The Fog (1980)
Plotline: A fog rolls into a small fishing town, but it's no normal fog: something lives within it, and it's killing people.
Scariness factor: *fart*
Gross-Out Factor: *fart*
Complaints: I'm sure I'll get yelled at for saying this, but I have NO clue why this gets such rave reviews from folks. It was incredibly boring. And when I realized within the first fifteen minutes of the movie that [kind of spoiler alert] the spooky things within the fog were vengeful pirates, all I kept saying to myself and N-A the whole rest of the movie was: I cannot believe they expect me to be afraid of ghost pirates. =P [/end spoiler alert] This movie was SO slow, and nothing interesting or spooky ever happens.
High Points: Boo.
(Oooh, glowy-eyed pirates,
so scary! *FART*)
Overall: Again: I'm not sure why this movie is held in such favorable regard by horror fans. It is boring and unscary. I don't recommend. However, I will note that my friend Patrick gave it a much more favorable review when he reviewed this movie for this blog years ago, so go check it out if you want a second opinion.
Grade: D
Labels: D movies
9 Comments:
I'm with you on this one. The Fog is rather dull and suspenseless--despite the promising concept.
Just watched this for the first time last week. Its reputation is so built up, that I kind of feel guilty for not liking it.
I thought The Fog as a whole was rather entertaining, and much better than its later remake.
fart!...fart! LOL
I was debating about renting this movie yesterday evening and based on your review, I'm sure glad I didn't.
I'll be watching 'Salem's Lot' on Friday evening.
So did you decide what you were going to dress up as for Halloween?
my advice for watching this movie...turn it into a drinking game! this is what my friends and i did a few years back: every time someone says "fog", take a drink, every time someone dies, take a shot. i was definitely rooting for more people to die than actually happened, but it made the movie much more enjoyable.
p.s. happy halloween!!!
Hello! I found this blog while combing for zombie movie information, as i seem to have developed a strange fasination with the zombie apocalypse phenomenon -- anyways, i just wanted to say that i really enjoy your intelligent film reviews, and have been picking through this site periodically. My one request: More zombie flick reviews! How 'bout the Resident Evil Trilogy to get 'er going?
Keep posting!
/Heather
Ha ha ha: thanks for the suggestion, Kevin.
AND I KNOW!!! Heather: they're my favorite too, and I'm ashamed that I don't have more reviewed. BUT! Perhaps I can redeem myself by pointing you in the direction of a totally new book that literally JUST came out at the beginning of Oct. which reviews hundreds of zombie flicks and offers up a TOP 25 ZOMBIE FLICK GUIDE in the last 20 or so pages:
ZOMBIE MOVIES: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
And I actually HAVE read through this book, so it comes with high recommendations from yours truly. =)
Thanks for the suggestion. I just added "Zombie Movies" to my Amazon Wishlist...
looks awfully whack!
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