The Mist - Movie Review

[@matodragonespor5000]

Fun Fact: Stephen King liked the movie ending more than the ending he wrote himself for the book

[@brendanmueller49]

Yeah he was disappointed that he didn’t think of it.

[@firstlast9846]

Yeah in the book it was kind of anti climactic.. they just drive off into an uncertain future - at least here you had a sense of closure here.

[@Greendalewitch]

King has always had a problem with writing endings, and even said so himself in the prologue to The Mist that he couldn't figure out how to end the story.

[@Mr_Cru2]

I love the closure we actually get with the films ending. I honestly think this movie was a great adaptation. I don’t understand the hate this movie got when it came out

[@AZjesse1]

well considering the fact that he is well known for not making well endings it makes sense why it was changed here

[@tskwerl]

That ending doesn't just sucker punch you, it sucker punches you twice. Love that Darabont switched it up.

[@happypuppy-i4k]

The ending was stupid because they would have waited until there was absolutely no option. It is like getting stranded and immediately killing yourself because oh, well.

[@ilive4d80s6]

I didn't like the ending myself. I'm contemplating in going to the grocery store right now all because I want some alcohol in this stormy night.

[@amateurwave3593]

@@happypuppy-i4k the acting couldve been better but the concept hit hard still. The whole story is about them losing hope and in the last few minutes after they choose to give up is when help arrives. It's fucked up. I can clearly see it happen in real life.

[@kennethburmeister8119]

@@happypuppy-i4k That's the point. Fear of the unknown makes you do irrational things. You are armchair quarterbacking a situation that would drive anyone to the brink of sanity. And here you are, keyboard warrior, implying you would be all rational and calm. Check into reality sometime.

[@happypuppy-i4k]

@@kennethburmeister8119 i would be scared. The dude was with his son and he fought through hell to escape. The townsfolk in the grocery store were the ones that went nutso crazy. A father that did all that wouldn't give up. If anything after the car breaks down there should have been "one week later"

[@TCT24]

The ending of this movie is, still to this day, one of the greatest plot twists and tragic endings I have ever seen

[@Z3ROMyth]

I agree, the ending of the movie deviated from the book, but still I loved it, the plot twist I didn't see coming at the time 💯.

[@alexj4880]

The ending was amazing. Raw, realistic, haunting. I feel you won’t experience the entire movie fully without the ending.

[@lerat6304]

"Realistic." Protagonist doesn't stop for gas to avoid this situation, decides to kill his friends before it is necessary, mist randomly disappears when the military shows up. Realistic may be a stretch.

[@Esteban_907]

@@lerat6304 man your right he should have gotten gas at his local shell and get a snack too. Being in that situation witnessing murders , horrific experiences and the death of his wife, he would definitely be in the mental state to do that

[@lerat6304]

@@Esteban_907 It's a life or death situation, and getting gas would have saved his life.

[@msrumedia5616]

@@lerat6304 yeah I came here looking for this. That ending was odd and kinda didn't make sense

[@matlohn9381]

@@lerat6304 to be fair, they saw how horrible and brutal the deaths were by the monsters. They probably didn't want to risk it. Plus they can't see anything, how are they gonna find a gas station

[@adoringfan1226]

The thing that terrified me the most about the mist is how quickly the humans leaned into their tribalistic nature as the situation bacame more threatening

[@daniellogan-scott5968]

I never made the connection until seeing this review, but it is very much like an episode in The Twilight Zone called "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street". Check it out if you are not familiar with it.

[@LEE-kq9tq]

People watch movies and think "Pfft, it would NEVER happen that way. People would never....." Nah... people would most definitely act just like the movie.

[@spyryal]

My dad was in the military for a long time. He says people that go crazy like that are left behind or eliminated, depending how dangerous they and the situation are.

[@paulieprinceton4550]

I thought that was a little silly and cartoonish. Then again, I’m not a sheltered, emotionally immature lunatic. Im from the south side of Chicago. I’ve been in life or death situations. I know plenty others that live most of their lives with the understanding that leaving your home is a deadly risk. While I fully understand people have a breaking point, and will cross it, people also rise to the situation just as frequently if not more so.

[@poppaDehorn]

@@paulieprinceton4550 have a lot of religious extremist/zealots on the south side of chicago do ya?

[@LSMMIKE]

Great movie. I actually liked the ending more than in the original Stephen King story. Darabont is great at adapting his work.

[@vixiestarfire]

Stephen king himself acknowledge that the ending to the movie was better then any of the multiple endings he made when he was writing the book. He was like damn that’s messed up… I love it 😂

[@tylerskiss]

King actually agrees with you. He stated he wished he had thought of it....

[@VisionStudios1]

100%

[@reddeadweb-head6796]

Yeah I thought so too, it was so twisted

[@DeadShred9]

It was Devastation & elegant in a warped way .

[@sonny061188]

The Mist’s twist ending is still one of the greatest and gut wrenching I’ve seen especially with the Host of Seraphim score.

[@Jim87_36]

That’s joke right? It’s God awful. Read the book. Its ending is so much better.

