I remember the Mist (2007)...it was TERRIFYING. I had to watch an hour of stupidly silly cartoons just to erase the possibility of nightmares. To this day, I never even Touched that Movie again because of the tension and horror it evoked. Shudders! The Series, on the other hand, takes the same story concept and injects, oh my god, NO...they slap in every-single-stupid-Hollywood-victim-trope in the freaking Book.
It's already Episode 3 and I don't care anymore. Teen break-up? Mother reconnecting with Daughter? Father looking for his Family? Old Lady who wants to die? Stupid Woman who panics and rushes for the front Door? It's all "Wah-Wah-Wah-So-what-who-cares" why doesn't the Monster-whatever-it-is just KILL THEM?!?!?
Oh wait.. They missed one trope: 'The Little girl who lost her dolly even though she's being chased by Monsters...'
And then after a while, it just got ridiculously funny. Like: Girl from the Police Precinct is obviously twitchy-twitchy from drug withdrawal...and the male lead LETS HER DRIVE?
Like: After parading dead bodies in shopping carts past frightened people in the Mall, then Manager decides to get everyone occupied with BOARD GAMES? It's FREAKIN' 2017! What Store Has BOARD GAMES anymore?
Like: They all start pulling out warehouse Pallets and tarps to bed down for the night? It's a FREAKIN' MALL. There's GOT to be a SLEEPY's there fully stocked with Sealy Posturepedic comfort!!
SO I'm sorry...if you're a serious Horror aficionado...this production is a FAIL. Watch the Movie Instead.
It's already Episode 3 and I don't care anymore. Teen break-up? Mother reconnecting with Daughter? Father looking for his Family? Old Lady who wants to die? Stupid Woman who panics and rushes for the front Door? It's all "Wah-Wah-Wah-So-what-who-cares" why doesn't the Monster-whatever-it-is just KILL THEM?!?!?
Oh wait.. They missed one trope: 'The Little girl who lost her dolly even though she's being chased by Monsters...'
And then after a while, it just got ridiculously funny. Like: Girl from the Police Precinct is obviously twitchy-twitchy from drug withdrawal...and the male lead LETS HER DRIVE?
Like: After parading dead bodies in shopping carts past frightened people in the Mall, then Manager decides to get everyone occupied with BOARD GAMES? It's FREAKIN' 2017! What Store Has BOARD GAMES anymore?
Like: They all start pulling out warehouse Pallets and tarps to bed down for the night? It's a FREAKIN' MALL. There's GOT to be a SLEEPY's there fully stocked with Sealy Posturepedic comfort!!
SO I'm sorry...if you're a serious Horror aficionado...this production is a FAIL. Watch the Movie Instead.