there for the reader to choose, relieving himself of forcing the reader to accept a sad ending. Frank Darabont decided that it will indeed have an ending, and it will be as bleak as he and I believed SK would have actually ended the story. Darabont forces the viewer to accept a sad ending, not specific events, but rather the idea that if SK would have chosen an ending it would have been a sad one.
Stephen King books are known to not always have the best endings and King himself says he always has issues with endings of his books. I think that’s why so many of them are interconnected.
I thought the movie was B-movie entertaining when I first saw it and then I got to the end and was blown away by it. It was so unlike the typical "tie everything together and leave on a happy note" type of ending. It made the movie great for me.
@@nunyabidness7547i don't need happy endings. I love sad and bittersweet endings in films, but this just felt like a dumb decision on the part of the character. It's a writing/editing issue that didn't quite sell it
William Friedkin once said to me, “Ed, the guy who made these new ‘Halloween’ is about to make one to my movie, “The Exorcist.” That’s right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made “Pineapple Express.” I don’t want to be around when that happens. But if there’s a spirit world, and I come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell.”
I felt exactly how you felt when I first saw this back in the day and I revisited it when I read that Darabont always wanted this to be in black & white and that he was going for an old 50’s movie vibe. That reshaped how I looked at the film. Is it unbelievable that they would turn as fast as they did into a cult? Sure but it’s not exactly a movie predicated on believability to begin with and I think it’s using both of those unrealistic elements to highlight that when shit hits the fan people will eat each other. I feel like that’s why he’s leaning into the cheesiness of the monsters too, the heightened aspects of the metaphor are meant to complement each other and to me there’s a poignant quality to how the people are the real monsters in the story. I do think it could’ve worked more as a miniseries like IT with two longer parts but as is I think it’s well done. My biggest gripe is that the CG is just not good at all, the black and white helps this a bit but not enough to not make it a little distracting. I also just think the ending really makes this movie memorable as hell. I’d give it a solid 7.5/10 but it’s got the advantage of being easy to watch for me as well. If this is on TV I’ll definitely always put it on even if it’s just to fall back on if nothing else is on. I feel like that’s a whole lane of movies, where they’re not exactly amazing but they have a strong casual rewatchability about them.
Technically it was a Serial and later collected together in a novel. You probably know that, but probably less than half the people alive today wasn't born yet when he originally wrote the segments. So I mention just in case.
I want to own this, just having trouble with the font on that slipcover. Looks like the Are You Afraid of the Dark? font. Weird! And yeah, after seeing the steelbook and discs, it'll be the standard version for me.
This is one of my favorite horror movies. I LOVE that ending. The VFX were very low budget but I only noticed it in the garage scene with the tenticles. I think this will be a classic eventially. Thank you for the review, hope you feel better.
I absolutely love lionsgate steelbooks. American psycho being one of my favorites in the collection. But if the design isn't doing it for me, I don't feel the need to collect em all. I ordered the slip version from best buy, still waiting for it to be delivered. I will say they have more hits than misses imo, but there's definitely been misses I had to skip. Ran is another beautiful example that I had to get during it's initial release. Reservoir is up there for me as well. I know that one's controversial because I was seeing a lot of people who hated it
Appreciate the overview Ken - as a LG 4k Exclusive Best Buy Steelbook collector myself, I had to have this one. Haven’t cracked it open to watch yet, but it will be getting a view this October for #31DaysOfHorror
I'm guessing, But I bet this guy absolutely loves many horror films that are not on this movies level. This isn't the top tier(Exorcist/Thing/Alien/TCM/Rosemarie's Baby) But this is probably top 5 horror films since this movies release. I love horror but don't care for way over 90% of it. This is a horror film for people who need a horror fix but don't want to watch bull.
Loved your review you are correct But my advice for 4k upscale source reviews you have to compare hdr10 and dolby vision because sadly 4k upscales dont improve much from hdr10 if it has option for dolby vision 4k upscale sourced releases that has dolby vision and hdr10 Dont look good with hdr10 usually But 4k upscale sourced relases that just have hdr10 no dolby vision looks good and see improvement
Hey Ken - I never do this but I'd love to see you do a video on the following subject: when a movie goes to 4k that uses the same transfer that was done for the bluray, I'm curious how often there's a real difference vs. how often they look exactly the same. This idea was inspired by the Dead Zone 4k that's coming out in December - it feels like yesterday we got the bluray!
