What Happened To Village Of The Damned?

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Lost in the shuffle of 90s Carpenter in the remake of “Village of the Damned,” the 1960 chiller that was an adaptation of John Wyndham’s novel “The Midwich Cuckoos.” If there’s one movie in Carpenter’s filmography that hasn’t built up a following of any significance, it’s this one, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth another look - especially for those of us who’ve really only seen it the one time. And on that note, how and why did this remake go awry? Hide the children - especially the white-haired ones - because we’re going to find out just What Happened to John Carpenter’s Village of the Damned.
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Written by: Eric Walkuski
Edited by: Tyler Nichols
Narrated by: Tyler Nichols
Produced by: John Fallon and Andrew Hatfield
Executive produced by: Berge Garabedian
SERIES SYNOPSIS: Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: What Happened To This Horror Movie?
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@VickyScreams 2 месяца назад

I loved this film growing up. Didn't even realise it was a Carpenter film until just now.

@trinaq 2 месяца назад

Christopher Reeve's last film before his untimely paralysis in May 1995. Rest in peace to Reeve and Kirstie Alley.

@ferociousgumby 2 месяца назад

Reeve.

@AaronLevine-t3j 2 месяца назад

Last role while he was able to stand, but he was in a few television projects like tv movies such as Rear Window in 1998.

@ScarysReviews 2 месяца назад

@@ferociousgumby yes, Reeve's is correct, otherwise it be Reeves' or reeves's

@ferociousgumby 2 месяца назад

@@ScarysReviews His name was Christopher Reeve. Look it up.

@gregbors8364 2 месяца назад

Yes, his name was Reeve, therefore saying “Reeve’s last film…” is correct

@wstine79 2 месяца назад

The Village of the Damned remake was fine. The cast was great, and Christopher Reeve was fantastic. It's just that the original was way creepier.

@zombiejlt1 2 месяца назад

I agree, I have a soft spot for this film. It's not a bad remake, it could have been a bit better yes, but it's not a horrible film. The cast was great, I liked the eerie score, overall a good film if you can appreciate it.

@Spike-ex5bp 2 месяца назад

Christopher *Reeve('s)

@gregbors8364 2 месяца назад

⁠@@Spike-ex5bpNo, OP was right. The man’s name was Christopher Reeve. Though a lot of people have mistakenly called him Christopher “Reeves,” possibly confusing him with George Reeves, who played Superman in the 1950’s.

@michaelmiller3012 2 месяца назад

I really enjoyed this film and would love to see a Director's Cut of it.

@Moonbeast_1138 2 месяца назад

I’ve always enjoyed this film. 😊

@KekoBass 2 месяца назад

I remember this movie playing all the time on TV when I was a kid. Then it never aired again.

@zigsenpai 2 месяца назад

this picture SLAPS. i remember watching it with my mom and brother when i was around 11 and it's one of the reasons i fell in love with horror.

@shadowleon659 2 месяца назад

This is easily one of the better horror remakes.

@Dorthyturner 2 месяца назад

This movie is like weirdly a comfort movie to me lol

@CaramelPrincess1990 2 месяца назад

Same. It was a favorite as a child, something about Kirstie Aly and Thomas Dekkar I found comforting.

@ferociousgumby 2 месяца назад

The original is one of my favorite horror movies. It wears well and can be watched many times. Actually, it's both subtle and very creepy. It's pretty faithful to the original novel, but the novel does go into more detail about the pregnancies and how devastating they were for the women, particularly those who weren't married.

@babygfeva 2 месяца назад

Finally somebody is talking about this movie. I haven't seen a soul cover this. This movie stayed in my head like fridge and magnet... I love it. The kids are creepy. The story line about them all being born on the same night and same exact time was awesome. I haven't seen it since the 90s. Every movie used to just come on tv regularly back then. Now I have to search for these things. I also didn't know the kids were aliens. I thought they were just pure demon children. 😂

@simonoleary9264 2 месяца назад

I prefer the original British '50's movie. There are no "good" kids in that one.

@rogermorris9696 2 месяца назад

The fact is that the original opened less than 15 years of WW 2, the looks were based on Hitlers idea of perfection so it played lingering fears of that. Also there is something about a cold , upper class, English accent spoken by a child from that is a lot more scary than any US accent could produce.

@juicebox4vamps 2 месяца назад

One of my childhood movies. I always loved it & thought the kids were so cool.

@danyost3014 2 месяца назад

Can we talk more about Christopher Reeves amazing performance. It's always what stood out to me the most when it comes to this movie.

