Village of the Damned (1995) - Movie Review
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Village of the Damned is one of the later efforts from John Carpenter that has somewhat disappeared into obscurity. Sometimes that leads to finding a hidden gem. This is not one of those times.
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@@SharkWhosFondOfBond still haven't looked at it
I always thought that it sucked that guys like John Carpenter and Wes Craven never had the financial backing like a Spielberg or Cameron did. They had so much passion for the cinema industry.
Horror is an unappreciated genre.
@@NeoConnor1 you can say that again lol😞
Spielberg and Cameron are willing to take money to be bought out probably that's how Hollywood is I think Wes maybe didn't stick with advice given by rich people or something
@LORDHASBECOMEABOVE Wes and carpenter are great but they’ve had a lot of flips for what ever reason critics didn’t like them back in the day so people didn’t see a lot of their good films in theaters but now they are classics like thing and escape from New York both good movies they didnt do well at the box office and we’re paned by critics
I don't think Carpenter really needed a big budget. Anyway, he had one for Escape From LA and Ghosts Of Mars and look how they turned out.
I still love Christopher Reeve. He was such a Great Superman. He has that perfect balance of Clark Kent and Superman. Such a tragedy the Way his life ended..
Nah he was a pretty terrible Superman. A good Clarke Kent and made the "disguise" almost work. But as Superman he just wasnt believable at all.
@@LikeGod_ButBetterLooking believable? Like there are real people who wear tights and fly? He had the boyscout charm and kindness and generosity of how most would see a fictional Superman. He's still the best Superman and his movies are still the Best versions. First 2 anyway. And combined with that film score, it still holds up well enough for being almost 50 years old. How can you say he's terrible as Superman? Who's better? Henry Cavill? Nah.
@LikeGod_ButBetterLooking now, you're really talking out of your arse. He's the best Superman and the best at playing both him and Clark
@@Welsh_Dragon756 dcu was largely garbage and forgettable. Christopher Reeves Superman is a classic. No one will ever say that about any superman movie featuring Henry Cavill.
@@mrmaxcarter2306I agree with you for the most part. I thought Henry was a good choice for superman but he was often let down by the movies. And there is no difference whatsoever between kal and Clark. An intern on his first day at the Daily Planet would instantly notice that Clark Kent is Superman 🤣🤣
Yes in reality nobody would be fooled by a guy just wearing glasses but at least Reeves plays them as so completely different that you could believe people would be fooled.
In the late '80's Carpenter signed a four-picture deal with ALIVE Films. The first two were Prince of Darkness and They Live (both distributed by Universal). Now, how I understand it, something fell apart between JC and ALIVE, and they went to court for years. Finally, a compromise was made that JC only had to direct one more film for them instead of two. Village of the Damned (also by Universal) was that film. It was a contractual obligation for JC.
In The Mouth of Madness. That redeems the Carpenter 90s output. I will take no questions ;)
Vampires was his last good one
@@taylorpack7705 I agree
Vampires is great too! I think Escape from LA would be viewed better if it didn't have such crummy CGI.
Completely agree, was going to post exactly this. In the Mouth of Madness is one of his all time best.
Sam Neil rocked that movie!
The novel was by English author John Wyndham and was called ‘The Midwich Cuckoos’ - a great book among several he wrote… Day of the Triffids, The Chrysalids, Chocky, The Kraken Wakes.. Really underrated and influential author.
I have a soft spot for this film as I watched it several times with my Mam growing up.
Same.
@@SH-bm8yp Yep, it’s one of my fav’s too.🥳
Christopher Reeve ❤❤❤
I'm 5 minutes in and my mind has melted. Cody wdym you've never seen his superman movies? You need to remedy that immediately at least the 1st 2 movies
This is in my top 5 john Carpenter movies.
5. Prince of darkness
4. Village of the damned
3. The fog
2. In the mouth of madness
1. The thing
No Christine or Halloween.😲
@alexgreber2570 no Christine would be 6 and halloween 7. I like both, but I do think halloween is overrated.
No Vampires? I liked that one a lot, Valek was a sweet Vampire
There's no way you put Village of the damned over Halloween!
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This movie scared me when i was a kid back in the 90's
I remember the trailers creeped me out.
@@reikun86 facts.. that's how I remembered lol
My local paper mocked this movie with "Village of the gosh darned".
Cody, here's some must see Christopher Reeves movies:
Deathtrap
Somewhere In Time
Street Smart
You should definitely watch the original superman and both versions of superman 2, great for their Time comic book movies
I actually enjoyed this movie and thought it was better than the original.
Yeah, me too. It is a very different film, but it does what it needs very well.
Me to .
If you ever get around to watching the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, Superman II is the best Superman movie ever made.
