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[@rodentnolastname6612]

Of note; practically half the cast followed the director over to The Walking Dead 😯

[@PatriotRebel]

Thomas Jane was supposed to play Rick Grimes. I think he'd have been good in the role.

[@braygoon999]

@@PatriotRebelyeah definitely I could see that, Andrew Lincoln will forever be the best possible pick for Rick

[@houghi3826]

When Stephen King says he wished he thought of this ending, you know you did good.

[@wham-shirt-trimmer]

You are correct. Because the book ends differently than the movie it ends ambiguously. Stephen King sort of has a reputation not knowing how to end his stories.

[@marquisdesade3025]

Darabont killed it…

[@VictorLugosi]

Stephen king is a hack.. tell me a good ending in a king book? All his books are garbage.. his career is built on Kubrick and de palma making his stories better.

[@VictorLugosi]

@@wham-shirt-trimmerking sucks

[@TR-cy5fg]

The ending sucks.

[@alyxgriffen5073]

Re the paintings in the very beginning.... You're both right. The painting is a cover of one of Steohen King's books in his "Black Tower" series, and the image of the character -- Roland the Gunslinger -- is based very heavily on Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name" character from the Sergio Leone movies (IIRC).

[@NecropsY1]

The acting in the mist is so good tomas jane kills it in the ending, acting wise

[@Tateorsomething]

Remember this, Frank Darabont directed one of the most inspiring (Shawshank) and one of the most bleak (The Mist) endings to any movie.

[@paratus04]

Notice they are both about hope. What happens when you hold onto hope (Shawshank) and when you lose hope (The Mist).

[@ener11454]

Not to mention the Green Mile.

[@FireTiger941]

Frank Darabont is the GOAT! Along with John Carpenter for my favorite directors

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

Darabont is the King Whisperer

[@myproject13ttt]

If you were to name top five most brutal endings to a movie, this is definitely in that top five. For me it is number one. I don't think I've ever seen this brutal of an ending, along with the score. As a man, It broke my heart and I had tears flowing from my eyeballs. Covid really showed humanity in so many ugly ways. Working in retail, I seen people get into fights screaming at each other using profanity I just could have imagined if they all had guns in their hands what that could have turned out to look like. I had to treat adult human beings like little kids, so I could stock the meat shelves so that everybody could get something to eat. And yes, there were good people that were so thankful and literally started helping stock shelves. So yes, there are definitely two sides to humanity in situations where you would hope, everyone would unite and be in the same team.

[@Ivegotafatrichard]

If I ever needed to go to therapy, I'm pretty sure it all started with the ending of this movie.

[@LiirThropp2687]

"Oh, no!" 😰 My exact thoughts as soon as I saw this in my recommendations.

[@sspsfivefivefive]

I watched this back in 2009 and I just sat there after it finished. I was in shock for about a week. The monsters were doing what was natural, the humans were the monsters.

[@crazyfvck]

@sspsfivefivefive I saw this in the theater :) The moral of the story is NEVER lose hope! They lost hope, and that's why the movie ended the way that it did.

[@erikbjelke4411]

01:23: The paintings are by famous poster artist Drew Struzan, who did do the poster for "The Thing" (1982), among many others. The one that our protagonist is working on is a hypothetical poster for a film adaption of "The Dark Tower," a series of Stephen King novels that are apparently quite good, and tie together all his various stories in a kind of multiverse. (The Dark Tower is kind of "the spindle of the multiverse," or something like that. The characters actually go to visit King to get some answers at some point, I understand.) 13:36: Ollie really is a great character. Work in retail long enough, you've met one like him. The one who's career retail, been there so long they know everything, nothing fazes them, they can order around the jumped-up manager if push comes to shove. The grizzled sergeant, the top NCO, the minimum-wage Corporal Hicks. 42:29: The book has a more hopeful ending, the adaptation added this bleaker one. The studio didn't like it, feeling it would kill the film's box office. Stephen King read about the film's ending, and loved it so much he personally intervened to get it to go through. What's the thing everyone remembers about this film? THIS HORRIBLY BLEAK ENDING! I. . . hate that I love this ending. It is so thematically appropriate, it feels so raw and real. In that moment, in David's position, you understand exactly why he does what he does, wish you'd have the strength to do the same. . . and then see it was all for nothing, that hope was all but literally right around the corner, you just needed to hold on for a little bit longer. There's a lot to philosophically unpack about the lines between hope, despair, and delusion.

