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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). This product may be shipped with different cover art (the multiple types are shown here), but the discs are all identical in content. Review: Intense character study with some solid action and true horror that doesn't disappoint - If you're the kind of viewer who likes character studies that don't bog you down in character, but seamlessly blends in the action of the story, The Mist is a good one for you. Stephen King's The Mist is well done here, bringing to this terrifying life a well rounded and excellent cast facing the fear of an unknown monster rising out of a MIST that has moved in over this town. Taking the time to give us a cast of characters - people - who's personalities, weaknesses and strengths are put to a test in a group setting, reminds easily of any movies, book, or experience of group dynamics put to the test. This The Mist is well done and one of the best interpretations of a King story out there. It's up there with Rose Red, The Langoliers, and King's own remake of The Shinning. For me it's the characters; an outstanding insight into human emotion, action, and reaction in the face of fear - what King does best. In a stellar cast led by Thomas Jane with the outstanding Marcia Gay Hardin in one of her best, albeit horrible portrayals, others here bring people to life we all know and perhaps are in our own lives. As The Mist moves into town, these folks are trapped in a grocery store - a brilliant location for the setting of a couple days in a horror film - all kinds of personality comes to light and all kinds of ways to face down the demons, both inside and out of each person. As things grow worse our band of merry humans must decide how they'll deal with the death waiting outside and the growing panic within. NO SPOILERS here, the ending is pure King and if you've made it this far in the film, it'll leave you considering your own life and others and what you would do in ways that are thought provoking and fear inducing. But brilliant. I am not the kind of fan of "horror" that likes the blood and gore kind of stuff. I'll watch it, but I much prefer the intelligence of thought provoking. I feel its grip can be far more intense and far deeper than "simply giving us blood and gore." That's not to say I won't watch that kind... and there is some solid gore here, don't worry. It's that I like the observations around thoughtful horror - it's far scarier and more real. This is a great date night movie, rainy afternoon, or even that scare-you-to-death fun of horror. The Mist is pure King at his and it's finest. Review: Great bargains with prime membership. - Excellent movie to watch and own, great sci-fi and thrilling movie to have. One scary stuff.
| ASIN | B001AR0D4A |
| Actors | Brian Libby, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, Thomas Jane, William Sadler |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,247 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #379 in Horror (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (14,843) |
| Director | Frank Darabont |
| Dubbed: | French |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 81523 |
| MPAA rating | R (Restricted) |
| Media Format | Blu-ray, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces |
| Release date | February 1, 2019 |
| Run time | 2 hours and 6 minutes |
| Studio | Alliance |
| Subtitles: | English, Spanish |
Q**7
Intense character study with some solid action and true horror that doesn't disappoint
If you're the kind of viewer who likes character studies that don't bog you down in character, but seamlessly blends in the action of the story, The Mist is a good one for you. Stephen King's The Mist is well done here, bringing to this terrifying life a well rounded and excellent cast facing the fear of an unknown monster rising out of a MIST that has moved in over this town. Taking the time to give us a cast of characters - people - who's personalities, weaknesses and strengths are put to a test in a group setting, reminds easily of any movies, book, or experience of group dynamics put to the test. This The Mist is well done and one of the best interpretations of a King story out there. It's up there with Rose Red, The Langoliers, and King's own remake of The Shinning. For me it's the characters; an outstanding insight into human emotion, action, and reaction in the face of fear - what King does best. In a stellar cast led by Thomas Jane with the outstanding Marcia Gay Hardin in one of her best, albeit horrible portrayals, others here bring people to life we all know and perhaps are in our own lives. As The Mist moves into town, these folks are trapped in a grocery store - a brilliant location for the setting of a couple days in a horror film - all kinds of personality comes to light and all kinds of ways to face down the demons, both inside and out of each person. As things grow worse our band of merry humans must decide how they'll deal with the death waiting outside and the growing panic within. NO SPOILERS here, the ending is pure King and if you've made it this far in the film, it'll leave you considering your own life and others and what you would do in ways that are thought provoking and fear inducing. But brilliant. I am not the kind of fan of "horror" that likes the blood and gore kind of stuff. I'll watch it, but I much prefer the intelligence of thought provoking. I feel its grip can be far more intense and far deeper than "simply giving us blood and gore." That's not to say I won't watch that kind... and there is some solid gore here, don't worry. It's that I like the observations around thoughtful horror - it's far scarier and more real. This is a great date night movie, rainy afternoon, or even that scare-you-to-death fun of horror. The Mist is pure King at his and it's finest.
