Village of the Damned
by John Carpenter
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Actor: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Meredith Salenger, Michael ParéDirector: John Carpenter
Brand: MCA
Writer: David Himmelstein
Writer: John Wyndham
Writer: Larry Sulkis
Writer: Ronald Kinnoch
Writer: Steven Siebert
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
Writer: Wolf Rilla
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-06-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Village of the Damned
Movie Review: NOT YOUR AVERAGE RUGRATS
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the original "Village of the Damned" when it was released back in 1960. Being a child myself, I was horrified at those evil little kids with the white hair and the glowing eyes. The inimitable George Sanders and that lovely British horror queen Barbara Shelley starred and it scared the bejesus out of me! Now in the latter part of the 20th century, horror maven John Carpenter remakes it, and along with "The Thing", Carpenter did himself well in making the remakes original in their own rights without sacrificing the mood and feel of the earlier versions. There is an innate eeriness in evil children; one cannot remove one self from realizing that despite all the evil they are doing, they are still children. Christopher Reeve is gallant and controls the nuances of his performance; Kirstie Alley is deliciously over the top in her role as the government scientist who wants to (what else) study the children; Mark Hamill makes a rare appearance as the town's minister, and he gives the role an unusual grace and subtlety to a cliche role; the children all do nicely, as one would expect children to do. Lindsey Haun as Mara and Thomas Dekker as David are especially memorable. However, for me, Linda Kozlowski's performance as Jill, David's mother, commands the essence of futility but firm hope, and makes her the real "star" of the film. Hard to believe she's Crocodile Dundee's woman, in this change of pace role.The music and cinematography are also supportive.
A GOOD THRILLER.
Summary of Village of the Damned
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 06/01/10
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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The original 1960 version of Village of the Damned is regarded as a classic of science-fiction and horror, and it remains one of the creepiest movies of its kind. Directed with occasional flair by John Carpenter, this 1995 remake trades subtlety for more explicit chills and violence, but the basic premise remains effectively eerie. In the tiny, idyllic town of Midwich, a strange mist causes the entire population to fall asleep, and when everyone awakes the town physician (Christopher Reeve) discovers that 10 women--including his wife and a local teenaged virgin--have mysteriously become pregnant. Their children are all born on the same day, with matching white hair and strange, glowing eyes, growing at an accelerated rate and raising Reeve's suspicion that they're not of Earthly origin. These demonic brats can control minds and wreak havoc with the power of their thoughts--so of course, they must be destroyed! Only Reeve knows how to get the job done, and his performance (the actor's last big-screen role before his paralyzing accident in 1995) grounds this otherwise superfluous remake with enough credibility to hold the viewer's attention. But for the real chills, definitely check out the original version--it's 20 minutes shorter but twice as spooky. --Jeff Shannon
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