[@sonnercampbell1702]

For a Stephen King adaptation I recommend: Sliver Bullet (1985) based on King’s novella Cycle of The Werewolf. King also wrote the screenplay. I recently rewatched it for the first time in long while and I think it’s one of the more underrated King adaptations

[@jackmars931]

For a Stephen King film, I recommend 1408. Definitely underrated and doesn't get the attention it deserves. Also, check out the 1988 remake of The Blob. It was written by Frank Darabont, and IMO is up there with The Thing and The Fly for 80s horror remakes.

[@alimoe1970]

1408 is my favourite movie of all time.

[@DefunctGames]

"This is actually the worst death in the movie." Wait for it ...

[@benchapman3159]

Exactly what i was thinking.. like "well, apparently in life sometimes.."

[@slimmccoy8863]

Jordan, seeing the soldier getting dragged into the mob "This is the worst death of the movie" Wait for it... Chandra, seeing the wife's body "That would be the absolute worst" Wait for it... As the credits roll, the worst of it is that Tom Jayne's character has to live with what he's done. Survivor's Guilt with all the trimmings.

[@Beforezzz]

Joe becoming a human barbecue, the MP, and the guy who got webbed in the mouth went out the worst. Lord knows what happened to John Lee. 😨

[@Col_Fragg]

As a former MP who worked at a Super Top Secret facility, I guarantee you that those MP's wouldn't know Jack Shit about anything classified going on. That's not how things work.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Just the guys watching the perimeter.

[@Jacana2k6]

There is a black and white version that looks great. Like an 50's sci-fi movie. Great cast of solid character actors. Early days of Toby Jones and Sam Witwer. Love Thomas Jane in this.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Such a gut-punch of an ending. And yes, the rest of the film is good too. 👍

[@anadraham2995]

Yo‼️ Who else got super freaked out for a second when they saw the cat's tail and thought it was a tentacle‼️ ⁉️⁉️⁉️😅😅😅

[@Ghost0fTheNavigator]

Bro, I saw this drop on my recommendations and I was straight here! I love watching people react to this movie, and you guys were fantastic. Quickly becoming one of my favourite reaction channels!

[@DerekHise]

The Shawshank Redemption movie was based on the Stephen King novel and is critically acclaimed.

[@Clueless_Morgan]

This and Se7en are two favorite ending… absolutely crushing but also so effin good.

[@slimmccoy8863]

Yes, agree on both.

[@arcturus6688]

Agree 100% who needs a happy ending.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

One movie that has a deeply unhappy ending is The Field (1990) by Jim Sheridan, starring Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean.

[@KurtFeudaleKing]

Personally I would never put Se7en and this movie ending in the same category. Se7en is possible the best ending to any movie ever. Easy top 3 of all time. This movie isn't in the top 10, probably 20 imo. But I do still really like this movie. Just feeling the admittedly shocking / harsh ending isn't fully established or deserved. But still a great movie.

[@Clueless_Morgan]

@@KurtFeudaleKing As I said… favorite endings.

[@jasonarthurs3885]

Movies like this bring to mind your Aliens quote..."I want to believe I'd be Ripley, but I know that I'm a Hudson".

[@doplinger1]

Every time you cringed or said “that’s horrible!” I kept saying “wait til the ending…”

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

Oh jeez, I got spooked by the cat's tail at 24:00 😂😂 I'm just looking at the creatures and all of a sudden the tail pops up next to the video!

[@excalibur2024guy]

I've seen this movie dozens of times and when that tail came in, I shouted "Another tentacle?!"

[@jamesonharwood6310]

Thought it was a tentacle 😊

[@anadraham2995]

Same here 😅😅😅

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

The painting he's working on in the beginning is of Roland Deschain and the Dark Tower. King's greatest work. It ties most of his stories into a multiverse

[@Khay-77]

I took my family to see this. I knew ahead of time about the ending as a friend spoiled it to me. My family still has never forgiven me and bring it up every year. 😅

[@positivelynegative9149]

😈🤣

[@adrianpeart]

lmfao

[@leniobarcelos1770]

lol You traumatized them.

[@Khay-77]

@@leniobarcelos1770 It's the simple things in life that you cherish. 👍

[@evilscary]

Jordan mentions Half-life and Silent Hill; Half-life was specifically inspired by the novella of the Mist, and so was Silent Hill!

[@kckev00]

The ending for Deer Hunter stuck with me for along time

[@mikaeljacobsson1437]

The bug left Mrs Carmody alone because it did not want to get infected by something bad. ;)

[@darthken815]

Bug: "Ooh a snack. ( sniff sniff) Ewwww. Not hungry."