[@sonny061188]

@@Jim87_36 you’re a joke

[@popatsot1]

That's the ending where the dude kills everyone in the car then as he's waiting to die the military saves the day right?

[@GlacialScion]

@@Jim87_36 Stephen King greatly prefers the movie ending. I'm not here to say your opinion is wrong, but...you know.

[@sonny061188]

@@popatsot1 yea, given how close they were to being rescued.

[@nickdenardi]

Darabont actually knew the CGI could never be as scary as he wanted, which is why he wanted the whole film in black and white, which is how it was filmed in mind. All the lighting and set pieces were designed for black and white. But the producers didnt have faith ppl would see it :( anyway the blu ray has the black and white directors cut I believe and its truly worth watching

[@darthbeggus8202]

Did not know that, I will try an find this version to watch thanks!

[@StarPlatinumDisco]

I never knew the movie was released in black and white o.o

[@erjino]

Thanks for the tip. I need that Blu Ray.

[@bryanplant8239]

Yup, the B&W version, for me, is far better.

[@MikeS-ur2ql]

@@erjino go visit a little pirate that lives in a bay. His friend vlc does b & w really well.

[@Ms_StoryDragon]

The ending legitimately made me cry the first time I saw it. When I saw it again a few years later, I felt empty. When I saw it a third time, I felt deep sadness. For a movie’s ending to stick with you, no matter how many times you see it, it succeeded in doing its job.

[@Leprutz]

Seen it three times already and even though the feeling of the first viewing is not the same, it still hits very strong. This movie is a masterpiece of horror and it shows what a great director frank darabont actually is.

[@johnnypopstar]

Yeah I was getting wet-eyed but then Thomas Jane's "acting" took me out of the moment :/

[@ahlokecafe_articulate]

The movie tension among all the characters were very well realised. When chaos arise this is exactly how humans will react.

[@ANJIN-p4q]

The one on netflix is pretty good.

[@thegame61923]

Chaos has arose in the past. And people have not acted like this, in fact the human side of people prevails in times of need more than the selfish parts of us.

[@TheMccaleb19]

@@thegame61923 I'm pretty sure giant monsters would gauge a differant reaction then whatever you're referencing as chaos.

[@CompaDeArranke]

@@thegame61923 We get it Gandalf 🤣

[@thegame61923]

@@CompaDeArranke fly you fool

[@joshdelagarza231]

The Mist is such an underrated movie. It sets up so many movie cliches(The good guy everyman saves the day, the hero and the heroine somehow end up together, the kid always lives) and then just stomps them all out.

[@myflatlineconstruct]

I'm always surprised and thrilled when a movie does this. Not every movie needs to be a fantasy where the good guys win. If we can call movies art, then like other art, it can be sad or horrifying sometimes.

[@whysoserious4716]

This is the first horror movie I ever saw that taught me that real life doesn't have a happy ending. The amount of pain that I had watching the end of this movie is immeasurable. Love the charisma and humor you bring to these reviews, thank you Jeremy

[@daltonstewart3309]

This is the first movie Ive seen how boy to be a shit hole dad.

[@daltonstewart3309]

Or just person in general.

[@trevorjensen2706]

No question, that ending had left me with my mouth wide-open. The shock was...honestly awesome!

[@firstlast9846]

Man that scene where they stab the soldier and throw him out still makes me feel nauseas to this day.. Sam Witwer should be in more movies 💯

[@daltonstewart3309]

@@firstlast9846 being human/ starkiller lol

[@dombilano]

The ending is beautifully tragic, and in a world of cheap pay off films, this one sticks with you. Loved it then, love it now

[@hunterkiller1440]

That twist... that ending. It was the best.

[@grabags2804]

its so stephen king as well

[@artboymoy]

I would have been happy with the movie if it ended like the book.

[@anubusx]

Something died inside me after watching this.

[@adnanmansur4386]

The best twisted ending ever!

[@crypticjim]

I laughed so hard I thought I was gonna die at the time

[@turkish2515]

It's probably the most shocking ending I've ever seen. I remember watching this with my wife and afterwards we just sat there for what felt like an hour and didn't say a word

[@juniorperez8457]

Ok thats a little dramatic

[@kda7empest724]

I sat in silence from the sheer amount of time I wasted watching this absolutely trash movie

[@A7X31610]

@@kda7empest724 This is also pretty dramatic lmao

[@Evac213]

Stfu u know damn well u weren’t sitting there for more than 2 minutes especially not in silence 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@MrOneStrange]

All due respect, but his performance at the end ABSOLUTELY makes the movie, in my opinion. And props to Darabont for coming up with that ending in the first place, Stephen King actually said he prefers it to his original ending, and it TOTALLY fits the themes to an absolute T.

[@gdiego135]

Yes, those screams of pain, to that music was amazing

[@Fitzgeralduh]

I..... Personally felt the screams were rather forced

[@hehexd5463]

@@Fitzgeralduh i dont think so. It might seem like overselling but thinm about what just transpired, that kind of reaction seems very justified. If you see people mourn in real life often there are definitely cases of people reacting exactly like that. The most striking part for me was when he puts the gun in his mouth but its out of ammo and you just here the empty clicks. So tragic.

