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Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Cristi_Ciopron Involuntarily surrealist parody ; Zucco's other aficionados need to get used with me That legendary 40s had their share of bad and very bad movies, a category they did not avoid so strictly; FOG ISLAND is a no—budget thriller about the revenge/ retribution of a man who has been double-crossed by a bunch of his associates—Zucco invites the crooks on his island to avenge the death of his beloved wife whom he calls his ideal—it's like AND THEN THERE WERE … without the whole mystery and suspense. Clumsiness might seem a courteous term for the flick's ineptitude. It's more like a surrealist delirium, viscous and outrageous.Zucco, with his face molded in bronze and the air of an ancient Roman senator slightly deranged, delivers the part with Machiavellian dignified malice and ready—made brio; he did not look so much British as Latin. He was indeed a strongly Latin type, a Roman or Renaissance character aged in evil deeds. His imperturbable and phlegmatic stoicism lead him through many such flicks.Zucco got here another leading role, as the vengeful master of the Fog Island, where he lives with his step—daughter (chastely, of course) after he was released from the jail--shady but providential, not unlike the inn-keeper from BLACK RAVEN, to name another of his '40s leading roles, in an absurd flick that looks like a surrealist parody. For an agile and fresh mind, FOG ISLAND offers generously plenty of occasions to laugh and have fun. If you know yourself to be a Zucco aficionado, as I do, enjoy a deliciously absurd short trip on the FOG ISLAND. Zucco pulls his routine with skepticism and ability. FOG ISLAND seems bad in a wholly a-temporal way—the way movies from all eras are bad, nothing especially '40s.

Hitchcoc The movie is OK. It's fun to see those murky horror film stars George Zucco and Lionel Atwill, lurking around a mansion built by pirates. Zucco has been in prison for five years and invites the people who caused his incarceration to join him for a party. You might think they would be hesitant to do so, but they all show up. They believe that there is some filthy lucre to get their hands on and, being bad to the bone, they feel they can find it. Zucco, however, has some surprises for them. It's a variation on The Haunting of Hell House. There is a romantic subplot that goes on and a little surprise at the end. Much of the acting is pretty bad, but I am a sucker for these old dark house things. There's fun to be had with a little suspension of disbelief and plain old people watching.

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.

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.