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The Fog
1979
Director John Carpenter creates an old-fashioned campfire ghost story with THE FOG. Antonio Bay, a quaint, small seaside town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. That night a heavy, mysterious fog rolls through the town and people begin to die in savage ways. Rumors of a secret as old as the town begin to .. Read more
| Starring | John Houseman, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau |
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| Director | John Carpenter |
| Genres | Horror |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Director John Carpenter isn't at the peak of his form here, but this is still a reasonable enough shocker about spectral pirates who terrorise a coastal town. Losing dramatic focus by switching between two heroines who never meet — disc jockey Adrienne Barbeau (then married to Carpenter) and Jamie Lee Curtis (starring with real-life mum Janet Leigh for the first time) — Carpenter leans hard on cheap scare tactics (supernatural mists and people jumping out of the dark) more than subtle suspense. However, some sequences do turn the tension dial up quite high.
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"...[A] well-made suspenser....John Carpenter demonstrates he has a finger right on the pulse of today's film-going public..."
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The Fog will disappoint those expecting a re-run of the creepy scares from Halloween. Instead, expanding enormously on... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
John Carpenter's finest moment
If everyone sat down and thought about the best scary movies they had watched, there'd certainly be one or two of John Carpenter's works in the top 20. For me, this film is John Carpenter's finest work of horror.
The movie is set in San Antonio Bay in the present day (well, 1979 really but you get the idea). 100 years ago, a man named Blake wanted to set up a leper colony for himself and his fellow lepers to live a peaceful existence near to the proposed new town of San Antonio Bay. Blake was prepared to pay a lot of money for this and, once agreed, he set sail with his ship to move his fellow lepers to the new colony. Disaster struck and Blake's ship crashed into the rocks, killing all persons aboard. This happened because of a mysterious light which guided the ships onto the rocks and a strange, glowing fog covering the rocks ahead.
100 years ago to the day, the mysterious fog returns...
Why has the fog returned?
Why are people dying in it?
Want to know more? Get this movie! Its a little dated but the pure horror is as fresh as it ever was! -
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Classic Horror!!!!!
Without a doubt, the best movie John Carpenter ever made! Yes, Halloween is a classic in it's own right but 'The Fog' is a refreshing change for something new and original. Saw this on tv as a boy and it scared me to death! It hasn't dated at all and the 5.1 surround just add to it's ability to scare! I think it's down to the theme...you hear the thud thud thud and you know the fog's coming to get you! Why this flopped in 1980 i'll never unnderstand...a very eerie ghost story indeed!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Timeless horror
Despite it's age The Fog has aged well, and deserves its reputation as one of the classics of horror. The story is a simple one of the spirits of shipwrecked settlers taking their revenge 100 years later on the descendants of the people who killed them, and the script is completely shaved of any fat, leaving a taught pacy horror film that still has the power to produce the odd scare. Suprisingly for these often low budget genre films the cinematography is great, and the effects of the fog itself rolling over the town in a thick wall is brilliantly done. Half ghost movie, half zombie flick, this is very basic, but masterfully done.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
The Fog
I liked this film although its a shame it is now starting to look a little dated. It still has the classic 1970's on the edge of your seat jumps and shocks but with a lack of effects you get in todays films it feels a little unreal.Still a good story and good acting and still much better than alot of modern day films around today.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Brilliant classic horror from John Carpenter
Excellent film!
A bit dated nowadays but still a very good horror film.
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
John Carpenter's finest moment
If everyone sat down and thought about the best scary movies they had watched, there'd certainly be one or two of John Carpenter's works in the top 20. For me, this film is John Carpenter's finest work of horror.
The movie is set in San Antonio Bay in the present day (well, 1979 really but you get the idea). 100 years ago, a man named Blake wanted to set up a leper colony for himself and his fellow lepers to live a peaceful existence near to the proposed new town of San Antonio Bay. Blake was prepared to pay a lot of money for this and, once agreed, he set sail with his ship to move his fellow lepers to the new colony. Disaster struck and Blake's ship crashed into the rocks, killing all persons aboard. This happened because of a mysterious light which guided the ships onto the rocks and a strange, glowing fog covering the rocks ahead.
100 years ago to the day, the mysterious fog returns...
Why has the fog returned?
Why are people dying in it?
Want to know more? Get this movie! Its a little dated but the pure horror is as fresh as it ever was! -
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Classic Horror!!!!!