[@loucifer9618]

How does it fit the theme? I'm honestly asking

[@MrPMAntunes]

@@loucifer9618 for me, not lose hope. They spent the movie with hope that things will be better, and that there's options to survive other than going full religious psycho, yet in the end, they got scared and gave hope right away, choosing the easy way out right away. They could at least wait until the monster were close to kill themselves, but hearing them was enough. Just 5 more minutes and they would all be save. Plus, it really hits home that they messed up in the end that they could all probably survive if they weren't so scared and more selfless if they had helped that lady right at the beginning - she survived and found her kids, and they also survived. But in reality, they were just as scared as the other people in the store, as much as we the audience didn't realise cause they were the main characters.

[@addisonmaly2081]

The ending is nuts. Had everybody talking about it

[@MakeupandMasque]

That ending is scarring. When I first watched it when I was younger, I didn’t know how I truly felt. But I respected the ending now because it was so real. Its not a Disney happy ending and by the end of it, it makes your soul really think. Hats off to the writers.

[@artboymoy]

But it's not real. If a killer outside cut your power, would you take yourself out before they got to you? It's that stupid.

[@fanboyofeverything31]

@@artboymoy Not like that at all. It would be like 20 killers outside your home, you just watched all your neighbors get slaughtered, no one is coming to save you and you hear them slowly making their way inside to slaughter everyone including your kids. When there is no "perceived" hope what do you do.

[@trendybistro]

@@artboymoy Bad take.

[@artboymoy]

@@fanboyofeverything31 I rewatched the ending. You heard a roar in the distance and that's it. There was no immediate danger. If you lost that much hope, why even bother getting in the car? Seems like things were way more dire in the supermarket.

[@jcee5266]

@@artboymoy no immediate danger? The entire mist was immediate danger you’re just being a contrarian

[@miku5840]

4:16 You said it Jeremy. Knowing there's something out there and not really seeing it is better than seeing a bunch of it. Exactly what happened to the Alien and Predator franchise.

[@fantasticmrfox81]

I remember watching it with my other half, the ending really fecked us off. We were furious and just started bitching about it. Then we realised we had been discussing how much it annoyed us for a solid 2 maybe 3 hours, proving how invested we were in the characters. So we watched it again the next evening and loved it.

[@Geek_Speak_Gaming]

F*cking ending is why I haven't rewatched yet. That said this movie has one of my favorite quotes about Humanity!!! “Humanity as a species is fundamentally insane. Put more than two of us in a room together and we pick sides and find something to fight over. Why else do you think we created Politics and Religion?!?“ So true!

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

Actually, this theory got recently debunked. Watch the documentary The Raft.

[@edumont88]

The spiders scene i why i wont rewatch it. What Jeremy said. Literally the stuff of nightmares, which happen to be mine. Pretty good movie overall I'd say and I liked the ending. It's also the reason I haven't replayed bloodborne after beating it lol.

[@tomc4132]

The ending is exactly why I keep coming back to this movie and rewatching it when it comes on TV. It was brilliant and something you rarely get to see done so well.

[@kz3dart]

@@szeltovivarsydroxan9944 Its para-documentary there is HUGE difference, its like talking that I know all ppl are morons because I saw Big Brother (TV show).

[@johnnypopstar]

@@szeltovivarsydroxan9944 That's not "a theory" and it can't be "debunked". What the hell are you on?

[@payne3249]

Ive always had respect for that director having the BALLS to use that ending.

[@Leprutz]

true. Today producers wouldn't let you do it.

[@zombiesatethevideostar1695]

The thing I love about Cosmic Horror is you never really win even if you win, and I love that Darbont really understood that and drove the point home.

[@nivekv-halla4752]

Right?? It was so awesome that the protagonist doesn't walk smiling like all action movies. Makes even the viewer to question themselves

[@hadoct1315]

The brilliance of the mist is the entire movie we follow our characters as they descend into a situation that keeps getting more and more hopeless. We lose faith in humanity and along with the characters we slowly lose all hope. Ultimately the ending reminds us to never give up that hope.

[@PriscentSnow]

To put into perspective how much the ending can stick to you, I haven’t seen this movie after watching it once and that was back in high school when I was around 13. I’m 23 now and I still remember the ending clearly and how salty I felt.

[@kingcowboys2425]

Same I was 14 when it came out now I'm almost 30

[@blinkachu5275]

The ending was so good (it's different than the book) that when Stephen King read the script he was like "fuck me, I wish I had thought of that". If the original writer likes the ending someone else wrote for his story more than his own ending, you got to just get over your "I can't handle sad endings" and appreciate the art that's on display, which is what this ending is. There's plenty to fault in the movie itself but I'd say the ending is pretty much pure perfection.

[@schlom5284]

"We've reached peak Fuck no" is probably one the best quotes ive ever heard

[@Ajjakakkaka]

Scared thr shit out of me as a kid. Rewatched as an adult and was shocked at how good it held up. it wasn’t just nostalgia, the movie is genuinely amazing

[@TheBetoMan]

The ending is the reason I’m constantly second guessing myself even when I shouldn’t lol. Deadly accurate review bro 😂

[@TheRagingwerepanda]

The ending, which I love to this day as a tribute to true horror, lessened my standing with the friends who I took to see it. They decided that I wasn't trustworthy when it comes to movies and even the ice cream we got afterwards didn't repair it.