[@ian3314]

"I totally called it, but I'm not happy about it." HA HA. Great video guys! For Stephen King, I reccomend the Shining, Misery and especially The Running Man for some good ole 80s movie cheese that has a great premise.

[@philhunter9134]

I watch reactions to this movie just to see how people deal with the ending. Always satisfying.

[@emperorriptide]

One that isnt exactly a movie, but is a 2 part mini-series in the form of a broken up movie "The Langoliers" its really interesting how it plays out, and even if the effects are cheesy, its still pretty terrifying to think about

[@Diogenes741]

I've wanted you to watch this for so long! This kid and the dog from the The Thing should have gotten best supporting actors

[@waywardmind]

This movie is so brutal, but it's another Stephen King adaptation that absolutely rules. There are so many of them out there. OH! Speaking of which, Jordan and Chandra, if you haven't watched John Carpenter's _Christine_ . . . it's _sooo_ good. It's gotta be in my top five or six favourite Carpenter movies, actually.

[@cw6587]

I love some of King's mini series movies. Storm of the Century is another good one. I think he has taken some ideas from Lord of the Flies in the sense of isolation, panic, fear, and no consequences/laws

[@Shadefyre343]

Considering Jordan mentioned it at the end, it's worth mentioning that Half-Life did actually take some direct inspiration from the novella. The early dev project name for the game was even Quiver, in reference to the Arrowhead facility that inadvertently released the mist.

[@ChrisReise]

45:05 There is probably a lot LESS in the "book". King was inspired to write the 176 page novella, "The Mist" by a trip to his local supermarket following a thunderstorm, during which he imagined prehistoric animals and giant insects besieging the building. The Mist was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and a Locus Award in 1981, and critics have considered it to be one of King's iconic works and a classic in its genre. Aside from this movie, a television series based on the novella's premise aired on Spike in 2017.

[@WayneCoston-kj1go]

The original story is more of a novella, than a book. There is a black and white version of The Mist which gives it a classic '50s B movie feel. You should watch No One Will Save You, The Girl With All The Gifts, Children of Men and The Quiet Place trilogy. Thomas Jane was in Deep Blue Sea which is goofy fun.

[@TheMarcHicks]

So too was Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption. I enjoyed both this ending and the original novella ending, as both fit their associated mediums.

[@Dheyjin]

My suggestions would be the TV version of "The Shining" from 1997. Sadly not much talked about, but I think the better watch than the famous one with Jack Nicholson from 1980. Stephen King actually disliked what they have done to his story, ripping out mayor parts, character backgrounds and such that only the bare bones of the story were left. It's a slow burn, but it needs the time to establish what's going on. on an unrelated note, the spanish movie "The Orphanage" from 2007 is awesome too

[@guitarman8462]

Stephen King movies : Carrie - Cujo - Needful Things - The Shining - Cujo - Christine - Creepshow - Creepshow part 2 - Carrie - The Dead Zone - Children Of The Corn - Pet Sematary - The Running Man 🏃‍♂️- Misery- Cat's Eye 👁

[@phillyphan1225]

He has great premises but seems He just can’t end a movie 😢 I would say the only good end was The Shining.

[@guitarman8462]

@phillyphan1225 to me in my opinion ( and just my opinion ) it's best to read book " The Shining " first , then see the movie. There is so many things that are diff. For one , in the book you have to have sympathy for Jack. Not fear him like in the movie.

[@guitarman8462]

@phillyphan1225 also in the book " The Shining " the weapon used was a croquette mallet. He broke Wendy's back with it , smashed the cooks teeth out . And when it came time to kill his son , he couldn't do it. So he bashed his own head in with the mallet & the hotel explodes bc of the boiler.

[@robertocarbonvarela6387]

Great recommendations. I would add "Silver Bullet" "The Dark Half" and the miniseries "Salem's Lot" (1979), "The Stand" (1994), "It" (1990) and "Storm of the Century".

[@alanletford5301]

Misery

[@tomstanziola1982]

In the novelette it's discovered that the creatures in the mist hunt by smell. If someone is in a closed room or building so there's no access to the open air, basically the creatures don't know you're there and will totally ignore you.

