THE FOG (1980) REACTION VIDEO! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: The actor playing the ghost of Blake is actually special effects designer Rob Bottin, who did the effects for The Thing. Carpenter hired him after seeing his work on The Howling.

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: John Carpenter was married to Adrienne Barbeau when they worked on The Fog. She would later appear in the horror film, Creepshow, and in John Carpenter's Escape From New York.

[@mikesilva3868]

Agreed 😌

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Interesting! I also thought he was with Debra King.

[@44excalibur]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen No, John Carpenter's current wife is Sandy King. lol He dated Debra Hill during the time they were making Halloween.

[@aaronv7526]

I always liked that this was Carpenter’s take on a more traditional sort of ghost story.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yeah he's a creative genius and i'm really enjoying this movies, thanks for watching!

[@MonkeyFarmFrankenstein]

The original cut was much more of an atmospheric ghost story, but after initial screenings, they decided to go back and shoot some more explicit, brutal kill scenes. It seems that this and Halloween 2 weren't immune from the gory one-upsmanship of Friday the 13th and other first-cycle slashers.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Interesting, it's cool to learn how each film is affecting the others. Thanks for watching!

[@Shilohpreston]

They are no zombies, they are ghosts. Fun fact: Darwin Joston (the coroner) played before in "Assault on Precint 13". Nancy Loomis also played in Carpenter's "Assault on Precint 13" and in "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" (film produced by Carpenter). Other actors who collaborated with Carpenter more than once here are Adrienne Barbeau (before "The Fog" she also played in Carpenter's tv film "Someone's Watch Me"), Charles Cypher's (Dan) played in other 5 movies directed by Carpenter (and few with director's screenplay or budget for some movies), Ty Mitchell (Andy) had and episode in "Halloween II", Tom Atkins (Nick) played also in "Escape From New York" and "Halloween III...". Nancy Loomis played also in "Assault on Precint 13". George "Buck" Flower (one of the fishermans) played also in Carpenter's "Escape From New York", "They Live", "Body Bags" (episode "Gas Station") and in "Village of the Damned".

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: John Carpenter cast Jamie Lee Curtis because he was surprised that she didn't become a big star after the success of Halloween, so he cast her in The Fog.

[@MonkeyFarmFrankenstein]

Just to piggyback on this, you can see more of Curtis in this era in Prom Night and Terror Train, which are kind of mid-tier slashers.

[@44excalibur]

@@MonkeyFarmFrankenstein I've already seen both movies. But Carpenter was surprised that Jamie had become a horror movie scream queen and not a major Hollywood actress, given how successful Halloween had become.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Interesting, I wonder how she feels now lol Thanks for watching!

[@44excalibur]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen You're welcome! And in interviews, Jamie Lee Curtis apparently looks back on her scream queen days with pride, especially Halloween.

[@MonkeyFarmFrankenstein]

@@44excalibur Sorry, I should have been clearer. Those recommendations were for Jen.

[@kylewhitehead5417]

Another John Carpenter classic. Love this movie 🎥

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thanks for watching!

[@cdgaming243]

This is a john carpenter classic. The only thing I hate about this movie is the remake from 2005

[@44excalibur]

If the name Nancy Loomis sounds familiar, it's because she's the actress who played Annie Brackett in Halloween. Here she plays Janet Leigh's assistant.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Oh okay yes, that's it!

[@derekjinks5640]

Nancy Loomis also appeared in another John Carpenter movie, "Assault on Precinct 13", which is also a good watch. peace (from the UK)

[@shainewhite2781]

4:59, Adrienne Barbeau. She was married to Carpenter during Production of this film. She even Voiced Catwoman in the BATMAN Animated Series.

[@darthken815]

She was purrrrfect as Catwoman.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I'd like to have seen her in a Catwoman outfit.

[@MonkeyFarmFrankenstein]

Hill doesn't get enough credit for her creative contributions, like the dialogue among Laurie and her friends in Halloween. This was in general a really fertile period for Carpenter, Hill, Dean Cundey, and Tommy Lee Wallace as a team, and especially once Allan Howarth began collaborating with Carpenter on his scores. Check out Halloween 3, too.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Hill seems like an underrated badass and I'm so excited to finally learn more about her. Story and dialogue are the heart of the movie and she did an amazing job!