[@matemondovics2756]

If they are actually mad at you guys for the ending, then maybe they don't actually care about movies really. As an art form. Or art in general...

[@Leprutz]

Well, you can't call them friends then.

[@panavcreative]

That ending is one of my all time movie endings. The despair, the what ifs, the twist of not everything actually works out cause that's life. It is a gut pounding heart destroying ending. And I love it even though it makes me wish I never saw it

[@blancamireles9782]

I watched this when it originally came out in theaters, and everyone was silent after the ending. No one moved. It took about five minutes before people started to get up slowly and walk out because they were so traumatized.

[@DeRockMedia]

awesome, i literally stared at the credits for 5 minutes cuz it traumitized me too XD... such a powerful ending

[@kz3dart]

same in my cinema

[@Tekkenandgaming]

I always thought of the movie and it’s ending as a lesson to never give up no matter the situation and honestly that’s why I love it. no other movie has ever made me go huh I learned something from watching this, that’s just how good this movie is.

[@bluemage6495]

I was about to post this! I was shocked when I first saw it, but after a few moments I came to the same coclusion. If it wasn't for that lesson i probably wouldn't have liked it tbh.

[@SliderFury1]

Yeah, especially when you see that boss mom roll by on the truck with her kids. She just had this look on her face like "this is how's it's done."

[@kimberry2010]

Agreed.

[@mayaavent3604]

@@SliderFury1 exactly that was always my takeaway from this movie! The contrast between the mom, who didn't give up hope, vs the "everyman/hero" who gave up/gave-in to despair.

[@myflatlineconstruct]

Interesting you see a lesson here. I'd say you just want to believe that's a way to live your life thinking positive and wish to see it's confirmed in this film. There's no lesson. It was a crapshoot to think they would get rescued. It just as easily gone the other way given we saw early on a tough guy with a big knife come back in half. Some form of pain, none of us could conceive of, could be seconds away. A creature so grotesque our minds can't process the colors, the eyes, the teeth, smashes in like a freight train.

[@spyryal]

The ending is depressing to say the least. I'll never be in a situation like that dad, but man, it really hurt. I could feel his mind break.

[@julie.wilmes]

This movie is my number one recommendation for "endings that fuck you up" whenever asked, hands down. It definitely has stuck with me all of these years later and I remember sitting in the theatre for a good 10 minutes in silence when it ended.

[@WCRfan126]

"The ending put me in a funk for two weeks" Oh I feel that. When I watched that ending I was absolutely miserable for a while and I literally had to watch funny cartoons because I felt so deeply scarred. I definitely think this ending is incredibly effective, and while I don't hate it necessarily (as a writing choice that is) I do kinda feel that it's one of those endings that's a little TOO cruel. Like in a movie where everything was already looking down, having that be the ending just feels incredibly mean. But I do get why it is the way that it is and I can't argue with effective storytelling. In any case I think this one of those reviews of yours where I agree with absolutely everything! Especially in regards to the monsters, they're so effective when you can't see them that well or can't see them at all. I wasn't a fan of the big bug window scene either, too much CGI.

[@neophenom]

The ending, for me, epitomizes the mist in a metaphorical way of fear leading into despair. Without that ending, the journey would feel incomplete that we would miss the opportunity to see that both the zelot and the father acted in the same way with presented with the same situation. Just brilliant and made this a favorite of mine.

[@seanleskinen1138]

I watched this in theater when it came out and I can still remember the ending clearly. Thanks Jeremy for reminding me of it. Now I can't function like a normal person for the rest of the day.

[@mgthaking4615]

Had me shook for days after ✌🏾

[@jova4Christ]

The ending for the mist is what makes it one of the best scary movies I’ve ever seen because it doesn’t end in some good hearted well earned survival of a horrific event or there isn’t some silver lining to fine in it. It just ends in the most devastating why possible and that makes me happy because not everything ends with a happy ending.

[@MrPoopaloops]

I loved the ending of this movie the first time I saw it. It just made sense to me about what a good father trying to save his friends and family from a horrific death would do.

[@chaost4544]

For me, Thomas Jane's best role is Miller from "The Expanse". His acting is on point in that amazing scifi show.

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

"Doors and corners, kid. That's where they get you."

[@Jon_EL]

Koopang!

[@swizzler8053]

Hung was his best work. Loved that show.

[@bryanmckeithen899]

Was it Thomas Jane's acting or was it the incredible plot and execution of a great show that made Thomas Jane stand out?

[@Jhayzer021]

I can't wait to see S6 when Amazon dropped it on steams.

[@datriaxsondor590]

One of my favourite King adaptations. Darabont is simply, "the man". Guy works magic in almost everything he does. Ending was simply incredible, and I think it actually elevates the movie to another level, than if it had a more "traditional" ending.

[@tylerskiss]

Thomas Jane's acting is what makes the end so... powerful. He may be standard throughout, but that end frustration/despair/confusion/disbelief/regret/rage- it's all there in his actions. He made that hit home hard.

