THE FOG - apparently part of John Carpenter's Apocalyptic trilogy along with THE THING and PRINCE OF DARKNESS . . .
THE TRANSFER - New one done in 2013 by SF for their keep-case edition (same as this one):-
From Scream Factory's FB page (2013):
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Tonight we start the new HD transfer of THE FOG, supervised by the great cinematographer, Dean Cundey!
THE DISC - Product Information
THE BONUS FEATURES
- 1080p High-Definition Transfer Supervised By Cinematographer Dean Cundey
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director John Carpenter And Writer/Producer Debra Hill
- Audio Commentary With Actors Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins And Production Designer Tommy Lee Wallace
- Interview With Jamie Lee Curtis
- "Tales From The Mist: Inside The Fog" Featurette
- "Fear On Film: Inside The Fog" Featurette
- "The Fog: Storyboard To Film" Featurette
- Horror's Hallowed Grounds – A Look At The Film's Locations
- Outtakes
- Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spots
- Photo Gallery
About as much to compare between the atmospheric weather conditions of fog and mist as there is to compare between the films THE FOG and THE MIST - there's the obvious, thehidden shrouded unwelcome unknowns in both (zombies in one, aliens or parallel universe beings in t'other) and that's about it.
Main difference for me between the films is the style of horror with JC turning right down the gross knob to a 3 or a 4 to create more a thrilling good old-fashioned ghost story than a horror (and we know he's no slouch when it comes to gross as in THE THING).
Main difference between the two is that THE MIST is much more graphic than THE FOG with loads more special effects CGI but that could of course be down to (a )the difference between the budgets - THE MIST $18M, THE FOG $1 - and (b) the different technologies of the times - THE FOG was after all way back in 1980 with THE MIST only ten years ago in2007.
Which do I prefer ? THE FOG . . . but both are top-drawer films (IMO)
IMO one of JC's best from his golden period although my opinion of the man himself is not what it was after hearing derogatory comments he made recently about one of my favourite horror films from the 1940's (Val Lewton's CAT PEOPLE).
So we've had THE FOG and THE MIST . . . what's next ? THE SMOKE ? (Oh, wait we've already had that . . . although not a ghost story). Maybe THE HAZE ?, THE SMOG ? (GODZILLA AND THE SMOG MONSTER), THE GLOOM ?, THE MURK ?, THE NOTHING (THE NEVERENDING STORY) etc., etc.
Which of the two would I choose to sit down to watch?
For a nostalgia trip for those of us of a certain age a GotG "mix tape volume one" of the music from the film:-
Finally, in consideration of the John Houseman spooky narration at the start of the film it would've been cool to have released this last month on the 21st April or waited until next April:-
Quote:
"In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April. One hundred years ago on the 21st of April, out in the waters around Spivey Point, a small clipper ship drew toward land. Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in. For a moment, they could see nothing, not a foot in front of them. Then, they saw a light. By God, it was a fire burning on the shore, strong enough to penetrate the swirling mist. They steered a course toward the light. But it was a campfire, like this one. The ship crashed against the rocks, the hull sheared in two, mars snapped like a twig. The wreckage sank, with all the men aboard. At the bottom of the sea, lay the Elizabeth Dane, with her crew, their lungs filled with salt water, their eyes open, staring to the darkness. And above, as suddenly as it come, the fog lifted, receded back across the ocean and never came again. But it is told by the fishermen, and their fathers and grandfathers, that when the fog returns to Antonio Bay, the men at the bottom of the sea, out in the water by Spivey Point will rise up and search for the campfire that led them to their dark, icy death."
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