@judithmosely5283 6 дней назад

I loved this film. Its intensity and the acting. The children were GREAT. All of the acting was superb. The original film and its sequel are favorites of mine. So when the remake came along I raced to the movie theatre and enjoyed every moment. Love Carpenter's music too, especially the March of the Children.

@geeshep4836 2 месяца назад

Halloween, The Fog, They Live, The Thing, Body Bags, In The Mouth Of Madness And Vampires Are My Favorite John Capenter Films Of All Time.

@kristennelson3190 2 месяца назад

I love Body Bags!!😄👏👏🧟‍♂️

@gregbors8364 2 месяца назад

#1: The Thing #2: Escape From New York #3: Big Trouble in Little China #4: They Live #5: Halloween #6: Prince of Darkness My top 6

@pedrosantossinger 2 месяца назад

This movie is a masterpiece for me, mainly because of Reeve's and the kids' acting. Kirstie Alley was great in it too. Sometimes a movie doesn't have to be perfect to be good. I love this one for what it is.

@locnar1 2 месяца назад

I really, really enjoy this film. I wish the deleted tongue biting scene would get released. Also is this a re-upload?

@Capthowdy098 2 месяца назад

I was 14 when this movie came out, and I loved it so much that I bought the soundtrack.

@tyrannozilla 2 месяца назад

I remember enjoying it at the time. I'll see it again in the near future, as well as see it back to back with the original for comparison.

@raymondmoreno916 2 месяца назад

I saw it when it first came out with high expectations. I thought it was bad. But I'll give it another watch because of this video. You guys always rock with horror videos.

@Lei-AICPhD 2 месяца назад

I love the remake! It’s my favorite. I have watched it over and over. I adore it.

@thegreenmanofnorwich 2 месяца назад

I've always quite liked Village of thr Damned. Some of the subtlety of the book was lost, but I found it enjoyable. It was kind of odd seeing Linda Kozlowski as someone other than Sue Charlton.

@jamesmorant1406 2 месяца назад

Not one of John Carpenter's best movies, but it is still Watchable RIP Christopher Reeve and Kristie Alley

@kikiiza3379 2 месяца назад

Trump supporter

@kingslayer2999 2 месяца назад

Still better than The Ward and Ghosts of Mars they were Trash 🗑

@jamesmorant1406 2 месяца назад

@@kingslayer2999 You got that right both are terrible

@MikeG82 2 месяца назад

@ kikiiza3379 can’t decide what bathroom to use supporter

@TerryRed 2 месяца назад

Loved this movie. It is WAY better than many other Carpenter movies (but not among his best ones), and is not a stinker in any capacity. When I think of his good movies, this is easily among them for me. (popular does not automatically equal good for me)

@lizd.8655 2 месяца назад

As a fan of both Craven and Carpenter, I'm curious what the former would have done with the material

@gregbors8364 2 месяца назад

“Is that Shepherd’s Pie in your knickers?”

@peacecraft82 2 месяца назад

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I never understand why people think its not good.

@reelred13 2 месяца назад

I was 8 and watched it constantly and I got the poster from my local video store then! I was a weird kid.

@uploead 2 месяца назад

I miss the “how sweet…fresh meat” intro/outro

@adampellett4917 2 месяца назад

I kinda miss that, too. It was perfect.

@Diggy22 2 месяца назад

I used to watch Village Of The Damned whenever it came on USA. When I saw it for sale at a flea market, I jumped at the chance to buy it. It’s such an underrated John Carpenter film, and my favorite Christoper Reeve performance outside of Superman.

@markoutwithmark 2 месяца назад

Christopher Reeve said he was offered tons of money to appear at the Rose Bowl as Superman. He refused every time because he knew kids would be expecting him to fly away at the end of the appearance and he didn’t want to disappoint them. That’s got nothing to do with John Carpenter’s Village of the Damned. I just like that story.

@Ghostly1989 2 месяца назад

Too bad we never see what the kids woulda looked like in full alien form.

@scootmcgoot570 2 месяца назад

This was a great film to me as a kid

@hope-cat4894 2 месяца назад

I keep getting this film mixed up with Children of the Corn. 😂 I got confused for a second when you started explaining the plot.

@peachjackson3856 2 месяца назад

I love this film. The sadness of the boy being without his partner is surprisingly deep but over all it’s just a wonderful film

@BruceWalther-s2l 2 месяца назад

I haven't seen Carpenter's remake in 20 years, but I did see it twice on cable and THE unforgettable scene involves Kirstie Alley's character: Mind control makes her commit ... with her own medical instrument ... and she knows she does not want to ... I just winced, cringing thinking about it.

