The Village (DVD)

The Village I just love M. Night Shyamalan. He shoots wonderful movies, they're like wise fairy-tales. Not just fiction stories, but stories that make you take thought. The Village is one of the kind too. I'll try to avoid spoilers and write about the plot very briefly. There's a community of people living isolated in the forest. They're just normal people, they have a church, a school, and they lead a nice and quiet life. But from time to time something comes from the forest... To bring fear and uncetrainity... The film is shot like a thriller - quick camera moves, all these sounds and sulky music etc. There was a couple of moments ...  Read the complete review

It is the late nineteenth century and in a quiet, secluded valley there exists a village. The villagers are simple folk, living entirely off the land and enjoying the simplicity of their subsistent lifestyle. Watching over the welfare of the villagers is a small group of mature residents known as The Elders, whose wisdom is unquestioned and whose instructions are followed without question. But The Village is not quite the haven that it at first purports to be. The inhabitants live in fear of a mysterious race of creatures that inhabit the thick woods on the outskirts of the village. Fear of the creatures is great and as such, the villagers maintain a constant ...  Read the complete review

M.Night Shyamalan is a director who has made a lot of money from making films with a hook. You know, one thing that switches the movie on its head. This trick first came to the fore with The Sixth Sense, a ghost story with a solid performances and a genuinely good twist. Next came the very under-rated Unbreakable, which in my opinion was better. Signs was also another solid effort, able to build suspense and fear without actually seeing the aliens. Then came The Village, a creepy little tale set in an old rural community in America. The villager’s community is peaceful; their only danger comes from ‘those that we don’t speak of’. A mythical bunch of creatures ...  Read the complete review

It will be quite hard to summarise the plot to this film without giving away too much, but I hope this will at least give an idea of what the film is about and the basic story. Regretfully for me, I actually bought this film on DVD, and as you will see, it's not turned out to be such a good buy! The Story It is about a society that has broken away from the rest of the world and modern life. They have set up a village away from the towns, but it is near a forest where the people are forbidden to go as it is inhabited by 'those we do not speak of'. These creatures appear to have threatened the villagers in the past but it has become a common ...  Read the complete review

I enjoyed this film very much. It sparked a very lengthy debate between me and my boyfriend! In theory, I would consider this a chiller and not a horror film, an aspect of the film which have confused people when it came to pigeon holing . At rating 12, it is not going to be gory or shocking, so if your looking for an instant blood and guts type of entertainment then you may as well stop reading now. It is based on a very simple and relative horror to our modern age. As the title suggests, the film is indeed set in a village, circa 1897. Nice and simple. I do not want to give much away, as I feel that most people reveal absurd amounts in reviews. ...  Read the complete review