I went to see The Fog last night. My brother was a crew member on the movie and dragged me along. I really never had any urge to see this movie, the trailer seemed scary, but that kind of thing doesn't really interest me. I didn't realize it was based on an original movie, so the idea that there's a fog that kills people seemed so stupid. Anyway, I went to this screening last night and was definitely surprised by the movie. I didn't know who half the actors were, which usually makes me think twice about a movie, but I recognized Tom Welling! Yes, I'm a fan of Smallville and yes, I have a school-girl crush on him. Must stop hyperventilating...
I am not a great judge of movies like this, but the special effects were really good. I mean, the fog itself was creepy and the "things" that you've seen on the poster and trailer were really well-done. I thought that the music used in this movie was great, although I gotta say; I got really annoyed when I screamed after EVERY loud noise! Every time the fog rolled in, a loud banging would sound like someone (or something) was banging on the door and I jumped every time. That definitely got annoying. The movie was so loud that I never felt comfortable relaxing in any scene. Scary...but it got a little old.
The thing I was most surprised about was how smart this movie was. I always think of these supernatural, sci-fi, horror movies to be mindless scares with even dumber characters. But The Fog definitely uses this subplot of a pirate ship that builds until the end to explain a lot of the mystery and confusion that surrounds everything. I really thought that certain scenes were really well-done, especially with the use of the fog, specifically with the Selma Blair-car stalling scene and this intense part with the little kid (Selma Blair's kid, yeah right) in the movie. Anyway, walking out of this film I was definitely surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
I am not a great judge of movies like this, but the special effects were really good. I mean, the fog itself was creepy and the "things" that you've seen on the poster and trailer were really well-done. I thought that the music used in this movie was great, although I gotta say; I got really annoyed when I screamed after EVERY loud noise! Every time the fog rolled in, a loud banging would sound like someone (or something) was banging on the door and I jumped every time. That definitely got annoying. The movie was so loud that I never felt comfortable relaxing in any scene. Scary...but it got a little old.
The thing I was most surprised about was how smart this movie was. I always think of these supernatural, sci-fi, horror movies to be mindless scares with even dumber characters. But The Fog definitely uses this subplot of a pirate ship that builds until the end to explain a lot of the mystery and confusion that surrounds everything. I really thought that certain scenes were really well-done, especially with the use of the fog, specifically with the Selma Blair-car stalling scene and this intense part with the little kid (Selma Blair's kid, yeah right) in the movie. Anyway, walking out of this film I was definitely surprised by how much I enjoyed it.