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  • Actors: Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrien Brody
  • Directors: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Writers: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Producers: M. Night Shyamalan, Jose L. Rodriguez, Sam Mercer, Scott Rudin
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 31 Jan 2005
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (122 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006989TE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,829 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Even when his trademark twist-ending formula wears worrisomely thin as it does in The Village, M. Night Shyamalan is a true showman who knows how to serve up a spookfest. He's derailed this time by a howler of a "surprise" lifted almost directly from "A Hundred Yards Over the Rim," an episode of The Twilight Zone starring Cliff Robertson that originally aired in 1961. Even if you're unfamiliar with that Rod Serling scenario, you'll have a good chance of guessing the surprise, which ranks well below The Sixth Sense and Signs on Shyamalan's shock-o-meter. That leaves you to appreciate Shyamalan's proven strengths, including a sharp eye for fear-laden compositions, a general sense of unease, delicate handling of fine actors (alas, most of them wasted here, save for Bryce Dallas Howard in a promising debut), and the cautious concealment of his ruse, which in this case involves a 19th-century village that maintains an anxious truce with dreadful creatures that live in the forbidden woods nearby. Will any of this take anyone by genuine surprise? That seems unlikely, since Emperor Shyamalan has clearly lost his clothes in The Village, but it's nice to have him around to scare us, even if he doesn't always succeed. --Jeff Shannon

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BONUS MATERIAL: DECONSTRUCTING THE VILLAGE REAL ESTATE: The Release of "The Village" (3:30) SECRET PASSAGE: The Ending of "The Village" (5:30) LANDSCAPING: Mixing, Sound Design, Music and Editing for "The Village" (11:00) BRICK BY BRICK: The making of "The Village" (24:00) CORNERSTONES: Writing "The Village" (6:30) FOUNDATION: The Cast of "The Village" (10:30) DELETED SCENES (11:30) Introduced by M. Night Shyamalan Drill August’s Story Pre-Wedding Pipes NIGHT HOME MOVIE (3:15) PRODUCTION PHOTO GALLERY

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sinister woods?.... Sinister people., 14 April 2006
The Village is a dark and intense film about a remote, islolated 19th century village terrorised by strange creatures in the woods, who are attracted by the colour red and fear the colour yellow. The village boundaries are marked by flaming torches and patrolled every night. The woods are strictly forbidden and the towns, which are somewhere beyond the woods, are also evil. This is a terrified and utterly isolated community menaced by fear.

There is a young man, Lucius and a young blind woman, Ivy who fall in love but in a terrible crime Lucius is gravely injured and Ivy takes it upon herself to travel beyond the woods, to the towns, for medicine.

This is not a straightfoward horror/spooky film. Its much more psychological than The Sixth Sense, there are no dead people, no supernatural happenings of that kind. This is much more about people and fear. Its about a group of people and their fear of the real world. Its also about their inability to escape. Excellent film! in my opinion, more interesting than his other films. Leaves you thinking about it for ages afterwards.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Director's Best Films to Date., 31 Dec 2004
By D Latham. (Cheshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
It is a great shame that 'The Village' has been so poorly received when the film is not only very good, but is also M. Night Shyamalan's best film since 'The Sixth Sense'. It is difficult to give this film the praise it deserves without giving away the great twists that Shyamalan has included in his refreshingly unconventional narrative, but without spoiling too much, the post 9/11 subtext which it contains is very powerful and possibly represents the best cinematic response to the event I have yet seen.

Most seem to criticise the movie's conclusion which granted is not the usually executed large narrative reverlation that the director has offered in the majority of his past films. The ending instead offers smaller suprises which keep the viewer guessing about the truth of the film's events until the credits begin to role.

'The Village' really is worth your consideration. If you are a fan of Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' you should love this!

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, 9 Jan 2007
By J. Eastick (Norwich, England) - See all my reviews
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A lot of people have commented on this film as being poor or bad or worse. I think from my point of view they've missed the point or they're upset they were duped into believing its a typical horror yarn. To be fair the trailer and some of the marketing that I saw when the film was at the cinema suggested it was a horror. But I think that was the idea.....M. Night Shyamalan wanted people to believe the premise that it was a horror, so there'd be little or no initial focus on the twists within the story, which as you know if you've seen the film, fundamentally change the aspect of the genre.

