The Fog (1980)
A Northern California fishing town, built 100 years ago over an old leper colony, is the target for revenge by a killer fog containing zombie-like ghosts seeking revenge for their deaths. (imdb)
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Directed By: John Carpenter
Written By: John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, Charles Cyphers, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, James Canning, John Houseman
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1. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 40 stars)
2. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 30 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 15 stars)
4. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
5. Edgar Wright 1000 Favorite Movies (Aug 2016) (public: moderated by Aron Ericson - 8 stars)
6. Ghosts (public: moderated by mpowell - 6 stars)
7. Ekşi Sinema "Alternatif" Top 250 (public - 4 stars)
8. Cinemascope (public - 3 stars)
9. The Gentlemen's Guide To Midnight Cinema Podcast (public: moderated by Coheed - 3 stars)
10. Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time (public: moderated by Edson Abas - 3 stars)
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feritdgn | 80 65% |
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psim | 42 5% |
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Despite featuring zombie pirate leper ghosts (5 points up just for allowing me to write that phrase), the only time the film managed to conjure up any dread was when I realized halfway through how much longer I would have to watch this snoozefest.
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adrenaline | 60 46% |
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Jenny82 | 75 28% |
| Nov 25, 2018 | Prokroustis | 70 39% |
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jerfairall | 75 69% |
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Darren | 83 74% |
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I had definitely underrated this one.
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| Nov 21, 2018 | Commune | 77 50% |
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Seethruskin | 5 80% |
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This and First Reformed actually made a great double bill. Will God Forgive Us? And more importantly, do we even deserve it? Also, the score fuckin slapped
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zelda | 64 13% |
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elixir | 70 72% |
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Greywind543 | 75 66% |
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jal90 | 63 27% |
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IeuanDP | 75 67% |
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Feels more like an exercise in building an atmosphere than actual storytelling, which is fine because it's stylistically stunning at times. Feels as self-contained and endearing as Carpenter's other films, but lacks any real tension and the story is pretty dumb.
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| Nov 02, 2018 | filmcave | 74 46% |
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anzej panzej | 7 52% |
| Oct 30, 2018 | TheMooseman | 31 31% |
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IDYmilkshake | 60 49% |
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plynthe | 87 45% |
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inmate | 81 65% |
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cascade | 60 29% |
| Oct 16, 2018 | dracular | 50 24% |
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| Oct 16, 2018 | vesuvius | 77 72% |
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| Oct 15, 2018 | cayh | 75 60% |
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| Oct 13, 2018 | 62y3ti | 10 % |
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| Oct 07, 2018 | julesfmb | 62 42% |
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| Oct 02, 2018 | INDYATMN | 62 15% |
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Presumably there's an audience for old-fashioned ghost stories (even ones where the ghosts are slashers), but the pacing of this is glacial. Worse: it seems to have been done on purpose w/ much of the music doing its damndest to put you to sleep. (Does being sleepy make the scares more startling? No) The setting is picturesque & the cinematography is beautiful, which might be strong points in anything that's not supposed to be a horror film. The slim material would make a great 30 minute short.
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| Sep 29, 2018 | Volnig | 10 % |
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| Sep 22, 2018 | benizuka | 55 42% |
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mentosibo | 65 35% |
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laertes | 65 59% |
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Fritz Fass | 80 71% |
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EduardoH.P | 88 45% |
| Jul 28, 2018 | allneonslike | 45 17% |
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CMQuinn | 100 96% |
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Gymnopedies | 80 84% |
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umutiryakii | 86 87% |
| Jul 20, 2018 | appflapp | 75 54% |
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hairsandwich | 95 77% |
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Underrated Carpenter.
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| Jul 13, 2018 | BrianRueMorg | 1 37% |
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| Jul 10, 2018 | Italo | 1 % |
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| Jul 05, 2018 | iffy316 | 50 6% |
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FreddieQuell | 57 40% |
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pmpfe | 74 24% |
| Jun 14, 2018 |  |
TimeCapsule | 74 68% |
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John Carpenter's creepy, atmospheric, quaint little ghost pirate story plays out like a bloated, but watchable episode of "Tales from the Crypt".
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| May 28, 2018 | bclark84 | 100 50% |
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| May 25, 2018 | blacknova | 80 52% |
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DSouza_Vasco | 65 37% |
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jndcnr | 70 49% |
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bd741 | 60 42% |
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Calaca94 | 70 55% |
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scott.mcc | 70 63% |
| Feb 27, 2018 | mmarczi | 85 63% |
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| Feb 24, 2018 | zak83 | 78 46% |
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| Feb 21, 2018 | Pickle_Man | 70 34% |
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Pretty good but it doesn't really stand out in any way, especially amongst Carpenter's other films.
