The Mist (2007) - Movie Reaction

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[@MACReact]

Hey guys! Right now we're working on new show reactions for February. But in the meantime, here's a movie reaction we did for our Patreon back in November to hold you guys over! We made this video before Andre Braugher passed, so we didn't mention it in the video. But needless to say we were deeply saddened and shocked to hear he passed. RIP Andre Braugher.

[@Camuska]

RIP Andre Braugher Forever our dear Captain Holt :(

[@powertrip25]

hope yall react to THE BEAR!!!! :O

[@mikeboehl5260]

Watch time analytics be like: ____________/\__

[@PoeInTheDitch]

Hahaha

[@jasminbreakingbadwalkingde4614]

😂

[@nitrokid]

Ded, a heartbeat, and ded again.

[@angelminaj617]

🤣🤣🤣😅

[@christina8101]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@Marcus_1001]

I will *never* understand why this film is so underappreciated and underrated. It was judged as mediocre by both fans and critics. Such a shame! It's gained more favor in subsequent years and rightly so. This is a fantastic film and yes, most definitely has one of the most brutal and heartbreaking endings ever. Another great reaction, you two!

[@Hey_Jamie]

Because it’s garbage. Terrible acting, terrible effects

[@sugarysweet777]

@@Hey_Jamieme when I lie

[@Bumiround]

When someone ask me what to watch, The Mist will be the first come out of my mind. Beside of its easy to remember title name, the behemoth scene stick with me forever

[@johnplaysgames3120]

There may be other market reasons I don't know about from the time period, but there are a few reasons why I think "The Mist" didn't hit as hard at first (though it is getting more appreciation now): 1) PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A B-MOVIE. The point of the movie (which @Hey_Jamie obvs didn't understand) is that it's meant to be like an old creature-feature B-movie. Frank Darabont even intended for it to be in black and white like those old movies but the studio said no to that (although he did eventually put out a version in B&W and, as intended, it works better that way). So, unfortunately, people who didn't understand the homage probably felt a little meh about the dialogue (which was purposely cheesy at times), the stupid decisions of some of the characters (which was on purpose), etc. Also, the CG looks way better in B&W than in color (where it looks washed out and flat), so that didn't help the theatrical cut. 2) IT LOOKED DERIVATIVE. I think at least some people confused this movie with The Fog, which came out a year or two before and was horrible (I think it has ~4% on Rotten Tomatoes, 3.7/10 on IMDB, etc), so that didn't help. Personally, I remember seeing the commercials for The Mist and not feeling interested enough to go see it bc, from the marketing, it looked very mid (and I assumed it was a low-budget remake of The Fog). This is anecdotal "evidence," but my friends and I were all super horror movie fans and not one of us was interested enough to go see it in theaters. To echo point 1 though, it's meant to have a lot of tropes as its base with the creative (and brutal) stuff sprinkled on top to make it something new. The marketing didn't sell that or do anything to set it apart from The Fog. 3) NO NAMES. Thomas Jane was not exactly a top-tier name, even at the time. Other than for people who knew (and were excited) that there would be a lot of Walking Dead actors in it bc of Frank Darabont (and many of those people, at the time, would've been film and tv nerds, not general audience), there weren't really any actors to put butts in seats. That's true for a lot of horror films but, when the marketing fails to sell the vibe of the movie, you need a name to get people into theaters anyway. 4) THE BIGGEST REASON THE MOVIE FAILED IN THEATERS: THE ENDING. For me (and a lot of us who are fans of this movie), the brutality of the ending is what sets this film apart and makes it memorable. If it had the happy ending the studio wanted (or even the ambiguous ending Stephen King originally wrote), I don't think I would have remembered The Mist two hours after I finished watching it. Because of that ending, this movie is one I've always remembered, fully respect, and will recommend to anyone who asks. That ending put it in the pantheon of great horror films (or, at least, really good horror films). HOWEVER, a lot of the general audience doesn't like brutal endings (especially ones involving kids). The critics even said at the time that the ending would divide audiences and, tbh, I think they were right. I bet a lot of people came out of the theater hating the ending and didn't recommend it to their friends after. In fact, if you look up reports of audience reactions to the end of the movie in theaters, you'll see a lot of people hated the end and, as a result, hated the movie. From there, word of mouth (or, maybe worse yet, lack of word of mouth) killed its box office. Fortunately, people went back and discovered the movie later, on cable and, later still, on streaming services and gave it a chance. It just took a while to find the audience who would appreciate it for what it's supposed to be.

