The Mist (2007)

Posted : 8 hours, 58 minutes ago at Nov 7 10:33

O Nevoeiro começa fraquinho, fica podre no meio e tem um final BABACA, prá dizer o mínimo. Não sei que conclusão podemos tirar disso, não sei se fui eu que não entendi a mensagem. Me sinto esquisita por não ter sentido medo de um filme que todo mundo está falando maravilhas. Mais do que isso, me sinto decepcionada. É o segundo filme do Stephen King (baseado numa história dele) que assisto e fico com cara de "q". Foi assim com 1408 e agora com O Nevoeiro. Apenas em uma cena ou outra que dá prá levar um sustinho [/aiquesusto!], mas a história como um todo não convence.


- Publicado originalmente em 14/11/08, no blog Respeite Meus Mullets.

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 9 months, 2 weeks ago at Jan 26 17:41

"O Nevoeiro" é uma daquelas experiências que nos lembram para que o cinema é feito: nos transportar. Somos tirados da sala escura e colocados em meio àqueles personagens angustiados, desesperados por uma salvação que talvez nunca virá. Adaptado de um conto de Stephen King, "O Nevoeiro" conta a história de uma cidadezinha que, depois de uma tempestade, é engolida por um nevoeiro. O filme é dirigido por Frank Darabont, já vetereano em adaptações de King. Antes, dirigiu "Um Sonho de Liberdade" e "À Espera de um Milagre". O que torna "O Nevoeiro" o melhor filme de horror de 2008 é que Darabont entendeu que os monstros representam a escuridão da alma humana. E o terror que se tem da névoa é o mesmo que existe dentro de nós reprimido pela confiança nas instituições. E...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 10 months, 1 week ago at Dec 29 16:54

Sabe quando o filme acaba e você fica dividido entre se apaixonar pela história ou matar quem a escreveu? Pois foi essa minha reação. Mas quando li na capa do DVD que era uma adaptação de Stephen King, o mundo voltou a fazer sentido. Com meus eternos e declarados problemas com finais de filmes, um que me deixa tão perturbada assim só pode ser considerado ótimo. E olha que filme de monstros nesse estilo dificilmente me agradam. O filme é extremamente fiel ao conto, e conforme já foi dito em reviews anteriores à minha, o final chega a ser previsível se você conhece o trabalho de King, tanto que mesmo antes de saber que era uma história dele, o final chegou a me passar pela cabeça, mas achei que seria demais. Uma curiosidade sobre esse desfecho é que, mesmo sendo a cara d...Read more

Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Dec 25 16:55

started kind of promising, at the first sight of tentacles I was sceptical... Still, dispite of strange/bad dialog and fishy explanations it wasn't a total trainwreck until the very end... I'm sorry, but when you make the viewer watch an apacolypse for 2,5 hours, the ending better be freakin good! Theres no need to spill my guts on how it ended, but I dare claim, that it is hands down the WORST ending I have EVER seen... It was like something an angry 14 year old would write on an essay, just to piss of the teacher who had to read 10 pages of crappy grammer. AND, when you throe in words like "alternate dimension" or "portal to another world", I better see some sort of fancy shit, not just a bad actor uttering a few sentences with no visual stuff... Don't waste 2,5 perfectly usable hours...Read more

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 26 8:59

Amanda Dunfrey: You don't have much faith in humanity, do you? Dan Miller: None, whatsoever. A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. Thomas Jane: David Drayton Let's start by saying Frank Darabont can do no wrong when faced with bringing any novel to life in a movie adaptation. He wonderfully brought The Green Mile to life, as well as one of the greatest film adapt efforts in film history, The Shawshank Redemption. The Mist is relievedly not another gore fest or a predictable slasher effort. Granted it has its fair share of gruesome violent happenings, but it is the signature way in which King develops his characters and focuses on human nature, that turbul...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Aug 19 3:17

"As a species we're fundamentally insane. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up ways to kill one another. Why do you think we invented politics and religion?" When it comes to adapting narratives from the maestro of horror literature, Stephen King, the outcomes have proved to be largely diverse. Stephen King's original novella of The Mist carries a fascinating premise and it was destined to be adapted for the big screen. King's largest fanatics must have breathed a collective sigh of relief when it was announced that the cinematic rendering of The Mist would be helmed by writer/director Frank Darabont. This prolific screenwriter-come-director earned his reputation after creating two successful film adaptations of Stephen King novels (The Shawshank Redemp...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 8 15:05

Based on a Stephen King novella, what else can a viewer expect but gore and monsters? Oh yes, stupid dialog and stupid people. Honestly, I've yet to see a horror picture that is worth watching. Marcia Gay Harden's character's mouth should have been taped with super strong tape; that religious lady was so annoying! (Harden was excellent in this performance, as I think that was the point with her character.) There are some good performances in this film. There were also some great lines in there, including some by Harden's character when she's praying in the bathroom, and other true comments about people's belief in humanity. Special effects were quite decent and well done. I only watched until the end to find out if anyone got out alive... otherwise I'd have stopped. So the story i...Read more

Rating : 4/10

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 24 11:11

I didn't read the book, so I will only focus on what I saw on the screen. I often wonder why is it so necessary for scary movies or thrillers for the characters (most of the times nearly ALL of them)to be completely stupid for the script to go on. That talks about the incompetence of the screenplay writer (at least). This movie was one of the finest examples of it. Every single character is more retarded than the one before. The only one that seemed a logical human being was the child. The movie seems to depend on this for the disasters to happen. When you create a stupid movie, yes, you can only rely on stupid characters to do stupid stuff that leads them into disaster. The sad thing is that if it was well thought, disasters can happen without EVERYBODY being imbecile. The...Read more

Rating : 2/10

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Mar 26 0:14

We all know Stephen King is the undisputed master when it comes to horror novels, but not all his works have translated well to the big screen. But I'm glad to say this one, based on a novella (mini-novel) of his, is a beauty. When I read it a few years back in college, I remember thinking 'man, this would make an awesome movie!' so I was excited when I found out that not only was it coming out, but that Frank Darabont was at the helm. The critics came, and many were harsh towards it. I suppose they just didnt except such a King-style ending. lol All the things that make King special are in this film; the slow build-up of suspense, the complete unexplained mystery, a raving lunatic, terrifying monsters, and finally, the end. And what an ending. Speechless. wow THAT alone is...Read more

Rating : 8/10