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laurainlimbo) wrote2008-07-19 03:50 pm
laurainlimbo) wrote2008-07-19 03:50 pm
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summer rain, and a movie review
the sky finally seems to be clearing up after two days of rain and clouds. I don't mind the rain, because it actually keeps people out of the pool in our apartment complex - usually on weekends, it's so noisy because of all the families partying out there. Why did I move into an apartment building with an outdoor pool? someone please tell me why I was so stupid!
but of course the rain in summer means humidity. it's been so sticky outside that it's like an instant perm for my hair - though mine is less curls and more frizz - yuck! time for another haircut!
last night I watched a great movie that I actually had wanted to see when it came out. and when I was reading through posts onthedailymovie community recently, I read so many positive reviews, that I just had to rent it: The Mist based on the Stephen King novella and directed by screenwriter/director Frank Darabont (who also wrote the screenplay for The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption .
Since I hadn't read the novella, I didn't know the story for the Mist , and it was much different than I expected. Perhaps I expected some cheesy ripoff of The Fog or some other silly slasher thing, but this movie was far from that. To be honest, I was on the edge of my pillow (I was sitting on the floor), the whole time, and even yelling at the characters. I haven't enjoyed a horror film in awhile, and I really enjoyed this one. The Mist was reminiscent of some of the older horror monster movies like The Thing, or Alien - the best thing about it was that you had no idea what the characters were up against (the thing in the mist that was killing people) - you have some glimpses, but nothing is really explained. that makes it all the more tense and mysterious. But it also had some dark humour, and some serious tension between the characters, which made it also a bit reminiscent of Hitchcock (especially, the Birds comes to mind). The biggest shocker, though, came with the ending, which was totally unexpected, and very macabre. I was still thinking about it when I woke up this morning, that's how much it affected me. I hated the ending, and I was complaining to my husband (who surprisingly watched most of the movie with me - though he hates horror movies) about it, but he said something very wise: if they'd given it a happy ending, it would have been more like some stupid Tom Cruise movie, where everything is fine and everyone rides off happily into the sunset. Even though the ending left me with a horrible feeling, I think I understood the reasoning behind it. I don't know how the Stephen King story ended (I need to read it now), but definitely the director was trying to make a point with his ending, that went along with the whole theme of the story. In the end, when you have a good horror movie, your hero always suffers. That's just the way it has to be.
If anyone has watched this movie, I'd love to know your thoughts. especially if you had read the book. And this just makes me realize that I have got to read more Stephen King. I think I'd better go and find a used bookstore!
in other news, I might be going to see The Dark Knight tomorrow morning with my friend Sandra. I can't wait!!
but of course the rain in summer means humidity. it's been so sticky outside that it's like an instant perm for my hair - though mine is less curls and more frizz - yuck! time for another haircut!
last night I watched a great movie that I actually had wanted to see when it came out. and when I was reading through posts on
thedailymovie community recently, I read so many positive reviews, that I just had to rent it: The Mist based on the Stephen King novella and directed by screenwriter/director Frank Darabont (who also wrote the screenplay for The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption . Since I hadn't read the novella, I didn't know the story for the Mist , and it was much different than I expected. Perhaps I expected some cheesy ripoff of The Fog or some other silly slasher thing, but this movie was far from that. To be honest, I was on the edge of my pillow (I was sitting on the floor), the whole time, and even yelling at the characters. I haven't enjoyed a horror film in awhile, and I really enjoyed this one. The Mist was reminiscent of some of the older horror monster movies like The Thing, or Alien - the best thing about it was that you had no idea what the characters were up against (the thing in the mist that was killing people) - you have some glimpses, but nothing is really explained. that makes it all the more tense and mysterious. But it also had some dark humour, and some serious tension between the characters, which made it also a bit reminiscent of Hitchcock (especially, the Birds comes to mind). The biggest shocker, though, came with the ending, which was totally unexpected, and very macabre. I was still thinking about it when I woke up this morning, that's how much it affected me. I hated the ending, and I was complaining to my husband (who surprisingly watched most of the movie with me - though he hates horror movies) about it, but he said something very wise: if they'd given it a happy ending, it would have been more like some stupid Tom Cruise movie, where everything is fine and everyone rides off happily into the sunset. Even though the ending left me with a horrible feeling, I think I understood the reasoning behind it. I don't know how the Stephen King story ended (I need to read it now), but definitely the director was trying to make a point with his ending, that went along with the whole theme of the story. In the end, when you have a good horror movie, your hero always suffers. That's just the way it has to be.
If anyone has watched this movie, I'd love to know your thoughts. especially if you had read the book. And this just makes me realize that I have got to read more Stephen King. I think I'd better go and find a used bookstore!
in other news, I might be going to see The Dark Knight tomorrow morning with my friend Sandra. I can't wait!!