[@44excalibur]

The Fog is an original screenplay co-written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. They got the idea for the movie after vacationing in England and seeing a mysterious fog that seemed to be glowing with a strange light. They were also inspired by the E.C. horror comics of the 1950s like Tales From The Crypt, which often had ghosts returning from the grave to exact revenge.

[@mikesilva3868]

😌saw the making of documentary for this movie on the bluray from my library

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ohh interesting! I remember a show called Tales From The Crypt when I was younger, which I never watched because it looked too scary 😬 Thanks for watching!

[@44excalibur]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen You're welcome! Yep, Tales From The Crypt was on HBO in the late 80s and early 90s. There was another TV show called Tales From The Darkside which aired throughout the 80s. I think I recommended Creepshow to you earlier, because that movie was also inspired by Tales From The Crypt.

[@TheWaynos73]

Carpenter has this neat horror technique of putting the main threat in full view behind the victim’s back and approaches slowly. Its really super creepy and effective as it really involves the viewer. He does it in almost all of his horror movies. He’s such a classy filmmaker as he hardly uses blood in his Murder scenes. Other horror directors who do slasher films rely on gore and shock to scare whereas Carpenter is a master of building up suspense and a great payoff.

[@Tressym66]

This is one of my favorite horror films. Mainly because when it came out it was clear that horror films were going in the direction of slasher films and just trying to be as gory as possible. The Fog simply captured the feel of a ghost story being told around the campfire.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Oh absolutely! I think what makes it scary is the unknown, something is just lurking in the fog and your imagination can take over and make it as scary as you think. Thanks for watching!

[@AubreySciFi]

The old man telling the campfire story about the ship crashing in the beginning was old-school character actor John Houseman, star of "The Paper Chase" and another good horror movie you might want to check out called: "Ghost Story". (Houseman's most fun role ever, for my money was as the villainous "Doctor Franklin" in the sci-fi series "The Six Million Dollar Man" and it's spin-off "The Bionic Woman" (1976) where he creates evil female robot duplicates of powerful men's secretaries so he can steal their secrets. He calls his inventions "Fembots" with is a term that the "Austin Powers" movie series borrowed and homaged 20 years later.) The priest, "Father Malone", was played by Broadway star and sometime film character actor Hal Hollbrook. He was probably best known on stage for his award winning one man show "Mark Twain Tonight" about the life of author Samuel Clemens.

[@44excalibur]

Unfortunately, there is a 2000s remake of The Fog, but I'd steer clear of that one. It plays out more like Disney's The Haunted Mansion.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha good to know!

[@deegee6863]

Agreed!! I hated that god awful remake... it was more of a stupid teen angst/romance by the end! I was embarrassed to watch it - I'm just glad I didn't pay money for it!!!

[@pathatfield2543]

I just wanted to add ny two cents in and say please do not watch the remake of The Fog!Its the movie that made me hate remakes.

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

Actually, the 2005 remake made more sense. A ghost has no use for gold...but to come back and claim his reincarated wife---that makes sense. Also there were a bunch of scenes left out of the theatrical release because money ran out and they coudn't finish them but they are on the DVD and add a lot. Tom Welling who stars in the remake was getting like three hours of sleep out of 24 because he was filming SMALLVILLE by day and The Fog remake by night. It should be noted that both John Carpenter and Debra Hill gave their blessing to the script for the new version unfortunate the studio sabotaged the product. Still, I enjoyed it because it was like visiting a familiar house and finding rooms you didn't know existed. Also the remame makes clear Blake and his men are targeting the descendents of those responsible for their deaths and the loss of his wife. Not just anybody they happen to run across. And in this version Jamie Lee Curtis is not playing Elizabeth Dane and has no connection to the ship, In the remake Maggie Grace's character is the reincarnation of Blake's wife. And Selma Blair (HELLBOY AND HELLBOY II THE GOLDEN ARMY) is in it as Adrienne Barbeau's character.

[@44excalibur]

@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison The original was scary. The remake wasn't. End of story.

