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The Fog — What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!
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The Fog

1980 6.5 27.9K R views saved
The Fog

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Countries: US
Languages: English
Content Rating: R
Runtime: 1hrs 30min
Status: Released
Release date: 1980-02-01
Release format: Streaming — Aug 18, 1999
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The Ace Face
@the-ace-face 11 months ago

So creepy and chilling. One of the most iconic horrors and certainly carpenters best film alongside the thing. Halloween was so boring and overrated!
In the first hour it builds up suspense perfectly, before unleashing the ending.
Was so frightened of this when I was a kid seeing it on tv and still love the creepiness of it. 10/10.

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The Ace Face
@the-ace-face 11 months ago

So creepy and chilling. One of the most iconic horrors and certainly carpenters best film alongside the thing. Halloween was so boring and overrated!
In the first hour it builds up suspense perfectly, before unleashing the ending.
Was so frightened of this when I was a kid seeing it on tv and still love the creepiness of it. 10/10.

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BeardedOneWatches
@beardedonewatches 2 years ago

The Fog is probably one of the best ghost stories ever made. Granted... Carpenter is one of my favourite directors, so don't take my word for it. Just watch it for yourself.

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Jason
@jhall-316-at-hotmailcom 4 days ago

**T**_heme_- 8/10
**R**_ewatchibility_- 8.5/10
**A**_cting_- 9/10
**K**_inematography_- 10/10
**T**_ime_- 9.5/10
**Total** - 45/5 = ==9==

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Carlos Fernando Ibarra
@jekyl6669 6 years ago

Great, effective, spooky ghost tale. This one has really won me over over the years. It's the best of Carpenter; moody, atmospheric and full of great characters.

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Toralf
@alfiesgd 5 months ago

As you would expect from director John Carpenter's earlier films, “The Fog” is above all characterized by its extremely dense atmosphere. And that is more than enough to make for a thoroughly thrilling movie. My problem, however, is that the story didn't really appeal to me. In contrast, Michael Myers as the villain in “Halloween,” for example, is beautifully simple and easy to understand for everyone. That's not necessarily the case with “The Fog, especially as I didn't find the characters particularly interesting either. But as I said, the atmosphere carries the movie through to the end. And that's why it's still worth a definite recommendation today.

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Siggi
@siggi963 10 months ago

One of the better Steven King based movies. What is in the fog? It is coming to get you!

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Matthew Luke Brady
@bradym03 4 years ago

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.

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Jim222001
@jim222001 4 years ago

Has a great cast and a fine John Carpenter score. You also have Jamie Lee Curtis in a movie with her mom Janet Leigh (Psycho).
The movie just doesn’t do enough with the cast. It is over before you know it.

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Geon Dp
@geondp 5 years ago

super heavy John Carpenter vibes throughout the whole movie both music and cinematography also a pretty good ghost story!

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IsharaLion
@isharalion 6 years ago

Not the sharpest movie in Carpenter's portfolio, but also not the worst. Of all, this is the most sinister and creepy. Acting was so-so, mood was decent, effects were splendid for its time.

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