Village of the Damned

Name: Village of the Damned
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: April 28, 1995
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley

1995

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 28, 1995 | R

Starring: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley

Summary: A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

Director: John Carpenter

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Janet Maslin

Mr. Carpenter gives this formerly black and white story a handsome color retelling and a lot of new punch. And he avidly exploits the fears that are at its heart. Now add a new one. With its baleful little villains, Village of the Damned is even creepier to watch as a parent than it was to see as a child. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Village of the Damned is a good-looking, well-wrought film with some knockout special effects, some dark humor and crisp portrayals. Read full review

Steven Rea

The premise of Village of the Damned remains wonderfully scary: that an alien life force has descended on a community, inseminated its women, and spawned a gaggle of evil brainiacs with platinum-blond hair who can read your mind and do funny things with their eyes. [28 Apr 1995, p.3]

Susan Wloszczyna

Just like its albino-like villains, this Village is a pale imitation. [28 Apr 1995, p.3D]

Jay Carr

Village of the Damned has everything you want in a horror movie but the horror. [28 Apr 1995, p.90]

Richard Harrington

Has John Carpenter lost his mind or just his talent? On the heels of In the Mouth of Madness comes the director's rehash of the 1960 classic, Village of the Damned. Unfortunately, Carpenter simply makes a hash of it. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Carpenter's updating of the classic 1960 chiller is mediocre at best, and at times plummets into unintentional humor. It's arguably the weakest horror film he's ever made. Read full review

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Panchogul

Apr 15, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El Pueblo de los Malditos (1995)

Sinopsis:

Remake de la película homónima de 1960.

Unos extraños niños albinos usan sus poderes mentales para controlar a los adultos de un pueblo en California.

Opinión:

Empezaré comentando que en su momento esta película recibió malas críticas y fue un fracaso financiero, en lo personal no encuentro que sea una mala película, de hecho me gusta, contiene un buen reparto, buenos efectos especiales y de sonido además de una buena fotografía al mejor estilo de John Carpenter.

El punto flojo es la historia, la cual se desarrolla bastante bien durante la primera mitad del largometraje en donde se plantea el origen del conflicto central presentándonos a varios personajes los cuales son parte relativamente importante de la trama, pero a partir de entonces es cuando la historia acelera su ritmo y deja de sustentarse a sí misma dejando a casi todos esos personajes en el olvido limitándose a mostrar a los niñitos haciendo nada más que de las suyas y que pese a que de forma implícita se menciona su origen, no es suficiente para resolver el enigma. Una dosis de viagra y un porro le hubieran hecho bien al guionista para mejorar la historia del material original.

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FilipeNeto

Dec 17, 2018

Remakes made to make money quickly are a common thing in the film industry. To be honest, only a short time ago I knew that this movie was a remake. In fact, he became more famous than his predecessor, although the experts praised him and said that this film had no reason to exist beyond theRemakes made to make money quickly are a common thing in the film industry. To be honest, only a short time ago I knew that this movie was a remake. In fact, he became more famous than his predecessor, although the experts praised him and said that this film had no reason to exist beyond the profit he could raise. They may even be right, but this movie survived the test of time, and its predecessor did not.

Why did this happen? I think the weight of the director, John Carpenter, had a lot to do with it. Carpenter was able to create around him a legion of admirers, keeping alive his work. On the other hand, we still have Christopher Reeve, the eternal superman, in the lead role.

The script is the same as the original film: a group of children with similar characteristics grows in a secluded location after a bizarre incident where several women get pregnant without knowing how. Children quickly become the focus of bizarre accidents where adults self-mutilate or commit suicide for no apparent reason, as if deprived of their own will.

I recognize that this movie is not the best of Carpenter. It is far from that! But I can not throw it in the trash. Unlike some people, I felt that children were an intimidating presence, not so much for what they could do but for their lack of humanity and for the possibilities they had at hand. The film frightens us more by what makes us think than by what it shows us. However, the film ends up being lost, by embarking on easier and more predictable ways, with the action being more and more banal. Christopher Reeve stands out at this point, his good performance being an element that prevents the second half of the film from being deeply unpleasant.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jun 30, 2018

This is totally one of my less favorite films of John Carpenter, especially not only for being a remake but because he was unable to create tension and with this kind of stories is obligatory.

The only thing I really like about this film is the atmosphere because it does feels like theThis is totally one of my less favorite films of John Carpenter, especially not only for being a remake but because he was unable to create tension and with this kind of stories is obligatory.

The only thing I really like about this film is the atmosphere because it does feels like the atmosphere in Carpenter's best films but the rest is Carpenter's poorest.… Expand

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eva3si0n

Jan 22, 2023

Village of the Damned passing fantasy thriller. When viewing it, you can literally fall asleep. Village of the Damned is so mediocre both in its structure and level of suspense for a thriller that it can hardly be called a whole piece, it's just a set of scenes. In general, the viewer willVillage of the Damned passing fantasy thriller. When viewing it, you can literally fall asleep. Village of the Damned is so mediocre both in its structure and level of suspense for a thriller that it can hardly be called a whole piece, it's just a set of scenes. In general, the viewer will not lose anything at all if you watch only the first and last 15 minutes of the film. I am very disappointed, this is probably one of the most boring and monotonous films of Carpenter's career. But the very idea of the arrival of aliens and the attempted invasion in this way is very interesting and so worn in the cinematographer. But the realization of all this is terrible.… Expand

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