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| Feb 17, 2018 | coldesser | 70 43% |
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Videogirl88 | 78 45% |
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SuperSui | 80 82% |
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JurijFedorov | 70 66% |
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Kayyum | 60 30% |
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| Dec 30, 2017 |  |
cetincelik | 74 64% |
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telbis | 65 35% |
| Dec 24, 2017 | Old_Spriggan | 55 5% |
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| Dec 20, 2017 | Systematicer | 30 8% |
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| Nov 30, 2017 | furnasty | 65 3% |
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| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 80 89% |
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| Nov 25, 2017 | kjones77 | 90 93% |
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silvio | 50 39% |
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PaulB1 | 73 35% |
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VanillaSky | 50 37% |
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teaty666 | 80 95% |
| Nov 17, 2017 | FancyMike | 4 56% |
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The Fog is a very pretty movie with a great atmosphere. Not a whole lot going on with either the plot or the horror, but the creepy calm was more than enough to carry it for me. My new dream job is running a radio station from a lighthouse in the middle of nowhere
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Nyctalope | 42 6% |
| Nov 02, 2017 | JudgeX | 55 37% |
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norval_jones | 74 49% |
| Oct 20, 2017 | falsebinary | 83 68% |
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| Oct 13, 2017 | _Martinis | 30 12% |
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VengefulKBM | 80 74% |
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Moody and deliberate, this might be too slow a movie for some modern tastes, but I really dug it. Minor story problems notwithstanding, this features a very talented cast, a small town with a lot of personality, creepy visuals, and John Carpenter being, well, John Carpenter. It might not be his best, but it's very, very far from being his worst and tends to get underrated.
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| Oct 10, 2017 | JohnPaul821 | 70 38% |
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maxmode | 40 10% |
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guvolefou | 70 39% |
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BillyShears | 70 53% |
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Tom Atkins is just about naked without his moustache. oh and there's fog pirates or whatever
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Yiannos | 75 80% |
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(Viewed on 09/13): Tremendously well mounted ghost story with an atmospheric richness that references the likes of Poe and the entire American Gothic tradition. The prologue with Houseman is an appropriate mood setter: it captures the essence of its spooky campfire mythicism, a tawdry tale relayed in hushed tones passed down through the generations. It's easy to pull apart--neither the acting or the script are especially great--yet it works, mostly due to Carpenter/Cundey's formal mastery.
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| May 02, 2017 | damil | 60 43% |
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I can't say I was a big fan of this. It had great direction and atmosphere and a couple of scary moments, but in terms of the story, I just didn't care for it. The ancient ghosts seeking revenge thing just doesn't do it for me. It's pretty slow moving, with a lot of build-up, and not much payoff. I thought Barbeau was good, and it's always cool to see Curtis and her mother Leigh in a film together. Carpenter's music was a highlight, too. Overall, though, I didn't think much of it.
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| Apr 23, 2017 | skeeter20 | 62 47% |
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loc42 | 70 56% |
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Really tight-knit atmospheric movie about the common guilt of a group. The hundred years old murder and ostracization leads to a "return of the repressed" in the manner of Macbeth or Hamlet where nature and spirits establish a romantic justice. Its power stems from Carpenter's thrifthy and formalist stroytelling hitting the right keys at the right time. Although its story is somewhat insignificant and uninteresting, Carpenter teaches a lesson of storytelling.
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good idea, but very cold
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Allan Kardec | 93 74% |
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maxcoombes | 88 93% |
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el-ahrairah | 70 54% |
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guppy | 55 46% |
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NBD Rab | 70 31% |
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TrixRabbi | 72 35% |
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Probably the weakest of Carpenter's peak period what with the goofy pirate ghosts and Tom Atkins' chunky clay face. Janet Leigh is great though and the fog effect is cool and creepy.
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| Oct 29, 2016 |  |
wokelstein | 52 28% |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Averman004 | 80 69% |
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WWallce4prez | 75 58% |
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Tonally, this is a dream come true for a Carpenter fan. A wonderfully eerie build up, surrounded by a fantastic score, leads to mostly satisfying conclusion. Something about the small story and simple characters allows for Carpenter's craft to really shine.
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| Oct 23, 2016 |  |
Marcos92 | 80 45% |
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domys | 40 34% |
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ctavares | 55 27% |
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VentureForth | 60 49% |
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Badering | 85 74% |
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Doppelganger | 68 49% |
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phantaso | 70 71% |
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| Sep 19, 2016 | mixjuice | 79 35% |
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Vansteph | 79 72% |
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