The Village | | Cast : | Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Judy Greer | | Director : | M. Night Shyamalan | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | July 30, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | January 11, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Not a horror but a great film all the same. | Content
 | I enjoyed this film immensely. It was not the horror I was expecting it to be, although there is still some tense moments throughout the film.
The storyline is clever as you would expect from a M. Night Shyalmalan film. I won't go into the actual storyline here as it has been done before. I just have a few things that I would like to say. Firstly, I think Ivy is a wonderful character and the acting here is superb. Parts of the film were a bit unbelievable for me. There was some strong minded strong characters, i.e. Lucies and Ivy who are prepared to blindly follow the course of the elders in the village.
In fact I believe that Lucies had the secret of the elders guessed and this is why he seems so brave to others and why he asks to leave the village. It is almost like he is inviting them to tell him.
The whole concept of the film is a very interesting one, which shows how people might live in order to avoid the evil person in the world. This is perhaps similar to the Beach.
All in all, I recommend you watch this film. It has something for everyone. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Not good, but not bad | Content
| The first time I saw this movie, I thought that I missed quite a bit of it. I watched it again and discovered that I had just missed the beginning credits. It was interesting in a way, but I was sadly disappointed in the ending. Too many things about the village made no sense to me. Like how did they get all the supplies and equipment, etc., etc., to create this village and to continue to live in it without anyone from the "towns" knowing about it. It was not what I was expecting from watching the trailers when it first came out. I am glad that I didn't spend money on going to see it. I would probably watch it again on cable, just to watch it, but I would not add it to my DVD library. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | Its the story,not who's in it, that makes a movie | Content
| This movie is like hearing a joke from someone
who is fading in and out of consciousness.
A straining experience with very little payoff. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Rent but Don't buy | Content
| This movie is good only once. The first time you watch it has alot of suspense and mystery but once it's over it's not worth watching again. Rent this one; you'll like it but I wouldn't buy it. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | 2 1/2 stars... Major Let Down | Content
| Warning: This review is spoiler-ish...
Well, visually this movie is fantastic. It's atmospheric, spooky, vivid and wonderfully shot. The score is also tremendous and deserves to be part of a more fulfilling movie. I liked the characters. I felt moved during the movie. I thought it was interesting. But The Village was a total let down. I still remember how cool, original, mysterious and exciting this movie looked and how I waited for it to come out. Then it comes out, and what's the big deal, the big secret about the village? Nothing. I was ripped off. Even if I'd never seen the marketing, this movie sets itself up as a thriller, and then it deflates itself. It felt like a lame prank being played on the audience, and it leaves me bitter to think about it.
The final twist is just weak. Big deal. It's not that unpredictable. And at the end of the movie, what is the point? In the end, it's unsatisfying as a thriller, as a romantic drama, and as a "twist" movie. So the whole movie is just supposed to be these political metaphores? That's it? Well, if I'm supposed to look at the village and then turn a critical eye towards my assumed Bush induced paranoias, it didn't even work. Because I liked the village! If anything, this movie actually made me wish I lived in a place like that. I sympathised with Ivy's father. Plus, the political messages are a bit obvious, simple and trite.
I am glad to have seen this movie for its good points, but I still feel cheated. Did everything have to be mundane!? Not fun! This is not a good way to progress the story. Was it all just a lame joke on the audience? And the way things ended up with Noah was cruel and unnecessary. Sheesh. |
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