[@billthomas478]

One thing I love about this movie is that the whole thing takes place over just 3 days

[@mikethemotormouth]

1:25 Actually, I think you're kind of both right. That's inspired by another of King's works, The Dark Tower. That is a character known as the Gunslinger, which is himself inspired by Eastwood's character of the Man With No Name Trilogy. Other Stephen King adaptations worth a watch: Children of the Corn(1984), Pet Sematary(1989), The Stand(1994), It(1990), and my favorite(even though Stephen himself HATES it) The Shining(1980) Also if you've not seen them, have to complete the Frank Darabont/Stephen King adaptation trifecta with The Shawshank Redemption(1994) and The Green Mile(1999)

[@DrewForward]

Welcome to the initiated. We are all forever changed by that ending. 💀

[@BouillaBased]

This one hurt. All of the worst people in this, I've known someone just like them. And the ending is just soul-crushing.

[@jbacunn]

One of the darkest hardcore endings to a movie ever. Some people don't like it but you have to respect it. It takes massive stones to do what they did.

[@ProBreakers]

Yeah, I understand the ending but find it unnecessarily bleak for the sake of it. I found the “driving off into the unknown” ending of the original story better. It’s just personal preference. However, while I like most of the movie, don’t have any desire to ever watch it again, due to the ending.

[@mikethemotormouth]

If I'd seen this in the theater, I would have stood up and cheered

[@rodgerlang884]

@@mikethemotormouth I did see it in the theater. I walked out angry, actually angry and will never watch it again.

[@mikethemotormouth]

@@rodgerlang884 I'm sorry. That seems like a terrible experience and reaction to have had.

[@rodgerlang884]

@@mikethemotormouth Every time anyone watches a movie it's a roll of the dice on what comes from it. All you can do is curate your experience to minimize the times it sucks. It wasn't the first movie I despised leaving the theater and it won't be the last, but the vast majority of my experiences have been at least good, so a bad one now and then can be overlooked

[@Sheer_Kold]

This is one of the best Stephen King adaptations but I do dislike the ending but it's still an incredible movie! Some other Stephen King films that are amazing... Christine (1983) Misery (1990)

[@wham-shirt-trimmer]

What about Shawshank? You can skip most of his tv adaptation.

[@kennethbartlett4302]

@@wham-shirt-trimmer Green Mile and Stand By Me as well.

[@TheMarcHicks]

As someone who has read the novella this is based on, I can tell you that this is a very faithful adaptation. Not surprising given its the same guy who gave us Shawshank Redemption. He just seems to really GET Stephen King.

[@clayjohanson]

Here’s a little something to bake your noodle: The military convoy came from BEHIND them. They were literally driving AWAY from help when they ran out of gas. When the connection to the alien dimension was cut off, the mist probably dissipated starting at the source and worked its way out. PS: The designers of "Half-Life" based part of their story on King's novella.

[@davidpoole5595]

When you saw this at the theater you just walked out with your mouth agape. What did I just witness...

[@FireTiger941]

I saw this with my parents, and everyone walked out of the theater silent, and remained silent in the car for miles! We just were in shock

[@charleshartley9597]

For Canadians: Unwarranted Rudeness, "that's the *real* horror of this movie!" (For "Kat Hates Horror Movies" fans, you know…)

[@ChrisReise]

I knew what you meant the minute I read "REAL horror..." Kat is awesome.

[@charleshartley9597]

@@ChrisReise Agreed! The recent "Sinister" upload was especially fun. Fists were flying everywhere!

[@billthomas478]

"No please!!!"

[@charleshartley9597]

@@billthomas478 Yaaaasssss! LOL "I'm sure it will be fine…"

[@billthomas478]

@@charleshartley9597 all the while the creepy doll in the corner watches every move. My theory is that she secretly makes offerings to it

[@faesolada445]

I love your reactions to these movies. ❤ My husband and I watch (and watched) your vids and get a kick out of your comments and reactions. This movie caused a huge debate amongst our friends when we first watched it. Some were saying that David was a coward, that he reacted too quickly. My husband pointed out that it was, in David’s mind; the only solution and that it was better than watching them all die from dehydration. Also, you have a “Wart”! (The beautiful fur baby!) ❤❤ The fur bundle looks just like mine which we named “Watson” but nicknamed “The Wart”. 🤣

[@simonbarabash2151]

I like how the ending made it so the absolute worst thing imaginable to come out of the mist that's full of nightmare creatures... is the national guard coming to the rescue. Some sort of giant lobster coming to gobble him up would have been a relief.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@Facehugger-LV-426]

Just finished the reaction, and I loved it! The wild thing is that the crazy lady was right. The boy died, and the curse ended.

[@Uldrod]

One of the best endings in any movie! Love it!

