Review of Village of the Damned (1995) by Christopher L — 01 Aug 2006

My hero and my namesake are in this movie. Love this one.

This review of Village of the Damned (1995) was written by Christopher L on 01 Aug 2006.

Village of the Damned has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Village of the Damned

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Carlos I (1,309) on 13 Apr 2016

A bit of a tepid, straight forward remake, but that's more of a result of a meddling studio…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 Feb 2017

Mr. Carpenter gives this formerly black and white story a handsome color retelling and a lot of new punch…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Jay B (1,110) on 06 Feb 2013

This movie was made in '95. It would be very controversial today. The idea behind genetic evolution & government programs is interesting…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Micah S (134) on 30 Sep 2018

A very disappointing remake that could've easily been a great horror movie…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 18 Apr 2017

When the children in Carpenter’s Village flash their glowing eyes, hypnotizing the hapless grown-ups into committing a series of increasingly…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Ian Nathan (392) for Empire (3,446) on 14 Jun 2017

Pointless re-make. One of (the once great) Carpenter's worst…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Claire T (1,124) on 12 Dec 2012

It was ok movie, expected better, this was Christopher Reeves last film before his accident what left him paraylised, it starred Kirstie Alley,…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Keith R (248) on 01 Jan 2015

Ok, lets be frank, this film was done by John Carpenter. That should say something…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Georges D (45) on 22 Jan 2013

That remake was quite unnecessary I'm afraid, the original is really better…

Read Review

Review of Village of the Damned (1995)

By Ali B (122) on 19 Dec 2018

Not a bad movie. The ones who wanted humans to lose definitely gave it negative reviews but well work the time to watch…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Lost Highway (1997)

By Robert I (1,833) on 22 Jan 2013

Least favorite Lynch film. Dark and pessimistic. I can't watch it without thinking how much Lynch hated the critics of Fire Walk With Me…

Read Review

Review of Men in Black (1997)

By Starport75 M (32) on 22 Oct 2012

I loved this one back in the day. I remember my family and I were obssesed with it. But now, I just don't care…

Read Review

Review of Lilo & Stitch (2002)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 16 Jun 2002

This shameless animated rip-off of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the worst-ever Disney animated feature (yes, even worse than The Black Cauldron)…

Read Review

Review of Aliens (1986)

By Lilkillpappy (48) on 02 Aug 2012

James Cameron wrote a **** script, and it shows as this film gets cheesier and cheesier as the years go by and Alien gets better and better…

Read Review

Review of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

By Edwardh (1) on 23 Mar 2010

Like all Spielberg movies, every single minute of this looser is predictable…

Read Review

Review of Men in Black II (2002)

By David Edelstein (2,124) for Slate (2,081) on 08 Mar 2016

If it isn't the worst sequel ever made, it's only because it has too much competition: Impersonal and frenetic, it's a landmark Hollywood disgrace…

Read Review

Review of The Prize (1963)

By Private U (13,627) on 09 Oct 2008

It's kind of a standard sixties suspense/espionage film, but still holds your attention, for the most part. It's good for what it is…

Read Review

Review of A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

By Bobs. (27) on 29 Aug 2005

As stiff and robotic as its own characters. The ending renders the entire movie not just pointless, but a complete waste of time…

Read Review

Review of Critters (1986)

By Imthenoob (1,101) on 18 Apr 2019

The movie is only an hour and a half and yet it takes more than 30 minutes for the Critters to actually appear…

Read Review

Review of Army of Darkness (1992)

By Panchogul (602) on 26 Mar 2020

No conforme con las primeras dos entregas que fueron del asco, llega esta tercera parte que es aún peor, una completa basura y perdida de tiempo…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Village of the Damned

1995

48%415 Reviews

Sebastiane

1976

61%23 Reviews

Friday

1995

72%593 Reviews

Scarface

1983

81%788 Reviews

A New Kind of Love

1963

56%17 Reviews

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

2008

41%884 Reviews

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018

85%521 Reviews

The Perfection

2018

61%50 Reviews

Terms of Endearment

1983

76%556 Reviews

What Women Want

2000

61%456 Reviews