The Village (Widescreen Vista Series) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, Bryce Dallas Howard, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  913 reviews
Sales Rank: 5135
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 108
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD35983D
UPC: 786936242867
EAN: 0786936242867
ASIN: B00064LJVE
Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 2004
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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
Product Description
A close knit community lives with the fear of the mysterious danger that lives in the woods around them. Their fear is so great that none dare venture beyond the borders. When one individual plans to step beyond the boundaries his bold move threatens to change their way of life. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 06/06/2006 Starring: Joaquin Phoenix Adrien Brody Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13
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 It could be a better movie!! Much better!! January 7, 2009
The subject matter is great, but quite bad handle. And i mean that this movie could be an exciting movie but it wasn't.
It's a boring movie. Lack of suspense over the 40 min, and the rest was pretty predictable.
 GREAT!!! December 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Socialogy goes Hollywood. If you are a thinking person tuned into the world today, you will LOVE this movie. If you are an action only person seeking a horror/action flick, this is not it. 5 stars for a great idea, and exicution. 5 stars for the social view it folds under the hood. Great for those who are looking for an original movie with a great plot.
 Good December 9, 2008
Great movie, but ending will make you throw the movie away. You should see it though, but i'd wait to see it for free.
The Village November 25, 2008
This movie was great. Loved the scenery from that era. Ending wasn't what I thought would happen. It definitely left you in suspense.
Well Worth the Watch November 4, 2008
A well done Hitchcockian tale of twists and surprises. This will keep you biting your nails and guessing right up to the end. Just when you think you've got it figured out, another corner in the maze arrives. As you make the turn, something else is there that you didn't expect. Although the explanation at the end strains credulity somewhat, overall, the film weaves its tapestry of horror and suspense into a cloth, spotted with red, that wraps the viewer in the world and life of "The Village" until its conclusion. Good, solid acting by the cast keeps the storyline believable. A small appearance by M. Night Shyamalan maintains the tradition begun by Alfred Hitchcock in his films. A fun fright for family night. If the review is somewhat cryptic, it's to tempt you to enter "The Village".
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