[@BooneErica]

And Carol survived just to head into a zombie apocalypse😂 (walking dead joke if you guys haven’t watched the show)

[@jcs1025]

I remember seeing this in the theater, and there was an audible gasp when that tank appeared at the end. This is not how King ended his original story, but he said he liked it once he saw it.

[@MZAH1986]

he also said that this ending really terrified him as he watching the movie. and he said to frank darabont before the shooting go on and do your own ending.

[@BryanMcdonough-gl9hm]

Four Walking Dead characters, Dale, Andrea, Carol and Morales

[@sheilaburns8977]

Would have been Thomas Jane too as Rick, but he was doing an HBO series and had to pass on TWD. Big mistake.

[@TheGovernor-vw9cf]

Don’t forget Sam witwer he was the tank walker that was in the tank with rick

[@nedzed3663]

Hey, bright spot in all this. Billy can't be traumatized anymore. Because he's dead, his dad shot him. Now his dad, on the other hand, he's NEVER going to be right in the head.

[@onyx081]

I have no doubt in my mind that the dad unalived himself after the end of the movie.There's no way that he would want to continue living after that.

[@nedzed3663]

@onyx081 That is the saddest and unintentionally funniest outcome of a character's arc in a movie with this kind of ending I've ever heard

[@Persephone_Personified]

We’re just gonna stay together. Get eaten together. It’s fine. 😅

[@MolnarG007]

No wonder Walking Dead is sucha great serie, multiple stars from this movie acted in that show. For me these apocalyptic situations works only if the actors bring their best. And they did.

[@madeincda]

Great point

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

They were actually there because of the director Frank Darabont, but stayed because of contracts when he was removed or left after season 1.

[@kenyabrunson4985]

Ollie was played by Toby Jones, who'd later play Armin Zola in the MCU. What a badass! Also, kudos to his American accent -- he's British!

[@genghisgalahad8465]

I thought he he was Germanic! Because he says "Fraulein..."

[@DRpePPer1300]

Crazy how Zola and the Punisher were in the same movie

[@AndrewSnarls]

I'm amused with how many Walking Dead cast members are in this movie.

[@sc1338]

Frank daribont is why

[@JCG52577]

Any time a King character says “My life for you” a huge red flagg should go up. (Wink wink nudge nudge)

[@darthken815]

Beware The Walkin' Dude. 👀

[@mikebrown7799]

Hi Christian & Madison!😊 This is rather a unique film from writer Stephen King and director Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead). They also teamed up for "The Green Mile" (1999) and "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). Two very popular well made films!🏆🏆 King's book does end differently. He has said he likes Darabont's ending better here. Great job reacting to tis unique horror film, Kids!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏

[@Camuska]

Fun fact, the painting he is on at the beginning is a depiction of Roland Deschain of Gilead, main character of The Dark Tower saga. The Tower itself is on the painting, with the Rose and one of the Door that are important elements of the books. The real fun fact is that the Dark Tower books connects every King's story together in a concrete manner, so the movie character probably had some "visions" of what is happening in the other part of King'sverse.

[@DaniBlazin]

Aye, say true, sai Gunslinger! Ka is a wheel. Do ya ken it? 📚 🌹

[@zaftra]

The mist is set in a thinny.