I went through carpenters films a few months ago. Once the 90s hits it gets rough. The only exceptions being vampires and in the mouth of madness. Two awesome movies.
I love this movie. In my view, the kids were definitely creepy. Much creepier than things now where the kids say they see something adults cant see and we are supposed to find that creepy
Yeah, I agree. This one is one of my favorites, I found the kids to be very creepy
The way you described John Carpenter in the 90’s…my mind goes to the Gus Van Sant cameo in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
"Jesus Ben, I *said* I was busy."
Only seen this one once and that was enough. Promising start but it goes downhill fast.
I'm actually good with this one. Considering how much better his version of The Thing was to the original, I had high expectations for this that it did not meet. It wasn't better than the original. but I thought it was pretty much equal. It's not in my top tier of Carpenters.
Good review! TBH? I haven't thought about this film in ages, but do recall seeing it in the theater, and perhaps that creepy set up and this being one of Christopher Reeve's last performances prior to his accident are what I most remember.
Christopher reeve last film before his accident.
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It was creepy when they showed the miscarried alien baby in a vat, that part had an eerie score and ominous blue lighting, as well as Christopher Reeve looking creeped out.
Village of the Damned (1995) i love this movie i give it A+ Do Not Skip It
Christopher Reeves will always be the one and only Superman really respect Chris Reeves even after his accident he became paraplegic and he didn't even let that hold him back awesome dude you are missed Chris Reeves R.I.P always love Kirstie Alley R.I.P
@willriker943 What I respect about reeves is he may not have the body cavile did as Superman but he atleast put work in to gain alittle muscle for superman they almost didn’t pick him because even though reeves was like 64 he was skinny and he assured the producers snd donner he was gonna gain muscle props to him for that
How about a Superman review series, Cody? No time like the present.
My friends danny's sister trisha hardy was in that movie she was the second main evil girl, she was even on the cover, her and danny as kids hung on set with Christopher reeve and went to john carpenters halloween party, i lived with Trisha and her brother danny when i was 28 in san jose cali...i even saw all kinds of pictures of the production set behind the scenes
The only JC movie that I really hate is Ghost of Mars, this is one of his weaker movies, but I thought it was decent.
Great hearing your thoughts as always mate. 👍 From memory, I recall actually quite enjoying this movie. I might have to revisit it to see if it holds up.
Maybe it's just me but I actually like Village of the Damned more so than I do for Children of the Corn. I kinda get those two mixed up but Village of the Damned is just a cool sinister film that has its charm IMO
I love the original so much and I do like this movie but your right Cody this movie should be remade in this Era if done right.
I actually really like this one alot. Not one of his best but a solid second tier movie from john Carpenter
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I actually like this one a lot, but didn't really care for it when it came out. It's a simple story, with pretty simple effects, and I don't really hate that considering how many films are pretty try-hard today. I think the adults actually sell it pretty hard. It's the opposite of The It mini series, where the kids sell it and the adults feel off. I don't know, I don't hate it. I'm not rushing my friends to go out and watch it right now so we can talk about it, but I enjoy watching it by myself every now and again.
It was on Starz all the time
You know that is true about how you need to take the evil child in these evil child movies, and actually have times they seem normal. Take the 1970s version of The Omen for example. Yeah, Damien is evil, the audience knows from the beginning that Damien is evil, but he still has moments where he seems like an innocent kid so much so, you can understand why Gregory Peck could think that maybe they're wrong. That's the key to doing it, still have moments of doubt in them by the way the kid or in this case kids act. Anyways, sorry that you're now at the lower points of Carpenter's career. But getting there though. Been an interesting ride. Thank you, Cody.
Certain movie you had to be there when it came out and this is one of them. I saw it in theater, maybe 3 times, and had a great time every time
Are you planning on doing your John carpenter movie ranking this year
Yes
I have never seen this. The original movie is great, though.
I know carpenter directed this movie but any time I've watched it I do not get that carpenter feel from it. The world building and implied back stories to characters and the want to know more about what's going on. I get none of that from this movie.
It's definitely in my Top 10 from John Carpenter & the theme for this is one of the best he has ever done 👌
The best brood of creepy killer kids was The Brood. I saw Village when it came out and I remember being disappointed. I think John Carpenter put all his passion into The Thing and its failure and his subsequent treatment by the studios really started killing his enthusiasm.
Dude, it was May 1995-- I'm 18 years old and stoned AF and me and a buddy start watching this movie. When everyone in the town passes out I legit freaked out. I dunno if it was the weed or what, but that whole premise messed with me super bad. The same thing happened to me when I watched In the Mouth of Madness and the scene with the ax wielding guy happened; where he smashes the restaurant window. Fucked. Me. Up. Anyway, great analysis/review as always my guy!
