Village of the Damned (Blu-ray) R
Beware the Children.
Price: | $20.70 |
List Price: |
|
You Save: | $2.27 (10% Off) |
Currently Out of Stock:
We'll get more as soon as possible
Brand New
|
Different formats available:
Village of the Damned (DVD)
for $8.10
Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 39 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 12, 2016
- Originally Released: 1995
- Label: Shout Factory
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley & Linda Kozlowski | |
Performer: | Mark Hamill, Meredith Salenger, Michael Paré, Lindsey Haun & Thomas Dekker | |
Directed by | John Carpenter | |
Edited by | Edward A. Warschilka | |
Screenwriting by | David Himmelstein | |
Cinematography by | Gary B. Kibbe | |
Produced by | Michael Preger |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Director John Carpenter is unable to generate anything resembling suspense or even basic narrative fluidity.
Full Review
Creative Loafing
Carpenter, whose batting average is dipping dangerously low, shows no grasp of character development, plot line or time passage.
Full Review
Washington Post
John Carpenter's version of the original story is compelling and absolutely entertaining.
Full Review
Cinema Crazed
Rating: 3.5/5 --
A good-looking, well-wrought film with some knockout special effects, some dark humor and crisp portrayals.
Full Review
Los Angeles Times
There's nothing more static than a stalled fright vehicle.
Full Review
Globe and Mail
Rating: 1/5 --
The real shock came when I noticed that a woman filing out of the premiere screening beside me had actually marked her rating card with an "excellent" grade.
Full Review
Georgia Straight
Rating: 2.5/4 --
An enjoyable, if obviously-flawed, amalgamation of horror and science fiction.
Full Review
ReelViews
Product Description:
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.