[@williamjones6031]

I hope these "as we go" helps 1. In context it is similar to what King did with "The Stand", except in this case it's monsters and not a virus. 2. Jeffery DeMunn is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all four of his films: "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Green Mile" (1999), and "The Mist" (2007). All King adaptations. He was also in what King himself says "Storm of the Century" was such a good screenplay that he adapted into a book. 3. William Sadler also was in "Shawshank" and "The Green Mile". 4. Frances Sternhagen was in "Misery" by King. 5. Marcia Gay Harden kills it. 6.King wanted to play the big guy that goes out with the rope around his waist "brass balls" but Darabont shot him down. 7. This is not how the book ends. Darabont wanted this ending. King later said that as horrific that it is he likes it better. What makes this ending more devastating is he has to live with it the rest of his life 🥵 8. The picture of the cowboy is an Easter egg from King's "Dark Tower series 9. The cool thing about this story is, since the creatures are from a different dimension, they could be anything. 10. Stephen King. You're welcome

[@robogreek3157]

Demun was also in 1988 the blob written by darabont and was great

[@aarrgghh]

even author stephen king was impressed by the ending, which departed from his original story, saying: "the ending is such a jolt-wham! it's frightening. but people who go to see a horror movie don't necessarily want to be sent out with a pollyanna ending."

[@floppyblanket2587]

I wonder if King was told the ending beforehand or if he watched it and was surprised like the rest of us.... do you know?

[@AmberSmith-zx2rp]

Fun thing... the crazy lady claimed if they kill his son, the mist will lift. And then when he kills his son... the mist DOES lift.

[@TheBigTamale]

😧

[@DaniBlazin]

Maybe the Crimson King or Randall Flagg was messin with her mind lol SK 📚

[@madeincda]

Coincidence

[@trappestarrgaming3422]

Blame the yellow king iykyk

[@Towelgravy]

Funny idea, but she didn't claim that. She said, "KILL THE BOY!". She did not make such a prediction, she just wanted to kill the boy to hurt the heathen.. and the mist didn't "lift". It was forced back. That's the difference of draining a bathtub vs letting the water evaporate lol

[@LuinathTTG]

The Roland painting referencing the Dark Tower series right at the beginning is so cool. If you've read the book you can actually learn pretty much exactly what happened at the base and where the monsters actually come from. The Dark Tower is probably my fave book series so any shout outs are always very welcome to me lol

[@Noggahide]

The story that inspired this film is the same story that inspired the original 'Half-life' PC classic video game!

[@sonnieandjacob]

Ive seen a lot of movies in the theatre and i have never seen one with more pissed off people in my life. We were all fucking livid. All the years later though i must say that was one hell of an ending.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

44:47 they saved all those people likely because they came from the opposite direction, and the protagonist went away from where the army entered the town from. If you didn't notice the Army was heading the same direction they were, so the farther they drove the farther from the military they got.

[@MrJordiBaby]

Marcia is an amazing actress! And at least 3 actors from The Walking Dead! AND one the best endings of any movie!

[@3ggh3ad]

sam witweir (also does voice of darth maul/palpatine in clone wars) was the tank zombie in the first episodes

[@СаулеАлыбаева-ч5ш]

I was seven years kid in Kazakhstan and saw a book with tentackles on the cover and made my parents by the book. It was " the mist" and " the pet semetary". The first book I ever read)) Now I'm 36 and my main hobby is to write horror stories in kazakh language!)))

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

The three soldiers were on leave, but that MP told them their leave was canceled. I'm not sure where they were going before stopping in that grocery store though.

[@christopherwatters6813]

Great reaction video! I absolutelylove this movie- such a great examination of how people can behave during an unpredented crisis. The ending is a gut punch no matter how many times I see it.

[@Jordashian93]

Good movie, but the ending is so dark

[@thaistomp]

What happens to Thomas Jane? I never understood that ending.

[@jtser8322]

One thing that's also really haunting to me is the music at the end of the movie. It's both beautiful and tragic and really enhanced the final scene for me.

[@Bumiround]

Especially in behemoth scene. Literally breath-taking

[@easagepie]

It's from a group called Dead Can Dance the song is Host of Seraphin. So good

[@jackplayz1675]

Glad you are both well and I love this film and yep RIP Andre keep up the reaction's you are both awesome

[@sonofmoss]

I literally yelled out in shock at the end when the tank appeared. The entire theater was full of people shouting and yelling “what the fuck?!” and other shit.

[@Dystiler]

24:45 Because she was silent & still so it didnt feel threatened. Everyone that dies from the mist is a result of them drawing attention to themselves. The lady who left to go get her children early on survived because she went alone and was quiet. Notice the military rescue was quiet as they contained the mist & its creatures.