I read the novel about twenty years ago. As I recall, it was indeed aliens that had impregnated the women in order to have their offspring raised in human society. The novel is called "The Midwich Cuckoos". In reference to Cuckoo birds that lay their eggs in other birds nests so they don't have to be bothered raising them.
Definitely not one of his best movies while I like John Carpenter. I honestly only love maybe 8 of his movies, but most of those 8 movies I would put in my top 100 movies of all times, though. Love the content man
I still think it was good. I watched this and the original back to back and found myself interested in both takes on the source material
I did watch this movie. I still enjoy this movie whenever I watch it. I think this version is a remake
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This was a wasted opportunity. Could have been good. Waiting for the Day of the Triffids remake.
I love it just because of Christopher Reeve and John carpenter combined
I also think after the 80s and most of his movies failing and then years later becoming famous classics is the reason he did so many movies that he didn't care proably plays a big part in his attitude as whell
I remember going to see a double feature back in the day of this and the kids movie, Casper. Why they had those two together, I still can't explain lol
I feel like if you remade movie this today with a director like Scott Derrickson or Mike Flanagan a remake of this movie wouldn't have people up in arms bitching about it going *"OH MY GOD WHY THE HELL ARE THEY REMAKING THIS MOVIE??? THIS REMAKE ISN'T FUCKING NEEDED!!!"* because nobody fucking likes this movie.
I really like this movie. I know it isn't well liked but I think these kids played creepy way better than the whole kid who sees ghost we don't type creepy we are put through in movies now.
I still have that DVD one of my favorite movies could have been better but I love how creepy the kids were lol I'm not nitpicking at this movie because look at all the movies we have been giving to today. at least JOHN CARPENTER tried at that time and is it a slow burn yes but the story is strong with the kids they made the film worth watching also with the low budget in (1995) compared to 2024 we get movies like WINNE THE POOH BLOOD and HONEY who had more money then they did back then and they still with both of those WINNE THE POOH movies they story sucks compared to this old film so enough said lol
Happy Easter Cody! Hope you have a great day.
I saw this & 'In the Mouth of Madness' in theatres as a kid. Both films absolutely scared the shit out of me! With ITMOM, the only reason I wanted to see it was because it had Alan Grant in it.. had no idea what I was in for.
He's not in it for too long, but I was happy to see Michael Pare at the beginning of the movie. He's one of my favorite actors.
I saw this movie as a kid, and it creeped me out. It's one of many movies I refuse to revisit as an adult because I know my memories of them would be ruined if I did. It's the same reason I refuse to go to Shoneys and Dennys as an adult 😂.
On another note, Christopher Reeve is so charming as Superman, and I can't wait for you to review the series.
I like Carpenter's Vampires...Valek(the main Vampire)was awesome, loved his look, clothes and all. Would have loved to see a newer version showing more of the Vampire hunters doing different missions or Valeks back story. But yea that dude played an awesome Vampire and the other 'master' Vampires were also cool as hell, just seemed too short or stuck too much in one environment/setting
I seen a portion of the original VOTD but I haven't finished it because I lost my mood immediately. Does it get better in the rest of the film?
@@jarg8 I wasn't talking about the Carpenter version.
It's kind of sad that John Carpenter made one of, if not the best Remake ever created with The Thing AND one of the worst Remakes ever created with Village of the Damned :/
I don't mind this film, it's alot better than the OG but as you said not 1 of Carpenters best. Great video as always 😊👋👍💜🐾
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I didn't really like this movie for the longest time, but it slowly grew on me. I did expect more out of JC and thought his reimaging would bring more to the table. After all, the last remake we got from him was The Thing. JC coming in late with someone else's vision does explain quite a bit, but on it's own its a decent film. imo. Sort of representative of Carpenters mid to late 90's work, which I'd describe as okay to middling. Wish he'd come back for one more go at it, but I think JC is happy watching basketball, playing video games and seeing lesser directors fuck up his work
Haha, I love this movie, but agree with a lot of your points. It seems to take a campy approach while trying to tackle serious issues such as postnatal depression, and the look of the kids was badly miscalculated. But Reeve is great, and I think Linda Kozlowski is as well. And the scene with the mother putting her arm in the boiling water...makes my gut churn! There was a recent mini-series based on the book, which I need to check out.
I've only seen the original...I like the twist about the good kid but I liked the original being more mysterious
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Dude I saw this movie when I was a small kid and it marked me for life I thought it was the most scary movie ever then I saw the exorcist and yeah I died.