[@Cuban20]

To answer your question at the beginning, John Carpenter based this movie on something that actually happened in California I think it was. In an interview he mentions he read historical documents and this town used a bonfire to cause a wreckage on a ship which allowed the town to scavenge for the ship and take all the goods it carried. So yeah that part of the story really did happen. He thought it would make for a great ghost story. The movie did become a novel though. I have always wanted to buy it so I can read it and see how much it differs from the movie. Edit There is a remake of the Fog with Tom Welling (Smallville) and Selma Blair who played the Radio Host. Whether it’s worth watching or not is left to you. I watched it and some things I liked. And others I didn’t. I liked the actor who portrayed Blake though.

[@Wilmeiser]

You know the name Nancy Loomis, because she was Annie Brackett in the 1st 2 Halloween movies, she's also in Halloween III in a small role. In addition to Nancy Loomis(Halloween(original), Halloween II(original), and Halloween III), Jamie Lee Curtis(Halloween(original), Halloween II(original), Halloween III(Cameo), Halloween H20, Halloween Resurrection, Halloween(2018), and Halloween Kills(later this year), and Janet Leigh(Halloween H20), Tom Atkins(who plays Nick Castle) is the lead in Halloween III and is named after the original Michael Myers himself Nick Castle(Halloween(Original), Halloween(2018), Halloween Kills(later this year).

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ah yes! That's it! And I think even the last name of Loomis reminds me of Sam Loomis from Psycho.

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen And Sam Loomis is the name of Michael's doctor from the Halloween series, which was an homage to Psycho. We could keep this up all day if you wanted.

[@Wilmeiser]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen .....And Dr. Sam Loomis from The Halloween franchise.

[@Mirage_Mach5]

Another horror film suggestion is 1987's The Hidden.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ll add it to the list, thanks for the suggestion!

[@shaitanlavey]

Catching up on vids you posted before I found your channel... during the first scene the old man is telling the story of the shipwreck, he keeps repeating "the 21st of April"... and today is April 20th. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ohhh what are the chances?! Creepy timing for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@reesebn38]

These are not horror movies but they are John Carpenter's best films. Starman(1984), this has the most realistic portrayal of an Alien by Jeff Bridges. Assault on Precinct 13(1976), his best under siege in one place film. Escape from New York(1981), made Kurt Russell a movie star. Big Trouble in Little China(1986), this finishes off the great Carpenter/Russell trilogy of the 80s. You should watch The Mist, that is one crazy awesome horror movie.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I'll add them to the list! Thanks for watching!

[@mattp.3949]

The "ghosts" or "zombies" featured in this film are actually called "revenants". In folklore, a revenant is an animated decomposing corpse that is believed to have revived from death to haunt the living as a ghost. The word revenant is derived from the Old French word, revenant, the "returning" ("to come back"). Revenants are part of the legend of various cultures, including Old Irish Celtic and Norse mythology, and stories of supposed revenant visitations were documented by English historians in the Middle Ages.

[@peterlenham6904]

Great reaction. This is my favourite scary film ever! John Carpenter is just a master of atmosphere and creepiness.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thank you so much! He’s so talented, really captures that feeling of isolation and doom. Thanks for watching!

[@johnmince1303]

When I was a kid my dad was a Park Ranger in the National Park Service. We moved to Point Reyes National Park and lived in a house that was used as an R&R base during the Civil War. I was in third grade when John Carpenter came to Inverness California and filmed the Fog. I've been to every location in the movie and suddenly I was constantly terrified there where zombie ghost pirates in the constant fog I used to play in!

[@williewilliams6571]

You may want to see "Ghost Story" (1981). Unlike many horror films, it really is a ghost story.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ll add it to the list, thanks for the suggestion!

[@leescott8412]

John Carpenter makes a cameo as Father Malones assistant.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Cool! Thanks for watching!

[@strawdawgs78]

"Father, can I get paid?" LOL

[@raymontes1030]

Please watch "The Mist" (2007). If you think fog can be scary, you ain't seen nothing yet!

[@19wulfy69]

I think the Fog is better then the mist. The very end of The Mist is cool but I feel the Fog is better overall. Just my opinion though.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I'll add it to the list! Thanks for watching!

