Movie Information
Overall Rank: 4775
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 171
Theatrical Release Date: 02/01/1980
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 07/30/2013
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, George 'Buck' Flower, Hal Holbrook
Plot: The town of Antonio Bay is preparing to celebrate 100 years, but a secret from the past comes back in the form of an eerie fog and ghosts within seeking revenge. -- Chris Kavan
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Rating of
3/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 10/30/2023
Mixing fresh and new horror ingredients with some classic ones, John Carpenter creates a tasty chilling treat.
Rating of
3/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 02/02/2014
The Fog is one of the most unappreciated horror films from the 80's. The movie is very atmospheric and always builds up from it's previous scenes. It perfectly hides it's villains behind shadows making the mystery even more creepy by simply not knowing. Something that's missing in today's horror. And the opening sequence is one of most chilling and haunting openings to any horror movie. It's basically an old fishermen (played excellently by John Houseman) telling a ghost story, and just that scene alone gave me the chills. It's one of my all time favorite scenes from any horror movie and just a fantastic way to start a film. The piano use in that scenes was so dark and yet so sad. Amazing. John Carpenter is a master.
Rating of
2.5/4
Yojimbo - wrote on 10/20/2012
Typical John Carpenter horror that's very hokey but still good fun. It has some nice moments with some cool ghouls and decent atmosphere punctuated with effective shocks. Hardly world changing, but entertaining.
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