B**T
Great bargains with prime membership.
Excellent movie to watch and own, great sci-fi and thrilling movie to have. One scary stuff.
K**R
With Defects but Should Satisfy Fans of the Genre
I usually donj't watch this sort of thing, but decided to look in on the genre with a dozen or two dozen films. So, I am not writing for the devotee. My main criticism was in the length. First, the key location is a supermarket in which numerous people were trapped by the monsters coming in with "The Mist" which blanketed their small town and its environs. Here the usual representative types try to understand what is going on, arrive at solutions, act on solutions, and manifest their fears in various ways. We have a good assortment of types necessary to play out the various responses that, with some variation in each case, are the staples of thrillers of this particular type. Without doubt the filmmakers had a number of points they wanted to make, I just found the talk too prolonged, although the main antagonist to whatever the creators thought was rational (The Voice of God Lady) made a substantial contribution to the drama, it could have been less insistent and much briefer. I'm afraid that I wanted less talk and more action. With that qualification, I thought the film a decent rendering of the ancient plot, with the monsters being satisfactory, if not particularly awesome most of the time. Needless to say, there had to be a few types of attackers who were a bit disgusting to the average person. No particular ending was forced by the logic of the plot which preceded it. The choice was a random one (if you take the attitude that a film is a film and a book is a book, faithfulness to which is not the mandate of a filmmaker). I saw no reason, save personal taste, to dictate the ending chosen. I didn't much like it, so, given the absence of a logical necessity for it, I put in my own ending (in my mind, of course) as a substitute. You are perfectly free to do the same if you prefer All in all, for someone who customarily does not view such films, this falls into the decent category, suitable for recommending to the average viewer, but not with the urgency of "don't miss it". If you miss it, many other movies could substitute adequately from an entertainment viewpoint. I knew none of the actors so cannot comment on their performances here compared to elsewhere. Seems to me they did a good job playing the roles as assigned.
S**O
Llega con un bonito slipcover de excelente calidad y textura, bien empaquetado y sin ningún daño. La imagen es muy buena y es una mejora modesta desde el blu-ray convencional. La ganancia en nitidez, brillo y fuerza en la paleta de colores es notoria desde las imágenes iniciales, así como la profundidad en los negros es muy buena. Viene con audio en inglés Dolby Atmos el cual es muy bueno, siendo esto una mejora sustancial desde el sonido Dolby TrueHD 5.1 del viejo blu-ray, así como subtítulos en español latino. No trae doblaje en español. El código digital es válido solo para VUDÚ, exclusivo de USA, sin poder acceder desde México.
S**.