[@ironeagle7664]

The most sucked!

[@ironeagle7664]

Mist

[@Scotdod24]

Cheese and Rice, I've been looking forward to this one Jen. I'm glad you liked it, it def one of my fav all time horrors, I've watched hundreds of times over the years (especially every 21st April ;) ) If I remember right, JC and DH got the idea for the film after visiting Stonehenge while on holiday in the UK and John saw a huge fog bank in a far away field and thought it could have something creepy inside it. Dan :)

[@dosnostalgic]

This is an interesting case for Carpenter. He felt that the original version of the movie he made was too boring, so he actually reshot a third of it, and trimmed the remaining scenes a bunch. When the final version turned out to be too short, he added that prologue sequence. In the end it worked out well for him. He would eventually repeat that somewhat on The Thing, when he rewrote the script and restructured the film midway through production.

[@jasonlmeadows]

Carpenter and Hill were at Stonehenge and were watching some fog off in the distance and started making up stories about what could be in that fog.

[@44excalibur]

Jamie Lee Curtis was a busy girl. lol Between 1978 and 1981 she had starred in five horror movies - Halloween, Prom Night, Terror Train, The Fog, and Halloween II - earning her the title of Hollywood's "Scream Queen." She went into mainstream movies the following year with the comedy, Trading Places. She was offered the role of Marion Crane's niece in Psycho II, but turned it down.

[@mvjonsson]

Carpenter was clearly influenced by Armando De Ossorio's Ghost Galleon from 1974.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I've never seen it, should I add it to the list?

[@EuroCultMix]

It was released here theatrically as Horror of the Zombies but the dvd came out under the original Ghost Galleon title.

[@mvjonsson]

It is part of a quartet of films about the Blind Dead Knights Templars, of which Ghost Galleon is part 3, so in that case you may see the first one "Tombs of the Blind Dead" as well.

[@andrewforbes1433]

There are some superficial similarities, but I'd argue that both De Ossorio and Carpenter were similarly influenced by the literary tradition of fog-shrouded ghost ships. Carpenter is quite open about his direct inspirations, and he doesn't mention this film. In terms of tone and structure, The Fog is more of a 19th/early-20th Century ghost story.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Small town horror. Love it!.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikesilva3868]

Wesley this movie scared me when I was 8 in 1992 had Nightmares 😈

[@wesleyrodgers886]

@@mikesilva3868 much older than you. (A lot). My first "shouldn't have watched that" as i was too young, was Quatermass and the pit. Old B/W movie.

[@reesebn38]

The Mist is the best small town horror. Just nuts!

[@deborahlepage1789]

This is my first time actually seeing the original. I would say the remake is worth watching. The ghost-story at the beginning of this classic is good, and for some people the foreshadowing of the Fog and how it affects the characters sounds like it might have been an ambience creepiness that adds chills. For you, I think the remake might be scarier, so have a stuffed animal or a pillow to hold. And as other people check to make sure they know the path to exits, emergency or otherwise, you double check your path to your night lights. And as I convinced my niece during her childhood - and to such a degree at 19 she still adheres to this method of safety: Cats Eat Monsters. So I think the remake is worth you watching it, especially as your fresh eyes could give a really good analysis of how one inspired the other and what if any additions or changes were better or worse. Thanks for sharing Reh

[@19wulfy69]

John Carpenter was not married to Debbra Hill BUT was married to Adrian Barbeau, the DJ. He also cast her in Escape from NY. Not horror but you as a JC fan should watch. Another movie I was going to recommend at some point then you said the title in this reaction. Dead Alive (1993) horror comedy from director Peter Jackson (he's done s few films you may now.). Fun Reaction, this one did have a strong effect on me but I saw it as at about 12 years old.

[@19wulfy69]

PS I'd recommending staying away from The Fog remake.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video! I'll add Dead Alive to the watch list!

[@saymynameice-zen-berg511]

The Fog is my second favourite Carpenter film. Next only to The Thing.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I would say The Thing is my favourite as well, thanks for watching!

