Sunday, June 15, 2008

DEMISTIFYING THE MIST — by Steve Nadis

I just saw “The Mist” last night and found it reasonably entertaining. It had a good set up & a good ironic ending. The trouble was that it’s almost always a mistake to show the monster or monsters. It’s much better to keep them lurking in the shadows (or mist) unseen. But now that we’ve entered the “special effects” era, no one can seem to resist the temptation to show all. The horror masters of the past knew that what we can’t see is always scarier than what we can see, and that hasn’t changed despite the recent advances in special-effects technology.
Posted by Snake at 18:22:57
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4 Responses to “DEMISTIFYING THE MIST — by Steve Nadis”

  1. Anonymous says:
    June 25, 2008 at 4:13 pm

    Amen! Like Victorian women showing an ankle. Love your blog. Glad to have found it!

  2. Anonymous says:
    June 25, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    As Einstein said: “Imagination is more powerful than knowledge.”

  3. Anonymous says:
    June 25, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Thanks for the note, MN. Now you’ve got me distracted, thinking about those ankles… –Snake

  4. Anonymous says:
    June 25, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Thanks for the note, MN. Now you’ve got me distracted, thinking about those ankles… –Snake

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