Curious to know what kind of display you have. The more quality/size of the screen the more you can tell the difference. But some discs are better than others, of course
awesome stuff Ken. Im gonna wait on the Mist for black Friday. I did get an advance copy of Pumpkinhead steelbook yesterday and I was blown away! looks fantastic
A first time watch for me and I thought the movie looked great in 4K. The color palette looks great and I’ll check out the B&W version when I’m done watching all my horror films this month. That Steelbook is hideous though lol. The movie itself is interesting but not Darabont’s best compared to his masterpieces of Shawshank and Green Mile. The ending was very shocking though and idk if that was King’s original ending from the story but I think one of the first to have a twist ending.
I never understood people who buy movies that they don't even like, I love this movie it doesn't always have the greatest CGI but it's a really well put together movie I love the ending I can't stand conventional endings where everybody's happy that's boring this is the best Thomas Jane movie since the punisher .
Maaan, The Mist is one of my favourite horror films I watch it almost annually so when I heard there was a steelbook I really wanted it... but I think I'll pass. They should've switched up the art on the standard packaging and the steelbook, as I like that one MUCH more than this.
Awesome 👏 review Kenny bro 😎 and I be checking out the 4k haven’t watch it yet on 4k but I will see it eventually and I’m looking forward to it to see how the HDR is and the picture is on the 4k too bruh 😎
It’s a 7/10 for me. The really stupid, unnecessary dialogues drags it down. I got very tired of hearing the annoying religious lady. 4K disc quality was great though, especially the Atmos track.
The thing that’s important to mention when talking about this movie is the acting in it is some of the best you’re ever going to see from a horror film. 🚨Spoiler Alert incoming ‼️ The ending… is really contrived to me. To think everyone would be thinking that yeah we all should just snuff it, is really unbelievable. Well, except for the kid who just woke up from a nap who doesn’t even have a say of whether he wants to give up. And I don’t believe the dad would have made that decision, no matter how stark the situation is. Ultimately it is a more satisfying/dramatic ending than the way King ended it in the book (they drive off into the mist…) IDK i wish they had done multiple endings like they did for I Am Legend
Kenny this a fun movie it a good film and 4k was good and creatures were good and ending was good it suppose make u feel like scene in cliff hanger in beginning
Big fan of this movie. Always felt the black and white version made the movie feel like a 40s/50s classic monster flick, where the color version felt like a 70s/80s b-movie horror flick.
Tbh the black and white version feels like an afterthought to me. It very much so looks like it's simply desaturated. It does not look like it was shot and lit with the intent of being in black and white
I am reminded of what Sun Tzu said right before the Battle of Boju. "In times of peace, a man audits his blu-ray collection. In times of war, a man audits his soul."
The B&W is the version to watch. It massively helps the creepy atmosphere and the CGI doesn't look as cheap.
I agree
@@midlevelmedia damn I miss the b&w version - only got the color in Europe. Any chance of a give away of your old bluray Ken?
@@GamezGuru1 I might just give it to you if I didn't have to pay a fortune to ship to Europe. Lol
@@midlevelmedia yeah, international shipping blows - I'm literally wanting to send you some subscriber mail, and it's gonna cost more than the value of the items!
I promise I'll get it to you soon though...
This movie was a very good adaptation of King’s original story. Good movie. I think it’s more then a simple creature feature. Loved the ending, true horror. Not a happy ending.
The Mist is a Great Movie You are way off Ken.
I always loved this movie. I remember watching it on my dads living room floor and when the end came up, everyone in the room went up in arms saying "WTF NO WAY". Too memorable
The ending of the movie was a bold move by Frank Darabont. Stephen King (SK), I believe, decided to end the story with an "uncertain future/your own interpretation" type of ending to - depending on the reader - either give a hazy prediction of better things to come or the group would eventually be killed, because he was probably leaning on a sad ending where they all died somehow. Maybe he decided not to do a sad ending, however he did not want a happy ending. He sort of gave the reader the responsibility to choose the ending they want. If they want a happy ending or sad ending, it is there for the reader to choose, relieving himself of forcing the reader to accept a sad ending.
Frank Darabont decided that it will indeed have an ending, and it will be as bleak as he and I believed SK would have actually ended the story. Darabont forces the viewer to accept a sad ending, not specific events, but rather the idea that if SK would have chosen an ending it would have been a sad one.
Stephen King books are known to not always have the best endings and King himself says he always has issues with endings of his books. I think that’s why so many of them are interconnected.
I thought the movie was B-movie entertaining when I first saw it and then I got to the end and was blown away by it. It was so unlike the typical "tie everything together and leave on a happy note" type of ending. It made the movie great for me.
ya its amazing how many people were butt hurt over the ending..like it should always be rainbows and moonbeams at the end of anything.
That's how I felt about Night of the Living Dead as well.
