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Village of the Damned (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

Christopher Reeve (Actor), Kirstie Alley (Actor), John Carpenter (Director) Rated:
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3.5 out of 5 stars 124 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Actors: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Mark Hamill
  • Directors: John Carpenter
  • Format: Collector's Edition, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Shout! Factory
  • DVD Release Date: April 12, 2016
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B01AB4Y712
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3.0 out of 5 stars"I Must Think of a Brick Wall"
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.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsThe Kids Aren't Alright
By Andy on September 14, 2010
Format: DVD
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.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsI loved this movie!!
By Amazon Customer on September 15, 1999
Format: VHS Tape
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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1.0 out of 5 starsJohn Carpenter's worst
By Anthony Green on December 8, 2005
Format: DVD
I tried very hard to enjoy this film, being a fan of John Carpenter, of the original English version of the film, and of the original book by John Wyndham. Unfortunately it is a very poor effort and for me ranks as John Carpenter's worst film.

Carpenter is the horror/sf/fantasy B-movie great of current times, comparable in many ways with Roger Corman and Val Lewton from the mid 20th century. He has a deft touch and usually manages to turn in a quirkily personal vision which is always worth watching, even if he occasionally loses complete control of his films. Like Corman, he sometimes seems to lack the patience required in order to be a really great director.

In his "The Thing" he brought the much loved Howard Hawks thriller from the early 50s up to date, and to his credit he made a film which was both original and also more faithful to the book than the earlier effort, but he completely missed the target with "The Village of the Damned".

The atmosphere of the original book is all about tension, claustrophobia, and the terror that the people next door in a peaceful village setting are not what they seem. It depends on malevolence and an understated, brooding approach in order to work. Carpenter failed completely to capture this on film, and consequently his "cuckoos" are merely nasty and spiteful.

They do not have the required air of unstoppable power, authority and - most importantly - intelligence. The frightening thing about the children in both the book and the earlier film was that they were always two or three steps ahead of the adults, toying with them as a human child might unemotionally torment a small animal.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsVillage of the damaged.

This is a horrible remake that lacks the intelligence and sophistication of the original movie. The source novel leaves you with a lot to ponder. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 starsNot John Carpenter's best....

....but not his worst either (that would be The Ward). This is a remake of the 1960 movie which itself was based on a book. Read more

Published 1 day ago by Darkness
2.0 out of 5 starsORIGINAL PLEASE

TERRIBLE COMPARED TO MGM'S 1960'S ORIGINAL. WISH THAT WOULD COME OUT ON BLU RAY ALONG WITH CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED

Published 7 days ago by RONDANTO
2.0 out of 5 starsDon't blame Carpenter. The storyline just isn't very good.

There's something dopey in almost every scene, including a shot of the Midwich villagers assembled into an angry mob, complete with flaming torches. Read more

Published 29 days ago by David
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Loved this movie since I was little

Published 2 months ago by Darrell Dye
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Good movie

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5.0 out of 5 starsClassic!

Classic thriller! Great Friday night movie for a throw-back.

Published 2 months ago by Greg
2.0 out of 5 starsSelfish little Brats!

I don't know about you guys. But I would much rather watch a movie where children treat grownups with respect! Read more

Published 3 months ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat movie!

Loved this movie for years, still one of my favorites! And streaming through Amazon was PERFECT!!

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