[@Lloyd00]

The fact that he kept trying to shoot himself... bro

[@roselanikapua6598]

07:48 "The sun felt cold on our faces. Our food turned to ash in our mouths." Such an apt description about the end. LMAO! Loved the review.

[@TechTeardownYT]

That is the most accurate depiction of the ending of the Mist without telling anyone what the ending is. After watching it I experienced depression for the first time in my life. I went and watched a bunch of Brian Regan Stand up to get me out of my funk. And actually didn't go to bed that day.

[@edmitchell3863]

Man....that's nuts

[@Pewpewpew182]

That ending. Also that lady (the main villain) did an amazing job making you hate her.

[@PatrickVRegan]

No joke, this movie has one of the greatest endings in cinematic history.

[@dot-comintelligence9148]

Truth and Facts!!!!

[@bdasaw]

ok i wouldn't go that far. That title belongs to "the thing" ending. when both the dudes are sitting out in the snow waiting to die.

[@danahousley-preaster2865]

@@bdasaw he said one of the greatest. not thee greatest

[@bdasaw]

@@danahousley-preaster2865 oh you're right :P

[@fernandofaria2872]

lol, no

[@connormcrae2907]

We watched The Mist in our university lecture for our Genre class. The ending happened and the amount of reactions that spewed out from 100+ people were worth the price of admission alone. Incredible ending.

[@DeRockMedia]

100+ ppl?! wow... i would of loved to of been there.

[@connormcrae2907]

@@DeRockMedia yeah it was a mix of 2 or three courses in a big screening room on campus. I think it was the week before we had to watch the first episode of Black Mirror, where this time within the first 2 minutes 100+ people had a pretty strong reaction to the plot 😂😂

[@dosop8936]

I remember seeing it back in 2007 for the theatrical release and was blown away with the ending. I need to rewatch it again because it will still hold up after 15 years

[@popularchat6723]

One of the greatest ending I have ever seen, in any movie, ever! When leaving the theater, we were all shocked into silence.

[@nahuestark6480]

The ending man, THAT ENDING...its the most dark ending i've seen in a movie ever.

[@BugVlogs]

My favorite ending I’ve ever seen is from the film Come and See

[@LILCHEESE99]

The book ain't even that dark lmfao

[@Tekkenandgaming]

And it’s one of the best endings ever.

[@nahuestark6480]

@@LILCHEESE99 i think king said that he woulda like to create that ending in his book, he was kinda jelous.

[@RemixedVoice]

Yeah this ending competes with Night of the Living Dead and the alternate ending of Get Out lmao. Anyone else have any other fucked up profound endings for films they like they could share?

[@duvan.deschain]

This movie is fantastic, and I love how Darabont references The Dark Tower right at the beginning. About that ending... people used to blame Darabont and in one interview he was like "that's not my ending, that's Stephen King's ending" (I'm paraphrasing btw). And when you read the novel you realise it's true, it's almost a throwaway line, but King did think about it and Darabont just went with it. What a fantastic film, it hits you HARD in the gut. Great review man, great review.

[@davidhiltebrand3987]

I watched this movie with my dad when it came out, and his reaction made the ending even more impactful for me. He just stared at the screen and uttered “Oh . . . God.”

[@DeRockMedia]

i dont know why, but i love this comment lol

[@thebassconnection7226]

@@DeRockMedia You're dad is supposed to be the rock when everything goes wrong.

[@DeRockMedia]

@@thebassconnection7226 what does dwayne johnson have to do with this? (jk)

[@SCHAAAD]

The ending for this, and It Comes at Night left me feeling like an empty husk. Love it.

[@iamToyoToyo]

Still remember watching this for the first time, has one of the most impactful endings I’ve seen in a movie! That impact was top notch

[@pred6]

I've heard that the ending is so insane that King said that if he'd thought of it he'd have used it, he thought it was better than the ending of his book. The movie overall is solid and the behemoth is still the craziest shit I've ever seen in a movie monster wise.

[@Bampiss]

What are the ending from the book ? I didn't read the books

[@burninghops4449]

@@Bampiss the original ending is the dad and son holed up in a hotel hoping to get to Hartford, CT.

[@pred6]

@@Bampiss I believe they hear a radio signal and follow it, driving off into the mist without any clue as to what happens to them.

[@DeRockMedia]

@@pred6 awww... i can see that happening...crazy what they came up with tho my god

[@bearmcrear4927]

King did think of it, though. In the novella, when they escape the supermarket, the main character thinks: "I checked the gun and then put it into the glove compartment. Ollie had reloaded it after the expedition to the drugstore. The rest of the shells had disappeared with him, but that was all right. He had fired at Mrs. Carmody, he had fired once at the clawed thing, and the gun had discharged once when it hit the ground. There were four of us in the Scout, but if push came right down to shove, I'd find some other way out for myself."

[@kobuseksteen411]

Watched in the cinema with friends. When the credits rolled we just sat there, rocked by the ending. Even Stephen King himself said he liked the ending better than his own ending in the book.