[@SamM_Scot]

More early Carpenter goodness. Oh! both Janet Leigh (Psycho) and her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis starred in this classic together, but a word of advice is do not watch the terrible remake :-)

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

They have no interaction here.They DO in HALLOWEEN H20 but not as mother and daughter.

[@blanewilliams5960]

"Ghosts of Mars" is another cool John Carpenter movie dealing with ghosts, this time on another planet. I'm a big fan of JC, love most of his movies although the Fog is not a favorite it is still cool. "Big Trouble in Little China" with Kurt Russel is a lot of fun as well. He also worked with Kurt on "The Thing" and "Escape From New York" as I am sure you know. Thanks you Jen.

[@missionpassed4584]

one of the films i saw way to young on my little 14 inch crt tv in my bedroom back in the 80s and loved it!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha amazing! Thanks for watching!

[@Puddy686]

@Jen I love watching your reaction videos. The one thing that makes John Carpenter continue to stand out among everyone else, is his use of the simplest aspects of creating atmosphere...right down to the use of the widescreen, Panaglide camera. Again, I love the videos, keep it up.

[@SgtRocko]

GREAT reactions, Jen! I ADORE this movie. 2 days after some friends and I went to see this, a thick fog hit our town and we were walking past a cemetery... after the conversation fell silent, FINALLY one of my friends said "I am SO creeped out right now" and we all ran LOL (we were teens). To this day, if there's fog, THIS MOVIE is in the back of my mind. I know a lot of others who feel the same. Carpenter wasn't satisfied with his efforts, but it had an EFFECT. Super creepy. Plus... TOM ATKINS and Adrienne Barbeau. Wow. Avoid the remake like the plague - not scary at all. The 1980 original leaves most of the horror to your imagination, which is worse than ANYTHING even CGI can create... My mum survived Auschwitz and literally laughed during "The Exorcist" ("VAT? She vomits. You have to eat well to vomit. Starvation - DAT is di REAL terror!") - but this movie bothered even her ("In fog, you don't know vat's out dere... dis movie makes me shiver") Again, great reaction, Jen! Love your videos!

[@shainewhite2781]

4:37, Tom Atkins, that guy is in every Action/Horror/Sci-fi Thriller movie!

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@scottjo63 "What is this, a homicide or a bad B movie?"

[@Wilmeiser]

John Carpenter did date Debra Hill throughout the production of the 1st few Halloween movies. By this this time he was dating Adrienne Barbeau(Stevie).

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ah okay good to know, thanks for watching!

[@shainewhite2781]

I saw this movie 20 years ago on the Encore Channel! I even have the DVD in my collection. Never knew what it was about, then I realized its a ghost story, where a group of colonists set up a fire in the beach, causing a ship to crash against the rocks, and it's said that the ghosts of those who died will seek vengeance on those responsible for their deaths.

[@walkingwounded3824]

Actually, I saw this, one of my first drive in movie dates!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

That’s so cute! I wish we still had Drive-In’s! Thanks for watching!

[@pathatfield2543]

In case you’re interested,Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh also shared the screen together in Halloween H2O,and Janet Leigh drove the same car she drove in Psycho.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ll add Halloween H2O to the list! Ohh nice that’s awesome!

[@marivera77]

The Mist is an entirely different film from the mind of Stephen king. Directed by frank Darabont (Shawshank, Green Mile, Walking Dead). Highly recommended for you to check out.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Awesome! I'll add it to the list, thanks for the suggestion!

[@remyazharyyosef1811]

Carpenter had the inspiration to make this movie during his vacation at Stonehenge. He saw some fog materializing and he thought WHAT IF there's something in that fog. Hence, the movie. By the way those were ghosts...killer ones. NOT zombies. Hate it when people automatically assume everything that comes back to life is always zombies.

[@ironeagle7664]

The Fog and Halloween are my 2 favorites of all time!

[@mattj2081]

Carpenter and Hill wrote this movie themselves as a tribute to Tales from the Crypt comics and ghost stories they grew up with.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

That's cool! I'm really enjoying the films they create together, thanks for watching!

[@neldablanco1663]

One my favorite background movies! Great Reaction! Carpenter has movie called "Ghosts of Mars" it stars Ice Cube plus b-actors from other movies. It's also a great background movie...lot people say that Ghosts destroyed his career. I love it!

