The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Review

While "The Mist" has an abundance of "creepy crawlers," especially the skyscraper-sized one that appears near the film's end, it is not those which are the most frightening. That title belongs to Marcia Gay Harden's "Mrs. Carmody," a religious zealot who manages to throw the seeds of mistrust into the grocery store as the assembly tries to map out its strategy to deal with marauding horde outside the doors. The screenwriter crafted a character that truly believes that she is "the messenger of God" and that only she can weed out the true "evil" and she manages to turn others to her side, resulting in brother turning against brother.

The film also allows fair screen time from the "minor" characters, giving each significance and even "noble deaths." Great performances are delivered by star Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Frances Sternhagen, Andre Braugher, Ollie Weeks, William Sadler, Sam Witwer, and young Nathan Gamble as Jane's son. In fact, much praise should be given to the remaining cast members who manage to show what happens when "mob mentality" takes over.

Like any good "monster" film, they are kept at a minimum, springing out at the right time to effectively maximize the fear quota.

A plus on the DVD is the inclusion of a B & W cut of the movie, further solidifying its 50's monster movie origins.

The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Feature

• Format: Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Run Time: 126 minutes
• Actors: Andre Braugher, Jeffrey DeMunn, Marcia Gay Harden, Dave Jensen, Brian Libby

The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Overview

From legendary frightmaster Stephen King and 3-time Oscar-nominated director Frank Darabont* (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) comes "one of the scariest King films since Stanley Kubrick's The Shining" (Tasha Robinson, The Onion A.V. Club). After a mysterious mist envelopes a small New England town, a group of locals trapped in a supermarket must battle a siege of otherworldly creatures...and the fears that threaten to tear them apart. Starring Thomas Jane (The Punisher) and Oscar winner* Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River) in one of the year's most talked-about performances, The Mist is riveting, with "tension like an ever-tightening clamp" (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune).

The Mist (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Specifications

Writer-director Frank Darabont, who showcased the softer side of Stephen King in his film adaptations of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, turns to darker material for The Mist, his latest King adaptation about a group of ordinary townspeople trapped in a supermarket by a mysterious fogbank. Thomas Jane is top-billed as a Maine illustrator who attempts to calm the frightened shoppers, but his job is cut out for him from the get-go, first by the discovery of malevolent creatures lurking in the mist, and then by the mad mutterings of Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden), a local eccentric who calls for Old Testament-style sacrifices to appease the supernatural forces. Darabont delivers monster movie thrills and understated social commentary with equal skill, and he's well supported by his cast (which includes Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler and Jeffrey DeMunn) and the vivid special effects by KNB EFX, which effectively mix CGI with models and stop-motion animation (the terrific monsters were designed by legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson). And for those curious about how the novella's downbeat ending has translated to film, suffice it to say that Darabont's conclusion is at once different and more unsettling than King's. --Paul Gaita

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