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Who can it be knocking on my door, oh it's nothing... it's just THE FOG!
Hey folks, Harry here... Watched the trailer... other than whatever trailer company felt it was necessary to speed up the fog in jump scare mode - just for the trailer... I really dug this. Though - I really do miss John Houseman's ghost story narration which - to me - is what made the original film approximately 100 times cooler than it otherwise was. Of course - Houseman was almost responsible for turning the original ROLLERBALL and PAPER CHASE into horror films - that voice... the chills. Can you imagine - if on top of this trailer - had Revolution hired JAMES EARL JONES to do a "ghost story" narration of the events happening - That would have so laid a great layer to the trailer of pure atmosphere. Having said that - the underwater ghost and the fog coming through the air conditioning vents and all that... well, it's just kinda cool. Plus it's got that hot girl from some show that Herc flips out for... and SELMA BLAIR!!! Who, I kinda flip out for.
Trailer is over at IGN - so enjoy:
First trailer of The Fog remake is up on IGN...
Click Here to See The FilmForce Exclusive Debut of THE FOG!
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yeah
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The first one here for once. Yet another remake...
And people wonder why the box office is in a slump and people aren't going to the theater.
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If this does well, maybe it'll spawn a whole new genre. I'm looking forward to The Drizzle, The Hale and The Patchy Cloud With Sunny Intervals (although admittedly, there isn't a lot of scary sounding weather)
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That looked like utter and complete shit.. Excatly what I figured it would be.
Was there some kind of overwhelming demand for a remake of a so/so Carpenter flick? Did I miss that?
What's next, Ghosts of Mars? Or do we have to wait a year?
Hollywood needs to pull its head of its ass and realize why people aren't going to the theater like they used to. If I wanted to see The Fog again, I'd rent the original. 1. it's cheaper than a 7 dollar movie ticket 2. it's a better movie than this piece of crap is going to be simply by looking at the lame ass trailer 3. I'll have that Smallville theme music running through my head the entire time if I even tried to watch this pile of poo "It's the lepers...somebody SAAAVVVEEE MEEEE!!!"
HOLLYWOOD..FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP IT!!! WRITE SOMETHING NEW FOR FUCKS SAKE!
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but you forgot light and variable winds, with gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon.
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...a remake of Ghosts of Mars is an excellent idea. Just keep John Carpenter the fuck away from it.
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Worst trailer for a horror film currently out there, second only to that awful AOL CRY_WOLF teaser. What's with all the jump scares and CGI crap? Where's the atmosphere? Why does the whole thing look like a friggin MTV rock video? Oh yeah, the ADD idiot who did STIGMATA is behind the helm. That explains it. I have no problem with remakes but I'll not go see this stinker. It'll make money, though.
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Assault on Precinct 13 I can understand. The Fog, ok I can see it. I can even picture a remake of Prince of Darkness. But they should never, EVER remake The Thing.
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this is gonna be a gigantic hit like assault on precinct 13 reloaded!
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...a quote from the unassailable original's Stevie Wayne springs to mind: "Stay away from the fog!" Actually, I like the Pacific Northwest vibe a lot, but everything about the remake (and the trailer) suggests the same old shit we've been seeing in Hollywood horror movies for the past five or six years. I have no doubt the film will make me jump with its numerous jack-in-the-box scares, but that's a cheap way to frighten viewers. Whatever happened to creating a sheer creep-out atmosphere? Like in the original?
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Is no one else completely f%&ked off with the drivel we're being spoon fed from Hollywood. There's tons of good ideas splashed across these boards and if we put our collective minds together I'm sure we'd come up with something better than this and most of the other turd which will be thrown at us this summer. It seems like the film industry is following the music industry by trying to play it safe with remakes/cover versions so that nothing new comes out. I'm serious about writing one, is anyone else interested?
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Which was a remake itself, genius.