Schon vor einigen Jahren konnte John Carpenter mit einer Horrormär von graulichen Gestalten aus dem Nebel eine breite Masse von Zuschauern begeistern und verschrecken. Aufgrund des großen Erfolges gab es hierzu im neuen Jahrtausend ein allerdings nur mäßiges Remake. Stephen King hat dieses Thema auch in seinem Kurzroman „Der Nebel“ aufgegriffen, als ihm eines Tages beim Einkaufen in den Sinn kam, wie es wohl wäre, wenn schreckliche Ungeheuer durch die Gänge huschen würden. Meine Meinung: Der geneigte Horror Film Fan wird zwangsweise beim Betrachten von „Der Nebel“ unweigerlich an John Carpenters „The Fog – Nebel des Grauens“ erinnert, da führt keine Diskussion drum herum! Doch hier ist der Hintergrund ein ganz anderer. Während damals noch Geister und verfluchte Seelen ein armes Fischerdörfchen bedroht haben, sind es hier Gen mutierte Wesen… nicht nur, denn wie schnell manch einer in Panik überreagiert musste die Menschheit leider schon oft genug miterleben. Dabei gelingt es Marcia Gay Harden hervorragend die durch geknallte religiöse Fanatikerin zu mimen, die dem Zuschauer binnen kürzester Zeit salopp gesagt auf die Nerven geht und dabei ihre Rolle wirklich sehr überzeugend verkörpert. Dem gegenüber steht der vermeintliche Held Thomas Jane den man bisher hauptsächlich entweder als coolen Rächer aus „The Punisher“ oder Elitesoldat aus „Mutant Chronicles“ kannte, aber auch hier als fürsorgenden Familienvater eine gute Leistung abliefert. Regisseur Frank Darabont führte hier übrigens nach „Die Verurteilten“ und „The Green Mile“ zum dritten Regie für einen Stephen King Geschichte und zeichnet sich auch erneut für das Drehbuch verantwortlich. Allerdings kann man bei aller Faszination zur Story von „Der Nebel“, diese dennoch mit der herausragenden Qualität von „Die Verurteilten“ und „The Green Mile“ vergleichen. Wäre auch unpassend, denn man würde hier Äpfel (Drama) mit Birnen (Horror) vergleichen. Die filmische Umsetzung ist allerdings dennoch gelungen, da der Film stets spannend gehalten wird und die Atmosphäre im Laufe des Films immer dichter und bedrohlicher wird. Über die Sinnhaftigkeit des Themas bzw. der Geschichte kann man müßig diskutieren, würde aber letztendlich ein Konsens hervorbringen, da eine Story wie „Der Nebel“ einfach fantastisch bleibt und sich jeglicher Realität entbehrt. So was mag man oder hasst man… eine Grauzone kann man hier nur schwer finden. Das Bild: HD-Widescreen (16:9, 1.85:1) Codec: VC-1 Bezüglich der technischen Seite dieser Blu-ray Disc gibt es gute und schlechte Nachrichten. Zuerst die schlechte: Das Bild! Das Bild, in VC-1 codiert und im Bildformat 1,85:1 vorliegend, ist an sich nicht schlecht und auch relativ scharf ausgefallen, aber das Bildrauschen ist in vielen Szenen wirklich penetrant bemerkbar. Keine Ahnung ob das an der Beleuchtung, an den Kameras oder was weiß ich was liegt, aber bei einem Film diesen Alters kann man doch mittlerweile ein wenig mehr erwarten. Auch der Schwarzwert wurde nicht optimal ausgelotet und es hat auch den Anschein, dass in manchen, aber Szenen leichte Farbfilter eingesetzt wurden. Aber abgesehen davon ist der Kontrast ganz ordentlich ausgefallen und auch in Punkto Farbsättigung kann man noch überzeugen. Allerdings hätte hier wirklich mehr drin sein können. Der Ton: Deutsch DTS-HD MA 5.1, Englisch DTS-HD MA 5.1 Wie man es besser machen kann beweist eindeutig der herausragende Ton, der hier sowohl im englischen Originalton als auch bei der deutschen Synchronisation in DTS-HD MA 5.1 mit draufgepackt wurde, was leider noch längst nicht zum Standard in Deutschland gehört. Hier wurde nicht gekleckert sondern geklotzt, denn der Sound klingt überzeugend und druckvoll, aber dennoch klar. Dialoge gehen auch bei heftigeren Szenen nicht im Geräuschebrei unter, sondern können sich im Center voll durchsetzen. Auch die Surroundkanäle wurden entsprechend gefordert und bieten ein starkes räumliches Feeling, bei dem auch feine Nuancen oder leise Hintergrundgeräusche sehr gut zur Geltung kommen. Special Features: - Audiokommentar des Regisseurs Frank Darabont - Der Nebel Director's Choice: Die von Frank Darabont favorisierte Schwarzweiß-Fassung des - Films mit Einleitung des Regisseurs - Entfallene Szenen (optional mit Audiokommentar) - Making-of DER NEBEL (ca. 35 Min.) - Die Analyse einer Szene - Die Monster unter uns: Ein Blick auf die Creature Effects - Der Horror im Ganzen: Die visuellen Effekte - Drew Struzan: Der Künstler - 3 Webepisoden An Extras wurde sichtlich nicht gegeizt. Neben einem obligatorischen Audiokommentar, gibt