[@TheAwesomeAlan]

If only Frank Darabont was able to keep working on The Walking Dead. He knows horror and despair really well. For those of you who don't know, he directed this movie and seasons 1-2 of TWD. The soldier who was murdered in the movie, Sam Witwer (also the voice of Darth Maul/Starkiller), was close with him and spoke in an interview about how AMC screwed him over and basically fired him from TWD.

[@BenEd2]

If I remember correctly Sam Witwer was also the zombie soldier inside the tank in the first episode of TWD, there was originally going to be a spinoff miniseries about him.

[@ethandraper4645]

He didn't get to do all of season two. That being said, I still love that season.

[@ShunsuiHitsugaya]

The Mist is one of the best Stephen King adaptations in my opinion. It did a great job capturing the vibes of the story. Frank Darabont should more adaptations based on King's work.

[@bearmcrear4927]

Darabont was going to direct The Long Walk, but the whole Walking Dead thing got him blacklisted in Hollywood

[@jaysenwejebe951]

This is one of my favorite movies and one of my favorite endings (I do consider it better than the novella, which had a solid ending). If you’re able to get it on DVD, watch it in black and white. If you ask me, that’s the definitive way to watch it. Plus it also makes a lot of the earlier CGI look much better than in color.

[@SuperMurray2009]

Definitely one of favorite movies ever made. She be included in one the greatest book to film adaptations.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Darabont's intended tagline for The Mist was: "If you thought the ending to The Green Mile was just too darn happy..."

[@michaelotis223]

LMAOOOO

[@Tyrantofthewind]

Never thought the ending was trollish, it just felt incredibly tragic.

[@gifctdotorgthought-police3706]

I think it was wonderfully executed myself. It might even be fair competition with Frank Darabont's earlier adaptation of "The Green Mile" IMHO. RIP John Coffey 😔

[@MrBeastknows]

It's just so fucked that it feels like the creators were purposefully fucking with you. Especially for a movie like The Mist which is a sort of B-movie, where you're looking to have some good ole horror fun and not be emotionally wrecked for a fucking week. Definitely one of the best endings I've ever seen tho.

[@niggardlylad2008]

It's more nihilistic than trollish or tragic

[@Tyrantofthewind]

@@niggardlylad2008 I don't think it is nihilistic at all. It is absolutely tragic. The man was operating with the information he had and made a decision that was reasonable in the face of overwhelming horror and it turns out that decision was completely unnecessary. He had no way of knowing that the Mist would just "pass on" and that the military would be able to easily dispose of the remnants left behind.

[@artboymoy]

It was stupid. Welp. Fought all this way but we're out of gas now, so let's eat some bullets... Spend the night. Talk it over. Or, make me feel it's warranted and have a ton of bugs flying around, making the car rock, then decide to do it. Jane then come out of the truck and await for the swarm to take him but they don't, as they are flying past him to get away from the army that was forcing the bugs to flee. That to me would have been a tragic ending and better one, IMO.

[@ComicBookNostalgia]

The end is AWESOME...real life horror on top of a hell of a tale...its a gut wrencher..loved it

[@williedynamite3745]

One of my favorite endings in any movie or show I’ve ever seen. Movie was pretty damn good but the ending elevated it to another level

[@gilbertoarellano8525]

Wait there’s people who didn’t like the ending? That ending was fucked! And is a huge reason why I loved the movie.

[@nurodic769]

the look on the soldiers face as they passed the car.......lmao

[@daviesugo7641]

Without that ending. The movie would have been meh

[@Leprutz]

THat is the reason why many people didn't like the ending. Because it is that one most horrific thing to live through and it just doesn't fit into their life agenda. Even if being in a situation like that. I can understand why many hate it. That is the reason why I love it. Because Horror is not the monsters it's the people and the fear we have... Nothing beats some good old school 101 psychology.

[@ProxyDoug]

At first I didn't like it not because it's sad, but because it was kind of staged and rather predictable, because it always felt like the Mist would only subside once he killed everyone. Also, you get this situation that is very well defined along with a punchline, but there's no creativity from the characters when the Mist itself, as an environment, is sort of like a new frontier outside of the events of the mall which worked sort of like Plato's Cave situation where you were cut off from the real world, but also given a limited view from it. To sum it up, you don't actually know the odds of surviving in it, if this film was to be seen that way. That said, today I appreciate the cosmic horror aspect of it and the idea that, in the same way the Mist exaggerated the fanaticism on the people in the mall, it drove Dave to believe that, that was his best option and that it was a burden he had to carry, which makes me believe that if they waited for a week on that car, the Mist would only subside once he was the only one left.

[@Ethanol3310]

That ending stuck with me. The way they deviated from the book was so unexpected

[@PACKERMAN2077]

From what I heard in the commentary Stephen King was shocked himself and wished he had written it like that.

[@aliengranpa]

Exactly! I remember when the ending was coming up I kept thinking the movies almost over, they're in the car still driving when the story ends..then the twist came and I just stared at the screen

[@Ethanol3310]

@@PACKERMAN2077 wow I didn't know that. Amazing

[@Ethanol3310]

@@aliengranpa yeah it hits hard

[@bearmcrear4927]

@@PACKERMAN2077 The ending was Stephen King's idea, it's literally in the novella, when they escape the supermarket the main character thinks: "I checked the gun and then put it into the glove compartment. Ollie had reloaded it after the expedition to the drugstore. The rest of the shells had disappeared with him, but that was all right. He had fired at Mrs. Carmody, he had fired once at the clawed thing, and the gun had discharged once when it hit the ground. There were four of us in the Scout, but if push came right down to shove, I'd find some other way out for myself."

