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THE FOG (1980) ~ DUMB FILM

Started by Allhallowsday, June 20, 2008, 09:45:40 PM

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Allhallowsday

#15
July 14, 2015, 11:56:02 PM
Quote from: indianasmith on July 14, 2015, 11:46:17 PM
A little thread necromancy, anyone? :teddyr:

No opinion on this film - I've never seen it, actually.

But whatever happened to old Anubis von Mojo?

I used to really enjoy his posts.
If you don't pay for it, you should look at the thing.  Z'alright. 
I was talking with my friend about THE FOG... (which predates our meeting, but both of us being nerds, we of course both saw this dumb film in a theater when it was new).  It's my own thread necromancy... 

Did anyone mention JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams... ???   :question:  :bouncegiggle:
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voltron

#16
July 15, 2015, 05:08:23 AM
I dug it (the original). Nice creepy atmosphere.
"Nothin' out there but God's little creatures - more scared of you than you are of them"  - Warren, "Just Before Dawn"

Trevor

#17
July 15, 2015, 07:30:13 AM
Quote from: indianasmith on July 14, 2015, 11:46:17 PM
But whatever happened to old Anubis von Mojo?

I used to really enjoy his posts.

No idea: even his tombofanubis website isn't up anymore.  :question:
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

Newt

#18
July 15, 2015, 07:46:06 AM Last Edit: July 15, 2015, 07:48:14 AM by Newt
Quote from: Trevor on July 15, 2015, 07:30:13 AM
Quote from: indianasmith on July 14, 2015, 11:46:17 PM
But whatever happened to old Anubis von Mojo?

I used to really enjoy his posts.

No idea: even his tombofanubis website isn't up anymore.  :question:

He appears to be active on twitter?   https://twitter.com/thetombofanubis

eta: and I got on his site from there - http://thetombofanubis.com/
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Trevor

#19
July 15, 2015, 08:17:59 AM
Quote from: Newt on July 15, 2015, 07:46:06 AM
Quote from: Trevor on July 15, 2015, 07:30:13 AM
Quote from: indianasmith on July 14, 2015, 11:46:17 PM
But whatever happened to old Anubis von Mojo?

I used to really enjoy his posts.

No idea: even his tombofanubis website isn't up anymore.  :question:

He appears to be active on twitter?   https://twitter.com/thetombofanubis

eta: and I got on his site from there - http://thetombofanubis.com/

Thanks, Sister Newt: sent him a message and there is a great review of The Babadook there.  :smile:
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

indianasmith

#20
July 15, 2015, 10:58:52 AM
Thanks Newt!
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Allhallowsday

#21
August 12, 2015, 07:04:41 PM Last Edit: August 13, 2015, 09:29:49 PM by Allhallowsday
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...

http://youtu.be/nOZwnivtLbc  

Between midnight and 1...  :lookingup:  STAY AWAY FROM THE FOG...!!!


JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...  

:bouncegiggle:   :bouncegiggle:     :bouncegiggle:

HAL HOLBROOK as Father Malone...  Between midnight and 1...  :lookingup:
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!

Allhallowsday

#22
August 19, 2015, 10:26:30 PM Last Edit: August 19, 2015, 10:33:04 PM by Allhallowsday
Quote from: Allhallowsday on August 12, 2015, 07:04:41 PM
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...
...Between midnight and 1...  :lookingup:  STAY AWAY FROM THE FOG...!!!
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...
JANET LEIGH as Kathy Williams...  

:bouncegiggle:   :bouncegiggle:     :bouncegiggle:

HAL HOLBROOK as Father Malone...  Between midnight and 1...  :lookingup:
JOHN CARPENTER's THE FOG... "this is KAB Antonio Bay...Stevie Wayne here... and keep a watch out for that fog bank heading in from the east... " 
100 years ago between midnight and 1...

right outside my door by now...
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!

JaseSF

#23
August 30, 2015, 07:06:16 PM
Agree with Voltron...this movie is all about the creepy unsettling atmosphere....I loved it. It's part a mystery too which is usually a plus for me.
"This above all: To thine own self be true!"

ulthar

#24
August 30, 2015, 07:28:23 PM
I like Carpenter's THE FOG...the atmosphere, a good old fashioned ghost story (not some freaked out demon on steriods that tries to top the LAST monster in a monster movie) and, well...Dean Cundy's lighting was amazing.  It's a beautifully shot film.

So, plot holes, shmot holes.  Don't care.  Not one iota.

And besides, how many on-camera credits do we have for Rob Bottin, anyway?  According to IMDB, three. HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP is uncredited, so "really" two.  And ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL had him dressed up as a mouse.  No; his Blake in THE FOG is the only "official," in-movie, in-character "acting" credit that is Rob himself.

(That is, official as defined by me.   :twirl:  )
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Trevor

#25
August 31, 2015, 01:15:25 AM
Quote from: ulthar on August 30, 2015, 07:28:23 PM
I like Carpenter's THE FOG...the atmosphere, a good old fashioned ghost story (not some freaked out demon on steriods that tries to top the LAST monster in a monster movie) and, well...Dean Cundy's lighting was amazing.  It's a beautifully shot film.

Agreed: AMC screened it this weekend and I watched it again - very atmospheric and creepy.  :smile:
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

Allhallowsday

#26
August 31, 2015, 07:48:22 PM
Quote from: Trevor on August 31, 2015, 01:15:25 AM
Quote from: ulthar on August 30, 2015, 07:28:23 PM
I like Carpenter's THE FOG...the atmosphere, a good old fashioned ghost story (not some freaked out demon on steriods that tries to top the LAST monster in a monster movie) and, well...Dean Cundy's lighting was amazing.  It's a beautifully shot film.

Agreed: AMC screened it this weekend and I watched it again - very atmospheric and creepy.  :smile:
I like THE FOG too.  But, it is dumb. 
If you want to view paradise . . . simply look around and view it!

Trevor

#27
September 01, 2015, 01:21:29 AM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on August 31, 2015, 07:48:22 PM
Quote from: Trevor on August 31, 2015, 01:15:25 AM
Quote from: ulthar on August 30, 2015, 07:28:23 PM
I like Carpenter's THE FOG...the atmosphere, a good old fashioned ghost story (not some freaked out demon on steriods that tries to top the LAST monster in a monster movie) and, well...Dean Cundy's lighting was amazing.  It's a beautifully shot film.

Agreed: AMC screened it this weekend and I watched it again - very atmospheric and creepy.  :smile:
I like THE FOG too.  But, it is dumb. 

The remake of The Fog: that's dumb.  :thumbdown:
We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

Alex

#28
September 01, 2015, 02:26:28 AM
I remember watching this one when it first came out on VHS and loving it. Even today I think it rates as one of John Carpenters best movies. I'd have to agree with the comments above about the atmosphere being fantastic. It might be a dumb movie but I'd love to see more movies made in a similar manner. Certainly beats the whole torture porn thing for me.
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I am my own god
I require no shepherd
For I am no sheep.

ralfy

#29
September 01, 2015, 12:25:02 PM
Saw it when it was released on video tape as well. Had very fond memories of it, and those didn't disappear even when I saw it again years later. I guess it's because of the setting, the DJ's job, the point that I saw it with other horror flicks from the late '70s, etc.
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