[@Wash869]

I have a suggestion for a film you to react to: FRAILTY (2001), a very interesting and surprising psychological thriller, with intense moments and great performances, it's worth checking out

[@abelmulato8991]

A great movie I recommend and I will NEVER rewatch😂

[@ShockArcl1te]

I remember watching this movie for the first time at a friend's house years ago. We got to the ending and when the big twist happened I started laughing and didn't stop for like two minutes. I'm not sure what's wrong with me. It was just so over-the-top tragic that it looped completely around to pure comedy.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Patrons are ruthless, y'all! 🌫 Will you guys see the It remake? Or The Thing?

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

You know who I feel bad for, in all this? The monsters! I mean, they didn't ask to be brought here. They're just minding their own business.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

On the bright side for the monsters: Free buffet.

[@Rknowles813]

Crazy how most of this cast are or were in TWD. Even the main guy auditioned to play Rick (thank god they went with Andrew Lincoln tho)

[@smilezx477]

I hate this movie. The ending pissed me off..

[@marleyofhouseharris8720]

It's really too bad nobody ever watches the Director's Cut. Frank Darabont shot the whole thing with the hopes it would be released in black and white, and it really shows in the atmosphere, horror, and intense man screaming.

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

Did y’all see Cloverfield yet?

[@ShadowWizard]

5:03 and doomsday is smallwille

[@Eduardo-yj5cd]

- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. (2008) - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Please...thank's!!!

[@alexflorea4879]

So happy to see you guys react to one of my favorite movies made after a novel by Stephen King!!! You should check out Dreamcatcher also made after a story from King.❤👍

[@bouhhgz1969]

I think I recognized a couple actors from the Walking Dead series in this - just from what you guys showed.....

[@matthew6427]

I don't want to make anyone angry but 😅 That church lady is the first thing I think of when someone says they're christian, just like when I hear someone say they support trump and I think that they're waiting for JFK Jr to resurrect. Of course, I'm sure hearing Democrat for those people make them think of bright green hair being triggered and people like Lenin and Mao. It's a lot of media that has painted us all as the worst in our particular groups & it's sad. Not sure why I felt the need to type that out but it's frustrating and we see it every day, and a lot of ud blindly believe it & it's driving us further apart. Live and let live ✌️

[@fr8964]

"Oh hey I like these guys, I wonder what else they have... PERFECT!!"

[@thejamppa]

Frank Darabont's theme is Hope: in Shawshank Redemption it was keeping your hope, in The Mist it was losing your hope. Also Hope is strongly present in layers of The Green Mile. The Ending is a emotional gut punch it raises this film into Masterpiece class for me.

[@ShadowWizard]

this also makes u think, maybe the crazy lady was right, cause it happened right after the bool price was payed

[@chocolate-teapot]

From what I remember, this isn't Steven king's ending, and this is really f'd up.

[@chayasorabella4581]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time I don't know why it doesn't get more love. This was a great reaction. Hitting the subscribe button ✅

[@JMK248]

This ending is so gut wrenching I would randomly think about it at work. Been stuck in my head for 17 years lol

[@enzoinquiries4181]

hey guys, would there be the slightest chance of yall reacting to hunter x hunter? i know christian enjoys it ive seen the hxh shirts, i just never got the information if madison watched it too. fucking goated series. appreciate you guys as always, love

[@ValentinasWatching]

Stephen King man.... One of the most terrible endings in movie history. Gotta love how he always delves into the human psyche and how sometimes as humans we can end up doing so much worse than what's actually supernatural and out there.

[@nitrokid]

To every reactors who had seen this movie, I just wanna say... LOLZ.

[@andresmendez6870]

The overly religious lady was the main reason why I cut this movie short the first time I watched it. I just couldn't stand her.

[@haruruben]

45:00 they didn’t want to get eaten by the monsters. I think what they heard was the rumble of the tanks coming over the horizon but they assumed the world had ended but of course the US military could handle some stupid spiders and tentacle elephants 😂

[@rodgill9376]

Christian Karen was the worse in this movie. But she did had some good lines though lol.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

I think the spiders are the worst way to go; as brutal as every monster attack is, at least they don't take longer than 30 seconds.