[@manu87495]

I watched this movie in theaters and haven't seen it since. I've been on record many many times saying it's the most depressing kick in the nuts ending in movie history. I just can't go back to face my demons and watch it again.

[@Andrew-yb1uv]

Same here. Even more now I have kids.

[@CreepX]

I will never forget... The entire theatre walked out with their heads down... that is power.

[@187mrsmith]

Fun fact: The ending twist even shocked Stephen King which also liked it!

[@800Ms-k6n]

Took Jeremy 14 years to watch and review this movie, I'm surprised he just reviewed it now

[@mummeii]

My face twisted in shock like “Jeremy ur a bit late there buddy” lmao but I missed his content

[@countreekidd]

I think he watched it way back when, that's why in his skit he's still working at the movie theater.

[@taxr2111]

I thought there was a new one out.

[@everythingisawesome2903]

Must have watched it years ago, reviewing it now just for the channel.

[@elysemeyers1256]

If the ending wasn’t A+ LEGENDARY for how devastating it is, I’d say the most horrifying part to me is the spider eggs in the dude’s bACK! Like “OOOOH BURN THE _WORLD_ WITH FIRE!! BURN IT *ALL* DOWN!!!”

[@GoddessArkasha]

Me 2 creepy

[@madderthanever]

One of the best King adaptations, with an ending even better than what the master of horror himself could come up with. A genuine classic.

[@thatkidfrankieC]

The ending is one of my favorite endings ever. It's one of the hugest gut punches I've ever felt from a movie and I was like 12 when I saw it, I'm in my 20s and I still remember exactly how I felt at the end of the mist. This is one of the movies I show to friends who haven't seen it, subliminally so they can see why I hate crowds so much lol.

[@Annieman10]

Rewatching the mist for my Halloween urge, “another down payment, another penny in the jar” I couldn’t stop laughing 😂😂😂

[@GGSS13]

What is great about the ending despite being a disappointing result is that it made you feel something, it was shocking to the core that you will keep thinking about it and that is where a movie becomes successful when get home from a theater and all you were thinking was about that movie.

[@thelaughingrouge]

One of my favorite King stories. The fact that the book basically didn't have an ending was a huge bummer, but the ending to this movie? Chef's kiss. Perfection. Also I'm a big Tomas Jane fan so this was about perfect for me.

[@TheRandomMexican619]

Bruh, that ending was such a downer. I can’t think of an ending to a movie that left me so damn depressed, mad, and sad. The more I thought about it the more i got depressed. A man cannot return to normality having gone through that shit he went through.

[@Stonegoal]

I don't really get depressed but I was dumbfounded. In a good writing but horrible way.

[@grantmcmahon8735]

I think that's why I loved the movie so much, totally subverts your expectations. Maybe I'm crazy though

[@Stonegoal]

@@grantmcmahon8735 It doesn't subvert expectations. Do tell me what are your expectations from a mist that may or may not be connected to killing people. There are predictory creatures in your area which we don't see the source of how do we deal with the source? The Mist was scary because it had so much was unknown. The very very end some of the answers were given but by the point in the movie it could have changed. Look up ""Original Ending" to The Mist"

[@grantmcmahon8735]

@@Stonegoal no I think you're right. But it does subvert expectations. Because in a world of Hollywood movies where the good guy wins and everyone lives happily ever after, the ending was so out of left field that it dumbfounded audiences.

[@Raspotnik]

Love this one! The ending is so damn heart breaking.

[@TalkToMeQA78]

Hey Jeremy.. I love this review, you didn't spoil anything and the ending of the Mist is what I expected based on choice.. loved it! The Needful Things example is on point.

[@clintmcbride7830]

OMG that ending blew my mind. Just because they actually did it. It took balls to actually do it.

[@apollo4657]

I’m genuinely surprised this one got by you Jeremy. Absolute classic. And that ending. 🤦🏼‍♂️😂👌🏻

[@kinglydagon6035]

I watched it with my dad and we were shook for days XD

[@apollo4657]

@@kinglydagon6035 oh yea..it’s rough.

[@kinglydagon6035]

@@apollo4657My dad actually likes the ending cause he normally can predict what's gonna happen in a movie from like the first 15 min but this movie........well it took a smooth left instead of the intended right XD

[@ahdamn6287]

The Mist shook me to my core, really stuck with me back then. I recommend the B&W version tho, really gives you that Night of the Living Dead vibe. I read somewhere that Darabont always wanted to make The Mist, and that is the opposite of The Shawshank Redemption, Shawshank is about keep keeping hope, and never giving up no matter what, The Mist is the opposite, what happens after you lose hope. That's when I realized that the ending was absolutely necessary for the rest of the movie to work. It's a total gut punch.

