Full Review

"The Fog" (Columbia) is a schlocky remake of John Carpenter's 1980 horror film about a cursed island community off Oregon enveloped by a sinister shroud of fog that brings with it the ghostly crew of an ill-fated ship returning to exact revenge on the locals (including Tom Welling, Maggie Grace and Selma Blair) for murderous crimes committed by the town's founding fathers.

Directed by Rupert Wainwright, the new version pretty closely follows the original's soggy B-movie lead, but despite slicker special effects and a bigger budget, the film is mist-ifyingly less suspenseful this time around.

You may just want to let this "Fog" roll out.

The film contains strong violence and gore, including flaming bodies and an impaling with shards of glass, a sexual encounter, an unflattering portrayal of a Catholic priest, horror effects and minimal crude language. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

• A-I -- general patronage;
• A-II -- adults and adolescents;
• A-III -- adults;
• A-IV**
• L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
• O -- morally offensive.