Village of the Damned
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Movie Reviews of Village of the Damned
Movie Review: Village of the Damned
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched this movie over and over. I like all the characters. Especially Chris Reeves.I like movies with aliens and this one is great!Movie Review: ITS A GOOD MOVIE
Summary: 5 Stars
I THANK ITS A REAL GOOD MOVIEMovie Review: Should have been deepr in emotions
Summary: 4 Stars
A classic of science fiction by John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos. John Carpenter makes it into a film that is disquieting. The end of the world will never come of course but it is all already programmed within our own genetic heritage. Evil is in our genes in the possibility that is being developed and progressively monitored by the social system that our human nature is producing to see the end of emotions, of empathy and compassion, the end of any kind of emotion. It is all the more disquieting because this social system of ours is producing absolute individualism and yet it is this very absolute individualism, when becoming the common point of a certain group of people that will lead them to absolute and cold is not glacial power and destructivity in the sole name of survival. That sounds and is horrible but absolutely possible. There is no difference between these mutants and the posse that is going to lynch them. They only want to survive even if that means the destruction of the other antagonistic group. But the story has no way out, no smallest ounce of hope. The doctor whose wife produced one of the children who should have been ten and are nine because of a still born will eventually use dynamite to destroy them. Even if you want to go beyond the divide you will unavoidably be led to the conclusion this divide is an absolute barrier. You will be transformed into a monster yourself. There is no escape and it is not the fact that the David who lost his mate who was the still born is escaping with his mother that promises a better future that will bring us hope. Alone he might be nothing, his feelings for his lost and unknown mate might be movingly pathetic but he cannot go against his genetic nature and his genetic nature is to look for a mate, for a partner in survival. Yet I found Carpenter's characters slightly too superficial, not deep enough, too cold in one word, though Carpenter is simple and that is an asset in the genre, no baroque or even rococo over-killing. That's lucky because those kids are nothing but a new branch or brand of Nazi SS, and those new branches or brands are becoming by far too many and too common in our modern world though they are always isolated in one little section of the world and have not been able so far to go beyond two or three places at the same time. But they are mobile and that is the real danger because they can eventually build some kind of a network. This time it is becoming really scary.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
Movie Review: Oft-neglected Carpenter classic deserves another chance...
Summary: 4 Stars
Unless you've been a Carpenter fanatic since the 70s, chances are you've approached his work, like I have, in a roundabout fashion. For most, it all started with HALLOWEEN, then went on to other "can't miss" classics like THE THING and THE FOG. From there we work backwards, finally taking the time to view the ones that casual fans disregard - PRINCE OF DARKNESS, CHRISTINE and finally, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED.As most everyone knows, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED is a remake of a 1960 film of the same name directed by Wolf Rilla and, as with many remakes, critics seem predisposed to prefer the original and trash the revision. While the 1960 original is indeed an effective thriller, Carpenter fans would do themselves a disservice to write this 1995 version off entirely. To do so would deprive one's self of 98 genuinely creepy minutes simply drenched in classic Carpenter chills and atmosphere.
From the well-choreographed blackout sequence early on to the nail-biting finale, the entire film maintains the trademark sense of dread and quiet horror that the finest Carpenter films are known for. In addition, a criminally underrated cast absolutely shines here - from Christopher Reeve proving once again that he was so much more than a one-dimensional Superman to Mark "Don't Call Me Luke Skywalker" Hamill, who easily provides the most intense performance in the film, to even Kirstie Alley, who plays it absolutely straight as a government scientist who knows what's really going on. As in all of Carpenter's finest films, he assembles an ensemble cast that clicks from the start and establishes distinct characters with real personality quickly, adding a depth that many films in this genre lack.
The only downfall to the film are the children themselves. In full-color the white hair seems a little silly and the lead child, Mara, just doesn't come across as cold and commanding as she needs to. Still, the sublime source material can't go wrong and under the masterful guidance of John Carpenter, the result is a thoroughly entertaining, frequently chilling film, easily comparable to to the feel of Carpenter's '86-'88 trifecta, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and THEY LIVE. Well worth the addition to any Carpenter fan's library.
Movie Review: scary children
Summary: 4 Stars
This film is one of the fine works to John Carpenter. It has a peculiar subject material and a good script. One of a small village, people suddenly lost their mind for a while, after that, some women are pregnant all together. Then they give birth to a baby who has a special power with white hair. It is a very interesting creation. These kids destroy the village and no one can control of them. Children, who are superior to other people, are made by particular power from the outer world. Finally, they live with themselves without the other people, make a wall to protect from the others. It shows that human have a compromising mind and discriminate people who are different from others. Because of this reason, in the end, the children hurt village people even their parents. This is a self-protection instinct, which is strong for them. After all, the character that beat off the children is a Superman, Christopher Reeve. He is a physician and his daughter is one of the children. He sacrifices himself to get rid of the children by using bomb. John Carpenter, he is an attractive director. His works always are unique, peculiar and interesting.