Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

dougdoepke Wow, Atwill and Zucco together at last. I was expecting crackling transformers, electrical arcs, and monsters galore. No such luck. They do have one minor face-off, but I don't think the producers knew what sinister potential they had in these two veteran madmen.It's a typical PRC cheap budget— a big drawing room, some secret passages, and an underground room that becomes a swimming pool at inconvenient times. And that's about it. The plot's supposed to be about an island host (Zucco) using a ruse to get people who wronged him onto his island as guests so he can get revenge. Maybe the premise is not very original, but it does have potential. Trouble is there's very little development producing either suspense or mystery. Mostly, it's scattered dialog and playing hide and seek in semi-darkness. In short, the narrative's a series of individual occurrences that fail to build beyond themselves. Thus, we're left with a few interesting set-ups but little more. Too bad. Oh yes, mustn't forget not just one spider woman, but two—Borg and DeWit. Both are tall, forceful, and attractive. Like Zucco & Atwill, they do have one minor face-off, but I guess I was hoping for an all-out catfight, or more aptly a lioness fight. Now that would have been memorable. Anyway, the film does have its moments, but fails to cohere into anything more.

w4msw-1 I would have voted 6, but had to subtract one for the grizzly, bouncy print, even the DVD print purchased from DeepdiscountDVD was wretched (not their fault.) But, the price was right, under $5.00 on sale. The actors were wonderful in their scenery chewing portrayals of the various greedy characters. Many of them were quite well known actors in the 40s. The only truly bad acting was by the two actors portraying the young lovers, whose characters added no value to the story anyway. The other reviews pretty well cover the story and need not be repeated here. The story was adapted from the play "Angel Island". What was fun about the movie presentation is that it doesn't stray far from the stage play form. The scenes don't change often and the action is concentrated in one spot. This helps maintain the continuity of the story, which in low budget presentations can quite often get lost. If you like stories like "Ten Little Indians", you'll like this.

Paul Andrews Fog Island starts on the remote, ominously named Fog Island itself where Leo Grainger (George Zucco) & his stepdaughter Gail (Sharon Douglas) live together with Allerton (George Lloyd) the butler. But they are not alone for long as Dr. Lake (Ian Keith) an old acquittance of Leo's turns up & Leo has also sent out invitations to Alec Ritchfield (Lionel Atwill), Emiline Bronson (Jacqueline de Wit), John Kavanaugh (Jerome Cowan), Sylvia Jordan (Veda Ann Borg) & a final invitation to someone who recently died so his son Jeff Kingsley (John Whitney) takes his Father's place. All of Leo's intended guests are the people he believes are responsible for him doing five years in prison for a bad business deal & more importantly Leo believes one of them murdered his wife over said dodgy deal. As Leo figured out his invitations are accepted as the prospect of finding Leo's supposed hidden fortune gets the better of the greedy bunch of thieves. The scene is set then, an isolated island, a selection of dubious character's, lies, intrigue, hidden money, revenge & ultimately murder...Produced & directed by Terry O. Morse I thought Fog Island was a fairly enjoyable mystery/thriller, it's not really a horror but it does have horror themes & overtones. The script by Pierre Gendron is based upon a play called 'Angel Island' by Bernadine Angus which I unfortunately have not had the pleasure of watching so I obviously cannot compare the two. The film starts off pretty good with a quick set up & a lot of very forced sounding exposition out of the way in a short amount of time & all the potential victims/killers are assembled on the island they are given a mysterious clue but then it takes a step backwards & slows down & from that point onwards it felt like every other shot was of someone walking in the dark & acting suspiciously. Things pick up again for the nice twist climax which I have to say I did see coming as a scene earlier in the film gives it away but it was still a good way to round things off & left me satisfied overall. At only just past the 70 odd minute mark it's short & it doesn't outstay it's welcome although it did feel padded at times with all the walking around in the dark doing nothing in particular.Director Morse does what he can, the island itself doesn't play that much of a part except that it makes for a nice isolated location & the title Fog Island just sounds cool, it mostly takes place in a house. The atmosphere is good in which the creaky old house itself plays a big part. Don't expect a high body count or any violence.Technically Fog Island is fine considering it was made over sixty years ago, the black and white cinematography works in the films favour with all the pitch black corridors & corners. The acting is OK at best, rather wooden & stiff at worst.Fog Island is a decent little thriller from the 40's that is simple but entertaining. Definitely worth a watch in my opinion.

Chris Gaskin Fog Island is a rather creepy little chiller from B-movie specialists PRC.A man who lives in a creepy mansion with his step-daughter on a small island shrouded in fog invites some of his friends to stay. This mansion has hidden extras including secret passages and hidden doorways. The man also gives each of his "friends" strange little gifts including a skull, a key and a times table book. This man has a reason for all this though and strange things start happening...This movie is quite creepy and atmospheric even though a little slow moving at times.The cast includes horror B-movie regulars George Zucco (The Flying Serpent, Scared To Death) and Lionel Atwill (The Vampire Bat, House of Dracula).Fog Island is worth a look at. Not too bad.Rating: 3 stars out of 5.