[@louisenglish8069]

Best, BRAVEST ending of a movie, very rare movie creators allow this to happen. Bravo to director Darabont

[@willcool713]

Funny the animation this one brought out in Jordan. I mean, happy to see enthusiasm, that's why I watch reaction channels, but I would not have pegged this as a movie to stir the enthusiastic passions. Fun though. Cheers and happy spooky season.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

OK... now you need to do John Carpenter's The Fog ! One of my fave all time movies, let alone monster movies is simply called Monsters by Gareth (Rogue One) Edwards. What starts as a kind of giant monster movie is actually a sedate, thoughtful, introspective and beautiful journey of discovery, and what it means to be human. One of the best films out there.

[@gswithen]

This was actually a 100 page novella that originally was published in a collection called Dark Forces in 1980. There are so many King adaptations. I recommend The Dead Zone, Cujo, Misery, Creepshow, Christine, Pet Sematary, Gerald's Game, The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. For starters.

[@billybifocals]

I still cry at the end of this film, it's heart wrenching.

[@pmaximus5659]

Amazing reaction, I’m devastated

[@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

[@brents8832]

The Mist is one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations, the ending is a punch to the gut and I loved that Darabont went there with it. He released a black-and-white version that I prefer when watching, something that harkens back to Romero's Night of the Living Dead (which also has a bleak ending). Stephen King horror novels are hard to adapt successfully, but Frank Darabont knocked this one out of the park. Other great adaptations: Carrie (1976), Kubrick's version of The Shining and its sequel, Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep (the longer director's cut is superior to the theatrical, but both are great). David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone is also very good, as are the two recent IT movies (part one and two; I'm not a big fan of the television 1990 miniseries, but it has its moments, too), and 1994's miniseries The Stand. For great non-horror Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me (based on his novella, The Body) are great as well.

[@connorjohnnn]

“Everyone is so charming in this movie” *insert ‘you’ve got a big storm coming’ meme*

[@sonnercampbell1702]

I really admire the audacity to commit to that gut punch of an ending. Never has salvation seemed like such a curse

[@karlbecker8775]

Most folks don't realize King didn't just write horror. He also wrote the stories behind The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and Stand By Me.

[@NecropsY1]

The night flyer, worth watching, got the guy from robocop, another good king movie

[@Daylin821]

26:36 “ politics and religion” Ollly is absolutely right‼️🤔

[@guitarman8462]

When it comes to Stephen King movies, it's always best to read the book first. It's a whole different ride ! 😱

[@davlang3783]

The Mist is a great bleak film. Tremors will have you smiling a lot. It's a perfect creature feature.

[@thaddeus_maximus]

Pet Sematary (1989) has scenes that still gives me chills. and they share a name with a videogame character you're obviously familiar with.

[@apulrang]

The book / movie poster he's painting in the very beginning is 99% likely to be a reference to Roland of Gilead, from Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series. That series' mythology underpins and intersects with the vast majority of King's writings -- including this one, I think many have argued.

[@btrenninger1]

The story is well worth a read. It was originally published in an 1980 anthology titled Dark Forces, which itself was a groundbreaking collection.

[@JohnnyMan316]

I only watched this movie once. That ending...wow. I just did not want to see that more than once it was so powerful and...well, no spoilers.

[@AndrewBrown-fq6vp]

One of my favorite movies of all time!

[@JCG52577]

I was worried it was getting a little dodgy in the middle part but then that finale. Wow!

[@Antonio-pr1fj]

Great reaction guys, love this movie and greetings from Perú

[@stevejh2760]

Siamese cat, just when I thought I couldn't like you guys anymore 😊. FD fought to keep the ending, such a brave move.

[@heyheyjk-la]

This story really lives side-by-side with H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos of ancient gods/beings that live in a parallel dimension. Having seen everything that they had, the group had no real notion that anyone could fix the situation, not to mention no food, no other transportation, etc. It's certainly not the only film with that kind of bleak gut punch of an ending, but him shooting his son really ups the depression factor by a lot. Great reaction to a great, if so bleak, film.

[@davidcastillo6777]

The Shinning and Carrie(original with Sissy Spacek).

[@peterdunlap7126]

in the book they just keep driving no end to the mist as the super huge beasts cross their path.

[@ChrisReise]

2:17 As soon as I saw this kid, I remembered a scene later (26:49) in the movie...Man oh man he was SUCH a great actor in this film.

[@PurushaDesa]

Glad to see this worked so well for you. Listening to a podcast recently that was incredibly snooty about it but I think it’s like a great B movie with a knockout ending.