@@nunyabidness7547i don't need happy endings. I love sad and bittersweet endings in films, but this just felt like a dumb decision on the part of the character. It's a writing/editing issue that didn't quite sell it
William Friedkin once said to me, “Ed, the guy who made these new ‘Halloween’ is about to make one to my movie, “The Exorcist.” That’s right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made “Pineapple Express.” I don’t want to be around when that happens. But if there’s a spirit world, and I come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell.”
I felt exactly how you felt when I first saw this back in the day and I revisited it when I read that Darabont always wanted this to be in black & white and that he was going for an old 50’s movie vibe. That reshaped how I looked at the film. Is it unbelievable that they would turn as fast as they did into a cult? Sure but it’s not exactly a movie predicated on believability to begin with and I think it’s using both of those unrealistic elements to highlight that when shit hits the fan people will eat each other. I feel like that’s why he’s leaning into the cheesiness of the monsters too, the heightened aspects of the metaphor are meant to complement each other and to me there’s a poignant quality to how the people are the real monsters in the story. I do think it could’ve worked more as a miniseries like IT with two longer parts but as is I think it’s well done. My biggest gripe is that the CG is just not good at all, the black and white helps this a bit but not enough to not make it a little distracting. I also just think the ending really makes this movie memorable as hell. I’d give it a solid 7.5/10 but it’s got the advantage of being easy to watch for me as well. If this is on TV I’ll definitely always put it on even if it’s just to fall back on if nothing else is on. I feel like that’s a whole lane of movies, where they’re not exactly amazing but they have a strong casual rewatchability about them.
I agree the black & white helps this movie and I can see why Darabont originally intended that, for the Twilight Zone type vibe.
This video is profoundly inspiring! - "Embrace your aspirations with unshakable resolve..."
Agreed about Frank Darabount’s 90’s work being awesome.
FYI, Mist & Shawshank were novellas, but Green Mile was a novel 👍
Technically it was a Serial and later collected together in a novel. You probably know that, but probably less than half the people alive today wasn't born yet when he originally wrote the segments. So I mention just in case.
I just picked up my copy of Lionsgate 4K steelbook. I’ve never seen this film. I’m looking forward to adding it to my Spooktober play list!
Honestly the ending is what made this one of my all time fav horror movies. Truly horrifying! I’m reading the story for the first time right now
The Green Mile is my favorite movie. Love it!
Same here.
Haven't opened mine yet. Damn I was hoping for new extras. Thanks for the review
I want to own this, just having trouble with the font on that slipcover. Looks like the Are You Afraid of the Dark? font. Weird! And yeah, after seeing the steelbook and discs, it'll be the standard version for me.
The discs art are atrocious to me. Standard version for me as well.
I have the 4K slip. The artwork is much better, both on the slip and the discs.
This is one of my favorite horror movies. I LOVE that ending. The VFX were very low budget but I only noticed it in the garage scene with the tenticles. I think this will be a classic eventially. Thank you for the review, hope you feel better.
The black and white version is the one to watch. It looks fantastic in b&w and has a timeless feel.
One time was enough after that ending
I appreciate this movie for what it was going for. The inside of that steel book is great.
I enjoyed the movie in the color version. I got the 4K Steelbook version. Packaging was unique.
I love this movie. It's very Lovecraftian, which wins me over every time.
I'll wait for a sale.
I absolutely love lionsgate steelbooks. American psycho being one of my favorites in the collection. But if the design isn't doing it for me, I don't feel the need to collect em all. I ordered the slip version from best buy, still waiting for it to be delivered. I will say they have more hits than misses imo, but there's definitely been misses I had to skip. Ran is another beautiful example that I had to get during it's initial release. Reservoir is up there for me as well. I know that one's controversial because I was seeing a lot of people who hated it
Appreciate the overview Ken - as a LG 4k Exclusive Best Buy Steelbook collector myself, I had to have this one. Haven’t cracked it open to watch yet, but it will be getting a view this October for #31DaysOfHorror
I think you'll enjoy it. Very good creature feature
I'm guessing, But I bet this guy absolutely loves many horror films that are not on this movies level. This isn't the top tier(Exorcist/Thing/Alien/TCM/Rosemarie's Baby) But this is probably top 5 horror films since this movies release. I love horror but don't care for way over 90% of it. This is a horror film for people who need a horror fix but don't want to watch bull.
Loved your review you are correct
But my advice for 4k upscale source reviews you have to compare hdr10 and dolby vision because sadly 4k upscales dont improve much from hdr10 if it has option for dolby vision
4k upscale sourced releases that has dolby vision and hdr10
Dont look good with hdr10 usually
But 4k upscale sourced relases that just have hdr10 no dolby vision looks good and see improvement
Hey Ken - I never do this but I'd love to see you do a video on the following subject: when a movie goes to 4k that uses the same transfer that was done for the bluray, I'm curious how often there's a real difference vs. how often they look exactly the same. This idea was inspired by the Dead Zone 4k that's coming out in December - it feels like yesterday we got the bluray!
