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Village of the Damned

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Village of the Damned (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 9  Rotten:21 Average Rating: 4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Synopsis: The third remake in John Carpenter's career (after MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN and THE THING), VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED comes from the novel, THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS written by John Wyndham, and the 1960s black and white film about the horrors of the nuclear age. Updated and spiced with the usual... The third remake in John Carpenter's career (after MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN and THE THING), VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED comes from the novel, THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS written by John Wyndham, and the 1960s black and white film about the horrors of the nuclear age. Updated and spiced with the usual Carpenter edge, this remake is every bit as scary as the first one. In a sleepy town, ten strange children are born at the same time, all of them possessing platinum blone hair, piercing green eyes and supernatural powers. The intelligent, quiet children are disliked by the townspeople, and when people begin to die the first suspects are the "special" children. This was the last film Christopher Reeve made before his tragic paralysis, and he gives an excellent performance as one of the doctors who must stop the children from destroying the town. Once again John Carpenter creates a horrifying film with his talent for mood and unexpected frights, proving once again he is a modern master of horror. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Paré, Mark Hamill

Director: John Carpenter
Screenwriter: David Himmelstein
Producer: Michael Preger

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 15, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Clips/Highlights

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Notes
  • Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew

DVD-ROM Features:

  • Web Links

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4/5

The story is set across a decade and would be easy to pick apart, but such activity would divert attention from the film’s chief asset, its general mood and atmosphere, which improves on multiple viewings.

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
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2/5

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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2/5

No review available.

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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun
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3/5

No review available.

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11/05/04
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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1/5

John Carpenter's return to horror fizzles.

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05/19/04
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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2/5

No review available.

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02/10/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies
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3/5

Not bad, but Superman deserved a better sendoff before his paralysis.

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11/28/03
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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2/5

Not even close to the original.

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11/05/03
John Urbancich
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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3/5

Surprisingly fun horror. Nothing new, but the coma was creepy and the telepathic kids were scary.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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1/4

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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
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1/5

No review available.

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02/25/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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2/5

Carpenter botches another remake,

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01/22/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix
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4/5

May not be an improvement on the original, but it's all Carpenter.

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10/09/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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1/5

It's terrifying to think a studio would make such nonsense. Possible retitling? 'the Death of Luke Skywalker'?

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09/20/02
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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3/5

No review available.

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08/10/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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0/5

abysmal and an embarrassment for everyone concerned

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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2/5

No review available.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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There's nothing more static than a stalled fright vehicle.

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04/12/02
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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