[@karlmorgan8580]

Gotta say, I relate to your experience with the ending. Straight up, I was the most bitter bastard at work for almost a week as the scene just replayed in my head over and over.

[@tayl0rd553]

I absolutely LOVED the ending of that movie! The ending alone makes it worth watching. Another great thing about the movie is that it starred a LOT of future A-list actors. Go back and watch it now, and you'll be like, "OMG! HE/SHE was in this?!?"

[@mattallen8136]

Wow did not expect this in my notifications. My first and most favorite King story, and one of my favorite movies. That ending. I’m glad to see Jeremy give it the attention it deserves.

[@randomContentHere93228]

I remember when I asked this to be reviewed last year, I’m so happy he’s got this review out!! I hope we can get a Cloverfield 1 review sometime

[@Nat3xD0gg]

A movie that makes you feel fuzzy inside until you remember that twist ending

[@LuCet21]

I loved the ending. Realistic, on point, hits you like a fist to the jaw. Few movies can make you feel such raw emotion.

[@pathos7527]

The greatest success of this movie to me (outside of the ending) is that the biggest horror elements were ultimately the people, and what they were capable of. The creatures are more of a set-up: definitely freaky, but how the people reacted to the situation was scarier because THAT felt INCREDIBLY plausible. Overall great film.

[@giannibustos4801]

The best part about a movie with inter-demensional monsters terrorizing people in a grocery store, is that the real monsters are already inside with them.

[@B-Dad]

The real monsters were the religious ladies we met along the way 🤷🏾‍♂️👍🏾😂

[@moviebuff64]

JJ: "A movie that leaves you feeling optimistic." My Wife: "Opti-Mist-ic? 😀"

[@horridCAM]

I like your style

[@patrykk11]

@@horridCAM You mean his wife's :P!

[@horridCAM]

@@patrykk11 yeah lol. I was tired

[@carlos.cr.7139]

The ending really does put you in a fowl mood. Like, you actually have to find a way to cheer yourself up.

[@TheBfutgreg]

Chicken usually does the trick

[@journeyman1218]

@@TheBfutgreg 😂

[@carlos.cr.7139]

@@TheBfutgreg what 🤣

[@InquisitorKryptman]

The protein in chicken puts you in fight or flight mode

[@johnnypopstar]

@@carlos.cr.7139 fowl != foul

[@mfdriggs84]

The ending of this movie is perfect. It really drives home the message of not losing hope by having the main character do just that and lose everything he cares about including probably his sanity.

[@jayhemp00]

I didn't speak to anyone for hours after seeing this movie, because of the ending. I couldn't speak, I was emotionally locked down. It's such a fucking ride.

[@sholva6809]

That ending was like "So you enjoyed the movie huh? Here's a swift kick to the nuts"

[@hansjavis5854]

Not to sound jaded or “tryhardish”, but I was literally gushing about the movie and skipping, talking to my then girlfriend exuberantly proclaiming how great that movie was as we were leaving the lobby of the theatre. I was so jazzed that a movie FINALLY didn’t pull any punches and let the audience have the sledgehammer to the face! It was so awesome to hear an absolute dead silence, no standing ovation, no hushed murmurs or banter.. Just the shuffling of feet, the crumpling of papers, and silence as the auditorium emptied. Everyone not sure how to feel about what they just watched, and anxious for the car ride home.

[@DeRockMedia]

i felt the same, i loved how it made me just stare at the credits to realize wtf just happened (i watched it at home one day)... what did your gf at the time think? obviously she would be distraught, but did she not like it because it made her feel that way? I think a movie is so much more powerful when it can hit you that way, I don't understand the mindset of "it wasnt a happy ending so i didnt like it"

[@AxeKick80]

And we all know what happens at the end of the anxious car ride… 🔫🔫🔫🔫

[@bmbm1]

The Lighthouse also managed to do that, I remember looking around the theatre after the movie ended and seeing people sitting in their seats and rethinking their whole life 😂

[@hansjavis5854]

@@DeRockMedia She endured a rather sheltered childhood and this was her first horror movie experience. These types of things don’t happen in movies, as far as she Was concerned. I remember staring at the screen dumbfounded as having previously read the short story, I didn’t expect it to change so wildly at the end. After the initial impact wore off I turned to look at her just to see her face lit up, wide eyed with tears streaming down her cheeks. Needless to say, we sat quietly in the theatre for a moment letting her collect herself, reminding her that the movie had succeeded in making her feel something which is what all good art should strive to do. She calmed down considerably after a trip to Steak and Shake.

[@goodkiller93]

The ending has stuck with me for years. I adore the hell out of it.

[@PCGGC]

I saw that you just posted this... and got all upset that they had remade the movie and was going to rant about it and here you are just randomly posting a review of a 2007 movie... in 2021. LOVE it lol

[@DanielLionArts]

I LOVED the myst, and did you know Stephen King himself said he wishes he would have thought of/wrote the film’s ending for his original novella?! I saw it cold, the week it came out in theaters and yeah..!! That ending shocked and exposed me to a whole different type of deep, semi-emotional type of horror that I had a visceral reaction to as well! Keep up the good work Jeremy! 👍🏼