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I'd gladly help write a movie. I'm full of cool crazy wonderful ideas. I even have a good sense of some worthy remakes (to fill studios needs). Sign me up for "Prince of Darkness." I would definately want to explore the Satanic themes deeper and actually have the person roam around more than 5 minutes as the Prince of Darkness. Unleash him on the world show the fear, death, plauge, and destruction he could do. And for god's sake, much better make-up.
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Hi mate, drop me a line and we can throw around some ideas
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Jul 24, 2005 12:55:07 PM CDT
Looks Good so Far. But I am glad they finnally got some normal l
by uberman
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Jul 24, 2005 1:17:26 PM CDT
This piece of shit looks like it should be called "A Day in Vanc
by bulldoggie
The opening shot in the trailor is Horse Shoe Bay. A series of quaint little islands just north of Stanley Park. Last summer a few of my buddies a couple of strippers and I rented a mid-sized motor boat and spent a sunny day drinking beers and jumping off the boat into the cool waters, flet like I was back at Barton Springs, only much better . . . yep, pretty scary stuff
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Jul 24, 2005 1:31:08 PM CDT
"But they should never, EVER remake The Thing". Which was a r
by maguasynfield
While true, the original was a mockery of the short story Who Goes There. The Thing was argueably Carpenter's best, & remaking it shows that Hollywood, with its current hard-on for remakes & sequels, is fresh out of ideas. Its pathetic. Anyone needing visual proof need only borrow ( never, ever rent or buy) the burninhellbad remakes of The Haunting, The 13 Ghosts or the House on Haunted Hill, for a short list of examples.
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The often are followed by nice special ed. of the originals. Peace.
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House of Wax and War of the Worlds. I'm also terrified of them fucking with the greatness of The Thing almost as much as An American Werewolf in London remake, now that would really be fucked-up.
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Jul 24, 2005 2:08:27 PM CDT
Well, The Fog was flawed but I enjoyed it a lot. This one will p
by mr. profit
Seriously, Tom Welling looks old, but Maggie fucking Grace? Was Evangeline Lilly too busy? And Selma Blair is NO Adrienne Barbeau. Her voice is not even sexy in the remake trailer like Adrienne's in the original film.
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Jul 24, 2005 2:10:58 PM CDT
And with all these fucking remakes, you just know they will even
by mr. profit
They are already remaking The Omen. It's bound to fucking happen.
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. . .just stay the fuck away from American Werewolf & Jaws please assholes.
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Please don't screw this up. Less is more in this story. Hopefully the pirates in the Fog will look WICKED cool as they did in the original. John Carpenter has become somewhat of an asshole in the last few years. I used to be a HUGE fan of his, but now he seems angry and arrogant. Maybe this remake will add to the original or possibly be better? Hopefully Blake will keep his glowing red eyes from the original version. A few more beheadings would be nice also.....
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what ever happened to "Horror" movies? Oh, wait, I know.
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Jul 24, 2005 2:49:49 PM CDT
Another idiotic, unwanted remake excreted by imbeciles, with pla
by salvatoregravano
Another ton of cash courtesy of the 110-IQ crowd of teenagers from a land located between Canada and Mexico.
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I'm quite keen to see The Fog remake, but it dont need making. One day someone will remake The Day The Earth Stood Still... and that will be sad day!!
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Jul 24, 2005 3:28:12 PM CDT
The Fog is my fav Carpenter flick... and yes, this is rated PG13
by chickychow
But I seriously can't wait for the remake of THIS remake of The Fog!!
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Jul 24, 2005 3:28:58 PM CDT
I fell in love with Barbeau's boobs at age 10 after seeing W
by bulldoggie
like 20 times.
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Yes, Ms Barbeau's tits have inspired a generation!
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. . .please!
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With Liam Neeson as swamp thing!
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... Maggie Grace in The Fog.
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And you don't even know what it's called? "The Mist." For shame. The Mist would make a good horror movie. I believe Frank Darabount was involved at one point.
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The Mist would make a kick-ass film... although some studio exec eould insist on a happy ending.