Curious to know what kind of display you have. The more quality/size of the screen the more you can tell the difference. But some discs are better than others, of course
I have to get the Mist Steel book Ken it looks amazing and I love the Mist. Great review 🆒🆒👍👍💽💽💿💿
awesome stuff Ken. Im gonna wait on the Mist for black Friday. I did get an advance copy of Pumpkinhead steelbook yesterday and I was blown away! looks fantastic
I can not wait for Pumpkinhead
A first time watch for me and I thought the movie looked great in 4K. The color palette looks great and I’ll check out the B&W version when I’m done watching all my horror films this month. That Steelbook is hideous though lol. The movie itself is interesting but not Darabont’s best compared to his masterpieces of Shawshank and Green Mile. The ending was very shocking though and idk if that was King’s original ending from the story but I think one of the first to have a twist ending.
I never understood people who buy movies that they don't even like, I love this movie it doesn't always have the greatest CGI but it's a really well put together movie I love the ending I can't stand conventional endings where everybody's happy that's boring this is the best Thomas Jane movie since the punisher .
I think I said I liked the movie 5 times or more. Lol
@@midlevelmedia perhaps but you down played it .
There’s nothing B-Level about The Mist.
I’ve only watched it a couple times. To me it was like an extended Twilight Zone with a depressing ending. Not something I’ll watch again. Pass.
really like this movie. The blu-ray extras were extensive (over an hour) No need for more when its all been shone and said.
Always room to provide new updated insights and thoughts.
Maaan, The Mist is one of my favourite horror films I watch it almost annually so when I heard there was a steelbook I really wanted it... but I think I'll pass. They should've switched up the art on the standard packaging and the steelbook, as I like that one MUCH more than this.
Awesome 👏 review Kenny bro 😎 and I be checking out the 4k haven’t watch it yet on 4k but I will see it eventually and I’m looking forward to it to see how the HDR is and the picture is on the 4k too bruh 😎
I have noticed the massive increase in releases over the past month,I'm hoping it gets back to normal soon again 😆 It's too many.....
It can feel that way for sure.
There's not so much coming out there too much haha
It’s a 7/10 for me. The really stupid, unnecessary dialogues drags it down. I got very tired of hearing the annoying religious lady. 4K disc quality was great though, especially the Atmos track.
I have this horror movie on 4k Ultra HD Steelbook but haven't played it yet 👊👊📽😱😱
The thing that’s important to mention when talking about this movie is the acting in it is some of the best you’re ever going to see from a horror film.
🚨Spoiler Alert incoming ‼️
The ending… is really contrived to me. To think everyone would be thinking that yeah we all should just snuff it, is really unbelievable. Well, except for the kid who just woke up from a nap who doesn’t even have a say of whether he wants to give up. And I don’t believe the dad would have made that decision, no matter how stark the situation is. Ultimately it is a more satisfying/dramatic ending than the way King ended it in the book (they drive off into the mist…) IDK i wish they had done multiple endings like they did for I Am Legend
I agree with all of your critiques of the film itself, pretty much verbatim.
Finally ordered the 4 disc - via Amazon) . Didn't realise all the discs are region free. I'm from the UK.
I picked up the standard 4K edition, my store didn't have the steelbook.
Kenny this a fun movie it a good film and 4k was good and creatures were good and ending was good it suppose make u feel like scene in cliff hanger in beginning
My comment is not related just wanted it in the most recent video
Do you know is the 4k region locked to USA?
4k discs are always region free.
With the ending, it makes it not rewatchable. Especially being a parent.
It is difficult for sure. Felt very unnecessary as well.
Shawshank yes, green mile(although good) no. Definitely not one of the best 90’s movies. The mist is arguably better
I disagree. Both shawshank and green mile are well-crafted films but the mist just feels like some no-name director was at the helm of a tv movie
@@chrisjfox8715 you disagree? I said arguably better. green is definitely not one of the best movies of the 90’s movies
@@jeffcunningham0389 yes, I disagree
@@chrisjfox8715 ok
The Green Mile is one of my favorite films of all time. Hard disagree
Big fan of this movie. Always felt the black and white version made the movie feel like a 40s/50s classic monster flick, where the color version felt like a 70s/80s b-movie horror flick.
Tbh the black and white version feels like an afterthought to me. It very much so looks like it's simply desaturated. It does not look like it was shot and lit with the intent of being in black and white
The ending I didint see coming.