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List Price: $14.94 Our Price: $12.99 You Save: $1.95 Features • AC-3 • Color • Dolby • Dubbed • DVD-Video • Full Screen • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 14 October, 2005 DVD Release : 24 January, 2006 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | BETTER than the original (4.5 Stars) |
| This 2005 remake of John Carpenter's "The Fog" (1980) stars Smallville's Tom Welling and Maggie Grace & Selma Blair.
THE PLOT: A prosperous island community in the Great Northwest is eerily beset upon by a mysterious fog -- a fog full of leperous ghosts who have come back from the dead to wreak vengeance on the town for honoring the four men who burned them alive and stole their treasure chest over a century past. Man, I don't know what film these armchair critics here at Amazon have seen, but it certainly wasn't the one I saw. Seriously, these negative reviews are ridiculous! I'm not a John Carpenter afficionado but I did like his original version of "The Fog." It was slow and it wasn't gorey, but it had great locations (Point Reyers/Bodega Bay, California) and a palpable eerie MOOD; and I can tell you with zero bias that this 2005 remake is superior on practically every level (unless your an uber-fan of Adrienne Barbeau). -- The fog is more menacing. In fact, the F/X in general are all-around superior, in particular the various leperous ghosts that appear in the fog. I love the visual where the fog forms a creepy face. -- The story isn't fast-paced by any means, but it's not as slow (and boring) as the original. -- The eerie mood is at least on a par with the original. -- The scenic locations are at least as good as well, but I give 'em the edge. It was filmed on Bowen Island and Cowhichan Bay (Vancouver Island), British Columbia, both not far from Vancouver. -- The scenic and mysterious visuals are awe-inspiring. -- The score is on a par with the original with the exeption of the end-credits piece, which was absolutely stellar in Carpenter's film. -- The historic events of the leper ship colony are more fleshed out. -- The brief zombie scene is scarier and just all-around better done. BOTTOM LINE: If you're in the mood for a fast-paced slasher gorefest, you won't like this movie. If you're anal about Carpenter's original film, you won't like this remake. If, however, you're in the mood for a well-done, atmospheric, spooky and aesthetically pleasing mystery/horror picture, this 2005 version of "The Fog" will likely trip your trigger. |
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