Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: The Mist (ified)

You are so right, R. How in hell did I miss tha...

2009-08-05T18:49:20.268+01:00

You are *so* right, R. How in hell did I miss that??

Good call... :)

The Movie was great.. and I cannot wait to watch t...

2009-08-05T17:02:08.373+01:00

The Movie was great.. and I cannot wait to watch the road as i loved the book but i've gotta pick you up on that one ken, it's viggo mortensen not daniel day lewis who's playing the lead role in the road... :P

I loved this one. It might sound lame but it kind ...

2009-07-21T22:41:02.030+01:00

I loved this one. It might sound lame but it kind of swept away my mind and draw me deep into the film - I love it when films do that. I was surpriced afterwards because I had heard so much negative critics of it.

I'm not sure if the follow is spoiler, please delete this part if it is Ken; the final scenes tore me up in a way, it was weird, lovely, sad, painful.

A movie of my taste. :) I love it that a movie doesn't have to be of extremely good quality to bring me into "adventure modus" where I forget about my surroundings.

I haven't seen the movie yet, mainly because I...

2009-07-17T17:40:42.681+01:00

I haven't seen the movie yet, mainly because I'm a Mom and I heard it had one of those horrific parent crappy decision things at the end. Plus, my movie decisions seem to be driven by a 7 year old - but at leasst she's a 7 year old who loves Monty Python so I have that going for me.

I'm not a great horror-watcher, but occasional...

2009-07-16T15:20:23.749+01:00

I'm not a great horror-watcher, but occasionally get the urge - as just recently. This may well be the next one I will watch. Thanks.

Hope: The one that scares without being graphic i...

2009-07-16T09:13:46.733+01:00

Hope: The one that scares without being graphic is always the scariest, that's for sure. One of my favorites is the original version of The Haunting which does great things with booming sound effects. I used the device for a theatre play of mine called 'Midnight in the Theatre of Blood' and succeeded in making a few bodies jump.

Must admit I was disappointed with 1408. I thought the build-up was superb but the delivery of the horror left me cold.

I'm with Matt on this one. I prefer the ol...

2009-07-15T23:52:31.775+01:00

I'm with Matt on this one. I prefer the ol' Hitchcock version of someone peering around a door to whisper "boo!" at the most unexpected moment. I'll take spine tingling over chainsaws and buckets of blood any day!

Ken, did you see "1408"? It was based on a King short story and starred John Cusack.

yep, and I'm having the last laugh right now. ...

2009-07-15T17:19:18.620+01:00

yep, and I'm having the last laugh right now.

Not a fan of horrors. i do like mystery and suspense. Some horror, when well done, is cool. Untraceble is cool. Sixth Sense is cool. Alien is cool. Blood and guts, not so much.

Okayyyyyy. So that didn't work. :) As I wa...

2009-07-14T18:29:08.837+01:00

Okayyyyyy. So *that* didn't work. :)

As I was finishing my last comment, I saw that one of Matt's was missing. Opportunity for fun? I should know better by now. Matt always has the last laugh, even when he's not here. :)

Tacoshack: Interesting about a Black and White op...

2009-07-14T18:26:08.951+01:00

Tacoshack: Interesting about a Black and White option - I wouldn't have thought it would have added much in this instance. Besides, you could always turn the colour down on the TV. :)

Hope: I think Misery did good and I like The Shining even though he doesn't. I've read that short story collection, I'll be interested to hear what you think of 'em.

Susan: One good scare... 'do you a power of good. I promise. :)

Zack: You're Laura, aren't you? :)

Beth: You did indeedio. It had been on my Radar for some time at that point but your valued recommendation pushed it miles up my 'to see' list. (Covering his ass like mad. ) :)

Matt: Won't see? Why not, do you avoid horrors? Will watch for Wanted. Thanks for recommendation.

Laura: I *knew* it, well actually, I didn't and I'm a bit upset with myself that the most-distinctive style did not shine through.

(I bet Matt comes along and makes a Laura/Zack joke soon) :)

Zack is Laura and Laura is Zack....gotta love the ...

2009-07-14T12:55:00.532+01:00

Zack is Laura and Laura is Zack....gotta love the internet.

Zack is actually me. I didn't notice that my n...

2009-07-14T03:51:51.803+01:00

Zack is actually me. I didn't notice that my nephew had logged in on Gmail using my computer.

I won't see the MIST, but I did catch up on mo...

2009-07-13T14:17:05.936+01:00

I won't see the MIST, but I did catch up on movies yesterday. All day long. One of note is WANTED starring James McAvoy, Angelie Jolie and Morgan Freeman. I was pleasantly surprised at the twists and the action was pretty cool. Almost like a Matrix meets Kill Bill, but different. It's worth a look.

Didn't I recommend this movie to you? :D I qu...

2009-07-13T08:05:19.909+01:00

Didn't I recommend this movie to you? :D I quite enjoyed it - I'm a huge Stephen King fan- odd because I don't like horror in general, but I've been reading his books since I was 14 or so. This movie is true to his old style, but not to the point of scaring the living daylights out of people. And- if you haven't read the novella (I hadn't read it), you will be surprised.

The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile are two of my all-time favorite movies. I think Shawshank could have been cut a little more during editing-some scenes weren't necessary, but with The Green Mile, I think the "extra" was necessary to get the full point of the story.

I would love to see a film made based on The Talisman- another great book that never received the attention it should have because it's more fantasy than horror.

I can't watch horror like that. I spook myself...

2009-07-13T04:36:44.859+01:00

I can't watch horror like that. I spook myself all too well when it comes to dark rooms, hidden corners and so on. But, I always wish someone would tell me the story/ the plot, skipping all the horror. Some of the stories are way over done and really kind of silly but the odd one really stirs the imagination with possibilities.

Never seen it; if it's in the horror aisle I v...

2009-07-12T22:08:30.403+01:00

Never seen it; if it's in the horror aisle I very likely never will. Then again, I skip past the wolf-beast fight in Beauty and the Beast.

Very non-confrontational, me. LOL

Haven't seen it but did read the short story. ...

2009-07-12T20:40:29.033+01:00

Haven't seen it but did read the short story. So many times film makers screw up his work [exception "The Green Mile"] so it's nice to hear this one lived up to your expectations.

I'm currently listening to Stephen King's last short story collection "Just After Sunset" on CD as I commute. Let you know how THAT goes. :)

I have to agree with you on this one. I went in t...

2009-07-12T17:18:13.886+01:00

I have to agree with you on this one. I went in to this one with low expectation because most of the time a Stephen King adaptation usually bottoms out. What I found was a very well put together movie. I did find it a few scenes heavy and ran a little longer than it should, but entertaining nonetheless.

On the special edition DVD and the Blu-ray copy of The Mist I believe that have the Black and White version of the film which I heard gives the movie an extra level of enjoyment.