The Fog
The Fog
The Fog
Director:
John CarpenterCámara:
Dean CundeyMúsica:
John CarpenterReparto:
Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Tom Atkins, James Canning, Charles Cyphers, Hal Holbrook, Ty Mitchell, Tommy Lee Wallace (más)Sinopsis(1)
El día 21 de abril de 1880, un velero llamado Elizabeth Dane se vio envuelto por la niebla, cerca de Antonio Bay, en la costa de California. Engañados por el resplandor de una hoguera, los marineros enfilaron su barco hacia los arrecifes, estrellándose contra las rocas y falleciendo toda la tripulación.Cien años después, en 1980, Antonio Bay está preparando la celebración de su centenario. Pero un trágico suceso ocurre cuando la tripulación de un barco pesquero aparece brutalmente asesinada. Al mismo tiempo, una misteriosa, inquietante y envolvente niebla se desplaza implacablemente hacia la costa ocultando un secreto aterrador...Genial película de terror dirigida por el polifacético John Carpenter, creador de la banda sonora y coguionista junto a Debra Hill. De nuevo Carpenter demuestra aprovechar al máximo el presupuesto de la película (un millón de dólares) para conseguir una ambientación fantasmagórica y agobiante apoyada por la fotografía de Dean Cundey (Regreso al Futuro, Jurassic Park), y por las interpretaciones de su mujer de entonces Adrianne Barbeau, la inolvidable protagonista de Psicosis Janet Leigh y la reina contemporánea del grito Jamie Lee Curtis. (Filmayer S.A.)
(más)Reseñas (6)
A una introducción excelente y llena de suspense le sigue una obertura con el desentrañamiento del misterio. Y cuanto más nos acercamos al desenlace y al final, menos miedo tenemos. La niebla está muy bien rodada, tiene una banda sonora y una atmósfera carpenteriana decentes, pero carece de la coherencia de la historia que tenían La noche de Halloween o La cosa. QUIÉNES SON y POR QUÉ MATAN sólo deberían haber sido insinuados, no servidos en forma de ficción sin sentido.
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I watched again after some years and I have to add a star. The script is pretty tragic, but the atmosphere is thicker than the fog itself :)
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In the dense fog so thick it could be cut, the shadowy figures walked by. Given that John Carpenter directed the film at a time when he truly excelled, it was enjoyable to watch. Like most of his films, Carpenter built The Fog on atmosphere and suspense. The simple plot (excellently introduced through an old sailor) is told in less than ninety minutes and doesn't lack anything that a proper good old "B" horror should have. The lack of character psychology is compensated by their diversity, and also by the uncertainty of who will be next and how many more are yet to come. Certainly, for some characters, survival can be predicted based on certain audience sympathies, while for others, the leper-like sailors might disappoint in their choices because, in such a quantity of characters, some would undoubtedly deserve to die more. Indeed, when you see the rolling fog with figures slowly walking, carrying a hook in their hand, you forget even the basic bodily needs to sustain life, such as a heartbeat or breathing. And because I felt so "comfortable" with the film, I'll throw in a fifth (though admittedly undeserved) star.
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Of course, the special effects used in this film have significantly aged and the theme is downright outdated, as if from the 1920s. However, Carpenter is a master of B-movie horror and can make the most out of very little. The film has atmosphere, and there are more jumpscares and tension-inducing scenes than in contemporary horror films filled with digital effects and that have decent budgets. A job well done, overall impression: 60%.
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Awesome horror - how little you need, right? Carpenter made do with fog that could be cut with a saber, six undead sailors, minimalist music... And with a talent for building tremendous tension. What happens during the opening credits is powerful, but the rest of the film doesn't particularly lag behind either. What I like most about The Fog, though, is its tone, because at the end everyone can be satisfied - the people of Antonio Bay and Blake's sailors. It's up to you who you cheer for.__P.S. I loved the last shot.
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Exactly the kind of horror I always welcome. The tension is so thick you could cut it, with mysterious characters appearing in an impenetrable and unstoppable fog, and a perfectly chosen score – simply John Carpenter at the peak of his game, having a proper and solid warm-up before the legendary The Thing. The story is nothing to write home about, but the disturbing aroma advancing together with the frightening fog cloud makes up for everything several times over :-) A horror classic that definitely deserves due respect...
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