@Corleone1891 2 месяца назад

I just watched the video to make sure that you pronounced Reeve properly, with no S. Thank you for doing so.

@sagittarianfirerat7657 2 месяца назад

two of my favorite actors are in this movie. Since I was six years old, I had been a fan of Christopher Reeve and Mark Hamill. I can't tell you how many times I watched this movie since it came out at Blockbuster Video.

@sagittarianfirerat7657 2 месяца назад

I want to own a copy of this movie.

@oaktownstunna 2 месяца назад

For so long I used to confuse children of the corn with the village of the Damned...

@TheBlindDyslexic 2 месяца назад

What would be cool is, if they could set up a sequel per se, where it's discovered a handful of the children survived, and Tony and Tia of Witch Mountain fame (now older) were tasked into finding them, thinking they could train them into controlling their powers.

@shmackydoodRon 2 месяца назад

I saw Memoirs of an Invisible Man enough times to memorize all of the dialogue. I lived in a place with no cable or reception, but we had a TV and a VCR.

@phillippuckett5552 2 месяца назад

This one of my favorites!!

@turnthetide72 2 месяца назад

This movie is still one of my favourite Carpenter movies. It's not his best but i still love it

@louismendoza-y9l 2 месяца назад

A lot of movies are about the end of the world, John Carpenter films have a sense of dread that builds up and feels real. You know that if a pair of those kids gets away it's the end of us.

@LiirThropp2687 2 месяца назад

Did anyone watch The Midwich Cuckoos show? It makes this remake look like a masterpiece.

@robertchambers6344 2 месяца назад

I just rewatched village of the damned. I like it better now. I dont know if age factors into this but i also feel this one was poorly marketed.

@alexandergonzie1200 2 месяца назад

I watched this earlier this week as well as in the theater when it was released.

@TonyBoomgaarden 2 месяца назад

I don't get why people don't like this movie. I enjoyed this movie like I enjoy almost any Carpenter movie. Accept it or get out. Most of the time, I accept it. That's just me though. I'm not here to convince anybody of my opinions. I'm gonna still enjoy it regardless.

@naftalibendavid 2 месяца назад

Nicely done

@FalconRS 20 дней назад

First british movie was closest to book. What I assumed was alien experiment ultimately failed. Inuits simply killed mutant babies, Russians used tactical nuke to be sure they were vaporized and Midwich group was also eliminated. No sequel.

@cyberpimp29 2 месяца назад

I watched both versions as a kid but cannot remember much about them. I was in grade school...

@ihno45 2 месяца назад

I'm a friend of this movie. The actors are just great: Alley, Hamill and Reeves in one movie is a plus. And the lovely girl from Voyager. 4:46 Why is it a "twist" that Carpenter focused more on the women in the movie? I can understand that you rely on phrases but this is more of a simple difference and a good one btw.

@entertainmentwizard2703 2 месяца назад

The Village of the Damned is good but clearly Universal should have delayed the release date!

@grapeshot 2 месяца назад

Yes Mark Hamill sure could have used those Jedi skills in this movie😂

@peytonhibdon7659 2 месяца назад

I didn't dig this puppy back in the day. Probably needs a revisit. Another underrated Christopher Reeve movie is Death trap with Michael Cain.

@Richard-d2i 2 месяца назад

I could never settle into this film but it does look fantastic at least. 👍

@chadkimmel8957 2 месяца назад

I just watched this a couple weeks ago. I scored it in a John Carpenter set.

@mattresbert 2 месяца назад

Its funny how when you look at films that should have had greater success there's always an element of studio interference

@Lex-up6mg 2 месяца назад

Kristy alley performance brings this movie down a lot

@OomaGooma 2 месяца назад

I like this movie. It’s not perfect but I enjoy watching it from time to time.

@The_Texorcist 2 месяца назад

I’m was 14 years old when I was taken to this movie and I loved it. Sure it’s got some ya issues but I think overall even to this day it’s definitely a good carpenter flick.

@yvankrzeslo6366 2 месяца назад

the cast was great

@AmityvilleFan 2 месяца назад

This is top tier tv movie.

@richardhoehn9922 2 месяца назад

Oooh, thought this was a nice little horror film, good for a couple watches. I didn't realize until much later that Thomas Dekker played one of the titular "children" here: He was amazing in The Sarah Connor Chronicles but had the misfortune of starring in that clunky, much maligned NOES remake.

@marvel905 2 месяца назад

Hey! The Royal! Saw the Fog there, among many other gems. Nice inclusion.

@BethPerry-r5f 2 месяца назад

I love this movie!