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Wanna know what happened to beheadings and boobies? Go see The Devils Rejects.
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Maggie Grace's ass is truly a wondrous sight for meandering male eyes in that trailer, but (no pun intended) she has a long way to go before she can lay claim to a whole generation of feverish adolescent imaginations the way Adrienne Barbeau did. The latter, together with Lynda Carter, Donna Summer, Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Caligula, made me the thoroughly heterosexual male that I am today. *getting all misty*..... *sigh*.... How did I get this old? Why wasn't I warned? Damn you whippersnappers! Damn you all to HELL!!!! *punches beach in impotent but righteous rage*
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...who is Nick? I do think its stupid that they made everyone in this remake twenty something. Is this an island of college students with great asses? Carpenter probably wishes he were dead so he could spin in his grave.
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i totally just lost all interest in this movie... NEXT!
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Yeah, 'The Mist' would make a great film if it stayed faithful; the car journey near the end with the Lovecraftian-inspired massive legs crashing down would be an awesome climax. The Fog remake, however, looks like another generic nu-horror shambles, drowning (no pun intended) with lame CGI. When are directors gonig to learn that old-fashioned men/women-in-suits and good costume/makeup design will always be scarier than CGI due to the simple fact that CGI IS NOT REAL! For example; The Thing, American Werewolf in London, and (more recently) The Descent - scary. The Haunting, Darkness Falls, Resident Evil - shit.
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You just described every horror/action/adventure movie Hollywood ever produced since 1995 -- not to mention every TV series. It's beyond sad at this point.
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I didn't even know it was PG-13. For gods sake.. WHY? I already heard about the Omen remake...which should make Gregory Peck want to come back from the grave and crack some skulls. Dakota Fanning possessed though, that would be entertaining. She's creepy already. If you want some help writing a script guys I'll join up.
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...fuck John Carpenter. He's unfortunately deteriorated into a miserable hack, occasionally lending his director's cred to some half-assed project like Village of the Ham or Whores of Mars. All of his infantile posturing and claims of fighting the system throughout the years have been replaced by the eager pimping of his properties for trendy remakes in order to make a fat buck. Nothing wrong with earning a bit of cash, mind you, but for a former fan, the coppery taste of selling out is especially bitter. What's next? Big Trouble in Little China with Ashton Kutcher as Jack Burton? And Kanye West or Maggie Grace as Wang Chi? For the record, The Thing is one of my favorite films of all time and I fucking love BTILC, Starman, Escape From New York and The Fog. To paraphrase Seth Gecko: "I may be a hater, but I'm not a FUCKING hater..."
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Jul 24, 2005 6:25:19 PM CDT
HorrorChannel.com asked the director if there'd be an unrate
by frankdrebin
He just made a joke about a "very hot" scene between Salma & Maggie he had to cut ... at least I think it was a joke. And he said that John Carpenter (credited as an executive producer) had no involvement. JC's name is probably on it just to appease the hardcore horror fans.
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Jul 24, 2005 6:33:19 PM CDT
Okay, Salma Blair's no Adrienne Barbeau, but I dig her attit
by frankdrebin
The only problem with her character is that, since ComCast & ClearChannel took over the radio, there AREN'T any dj's anymore! The playlists and pre-recorded banter are fed from a central location. Back in the 70's you actually DID have hot late-night female dj's, like Alison "Nighbird" Steele in New York. Eh, what're ya gonna do ...
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All that really means is that the version with that label hasn't been rated by the MPAA. It might just include an extra scene of some guy sitting at home drinking a cup of coffee and smoking. It means nothing, and most assuredly does not guarantee any extra gore or titty. Fuck all these toothless, Hollywood, "sexy teen" so-called horror flicks.
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a remake is bad enouogh, but to cash in on the whole WB popularity stinks - way to go Hollywood!
