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Village of the Damned (1995)
Directed by John Carpenter
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Most recently watched by sleestakk, noahphex, jenerator
Overview
An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn’t take the “parents” long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.
Rated R | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Christopher Reeve | Kirstie Alley | Linda Kozlowski | Michael Paré | Meredith Salenger | Mark Hamill | Pippa Pearthree | Peter Jason | Constance Forslund | Karen Kahn | Thomas Dekker | Lindsey Haun | Cody Dorkin | Trishalee Hardy | Jessye Quarry | Adam Robbins | Chelsea DeRidder Simms | Renee Rene Simms | Danielle Keaton | George Buck Flower | Tony Haney | Ralph Miller | John Carpenter | Seth Meyers
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2021 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 5 stars |
| 08/08/2012 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This feels like Carpenter’s low point to me. I wanted to like it more than I did, and certainly there are moments that are worthwhile; but overall, it felt like a choppy, badly edited mess of a movie. Even worse, it felt like a cigarette commercial, with Kirstie Alley conspicuously lighting up in practically every scene, even though she obviously wasn’t a smoker.
In general, her character really bugged me. I’m not sure if it was just the script or her acting, but her character felt like a cardboard cutout with no really weight to it. It really undermined the rest of the film for me.
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