The Fog (DVD 2004)

The Fog is my favourite film directed by John Carpenter and it is a really engrossing watch.
Chilling,suspenseful and horrifying at times and it is best viewed on a cold and foggy night..........what else!
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This is a great spooky horror film. It has the sleepy small American town being invaded by a malicious presence. This is a bizarre and deadly fog bank that suddenly appears from the depths of the ocean and floats-in to envelop the town. People start dying in mysterious and horrific ways. No-one in the town can explain this until the story of the town's founders and what they did exactly 100 years ago is revealed...

John Carpenter really built his reputation on such films as this (and Assault on Precinct 13, etc). What jokers the people who remade that film and this one truly are - why remake such well-created films anyway?
Carpenter uses his own (dated but great) synthesizer soundtrack, and not relying on buckets of gore, but subtle visual hints, he creates a mysterious and chilling atmosphere that few can match. The visual effects are completely realistic, and this is in a film from 1980! Now that's how to do horror.

This has to be one of the BEST Creepy ghostly horrors ever made. its Classic Pirate Ghosts, It really has atmosphere and is so intensely psychologically scary at points. The other reviewer is right, it doesnt need gore to be scary. Jamie Lee Curtis in another of her great scary movies.

I love this film,in terms of other John Carpenter classics such as 'Halloween' & 'The Thing' this is right up there & possibly one of the finest horror movies of all time! John Carpenter really knows how to make a great movie, his later stuff hasn't been too great but his earlier work which included this one is top notch,I don't think theres a director who could put so much mood and tension into a great storyline and also scare the crap out of you! Theres plenty of reviews on this movie and the storyline so i'm not going to write the same as them but if you want to watch a really creepy well acted and well made supernatural/horror movie this is the one for you! Avoid the remake,it's rubbish!!

This remains one of my all time favourite horror films. This 2 disc collectors edition didn't disappoint. I felt they could have done more with the 2nd disc but bonus features do not a good dvd make. Just look at the Lord of the Rings 25 disc super limited edition box set! The Fog isn't a new movie &, all respect to Tom Welling, it never will be. I honestly hated the remake. Great special effects but they humanised the ghosts and in doing so removed all the menace from the film. It may as well have been a made for tv Disney movie! This dvd may not have a wide selection of special features but the ones it has are top quality. There are 2 documentaries, one from the time of the films original release & the other far more recent, a storyboard to film comparison, outtakes, photo gallery & a selection of several trailers, tv spots & teasers. I found parts of the collectors booklet informative too. If you're a fan of classic horror films, John Carpenter films or just good quality films I recommend this one highly!

The story here, narrated by old Mr Machen [John Houseman], tells of a colony of lepers trying to manoeuvre their vessel through a thick fog that hangs low over Spivey Point; they are drawn towards the light of a campfire burning brightly on the shore. Lured towards the campfire the Elizabeth Dane crashes into the rocks and the founding members of Antonio Bay filch the cargo of gold carried within the vessel, enough riches to build their town. They murder the crew of the Elizabeth Dane.

On the 100th anniversary of the small Californian fishing town, the sinister fog returns, rolling in from the ocean towards the mainland. Hidden within the fog is the phantom clipper ship carrying the zombie-phantom crew that perished along with the vessel a century before. They are now back seeking revenge for the atrocities committed against them - and it is the descendants of the murderers [or conspirators] that now have to pay with their lives.

Father Malone [Hal Holbrook] finds an ancient journal hidden within the walls of the church that tells the story of how Antonio Bay was built with gold stolen from Blake and his crew. But the information held within the journal is seemingly of little use and the townspeople are forced to battle the fog creatures in order to survive until dawn, when hopefully the fingers of mist will recede back out to sea.

'The Fog' is John Carpenter's most accomplished film after 'Halloween'. Both movies rely little upon special effects and excessive amounts of blood; rather, the viewer is chilled to the bone by Carpenter's excellent camera skills and his judicious choice of location. He has created a traditional ghost story with 'The Fog', where vengeful spirits return from their [watery] grave; the Californian coastline indeed resembles parts of the UK like Cornwall where tales of smugglers were rife in the nineteenth century. His use of the lighthouse - out of which Stevie Wayne [Adrienne Barbeau] runs her local radio station - contributes a haunting feel to the film, as does the ghostly clipper ship, the Elizabeth Dane.

The film also benefits from a great cast ranging from veteran actors John Houseman [Scrooged] and Hal Holbrook [Creepshow] to then-newcomers to the horror scene Jamie Lee Curtis [Halloween], Tom Atkins [Creepshow, Halloween III] and Adrienne Barbeau [Creepshow, Swamp Thing].

It is best to spend the extra money on the 2-Disc Special Edition, which contains a wealth of extra features:

~ Audio commentary from director John Carpenter and producer Deborah Hill
~ 'Tales From The Mist - Inside The Fog': an all-new documentary
~ 'Fear On Film - Inside The Fog': an original 1980 documentary
~ Storyboard to finished film comparison
~ Outtakes
~ Photo gallery
~ Trailer
~ Interactive menu
~ Scene access
~ and an informative full colour booklet and chapter insert

Matthew J Lee-Williams, Review.

Having seen this film as a youngster I thought I'd buy the Dvd to watch it again, however have been too scared to as yet so maybe some time in the future. Its a brilliant film, just don't watch it around midnight on a foggy night!

got it for my husband .well whte the mony love the film .was here in 2 days well pached. will by from them again.

This is one of the best spook fest films you'll ever the see, the original version, and the film that really launched Carpenter.
Buy it for a foggy night in with the kids, it'll be sure to keep them in bed after midnight!

this is my favourite film of all time. its atmospheric like the old black and whites used to be and the music just adds to the effect. the disc is packed with extras including an excellent new documentry on the making of this classic film. buy it

I,ve never seen the remake of this film but i,m told its not half as good as this one this film is a true classic & anyway any remakes i tend to see never live up to the orginal so if you like a scare buy this film you won,t be disapointed!!!