As I say, it is a twist-dependant film, which you may come to expect from Shyamalan, and to be fair, which I did. I expected there to be a twist or twists in the film, but what I never saw coming was what actually happened. The real test with a twist-dependant film is whether you can enjoy it as much watching it repeatedly. On this note, I have to say I have watched it a number of times and I'm not sick of it yet. Even that I know whats coming I find I can still engage with the human stories involved within this film. If its one thing Shyamalan does well is to build suspense and tension, which he does here to great effect. Enhancing the eerie-ness of the woods surrounding the village with haunting effects and music. Theres an almost palpable sense of fear among the villagers, even as they go about their daily routines, destroying or burying anything of the colour red, constantly vigilant against the ominous threat of 'those we dont speak of'.

Despite the horror/thriller premise of the film, its emotion that drives the story. In fact the story is moved foward solely by three characters; Lucius, Ivy and Noah. Lucius, a quiet, socially-awkward young man who 'is not fond of speaking'. Ivy, a cheerful, tom-boy who likes to play games, and is in fact, blind. Noah, a mentally disabled young man who likes to play games with Ivy, and seems blissfully unaware of the potential danger surrounding the village. Its the interactions between these characters that move the story onwards an eventually towards its conclusion. It is emotion that motivates the characters throughout the story.

The acting is superb for the most-part Bryce Dallas Howard is amazing as Ivy, in a very difficult debut role. Joaquin Phoenix and Adrien Brody are strong as Lucis and Noah. Also good turns from William Hurt, Brendan Gleeson and Sigourney Weaver hold the story up.

The music from James Newton Howard is simply beautiful and really adds something to the atmosphere and makes the emotions of the characters almost tangible. Hillary Hahn also does a lot of solo work throughout the work, with great skill and to great effect.

This will no doubt dissapoint those expecting an typical horror movie or a gore-fest. Although thats not to say the film is without moments of suspense, there are many, and they are handled very well. If you're like me and are much more afraid of what you don't see or see only glimpses of, then this may be a film for you. Well-written, well-acted, brilliant emotive music. Shyamalan spoils us with this film.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Some nice ideas, but somewhat ridiculous
This film has some decent ideas, and a solid basis in the village residents' reasons for choosing their strange, isolated existence. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bones

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much
This is a well made film with some striking weird images, but it is let down by two twists in the ending that ruin it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DH Dixon

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the weakest films I've ever seen
This is the only film I can remember seeing where I felt like booing and asking for my money back at the end. It really was that poor that I felt swindled. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Matt_K

1.0 out of 5 stars The Worst M.Night movie
Really just terrible.

Poor ending.
Poor storyline.

This is where M.Night went bad
Published 6 months ago by Crayon

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful...!!!
The only thing shocking about this film is the acting, the storyline and the fact I had paid to watch it! Read more
Published 7 months ago by LaraJane

1.0 out of 5 stars The Village..That Nobody Knows About
On a scale of 1-10, 10 being good and 1 being utter s***e I give The Village a score of minus 6.
DO NOT WASTE TIME OR MONEY WITH THIS FILM!!!!!! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lordfartypants

1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
From the outset this film had an interesting idea that had potential; unfortunately the execution seemed to waste the chance for what seemed the makings of a good movie. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ms. E. J. Robinson

3.0 out of 5 stars Village Or Prison?
The plot has been largely summarised in the other reviews and of course it is very difficult to comment on aspects of the movie without giving away the denouement. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Northern Warrior

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best M. Night Shyamalan film
I bought this film after watching Signs and the Sixth Sense and I have to say it is not in the same league. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Omac

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so quiet a life
Fans of the writer/director M. Night Shyamalan will not be disappointed by this movie, as The Village uses many of the themes familiar to his work. Read more
Published 11 months ago by sft

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