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Village of the Damned

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    • Actors: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare, Meredith Salenger
    • Directors: John Carpenter
    • Writers: David Himmelstein
    • Producers: Michael Preger, Sandy King
    • Format: Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
    • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
    • Subtitles: English, Spanish
    • Dubbed: French
    • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
    • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
    • Number of discs: 1
    • Rated:
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    • Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
    • DVD Release Date: June 1, 2010
    • Run Time: 99 minutes
    • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
    • ASIN: 0783230427
    • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,349 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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    By Michael R Gates VINE VOICE on December 10, 2003
    Format: DVD
    If horror maven John Carpenter decides to do a remake of a classic sci-fi horror film, it should be safe for fans to assume that it's gonna be great. After all, this is the groundbreaking filmmaker who turned Michael Myers into a slasher-film icon in HALLOWEEN (1978) and directed the highly revered THE THING (1982), itself a remake of the classic 1951 film THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD. So when Mr. Carpenter's 1995 remake of the classic 1960 thriller VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED came out, it should've been a fantastic cinematic experience for horror and science-fiction fans. It should've been. Sadly, it wasn't.
    For those of you unfamiliar with the basic plot of both films, here's a quick summary. In the middle of a seemingly average day, all of the residents of a small village mysteriously fall unconscious, and anyone attempting to go into the slumbering village also passes out. When the folks finally awaken, most everything seems to be perfectly normal. Normal, that is, with the exception that all of the women of the village capable of bearing children are pregnant. The mystery children are all birthed nine months later, and as they grow, it is very apparent that all of them have eerily similar physical characteristics. Also, they mature and learn much faster than the average child, which is creepy enough. But the real terror begins when they start exercising their preternatural psychic powers.
    In the original 1960 film, it was always tacitly implied that the strange children were fathered by extraterrestrials, but nothing occurs in the film to blatantly prove such. This actually adds to the mystery of the origin of the children, which in turn heightens the suspense and terror...and the fun for the audience.
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    The 90's weren't too kind to writer/director John Carpenter. After pioneering the slasher genre in the late 70's and redefining the marriage of sci-fi and horror in the 80's, he was met with flop after flop, with each successive film receiving a smaller budget than the last. Enter "Village of the Damned," a little-seen remake of the 1960 film based on the novel by John Wyndham. While Carpenter's mark is clearly made, the director's frustrations can't help but ooze through in this serviceable yet underwhelming thriller.

    A sleepy small town is knocked out only to find its female residents (apparently all 10 of them) inexplicably knocked up. To terminate or not to terminate, that is the question. When a chain-smoking scientist (a pre-weight gain Kirstie Alley) offers the women a cash bonus in exchange for seeing their pregnancies through, they ignorantly accept. Unfortunately, the little tykes grow up to be little Hellraisers in need of a good spanking. They are mean to their parents, they defy anyone who gets in their way and worst of all, they manage to look sort of cute in doing so. Even Superman himself (Christopher Reeve in his final film role) proves to be no match for the toxic tots, as the film caps off with a match of wits that is, well, child's play.

    In spite of his low budget, Carpenter makes the best of things. Quite possibly the director who is best at making something out of nothing, our hero replaces heavy gore with carefully placed sound effects, effective musical cues and other things best left to the imagination. In one scene, a woman's hand is forced into a boiling pot of water to the point where her arm looks like a giant hot dog.
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    This movie is one of the creepiest I've ever seen !! It seems so real! I love Mark Hamill as Reverend George. It was a top-notch performance! Beware the children!! It makes me want to reconsider having my own kids. Don't listen to the ones that totally bash this movie,it's awesome! However, if you get scared easily, have a weak stomach,or a weak heart for that matter, I wouldn't recommend that you watch this movie. For those of you that like to have the sh** scared out of you, this movie is the one for you!!!
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    Classic John carpenter is Village of the Damned which is a remake of the 1960 version of the same name
    first time i saw this film i thought one of a Good suspense thriller no Doubt about it
    and it's still Hell of a Good thriller to watch, very well Acted by Christopher reeve & Kirstie Alley
    over 15 years later i never thought this film would ever get a blu-ray reissue & with new extras to
    this new Blu-ray reissue courtesy of scream factory is excellent actually
    SF have made lots of effort giving the film a new HD transfer in 2:35:1 ratio
    the picture quality is definitely 10 times better than the very old dvd version, very nice colour restoration sharp & clear picture
    hardly no Grain or Dirt
    Definitely an upgrade from the old dvd version
    plus the sound quality has been boosted aswell with a new 5.1 master audio mix & the usual 2.0 stereo mix
    the 5.
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