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| About Review |
Reviewer
WesCraven
Review Date
26th May, 2004
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| Movie Credits |
Director
John Carpenter
Cast
Adrienne Barbeau
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tom Atkins
Janet Leigh
Hal Halbrook
Screenplay
John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Tagline
"What you can't see won't hurt you... it'll kill you!"
Country
USA
Classification
R
Year
1979
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| DVD Information |
Format
NTSC
Region Coding
1
Aspect Ratio
2.35:1
16x9 Enhanced
Yes
Running Time
90 minutes
Year Released
2002
Packaging
Keep Case
Extra Features
Audio Commentary
Outtakes
2 Documentaries
Advertising Gallery
Storyboard Comparisons
Liner Notes
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The Fog
The Plot
It's the 100th birthday of Antonio Bay, a seaside community. However,
when a very large fog bank rolls in, weird things begin to happen, and something
deadly just may be lurking within the fog.
The Movie
After coming off the highly successful and celebrated independent
film "Halloween" John Carpenter (with the help of Debra Hill) tried to go two
for two, their result was "The Fog". Again casting Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as
numerous other well known actors, the movie seems to be quite promising.
However, I must say I was quite let down. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the
film, and am pleased with my purchase of it. I guess my expectations were just
higher than the movie produced.
The film has many plot holes, and other scenes that just don't seem to fit in,
or are just not explained. Not that this is something normally not found in
horror movies, this one just had an excess of them. It was explained later in
one of the extras, that the studio wanted Carpenter to add more scares, and thus
he went back and added quite a few scenes. However, I think this did not improve
the film in most cases.
Nonetheless, there are some quite good aspects to this movie; one is the fog
itself. It is probably the best part of the movie. What they had the fog do was
really pretty amazing. Another thing that works quite well is how the
antagonists are not shown frequently, and when they are they are not shown with
much detail. This causes the viewer to create the details themselves, as well as
still surrounding them with a continuation of mystery and fear.
If you like a good ol' horror flick "The Fog" might be your thing, but just
don't expect too much.
The DVD
The DVD is alright. The visual and audio transfers are both pretty
good. They are definitely nothing to complain about, however they're nothing to
really praise either.
The commentary done by John Carpenter and Debra Hill is
OK, but they don't really offer enough interesting information sometimes to make
the whole commentary experience worth it. They have two different documentaries.
One of which was done in 1980. It doesn't last even ten minutes, and is almost
not even worth watching. The newer documentary is much longer, and is
drastically better (and includes footage from the first one done in 1980). There
are some outtakes, TV and theatrical trailers, storyboard to film comparisons,
stills gallery, and some interesting insert information from director John
Carpenter.
Overall though the DVD extras are fairly plentiful and yet pretty
lacking too.
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