[@marias6354]

My favourite horror film of all times, along with the Exorcist. Pure masterpiece, I always thought it was Carpenter's ''magnum opus'', more than Halloween. It gave me nightmares and fears..

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Such a great movie! Thanks for watching!

[@marias6354]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen Best horror movie, they don't make like this anymore...

[@littlepeach2010]

When I first watched this movie at 14 years old, I had a life size cut out next to my bedroom window, I woke up at 3:30 in the morning as a car was going past that illuminated the silhouette of the cut out, I shat a brick

[@deegee6863]

Right there at 20:03 - that shot made me terrified of churches for most of my youth!!!!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

So creepy! Thanks for watching!

[@parallaxnick637]

Yes, there is a remake of "The Fog." No it is not "The Mist". "The Mist" is an excellent horror film but in no way related to "The Fog". For the record, the remake of "The Fog" is terrible. Do not watch it.

[@AddSerious]

I concur

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@remyazharyyosef1811]

Totally true. The remake sucked.

[@ScreamingScallop]

I don't think I've ever seen such a consensus. Even _Birdemic_ and _Plan Nine From Outer Space_ have their defenders, but the remake of _The Fog_ seems to be loathed by everyone.

[@JasonHauser125]

The novella The Mist is even better than the movie. King, I feel, writes best when the stories are shorter, rather than the sprawling novels.

[@44excalibur]

I'm so glad you finally watched The Fog, Jen! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm such a huge fan of John Carpenter's movies that I'm glad other people are discovering them. I hope you can check out John Carpenter's Christine and In The Mouth of Madness.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thank you so much for watching! I just watched In The Mouth Of Madness and the other one is on the list!

[@44excalibur]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen Awesome! I can't wait!

[@shainewhite2781]

3:04, this is Curtis's second film with Carpenter.

[@jonlate4581]

The Fog. My favorite.

[@AubreySciFi]

One of my favorites from the Ghost film horror sub-genre. It's a real classic and very well done by John Carpenter. Great cast too.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Such a cool movie! Thanks for watching!

[@cleonmagabeefy8473]

Pretty awesome thanks. Tom Atkins is great in Night of the Creeps. A scary movie with some laughs mixed in.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Good to know, thanks for watching!

[@horrorshow3000]

Cool stuff, Huge Carpenter fan and loved this reaction. You should try They Live or Assault on Precinct 13 next, Cheers.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ve seen They Live, it’s on the channel if you want to check out that reaction video! I’ll add the others to the list!

[@horrorshow3000]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen Oh cool will have to check that one out and thanks for responding.

[@Wilmeiser]

You're getting good at this Jen! There absolutely is a remake of this movie, it came out in 2005 around the same time as The Mist. Would I recommend it? John Carpenter and Debra Hill came back for it, but unfortunately it was Debra Hill's final film. I'd say watch it over The Mist as tribute to her as the remake wasn't good, but wasn't as bad as The Mist.

[@Henrik_Holst]

Not sure if serious, The Mist (2007) is a fantastic film and Stephen King adaptation.

[@Wilmeiser]

@@Henrik_Holst 100% serious. I'll say this: The ending was really good.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying the videos! Ah okay good to know.

[@HorrorGenreLady]

Speaking of Nancy Loomis, she also goes by Nancy Keys, or at least she did at specific points in her career.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ah okay good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@shainewhite2781]

5:40, not zombies, Revenants, undead or dying spirits whom will not rest until they seek their vengeance.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ah okay good to know!

[@gameofthrawn8209]

One of my favorite films

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

So good! Thanks for watching!

[@centurycountess4949]

hello jen, i just saw your video of the fog and i heard you had some questions. and i wanted to help. john and Debra were close friends, nothing romantic, if they were dating they were risking it for this film because the actress who played the radio show owner was john's wife. but some of the films, including this one had personal items john borrowed from Debra including a blanket in the mother's bed room and a lamp. there was a remake to the fog, but it was ruined with a romantic ghost story twist that would of saved it with a aftermath scene but was left very dry. (least for me) correct on Jamie, after Halloween Jamie wanted to play a role that wasn't the sweet innocent good girl, i think she was 17 or 18 in Halloween and if i remember right was getting offers for the sweet girl role. she didn't want to be known as the sweet girl and wanted more options in parts, plus she was growing up and chopped her hair into a more mature style (hence why they wigged her in halloween 2) she also wanted to play this role in hopes to break that image of the nice girl next door.

