Overall, a worthy ghost story and one of Carpenter's best. Surely it would have fit the PG-13 mold a few years later.
#The fog 1980 movie#
The Fog is a good entry-level horror movie for those who are easily frightened, and probably should have been rated PG. This is a respectable, simple ghost story which was made on yet another tiny budget - 1 million, and earned more than 20 million, setting up Carpenter for his first big-budget horror movie 2 years later, The Thing. Carpenter again, wisely, avoids graphic violence or gore, and sticks to slow, atmoshperic build up with some decent spooky set pieces including the Elizabeth Dane ghost ship and the coastal town and lighthouse. The Fog is actually a good movie with a decent, if a bit odd, mystery backstory to explain the curse on the folks at Antonio Bay. By comparison, Halloween was a quantum leap in terms of story and direction. According to legend, six sailors killed when shipwrecked 100 years ago in Antonio Bay, California, will rise to avenge their deaths when a strange glowing fo. And Assault on Precinct 13 is pretty primitive and simplistic. But let's face it, Halloween is a masterpiece which defined and created the benchmark for a genre, and you simply cannot do that twice, let alone back-to-back and with only 3 theatrically released films to his credit at age 32. In the end, Carpenter has said this is his least favorite film he made, due to the production problems and disappointment following Halloween. He also added some violence, feeling The Fog lacked scares. The Fog (1980) Horror 1980 1 hr 29 min English audio R CC Rent According to legend, six sailors killed when shipwrecked 100 years ago in Antonio Bay, California, will rise to avenge their.
#The fog 1980 full#
Call it the sophomore jinx or the pressure of generating the same kind of success that he did on Halloween, The Fog was reportedly fraught with production problems, didn't make sense when first edited and viewed by Carpenter, so much so that he re-shot or added a full 30 minutes of new footage, including the opening campfire story scene, to help tell the story and eliminate confusion. The Fog is John Carpenter's first offering immediately following the tremendous, well-deserved success of Halloween.
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