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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Columbia Pictures
Salesrank: 32541
Released: January 24, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
From producer John Carpenter comes the all-new retelling of his terror classic, The Fog. Tom Welling (TV's Smallville), Maggie Grace (TV's Lost) and Selma Blair (Hellboy) star in this senses-shattering tale of demonic retribution, directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) and written by Cooper Layne. Trapped within an eerie mist, the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance. One hundred years ago, a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline and sunk, drowning all aboard. Now they're back, long-dead mariners who've waited a century for their revenge. Seeking out the decendents of those reponsible for their deaths, they lurk enshrouded within a supernatural fog of terror. Beware, any and all who stand in their way.
The Fog (Widescreen Unrated Edition) Reviews:
Ridiculous Ending. 
2009-08-17 - This film got 2 stars because I loved how beautiful most the scenes were. Foggy, coastal, damp and beautiful.... It was a wonderful setting for a horror movie. Someone got pieces of this film correct. Then it just went all wrong. The ending was so silly and funny. It was really ridiculous. It made no sense at all. Just sort of thrown in.
The main character, Elizabeth, comes back to the island where she is born, after having fled to NYC for 6 months, leaving her {cheating} boyfriend and coldhearted mother behind. She comes back, coincidentally, during the same weekend that the island is celebrating it's 100th anniversary. Elizabeth reunites with her {cheating} boyfriend who is unfortunately played by Tom Welling. Welling has the expression of a wooden stick and his character is highly unlikable. He carries himself smugly and with arrogance and it makes no sense at all that a beautiful, smart woman like Elizabeth would even waste her time on him.
Anyway, the anniversary of the island is celebrating the founding fathers who, it seems, carried a very dark secret with them to the grave for the sake of their families. Their descendants are these young twenty-somethings about to be terrorized for their great-great-grandfather's sins.
The concept is not entirely bad. In fact, it was interesting to watch the dark secret unfold and Elizabeth play detective to unravel the story. I really enjoyed that. Also, I enjoyed a lot of the scene shots. The dining table eerily "washed up" on the beach was very creepy, beautiful and creative. The fog chasing the little boy was awesome. There really were some haunting and creepy shots and ideas.
However. There was plenty that made no sense at all. In the beginning of the movie, Spooner, the friend of the male lead, hides in a freezer on their boat to avoid being killed by the ghosts. That made no sense whatsoever. How did he figure that out? How did he survive a whole night and day in a freezer? If he knew this secret was a way to save lives, why doesn't he share it with other people? When he comes back to life he even says something like "they can't get you in the freezer" but then it's never mentioned again. How silly!
The attacks by the ghosts are also very random and illogical. At one point they fry grandma to a crispy skeleton through her sink water as she's washing dishes. If they have this sort of power, they could have taken out the entire island's population in about 5 mins. But then I guess we wouldn't have a movie, now would we?
I was annoyed that the back story never revealed itself. So Tom Welling just gets all the girls and he never even tells Elizabeth he's been carrying on with the Selma Blair character. Why even have a subplot like that and then just ignore it?
Then there was the ending. What happened?!! It made no sense at all. I can't reveal it because I would be a spoiler but really.... it really, really made no sense. It was the silliest, lamest ending ever ever ever.
So OK entertainment piece.
Good points:
1. Selma Blair is fun and sexy as always- very entertaining. She's such a scene stealer.
2. The atmosphere. Creepy, damp, foggy, coastal remoteness.
3. The unfolding secret is well-done and interesting.
Bad points:
1. The ending.
2. The plot holes.
3. Tom Welling's acting.
The View is Stunning 
2009-08-06 - It's well worth it to watch Tom Welling ... he's the real view ... not some dorky harbor town - get real! I did think that the characters were underdeveloped and the writers did not use the actors' talents ... there was a relationship triangle that was briefly mentioned but that was it -- that would have been interesting. The beginning was definitely interesting up to the point of when the party of the boat were attacked, then the story started to fall apart. I think the token comedian fell very short and you really couldn't take the movie seriously. Didn't care too much for the actress who played Elizabeth - dull/monotone voice, but liked the actress who played the DJ - can't remember her character's name -- sorry. Then, after the ghosts/fog started attacking islanders, all they had poor Tom do was run around calling for Elizabeth. What a waste because I know he could have given so much more depth to the character/plot had they given him and the other actors better lines.
If the movie failed to interest viewers, it wasn't the fault of the actors -- definitely blame the script/rewrite which somehow fell short as the story progressed.
Even with its poor writing, I enjoy watching the DVD ... especially the shower scene. Go Tom! Whoo-hoo!
"A Worthy Remake" 
2009-05-09 - Despite what critics and fans have said about "The Fog", this film is a great remake of a classic horror film. It isn't Oscar material, but what scary movie is. It is meant to be fun and campy and I actually enoyed it. I will also admit I am a huge fan of Tom Welling, and there is a great scene in the film where he takes his shirt off: that is worth the price of the movie.
The film basically follows the same plot as the original in which a huge fog bank descends upon Antonio Bay and all hell breaks loose. Lots of surprise elements are included, and there were many times I jumped while watching it.
The DVD has some great bonuses, including commentary by the director, deleted scenes, and a great documentary on remaking a classic.
When the new version of "The Fog" came out in 2006 it debut at #1 at the boxoffice, eventually accumulating a gross of over 26 million dollars: someone liked it!
Sit back, make some popcorn and enjoy a great, scary film.
This isn't that bad
2009-05-06 - I like this movie. Obviously, I'm a huge fan of the original Fog and I saw this one at the theater; I hated it there, but somehow found myself buying it. Since, I have come to really enjoying this movie, but not in its entirety. I'm one of those who can watch select scenes of a movie and be very satisfied. This is clearly one of those. It gets progressively worse near the end, and that's unfortunate. However, it has a lot of elements i really enjoy - a coastal movie, some decent horror (albeit not really scary), a lot of night scenes, etc. So enjoy it for the few good scenes.
The Fog is Back!!!
2009-03-04 - This time, John Carpenter and Debra Hill helped produce the remake of their horror classic. Also, it seems more for teenagers than for adults. The original seemed like an adult horror movie, rather than teens, because they get Tom Welling to play Nick Castle, Maggie Grace, and DeRay Davis to appeal to younger viewers. I wanted to watch the original and the remake back-to-back, and I think the original is better because it's scarier. This one is okay. Some people may find it boring. If you like remakes, you might like THE FOG!!!