[@samhandwich4095]

I saw the Portland sign and I wanted them to immediately turn back 😂

[@austinj3881]

One of the best endings ever. You just don’t see it coming.

[@xbackmaskingx]

never fails, you 3 are all so fun. i enjoy your reactions very much. more please 😌

[@Facehugger-LV-426]

I think one of my favorite Stephen King creatures feature movie is Silver Bullet. Love the channel!

[@lynetteoliva1256]

Hey guys, great reaction & commentary! All the artwork in David Drayton's studio had to do w/Stephen King stories. The one he was working on at the beginning of the movie was not Clint Eastwood.😄 It was Roland, the gunslinger from Stephen King's. The Dark Tower series of books. I've read 6 out of the 7 books. I hated THE DARK TOWER movie w/Idris Elba & Matthew McConaughey. I felt like the movie makers tried to cram parts of 2 or 3 books into 1 movie.😠 Ok, back to The Mist, actress Laurie Holden who played "Amanda Dunfrey", the blonde that watched David's son was in The Walking Dead as well as a couple of other people. Jordan, I thought it funny that u mentioned the video game Silent Hill # 1 because Laurie Holden was in the 1st SILENT HILL movie.😊 U guys kept saying how great & take charge the character David Drayton was. Well, the actor Thomas Jane has experience playing a take charge kind of guy in THE PUNISHER (2004), as the Punisher.😊 3 actors in this movie are Stephen King adaptation alum. Jeffrey DeMunn who played "Don Miller", the guy that was part of David's group to make it to the car. The actor was also in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (the trial lawyer) & THE GREEN MILE (1 of the guards) among a couple of other King adaptations. William Sadler, who played Jim, the guy David punched, is also from THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1 of Andy's inmate buddies) & THE GREEN MILE (the father of the little girls that were killed). The 3rd actor is actress Frances Sternhagen, she was the old lady, "Irene Reppler". She played the sheriff's wife in MISERY. The director Frank Darabont told Stephen King that he'd do the movie as long as he could change the ending. King's novella had an open ending. The group driving in the mist just keeps driving as long as they can on that tank of gas heading toward Connecticut. That's how the novella ends. Darabont hated open endings. So, the ending we see in the movie is the director's ending.😊 Well, I guess that's it from me.

[@billthomas478]

Carol has insane plot armor

[@excalibur2024guy]

I'll recommend Christine, Misery and The Shawshank Redemption.

[@slimmccoy8863]

Big Stephen King fan, both his horror and non-horror works. Some of his other movies I enjoy are: The Shawshank Redemption (one of the best reviewed films in the last several decades) The Green Mile (Darabont really gets how to do Stephen King stories) Stand By Me (top tier young actors in this one) Christine (John Carpenter directing) Pet Semetary (OG over the remake) Misery (Cathy Bates is outstanding, got a well-deserved Oscar for this one) IT (both versions have their merits) The Running Man (very very loose adaptation, but Schwarzenneger going full-tilt crazy) Maximum Overdrive (King directed this one, and cocaine is a hell of a drug) I would avoid: The Tommyknockers The Langoliers The Lawnmower Man The Dark Tower Could probably add another dozen... but I'll leave it there.

[@munkeypantsman]

The book this was based on was a major inspiration for the original Half-Life game. Also, if you like Thomas Jane, check out The Expanse (series)

[@44.caliberbrainsurgery63]

Thomas Jane is such an underrated actor. You guys should watch "The Punisher" movie that he starred is several years ago.

[@kckev00]

i got the first audio dramatization of this on cassette tape it was awesome! loved this ending better

[@johnmaynardable]

Stephen King is the author of so many books and stories that have been made into great films. Carrie was the first movie based on his work. The Shining is one of the best (the Kubrick version, not the other one. He also worked wit George Romero on the 2 Creepshow movies.

[@ericmast3162]

If you have never seen The Shining and Doctor Sleep I would recommend those movies. In my opinion they are arguably the best film adaptations of Stephen King Stories. I think you guys would enjoy them.

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

No matter how many times you see this movie the ending is always shocking.

[@brom00]

One of the most depressing ending ever. Also, one of the few Hing adaptations where he said made the story better. What would have been more f'racked at the was that another truck would have had everyone from the store in it. Only most of the actors had finished filming and left. The other King stories Darabont also directed are The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption.

[@classictowers668]

People tuning in to watch your hearts break. Like, you're doing The Mist? 😬sssss