es zusätzlich die von Regisseur Frank Darabont favorisierte Schwarz-Weiß Fassung des Films, die allerdings von den Produzenten für eine Kinoaufführung abgelehnt wurde, hier nun aber als Bonus mit enthalten ist. Darüber hinaus werden einige entfallene Szenen als auch ein übersichtliches und informatives Making of geboten. Stark hervorheben möchte ich die Specials „Die Analyse einer Szene“, „Das Monster unter uns: Ein Blick auf die Creature Effects“ sowie „Der Horror im Ganzen: Die visuellen Effekte“, bei dem man tiefe Einblicke in die Dreharbeiten bekommt und einige Hintergrundinformationen erhält. Ergänzt durch die weiteren Features „Drew Struzan: Der Künstler“ und drei Webepisoden wird hier ausreichend Bonusmaterial geboten, die jeden zufrieden stellen. Resumee: Leicht getrübt durch das nicht ganz optimale Bild, kann „Der Nebel“ dennoch überzeugen. Die Story gehört zwar nicht zu den herausragenden Stephen King Verfilmungen, bietet aber dennoch gute Unterhaltung an manchem Heimkinoabend, zumal die Schauspielleistung noch mal Boden wettmacht. Wo das Bild schwächelt, holt hingegen der Ton deutlich auf. Die Extras sind genügend vorhanden und bieten keinen Grund zur Klage.
W**L
Me encanta la versión en blanco y negro. Ya la había visto en color pero la versión "del director" le da un toque muy diferente, más clasico y más de pesadilla. Además tiene subtitulos en español. Muy recomendable
R**A
Não vale a pena a compra e sem a dublagem do filme e nem legenda
K**H
Well. To start I have to say that most Stephen King material adapted from his novellas and short stories always appear to fit into the hour and a half/ 2 hour movie medium much better than his sprawling tomes. From his wealth of shorter pieces we have seen such fantastic cinema as The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me. The Mist can now be added to the list. While not as immediately crowd-pleasing, and not half as successful as Shawshank, from a critical standpoint, this is its equal in strength despite varying wildly in subject and tone. It is the basic, old Dr Who staple of base-under-siege plot. A mist comes while people are in a local Castle Rock supermarket after a storm forced a town-wide blackout, and there are hidden, dangerous things therein. So the townspeople have to stay in the supermarket. That's it. But it's the dynamics and interplay that occurs and evolves throughout the film concerning the relations of the townsfolk to each other that is the truly terrifying part. From the offset, chests are brandished and the men start fronting up to one another to not appear cowardly or stupid. Once the incredible truth is presented the bravuras come crashing down and they are stripped of all psychological trappings. They become merely human. And very fallible indeed. From then on it is crushing to see the ease with which the group begin to embrace savagery under a cloak of righteous pseudo-religious nonsense in order to save themselves. Bravery soon becomes cowardice as soon as real danger rears its head. Of course there is a small band of survivors, lead by the excellent Thomas Jane as David Drayton (the real humanity to the piece - but nicely understated). Despite the horrors that occur under the truly evil Mrs Carmody, they are relatively forgiving when they finally get the upper hand. I suppose the religious element could have been handled slightly less abruptly but it never feels unreal, scarily. There are a lot of deaths but also some nice surprising escapes, especially at the end. And the end. Well. One of cinema's greatest. It is both a happy and a sad ending whilst simultaneously being neither. If you get me? No questions are answered but there is a gulf of raw emotion that lingers while the beautiful 'Host of Seraphim' plays (the only real bit of music in the piece which helps drive the realism of the whole film). Stunning yet devastating. A final point to ponder: please get the 2 dvd set with the B & W feature as this is by far the superior version. It's not because of some arty-farty reason, it plainly just feels better when it is watched in black and white. It makes it authentic (as if you are truly watching a 50s b-movie) and it also makes the sometimes awful cgi look far better. Infact the colour edition will lose a star simply because some scenes are a bit laughable with the poor cgi effects. Watch the same scene in black and white and it's suddenly tense and frightening. Believe me. A film I can rewatch over and over. A true classic.
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