The Village (DVD) Reviews

The Village is a horror film, released in 2004, and is directed by M.Night Shyamalan. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Joaquin Phoenix. *Synopsis* Set in an early turn of the century village, the inhabitants are forced into living all their lives within the small village. This is because of the mysterious monsters that live within ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

This thriller from the writer/director of The Sixth Sense is simply great- pulling typical strings to make you scared. Not gory, a little spooky and certainly strange, it is based in a secluded village dedicated to a 1600s way of living, America. When villagers attempt to prove theories of monsters in the woods wrong (that older members of ...  Read the complete review

The Village Plot A tightly knit closed off village in the late nineteenth century are terrified by an oppressive evil which inhabits the woods surrounding them, none are brave enough to leave except for the brave Lucius (Joaquin Phoenix) who wants to know what lies beyond the woods. The village seems to be almost ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

I love this film; it's great and I really recommend it. It a mild horror film (on a par with Sixth Sense by the same director). This film creates an amazing atmosphere, I think that this is through a combination of colour scheme, lever writing and really believable screneplay. I would say that it is a film that is really easy to follow. It isn't a ...  Read the complete review

A brilliant film from director M Night Shymalan A kind of strange, fairytale?! A love story?! A horror?! I dont know, its a bit of everything really. A story about a village who live as if time has stopped but are haunted by mystical creatures who live in the woods surrounding there village. These mystical creatures are ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

When The Village plopped on my mat from my DVD rental service I couldn't remember what it was about and why I had added it. It is written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan who is most famous for Sixth Sense, which I imagine is what intrigued me, although his subsequent films such as Unbreakable and Signs have not had the same commercial ...  Read the complete review

The Village is a film about a village, an isolated village, like the Amish communities the people living in the village don't want outside contact. children born in the village have never ventured past the village gates. The village is surrounded by a jungle. The elders say that creatures live around the village. These creatures don't want humans ...  Read the complete review

M Night Shyamalan directed horror film The Sixth Sense which was a huge film. Well written, directed and acted by Bruce Willis and creepy Haley Joel Osment as the troubled Cole Sear. Shyaymalan's next films were failures really. Signs is OK but not something you want to rent out. The Village continues Shyaymalan's failures. ...  Read the complete review

The village is a film directed by M Night Shyamalan, who also directed the hit horror movie, The Sixth Sense. This was what first attracted me to this film after speaking about it with a colleague. This film was one that was praised as being a masterpiece and being a great film to watch. I was looking forward to a great night in with a film ...  Read the complete review

The village is a terrible film. Shyamalan was probably sleeping when he conceived the idea. The plot is full of holes. Ivy is blind and has never been out of her village. She is sent to find medicine. The Village is a 2004 film. It is set in the 19th century in a secluded village. The natives of this village never leave ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Introduction Despite some rather dodgy reviews, I always liked the sound of the concept behind the village and so was delighted to get my hands on a copy and settled down expecting to watch a pleasantly creepy thriller. Unfortunately, not even the quality of the actors or the beautiful filming could make this film anything other than average. ...  Read the complete review

I actually really enjoyed this film. Basically this group of villagers dont ever leave their village, they live basic lives as we would have before technology came along. They seem fairly safe as long as they dont venture into the woods. This film sent quite a chill down my spine and really managed to set a eerie atmostphere. I ...  Read the complete review

M Night Shyamalan has made a name for himself by writing and directing films that are slightly off centre from the real world. Everything looks as it does in 'our' world but it is one that is populated by the paranormal myths and creatures we all know about. The ghosts of Sixth Sense, the superhuman of Unbreakable and the aliens of ...  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. ...  Read the complete review