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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | IMDB Synopsis: Quote:
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. |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Finally got around to watching this and as a big fan of John Carpenter I have to admit to being disappointed. Sure, the tension builds, but it builds at a horribly slow pace and the payoff is average at best, though Adrienne Barbeau does the best job as the radio host. Still glad I watched it, but was expecting something a bit more haunting. Rent it.
(Just about to watch the remake which is supposedly very poor) |
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| Registered: September 30, 2008 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,805 |
| | Posted: | | | | Very very highly recommended!!! Very moody, very atmospheric, and I thought the film had a great payoff. Absolutely one of my favorite John Carpenter films! Please don't watch the remake Sam!  I literally consider it one of the worst films I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. It was a nightmare from start to finish. | | | | The night is calling. And it whispers to me soflty come and play. |
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| Registered: September 18, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,650 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Merrik: Quote:
Please don't watch the remake Sam! I literally consider it one of the worst films I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. It was a nightmare from start to finish. Too late. It was awful. |
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| Registered: April 17, 2007 |  Posts: 771 |
| | Posted: | | | | I agree, the original version is very highly recommended, like most of Carpenters movies of that time.
The remake - well, it had some changes compared to the old version, and I have seen a lot of movies that I would consider a lot worse but I wouldn't recommend it. | | |  |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Halloween (1978)
The Fog (1980)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Thing (1982)
A great series of films. Damned, I even like Christine (1983) and Starman (1984).
John Carpenter's decline began with Big Trouble in Little China (1986) when he stopped giving the impression to take the business seriously. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: December 16, 2007 |  Posts: 926 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Merrik: Quote:
Very very highly recommended!!!
Very moody, very atmospheric, and I thought the film had a great payoff. Absolutely one of my favorite John Carpenter films!
Please don't watch the remake Sam! I literally consider it one of the worst films I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. It was a nightmare from start to finish. Agree with Merrik, one on my top list of horror movies, the original. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 862 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbbbb: Quote:
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Halloween (1978)
The Fog (1980)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Thing (1982)
A great series of films. Damned, I even like Christine (1983) and Starman (1984).
John Carpenter's decline began with Big Trouble in Little China (1986) when he stopped giving the impression to take the business seriously. I love Big Trouble in Little China! Haven't seen Starman though. Paul |
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