Without a doubt, the best movie John Carpenter ever made! Yes, Halloween is a classic in it's own right but 'The Fog' is a refreshing change for something new and original. Saw this on tv as a boy and it scared me to death! It hasn't dated at all and the 5.1 surround just add to it's ability to scare! I think it's down to the theme...you hear the thud thud thud and you know the fog's coming to get you! Why this flopped in 1980 i'll never unnderstand...a very eerie ghost story indeed!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Timeless horror
Despite it's age The Fog has aged well, and deserves its reputation as one of the classics of horror. The story is a simple one of the spirits of shipwrecked settlers taking their revenge 100 years later on the descendants of the people who killed them, and the script is completely shaved of any fat, leaving a taught pacy horror film that still has the power to produce the odd scare. Suprisingly for these often low budget genre films the cinematography is great, and the effects of the fog itself rolling over the town in a thick wall is brilliantly done. Half ghost movie, half zombie flick, this is very basic, but masterfully done.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Brilliant classic horror from John Carpenter
Excellent film!
A bit dated nowadays but still a very good horror film. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Creepy and still a classic
One of the films i remember from watching as a teenager, its opening shot of the bay one of my favourites.
Using nothing more sometimes that smoke well fog in this case and mirrors to envoke frights.
A classic horror film and one of John Carpenters best, may seem dated by todays standards but well worth a watch if you haven't seen it. -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
The Fog
I liked this film although its a shame it is now starting to look a little dated. It still has the classic 1970's on the edge of your seat jumps and shocks but with a lack of effects you get in todays films it feels a little unreal.Still a good story and good acting and still much better than alot of modern day films around today.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A Classic Horror Film
The Fog, I like this film for two reasons, the first being the lovely Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Solley and the other reason is it a John Carpenter film. A 100 years ago a small town (Antonio Bay) was built over an old leper colony, is the target for revenge by a killer fog containing zombie-like ghosts (dead sailors) seeking revenge for their deaths. Janet Leigh (Jamie’s mother) also stars in the classic horror film. Adrienne Barbeau (the woman I have always been in love with) plays the local radio presenter, who tries to warn the townspeople about the Fog….
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Very impressive
I truly believe that the older horror movies are the best. Today too many movies rely on special effects to try and cover for the lack of a decent story and the fog proves just how insignificant the special effects in a movie are. A great story to this film that begins quickly with no hanging around and it is actually quite frightening in some instances!
Im aware of the remake of this movie being released fairly soon and I shall be interested to see how it fairs against this, I dont think it will compete. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Still Good for its time
this is a classic horror and still made me jump in places.It was great to be able to watch it again after so many years and highly advise people to hire it out and if you see the fog coming in and you hear knocking at your front door DON'T OPEN IT !!!!! hehe.JOKE.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Fantastic Classic
Still brilliant over 20 years on, classic horror from John Carpenter.
A must!!!!!!!
Critics' reviews (4)
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Director John Carpenter isn't at the peak of his form here, but this is still a reasonable enough shocker about spectral pirates who terrorise a coastal town. Losing dramatic focus by switching between two heroines who never meet — disc jockey Adrienne Barbeau (then married to Carpenter) and Jamie Lee Curtis (starring with real-life mum Janet Leigh for the first time) — Carpenter leans hard on cheap scare tactics (supernatural mists and people jumping out of the dark) more than subtle suspense. However, some sequences do turn the tension dial up quite high.
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"...[A] well-made suspenser....John Carpenter demonstrates he has a finger right on the pulse of today's film-going public..."
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The Fog will disappoint those expecting a re-run of the creepy scares from Halloween. Instead, expanding enormously on... read more on Time Out
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Silly but beguiling horror film with shock effects typical of its director.
Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop
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Fog, The - HD DVD Version
Antonio Bay, a quaint, small seaside town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. That night a heavy, mysterious fog rolls through the town and people begin to die in savage ways. Rumours of a secret as old as the town begin to surface and the people of Antonio Bay realise they are ...
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Director John Carpenter creates an old-fashioned campfire ghost story with THE FOG. Antonio Bay, a quaint, small seaside town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. That night a heavy, ... -
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The Fog
Director John Carpenter creates an old-fashioned campfire ghost story with THE FOG. Antonio Bay, a quaint, small seaside town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. That night a heavy, mysterious fog rolls through the town and people begin to die in savage ways. Rumors of a secret as ...
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