[@44excalibur]

Yes, John Carpenter and Debra Hill were romantically involved, but they broke up shortly before Carpenter married Adrienne Barbeau.

[@mikesilva3868]

🙃well said

[@danasmooth5818]

OMG, zombies on the brain. They are not mindless dead people. They are vengeful ghosts on a mission.

[@jackprescott9652]

I love The Fog and your video reaction. Carpenter is a master in the horror and Sci Fi genre. You should watch and react to his film Starman, a very good Sci Fi film. Blake and the others were Ghosts not zombies, by the way.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I didn't watch this movie for the longest time, because I read the title too fast the first time I saw it and thought it said "The Frog." When I finally realized years later that it was actually "The Fog", I was disappointed because I'd sorta planned to eventually give in and watch "The Frog" just to see what it was about. And now I can't.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha The Frog would be an interesting horror film, lots of close ups of scary looking frogs plotting their evil doings.

[@martianmanhunter37]

Well there is a 1972 horror movie starring Sam Elliott called "Frogs". The tagline is : "Today- The pond! Tomorrow- The world!" Maybe that would allow you to get your monster frog fix.

[@cleonmagabeefy8473]

I was 8 or 9 when I saw this movie and it FREAKED me out. This gave me nightmares where I'd be in the fog. P.S. great jump scares!!!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha thank you! Oh I believe it! Thanks for watching!

[@clbaker8356]

Carpenter has a cameo at the beginning as the janitor at the church

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Awesome! I’m really enjoying his films so far!

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

Scared the heck out of me when I was 15. : D

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I believe it! It’s super creepy! Thanks for watching!

[@spikedpsycho2383]

How to tel you're in a John Carpenter movie - Minimal lighting - nihilistic ending - moral of the story

[@jerflm0044]

Yes, it's written by Carpenter & Debra Hill

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ve really enjoyed their films so far! Thanks for watching!

[@donpace6405]

Nancy Loomis was in the first Halloween she was the one who got stuck in the window doing her laundry

[@adamclifton29]

Nancy Loomis... she played Annie in Halloween

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yes! That’s it!

[@adamclifton29]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen Annie's Sheriff father was also in this too. He was the guy getting killed at his house

[@ericmkendall1]

I always really enjoyed this film.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I'm really enjoying the films of John Carpenter! Thanks for watching!

[@joncorey3641]

Hi Jen there's a great Korean horror movie you should put on your list train to Busan it's a must see

[@mikesilva3868]

Jon where can I watch it 🙃

[@joncorey3641]

@@mikesilva3868 I think Amazon prime has it

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I'll add it to the list, thanks for watching!

[@freezoneproject567]

I'm not curious enough to verify, but I think Nancy Loomis played Jason Vorhees' mother maybe? EDIT: Nope, had to check and that was Betsy Palmer. Ah, if she is the young brunette who was onscreen w/ Janet around 8 minutes in, she played Jamie Lee Curtis' friend in Halloween I think. Last guess.

[@Greenwood4727]

Bodega Bay is in several movies its its own actor so to speak, it was in puppetmaster Bodega Bay Inn, Bodega bay, in this and in the birds, i know what you did last summer

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ohhh interesting! I remembered it from The Birds but didn’t know it was in other movies as well. Thanks for watching!

[@w1975b]

cool, I'm watching this reaction on 4-21-2021 at 11:10 pm

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Whoa! That’s cool!

[@jaranowska]

Jamie Lee Curtis and her mom would star again together in Halloween H20 (Michael Myers underwater!!!)

