The Fog is a 2005 remake of the 1980 John Carpenter (of Halloween fame) film starring Tom Welling (of TV's Smallville fame) and Selma Blair (of Hellboy fame). The movie is a rather low-key horror flick set in a seaside town whose inhabitants are attacked by a mysterious fog that literally rolls into town one night. The fog contains the ghosts of murdered victims the town's "founders"--whom the town is celebrating--killed over 100 years before in a vicious double-cross. The ghosts seek to exact bloody revenge on the descendants of the so-called founders and they start killing them off one-by-one. The movie is not as gory as the usual "slasher" horror flicks that one typically sees nowadays. And, though it does start off rather slow (hence it being rather low-key), it does manage a few scary moments. Although critics weren't all that kind to this film when it was released, The Fog might be a welcome change for those who are rather tired of the typical "slasher" horror flick and are looking for a horror flick that has a bit more story to it. As for how the remake compares to the original, since I haven't seen the original John Carpenter film yet, I can't rightfully compare the two (but, when I do finally see it, you'll be the first to know, OK?).
Forgive me for saying so, Tony, but I think your opinion on this one may change when you see the classic (IMO) original. It shows just how the concept should be treated and what can be done before CGI everywhere was the norm. Do get to it ASAP and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteYou're probably right, Kevin. Remakes are hardly ever better than the original, though I try to judge movies on their individual merits. Anyway, like I said in my review, I'll try to see the original (were you referring to the John Carpenter one or the one released before that?) as soon as I can and then I can review it here. Thanks for the input!
ReplyDeleteYes indeedy, sir, on about the Carpenter flick. It's always been a fave of mine - though I am quite a Carpenter fanboy - and it remains one of the best "campfire tale" movies ever made IMO. The main thing that put me off the remake was the excessive, imperfect CGI. Selma Blair was a plus though.
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