@JRKonungrinn 2 месяца назад

What was the point of bleaching their hair instead of getting wigs? Hair bleaching is a big hassle, especially when you have to get rid of roots color so often so it doesn't show changes. The chemicals can cause damage, even be painful.

@thegreenmanofnorwich 2 месяца назад

I remember Tricia Helfer as number 6 on Battlestar Galactica. The continuous root bleaching started making her hair fall out in clumps. I had always assumed that they were wigs.

@MikeD974 2 месяца назад

Love this movie but never saw the orginal till after and after I did like the remake more

@maryjanerx 2 месяца назад

I think this was the first horror movie i ever saw, at age 11 or so

@MikeG82 2 месяца назад

I love this movie the ending was tense

@grapeshot 2 месяца назад

Yeah this is the last movie that Christopher Reeve played in before the accident

@canadian_american84 Месяц назад

Village of the damned was quite popular in french speaking Canada

@rodscarbrough2337 2 месяца назад

was it the original that had a bus full of kids who go through fog and get somehow possessed. their touch burns. it was in black and white. or was that another show?

@krs4976 2 месяца назад

Its a OK remake and one of the weakest Carpenter films lacking his usual atmospheric dread and ambiguity . I can't help but feel he would've done a much better job of it if he'd made it during the 80s with a tighter budget and no studio interference in the editing. Saying that it's still enjoyable with a good cast

@EverydayKindaGuy Месяц назад

1:16 did you just call me insignificant? Scoff.

@Darstag 2 месяца назад

Love that film. So creepy

@DaveVoyles 2 месяца назад

Never realized be made this

@LilBrujoFH18 2 месяца назад

Besides Halloween the best horror movie of all time imo this movie is his second best why, because I keep thinking about it now and then. Kinda like the black eye children who I think are real

@adampellett4917 2 месяца назад

John Carpenter is still and always be the best filmmaker around classic Hollywood’s classic style filmmaking times period.

@retro_wanderluster9962 2 месяца назад

Personally, VOTD or Memoirs is my least fav film of his. I think he said he didn't like it and it was a contractual obligation. (you mention that at the end) I do like ITMOM and Escape from LA it's underrated despite it's awful CGI.

@thinlion01 2 месяца назад

I recognize that kid from Seinfeld lol

@patefutch6168 2 месяца назад

I keep thinking that this guys ads for his videos are Mintys channel

@Motormouthbone 2 месяца назад

What happened....... It began, and it finished. That's how fast the video should have been!

@Emulous79 2 месяца назад

By no means a "bad film". All round good acting and atmosphere typical of Carpenter. It's just weird how this malefic force seems to follow his films around.

@mixboy79 2 месяца назад

I actually really liked this movie. It was a better version compared to the original.

@drlove994 2 месяца назад

I enjoy this movie!

@doorattachment6926 2 месяца назад

The Village of the Damned wasn't that bad it was enjoyable

@dimebagdave77 2 месяца назад

Thanks JoBlo ✌️

@JoBloHorrorOriginals 2 месяца назад

No problem 👍

@JoshJoel800 3 дня назад

I love this movie, but they left to much of the film on the cutting room floor. Christopher Reeves was very good in this movie.

@billyjo316 2 месяца назад

WHAT WE LOST A JOHN CARPENTER CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON AAAAAAAAA

@ibhistory106 2 месяца назад

here in russia it was a tiny hit of VHS era of mid90es but it never picked up past that partially because i never saw or heard of DVD or Blue Ray. dunno how that relates to you folk in states.

@jarellano1014 2 месяца назад

Very good movie, despite you commentary sarcasm!

@luciancombs4463 2 месяца назад

I REALLY like this film. For me the only negative is the score. It is so not iconic, as opposed to every other Carpenter film. Score aside, this a really good horror flick.

@thinlion01 2 месяца назад

I liked this movie

@devilman2465 2 месяца назад

I want to see this movie remade but instead of aliens they are demons.

@bcham7373 2 месяца назад

I like the movie and it was Christopher Reeves last movie.

@wstine79 2 месяца назад

Platinum blonde kids are creepy.

@Formakiwi 2 месяца назад

Pity John Carpenter. He made some iconic pictures, despite most suffering poor initial runs, and built a reputation for well-crafted, suspenseful, often genre-bending fare, that his later work then did much to unravel. Big Trouble in Little China (1985) remains near the peak of his creative output; certainly nothing that followed would ever be as original, as stylistically effective or purely enjoyable. In the Mouth of Madness (1994) is the closest he ever came in the '90s to recapturing the verve of his early 80's output, and it's mostly a disappointment which never quite coheres and slides unfortunately into camp near the end, despite some very strong moments.