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Unfairly Bashed

posted 18 years ago by DarkBlueChris555
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Come on, it's not as bad as people make out it is. I've noticed on here that many people see a film getting slated and merely jump on the bandwagon.

Of course the film is flawed, and yeah it's nowhere near as good as the original, but the effects are good and the whole film has a nice, creepy undertone throughout.

Ropey acting and implausible plotlines are commonplace in the horror genre so why single this film out for so much criticism?

3.2/10 is unfair. I'd give it 7/10. Sorry but I enjoyed it.

If you've still to see it, ignore the bashings and see it for yourself. Then you can make your mind up whether it's crap or not...

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[–] iThom 18 years ago

I liked it too. I never seen the original (Oh God, I'll be eaten alive for this!). But I did like this one, for reasons I don't know. =P

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[–] do101 18 years ago

I liked a lot actually. The first was good and this was good. I agree 7/10 is about right. I never pay too much attention to the negativity here. It seems that some people thrive on being negative or they just want attention.

[–] suegem 18 years ago

I also liked the movie and don't understand why everyone is criticizing it so much! I have both DVD's - the original and the re-make. I watched them both yesterday with the subtitles on and it helps in understanding a lot of peoples questions I've seen posted.
Oh well, everyone has a right to their opinions.

[–] chrismax2 18 years ago

Because it really is that bad!!!

Also I hate it cause the original is my all time favourite horror film and making this is an insult.

[–] GuyYouWishYouWere 18 years ago

I don't think this movie is unfairly bashed..I thought it was terrible.

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[–] Good_Citizen 13 years ago

Your opinion. Nobody cares about it.

[–] foo_jam2002 13 years ago

This remake was good enough, most haters just voted 1 because they are morons and they actually didn't watch this.

[–] TheSolarSailor 12 years ago

Spoken like a true nitwit, foo. People simply don't like the movie. People I know who have never heard of the old one hated this one. It's plain and simply a bad movie. It has no suspense, bad acting, illogical scenes, and terrible use of extremely unscary CGI fog with lame-ass sound effects to make sure the dumb audience knows it is evil. The film is just not at all scary...nor even one bit creepy.

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[–] marcus_stokes2000 18 years ago

No, it's not unfairly bashed.

They did have a few nice ideas, but the movie was utterly terrible.

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[–] 0dyssey 18 years ago

Having seen both versions I must say this one deserves every bad review it gets.
I had high hopes for it since I'm a fan of both Tom Welling and the original fog movie; but not even superman could save this turkey.
Even for a horror movie the story was insane.
Showgirls had a more indepth and better constructed script.

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[–] YankeeDood 18 years ago

7/10? Are you a meth head? This movie is doo doo!

My rating: 1/10

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[–] staroceanboy 17 years ago

People who enjoyed this film obviously have never seen it. Cause the movie I saw was worthy of about 80 razzie awards..I cant believe this catastrophe made it to theaters...

[–] Good_Citizen 13 years ago

Poor troll...don't you have any friends? What a pitiful moron you are.

[–] The_King_of_Cool 17 years ago

Personally I think The Fog was that bad.

I'm a big fan of the original, but I was actually looking foward to the remake. The original I still enjoy, but in some areas it is very dated.

I didn't think the remake would be better, but I thought it might be one of those remakes or like some sequels while not as good can stand proud next to the original.

I read all the bad reviews and I thought well maybe due to all the remakes this one is getting bashed for that, but no it was really that bad.

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[–] movieperson113 17 years ago

I can actually take this movie as it is with not comparing it to the original.
It just the story was inconsistant all over the place. Things just seemed to happen to move the story even if it made no sense and had no real resolution.
Not everything has to make sense since it was a movie, but it was just badly executed. Possibly the script made more sense than what was there and they edited out any explaination.

Maybe I wasn't watching it close enough and paying attention.

Except to show of the CGI the Aunt getting attacked by the fog through the sink was not scary. Her struggling with the hand was just goofy looking.
The same when the shards of glass killed the priest. All that glass flying around and only one shard was used to kill him.

The dead body walks over to Elizabeth and no one even tries to explain anything. Then her boyfriend doesn't believe a thing she says then all of a sudden believes her.

Then did I miss it or did Stevie's friend at the weather station just come out of nowhere? Was he just some guy she knew?

Then the whole ending. Yeah I got it that she was Blake's wife reincarnated.
She was just turned into the girl for no reason? When the ghosts appear the wife's ghost isn't shown... ok. Then was Elizabeth a ghost? Wow was that confusing.

[–] TrevDaRev321 17 years ago

I agree i like this film, It's been bashed because it is a remake of a John Carpenter film the same thing happening with HALLOWEEN but i think HALLOWEEN will be great.

[–] YankeeDood 15 years ago

Rob's version of the original Halloween was very disappointing, but I admit not as bad as this sewage.

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[–] Spaceygirl 17 years ago

Noo, it really IS as bad as everyone say's it is.

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[–] Commando85 17 years ago

It is NOT unfairly bashed. Every copy deserves to be burned and the ashes tossed into hell. It's an INSULT to the original, is what it is.

And all the stupid decisions the characters make, don't get me started.

"Here, this is evidence proving my friend is free and we're right. GO AND HIDE IT." What the blue fu ck kind of logic does this movie have?

"Oh, I think I'll walk across a pit of sewage water and sh*t on a 4-inch wide piece of slippery wood while holding the only evidence proving my friend innocent." And she falls in. BIG surprise. Who struggles that much in 4 FEET OF WATER!?

Completely ridiculous.

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[–] tine_loviscek 14 years ago

what about this: DON'T look at this movie as a remake, but as a separate movie that has no connection to 1980 John Carpenter's The Fog whatsoever.
DON'T compare acting of these guys to acting in 1980 John Carpenter's The Fog.
DON'T think of the 1980 movie at all while watching this one.
as a movie on it's own, i found it quite enjoyable and believe me, i've seen all kinds of bad movies in my (though short) life. if you want an example of a horrible movie, watch Alone in the Dark or Doom....
this Fog is at worst a mediocre movie. i voted 5

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[–] TheSolarSailor 12 years ago

Sorry, but the 2005 version fails on most all levels whether you care about the original or not. It just isn't a good film, and no amount of spinning it is going to make it better. It was decently scripted, not perfect, but decent, and the director failed to bring anything to the table as far as suspense, pulling decent performances from his actors, adding atmosphere, etc. The movie simply is not good.

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[–] Good_Citizen 13 years ago

Everyone doesn't say it is bad. That is just your lively imagination. Did you just escape from a psychic ward?

[–] DrFong 17 years ago

7 out of 10 is an insane score for this movie.

I enjoy horror movies as a general rule. I even enjoy BAD horror movies on a certain level. This was just so terrible that there was nothing redeeming about it. You think 3.2 is unfair? Well I gave it a 1. That's what I honestly feel that it deserves. My black sidekick that helps me run my charter boat company agrees with me. As does my girlfriend that just showed up back in town.

[–] Good_Citizen 13 years ago

I gave it a 10. Just for retards like you.
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