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Jul 24, 2005 11:56:08 PM CDT
I'm surprised the underwater ghost isn't an asian girl w
by big bad clone
And no red eyes and vague pirate shapes in the fog? WTF And Superboy really pulled me out of the TRAILER. I can't wait to be distracted for a whole movie thinking, "Where's Lana and Chloe?"
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Didn't see House of Wax...should I? This makes, what, the third or fourth remake for Wax? And while, from a special effects point of view, the new War of the Worlds was a vast improvement over the original, it was still a bit of a dissappointment for me. Even so, WOTW was a pebble in a scum pond of recycled crapola. For this viewer. Something we haven't seen before would be a nice change of pace...
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Noooooooooooooo. You said it outloud ( or wrote it outloud). Dammit!! Somewhere, in his oak lined, plush carpeted suite, some arsewipe suit is thinking "well, shit yeah! We could CGI the life right outta it!! If we can pry Ashton off Demi for a couple of weeks, we gotta project!!" You know it going to happen now. Merde. Scrotum twist. Okay, show of hands here - everyone who went nutsy-cuckcoo over Adrienne's naughty bits in The Fog, Swamp Thing or Escape from NY, get "em up!! The hands, boys. One...two...hmmm, this could take a while.
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Usually, its called the wife & children. Not much gold o be mined there... ( I keed, I keed)
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Jul 25, 2005 6:49:54 AM CDT
House of Wax felt like two different films edited together. Rent
by mr. profit
The 1st hour was terrible. Like a Dawson's Creek road trip. Then the second hou actually gets good, but too few people die and the retarded cliched epilogue is annoying and predictable and turns everything good about the movie to crap.
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Jul 25, 2005 6:53:17 AM CDT
And who's going to play Kathy Williams? Jamie Lee Curtis in
by mr. profit
That's what I would have done. But that's because I love and respect the genre. But guess what, the only movie that cast old school horror film actors and 70's stars was The Devil's Rejects because Zombie respects the genre as well. In this film the character probably doesn't exist because she's too old and they probably sent her to the Bubba Ho-Tep retirement home.
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Thanks for the heads up. Knowledge is good.
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Let's make our own script! Quit bitching and put our money where our mouths are! Damn good idea
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Hollywood's hard-on for remakes seems to be getting worse... If anyone can explain the logic behind a remake, then please let me know. I think its about time to make a remake of Pearl Harbour... either that or a government plan to have the memory of that film erased from the memories of anyone who saw it.
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Too late. It was called "The Invasion of Baghdad". It sucked. I've got a few one armed, one legged friends returning to the states that saw it & thought it was the worst piece of shit ever. They'd know better than any of us.
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Isn't that how just about every Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movie started out? But I am with you - how do you want to procede? Idea jam session? Blunt festival?
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And this time, don't keep cutting away when you get to the gory parts. Carpenter is such a fucking tease.
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NOT. What a weird little movie that is. Not good, exactly, but entertaining with a few decent scares... Wait, I just described practically every Carpenter movie...
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http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=4380&Template=newsfull
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WHAT? WHAAAAAT? WHAAAAAAAAAAAT? Welcome to the Year of the Rat!
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I wish I were kidding. Hollywood is done for.
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Thats what i heard, a sequel following on from the last movie. The last i saw was omen4, there may have been some after that, but i doubt it. The end of Omen4 was the perfect set-up for a sequel. if they use the title omen666, then that suggests there was a fith movie that i missed... Anyone?
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The Omen (Was titled Omen 666, but then it's now a remake and not a sequel) When A Stranger Calls. Last House on the Left. Prom Night. The Hitcher. The Fog. A sequel to the Texas Chainsaw remake. The Crazies. Creature from the Black Lagoon. Logan's Run. Anyone else care to add to this list?
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Why? Looks like a shot for shot remake of the original classic.
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What is the point? Why remake a film which was done perfectley well first time around. If its story/idea is that good that it needs a new take on it, why not just make a sequel? (although considering the complete shit that comes out of Hollywood these days, maybe thats not a good idea either). Fucks sake.
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