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| Here you will find information on the Fan Edit of Frank Darabont's 'The Mist'. This version of the film adheres more closely to the storyline from the original source novella, including the hopeful 'Hartford' ending. It is important to note that I personally LOVED Frank Darabont's film, and do not intend any malice to the great work he and the cast/crew did in filming 'The Mist'...it's just that his vision was SO CLOSE to exactly how I pictured it in my mind for over 20 years...the slight adjustments that would be required to mirror the entire novella from start to finish are too tempting NOT to try in order to get the movie closer to 'book perfect' for the die hard fans of the original tale...and because it sounded like a fun project! It is also important to point out that you must own a copy of the film in order to obtain the Novella Cut. |
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| Altered Sequences |
| As alterations, additions and edits are made to sequences, you will be able to see them here and give feedback...the goal is to reflect the look and feel of the novella story as closely as possible. |
| Finale- End Edit |
| The most important alteration to the theatrical version of the film is the 'fix' to the film's climax...rather than the ending seen in theaters, this ending is as close to the source material as possible. |
| Mrs Carmody Sequences |
| Several of the sequences depicting Mrs. Carmody's character have been trimmed, to delete the 'foul language' she used in the theatrical version of the story...Mrs. Carmody did NOT speak this way in the book. Her scene with Amanda in the restroom has been dropped completely, losing her 'squat out a friend like you' reference. |
| The 'Love Affair' Sequences |
| This entire 'side storyline' of the blossoming love between the soldier and his girlfriend has been dropped. |
| 'Chapter Titles' and 'Opening Text' |
| To add to the 'novella flavor', opening text taken from the first line in the book is now seen onscreen directly before the opening shot of David painting. It reads... 'This Is What Happened...' This neatly serves to bookend the closing text onscreen, which reflects the 'Hartford/hope' angle. Chapter headings now appear onscreen between the numerous 'fade outs' Darabont used to exit several scenes. These chapter headings are directly from the novella as well ('What Happened to the Bagboy', 'The Flat Earth Society', and so on. |
| I would appreciate any creative input, suggestions, or commentary fellow novella fans would like to provide...please email me by clicking the icon below. Thanks! |
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| Novella Cut Feedback |
| Posted comments regarding 'The Novella Cut'... |
| 'I appreciate your re-edit of the ending...the novel did end like that, and it was very foreboding. I think your treatment is just as valid for the hardcore King fans...good job! - 4848steven 'Very good! Much better...loved it and can't wait to purchase the DVD...just to be able to download the Fan Edited Cut- superior ending to an otherwise fantastic film...' - BadNewsCrews 'I loved the Fan Edit ending, particularly the last shot of the world covered in mist. Very dramatic, and it left a much stronger impression on me than did Darabont's ending.' - Bogdan1939 'This is such an improvement over the film ending...' - SyGin73 'Excellent job, man! I actually got a few chills from your version, because that was the ending I was praying for...' - rezurected '...Literally gave me chills...I had no interest in seeing this film again, but after watching your revised ending I absolutely want to see the fan cut...keep up the good work...' - Leif Jonker 'It's perfect!...I can't express in words how extremely thankful I am for what you are doing...' - PheonixThe3rd 'That's what I'm talkin' about! That was excellent! And the shot of the world covered in mist...genius!' - ghost5372 'I thought the alternate ending you supplied was perfect. It was the ending I wanted because I liked the original story so much...Kudos to you!' - kloll 'I watched it and thought it was a great ending that was true to the book...' - seaneth-1 'Excellent ending...Hollywood needs people like you!' - cambler 'Excellent job, your ending holds true to the spirit of the story...' - OneMoreOpinion 'Really good work, this seems to express the tone and ideas a lot more than the current ending.' - greengawain 'This is much better than the movie ending...' - wavvynavvy 'I thought the ending in the movie was ok, but this would have been so much better...' - Nightape 'That was a very good adaption of the novel ending...I was very surprised.' - Gonarch721 'That was pretty cool...I like how you faded out on the earth being engulfed in the mist, yet you did end (with) a positive outlook, with hope like in the novel...' - chuklesdeolivier 'I liked the alternate ending...it was just like in the book, and in my opinion it was the best that this movie could ever have.' - AnsiBeast 'Thank you so much!!! This is how the film should have ended...exactly like the book.' - mastmedia '(Your) ending is about 5 billion times better than the theatrical film ending...Thanks for that.' - nonstopnate 'So much better...much more effective and haunting...' - razycrandomgirl 'I'll give it to ya...that was pretty damn good.' - RustyAHole |
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| Get the DVD |
| Remember, you must own a copy of the film before you obtain the Fan Edit. Click the Amazon logo to order either the single or Collectors Set DVDs. |
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| Redone Opening Sequence |
| Download a sample clip from the re-done opening sequence for 'The Novella Cut' to get a feel for the re-edit...click below (11MB AVI DivX) |
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| 'Novella Cut' NEWS- 04-10-08 |
| The editing is finished! The 'Novella Cut' is completely wrapped up, and is available to those that have purchased the DVD of the film. You can obtain the DVDs (menu screengrabs below) by scanning your receipt for your purchased DVD of 'THE MIST' and emailing it to me (kkarstens@cableone.net), as I need proof of purchase to send you the DVDs. |
| A very nice blog/review of 'The Novella Cut' ending can be seen HERE |
| Other Edits/Revisions... |
| A few other alterations and edits were made to achieve 'The Novella Cut'. These were scenes NOT in the original story. They include... - Removal of the MP scenes from the Pharmacy Trip sequence, and the subsequent scenes where 'the MP in the pharmacy' was mentioned. - Removal of Sally's death scene in the market. - Several of Mrs. Carmody's 'comedic responses' in otherwise tense scenes ('Well, you just take that up with the devil...' when Norton and his followers leave the market, and so on). |
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| Disc One |
| Visit my 'Mist' Movie Page...CLICK HERE |
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| "...What's interesting is that the final montage manages to be both visually beautiful and arguably more bleak than either the book's final lines and the twist in Darabont's film..." |
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| Disc Two |
| Download DVD Cover Art |
| If you have ordered/received your copy of 'The Novella Cut', you can download DVD cover art for the case HERE |
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| 'The World's Greatest Critic' reviews 'The Novella Cut'...CLICK HERE or banner, above. |
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