I used to watch this movie all the time as a child back when I used to live in Mexico. They would play it on tv all the time in Spanish and it would creep me out every time. For some reason I don't have it labeled as a "bad movie" but again I have not watched it since 2001.. 😅
C'mon now. John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is a great movie.
@Cody agree with everything you said here both good and bad this feels like his least effort film to me as well
I haven’t seen this movie in years
Thought it was meh. not a patch on the original in my eyes.
Cody Leach. You better get on the Christopher Reeve Superman films. The first two are some of the best superhero movies ever.
Also, I am looking forward to seeing you ramble about Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987), and tear the film apart. 😏
This is the one review i gotta disagree with you as i do enjoy this movie a lot for what it is. In the end tho we all have our opinions and i still enjoy your content anyway. No hate at all coming from me you take care.
You think you’ll review Body Bags in your John Carpenter review series? Body Bags is an anthology movie with three stories. John Carpenter directed the first two and Tobe Hooper directed the third. Carpenter even stars in the movie as a crypt keeper-like character. I just seen it for the first time a couple days ago and loved it.
I love John Carpenter but never watched this because I knew what it would be
I enjoy this movie, it is definitely not there with the thing but I think it’s a good watch. I think the subdued nature of the kids presents the point. They aren’t really sinister which leaves you wondering if they can be changed.
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Apparently, Cody I have done research on this film, which I enjoyed but agree with you that it isn't really special. However, from what I heard from actor Peter Jason on my ShoutFactory Blu-ray, John and Christopher had a lot of arguments and creative differences and he would have to got into their trailers and be a mediator for the two. So, that maybe akin to why the film is so banal. I think Christopher Reeve, Thomas Dekker and Lindsey Haun give some outstanding performances and I love the last 20 minutes of the film and you got George Buck Flower and Peter Jason, Carpenter's go to guys in it. Nice nod to Above Suspicion, where he becomes paralyzed and just a few days after shooting post production, he sadly had his accident, crippling him and leading to his demise. It's all gonna go in my horror movie coincidence book and TH-cam channel. I loved that movie. Good work and good luck and keep them coming.
My love for this movie mostly comes from nostalgia. I know technically it's a dud. But I used to watch it on cable a lot as a kid so I can't completely hate it now. I bought the dvd at a pawn shop for $2 and I'll still watch it occasionally. Definitely not one of Carpenter's best though. Not by a long shot.
I grew up watching this movie as a child and loved it because I looked like these kids lol.
Bleach blonde hair, bright blue eyes and pale white skin lol.
When it comes to creepy kid movies, try and find Bloody Birthday. It's on DVD, and trust me: you want to own it. And I'd love to hear your take on this gloriously sick puppy. Just adopt the same attitude that works the best when confronting Shyamalan's The Happening: treat it like a comedy. It's a riot.
Would love to see you review John Carpenters Vampires
Coming soon!
That's a classic
Hot take! I actually enjoyed it, village of the damned, far more than Halloween. And as an adult, both bored me to tears.
Yeah, this was an average movie that loses steam after the initial plot set up. It just goes thru the motions as one after another is manipulated to off themselves. It gets tedious. Reeve does indeed carry the film with his performance.
It's watchable if I'm in the mood.
If you're looking for a good evil children film, check out The Bad Seed and The Children. I might be wrong, but I think The Bad Seed is the first "evil child" film from the 50s.
This is what he said about his approach to remaking this movie "This is more straight. This is more a baby-boomer, middle-class kind of a movie. There's nothing wrong with that; I just hadn't done one of those in a long time. If you make a movie over $10 million, you have got to try to reach out to the broadest audience you can find. If you make it under $10 million, you're able to make it more quirky, more daring, more subversive, if you want to use that word. That's the joy of low-budget filmmaking. You can be tough, you can be down, you can be all sorts of things that from a business standpoint you can't do when you get over a certain budget." So that’s explains some of it.
This was my fever dream movie, I saw it as a kid and for so long never knew the name of it so I wasn't sure if it was real lol. It gave me such a creepy feeling when I was a kid, I'd be real interested to see if it could do the same now
Can’t wait till you review The Escape From LA
You’ve gotta watch Somewhere In Time. My favorite Christopher Reeve film. Very cool take on time travel.
Have you ever reviewed Sleepwalkers? Thats one id like a see a remake done...perhaps show their past, thatd be pretty sweet
I think a remake would be cool, but expand past the kids. Either them transition into teenagers or start the movie with them as kids, but keep it going until they get older into teenagers...or show the one kid who lived as an adult and maybe he has a kid who eventually gets older and then the aliens come back. Would be cool to see Brandon Routh as Chris Reeves character only because he can play Chris so damn well, but that would be too on the nose lol
You should have check out the 1960 version as the kids look more creepy-looking in that film than they do in the remake.