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The Fog

1980

John Carpenter

Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hal Holbrook ...

6.2

8,784

Horror. Fantasy A weather beaten old fisherman tells an ancient tale of betrayal and death to fascinated children as they huddle together by their campfire. As a piece of driftwood in a child’s hands glows with spectral light an eerie fog envelops the bay and from it’s midst emerge dripping demonic victims of a century old shipwreck… seeking revenge.

	Author	Review
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"A disappointment, but only by the high standards Carpenter set for himself (...) It's a failure, but it's a failure in the right direction."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The problem is with the fog (...) The movie's made with style and energy, but it needs a better villain (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Mark Dinning Empire	"[It] happens to be one of his most audacious, one of his most visually impressive and one of his most heartfelt (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"John Carpenter is anything but subtle in his approach to shocker material. Premise is obvious from almost the first frame (...) Story exposition and setting are well-established"	NEU
United Kingdom	Chris Auty Time Out	"A masterful simplicity of style (...) Carpenter's confidence is outrageous"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"'The Fog's plot is convoluted and goofy (...) [It] lingers as a crafty and loving assemblage of pulp gimmicks"	NEU
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"[Carpenter] relies heavily on cheap scare tactics (...) rather than subtle suspense, but some sequences do turn the tension dial up quite high (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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