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Ohhhhh good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@oxhine]

Although Carpenter had been involved with Debra Hill, he was married to Adrienne Barbeau at the time of this movie. It's based on an original screenplay after a mist-filled trip to Stonehenge. "The Mist" is a superlative King adaptation by Frank Darabont that has nothing to do with ghosts. Typical of Carpenter, he resorted to his acting stable of Darwin Joston, Nancy Loomis, Charles Cyphers, Buck Flower, Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis all of whom appeared in more than one of his films. Typical of Carpenter, the survivors are forced into smaller and smaller confined spaces fleeing from a horde! Three scream queens in this movie: Janet Leigh, Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis. Atmospheric Carpenter ghost story. Don't bother with the remake. It's gorier and less atmospheric. Please see Carpenter's 1976 "Assault on Precinct 13" and Darabont's "The Mist".

[@midwintersnight]

If you liked From Beyond, you’ll LOVE Color out of Space starring Nicolas Cage. It’s another Lovecraft adaptation that’s on shudder. It’s one of my fav movies ever!!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I love Nicolas Cage movies! I was thinking of starting a playlist of his films and that movie would definitely be on it! Thanks for watching!

[@midwintersnight]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen AWESOME!! It’s also Directed by Richard Stanley (absolute legend) and he hasn’t done a movie in 28 years!!! He was famously fired off of directing The Island of Dr Moroue and it pretty much ended his career. There’s a documentary about the whole thing called Lost Soul: the doomed journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr Moroue. Color out of Space is his comeback, and it’s a passion project because he always loved Lovecraft’s writing. (Also, when you watch the movie, pay attention to the very opening scene. It’s so cool.)

[@silverfiste]

Should check out "Creepshow" (1982)

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ll add it to the watchlist, thanks for the suggestion!

[@brucster99b2]

Glad ya enjoyed the film Jen! Not one of my fave Carpenter films, but it's alright.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thank you for watching! Yeah not my favourite either but still enjoyable!

[@heyitsmemg7494]

2:39....yeah about that ummm we among the John Carpenter community tend not to discuss that particular issue. Let’s just say “Superman fights ghosts”.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Is it just me, or does Father Malone bear a striking resemblance to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.?

[@Emburbujada]

02:33 It's more confusing in Spanish, both movies were translated as "La Niebla" XD

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha that's not confusing at all! Thanks for watching!

[@vicmanpergar]

The Mist is a very good film, adapted from a Stephen King work, if I'm not wrong, and with a first class bunch of well known supporting actors. It's worth a "watch".

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I'll add it to the list! Thanks for watching!

[@jamesavery6106]

You should continue the Psycho movies there were 4 actually. Also there is a more modern movie called “The Others” great movie!!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I’ve seen The Others with Nicole Kidman! So good! Thanks for watching!

[@coreyhendricks9490]

It's a shame that this film didn't make the cut on 100 scariest movie moments either.

[@flatcapman]

the fog was remade in 2007 but they changed way too much and despite passable acting esp. from Tom Welling they played it like a fan film with CGI effects and the ending is altered entirely

[@haveanicedave1551]

I remember when you could pump gas before paying.

[@w1975b]

Carpenter came up with the idea for the movie. Yes, there's a remake but it's not as good.

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thank you so much! You too!

[@jerflm0044]

Carpenfer was married to the Uber 80's babe, Adrienne Barbeau, If you like Carpenter,check out Escape from New York

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I definitely want to see that one! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@keithwhittington2906]

Hi, yes there's a remake but no it's not worth your time lol. Cool channel. Thanks

[@garrywalker435]

I do agree that it's not Carpenter's best but it's still a great, creepy film. Personally I think the remake is poor but I do know plenty of people that like it so give it a watch and let us know what you think.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Okay good to know, yeah not my favourite but still enjoyable! Thank for watching!

[@davidcolantuono3622]

This is my all-time favorite horror movie. I love this classic gem. If there's one negative thing I can say about it, it's the rating. There's no blood or gore, yet it was given the R rating. I've seen movies with PG ratings with more blood and gore (think "Jaws" and "Poltergeist", for instance). Nearly everyone defends the rating, despite the content. I don't get it. Why is *THE FOG* rated R when there's no blood and gore? Even the scene when the fishermen on the Sea Grass were killed lacked any blood and gore. You hear much more than you see. I don't get the logic.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

That’s very true, it’s a very atmospheric type of horror movie. Thanks for watching!