[@ShadowWizard]

book ending was hopeful, author likes this ending more then hes own ending to put it short

[@rchycola7744]

This movie and the happening with mark whalburg are so underrated

[@CzarsSalad]

I've seen this movie several times already... and I still can't decide if I like the ending or not

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

I think the big beast at the end was confirmed by the director to be different from the tentacle monster earlier.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

44:33 I never noticed that he said "they're dead...for what?"

[@shonk3317]

Of course when you have two original cast members from The Walking Dead, you will have action 😊

[@ShadowWizard]

it was weird to see it after terminus 😆 i was like nah carol u will be alright, ur terminator so u will reach ur kids with easy mode 😆

[@ShadowWizard]

42:06 u can also see the tentacles of this1 are 2short to reach ground

[@PorterJustPorter]

Twenty seconds... he just had to wait twenty seconds.

[@RealArtVandelay]

This is why i wanna write movies one day, the ending was amazing

[@darrendavalos2525]

Should'nt be a quitter! 😂

[@hbk-hotboy713]

Hell yea 💯 😎🤘🏾

[@beriliumsphere107]

In the book humanity loses

[@greglaplante7593]

That’s not steven kings ending 😢

[@niamhfox9559]

oof, this film. I LOVED it but I watched it in cinema and the ending was DEVASTATING. I watched it with like five other people and as we heard the noise at the end and realised what was happening we started yelling at the director, then the other people in the cinema started yelling. It has left me devastated for 16 years now.

[@ss2gora0]

Great reaction guys, I always felt for Myron, wish he had survived despite initially being a coward with Jim.

[@fugazi225]

thanks for content

[@Realjulianrma7]

22:35

[@warrenphilbert6856]

✌️♥️♥️!...

[@Andrew-yb1uv]

Never give up!

[@effortmsimelelo5059]

Classic

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

On the bright side, all this trauma will make him a better artist. 🙂

[@adtu21]

Jesus dude😂

[@julioyabar1414]

ah bueno

[@3ggh3ad]

theres a version of this in black and white, feels like a 50s/60s horror movie

[@pettts]

ah yes, this fucking movie that i managed to see accidentally on tv as a kid and traumatized me forever

[@jasminbreakingbadwalkingde4614]

Thank you for watching it’s so underrated

[@basicsimp8798]

Watched this when I was 12 with my dad. Fun times.

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

I'm sorry, but what kind of mother leaves an 8 year old to watch the younger sibling? That's bad parenting. She's lucky, I'll give her that.

[@Zodthe1st]

Poor mothers. That's who.

[@PopRoxxRadio]

great reaction... watching now... ... here it comes!

[@BumpyBaluga]

Dude was the worlds okayest dad lol

[@BibleAlivePresentations]

Thank you for your reactions! Love them! We showed this one for a FAITH & FILM, our young adult group -- we aren't fundamentalists. Great discussion. That grocery store: what a perfect image of hell. Like all of Stephen King's works, this is a great parable.

[@tempsitch5632]

Aw. Someone playing mean tricks on you making you watch this garbage.

[@MZAH1986]

Some notes: 1- the way the army came from is the same way the group had escaped because the army came from behind them and the general store located behind. 2- the irony is the mist get really cleared just seconds after the death of the boy (david's son), dark brutal thing to think about. 3-according to the old book of Christianity the creature they saw before the shooting, was not the monster, it was a creature that represent the redemption and good fate, but because the group was not believers they rush towards killing them selves.

[@broodhunter21]

This is probably a better response than what would actually happen. Most people, especially the younger people who have lived in a world of technology and everybody is special culture would be totally useless in this scenario.

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

I’m not saying watch The Mist series, just that it exists.

[@halcyonlightvibes2023]

Really nice reaction. Good to see people with compassion reacting to this underrated film. Cheers 🍸

[@marissanorth85]

I saw this in the theater. I left shaking. I had a toddler at that time and I just could not imagine. I understand why. But that's just horrifying. That and the religious fanatics. Scariest part of the movie!

[@Michael-i2t8z]

Look up what cern is up to. Geneva switzerland they created a porthole