Das Dorf der Verdammten (1995)

Das Dorf der Verdammten: Directed by John Carpenter. With Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Paré. A small town’s women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

“John Carpenter, a respected director among the horror genre enthusiasts, gives us a remake of the classic 60u0026#39;s sci-fi /horror movie. Many people consider it the weakest Carpenter movie, but now, almost 10 years later, itu0026#39;s easy to notice why this movie was considered a failure in itu0026#39;s time, and certainly itu0026#39;s easier to appreciate it for what it is: an old school horror movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA year before Scream gave new life to the genre, this movie told the story of a small village lost in the rural areas of the U.S. where something strange happened one afternoon when the entire town fell unconscious. By strange circumstances 10 women got pregnant that day, but only 9 children survived. The remaining children look all the same and behave in strange ways, creating horror in town. All this while a government team studies them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChristopher Reeve stars as the father of the leader of the children, Mara. Co-star Kirstie Alley as the government scientific in charge of the study. To be fair, the acting of the children was superb, while the acting of the adult characters was somewhat weak. Reeve steals the show, and Alley just seems out of place.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs I wrote before, the whole movie has that early 80u0026#39;s feeling, and I would dare to say that it feels as something made for TV. Not necessarily a bad thing, but itu0026#39;s probably the main reason this movie is not very popular. This old school style maybe was not very attractive for 95u0026#39;s audience, Carpenter would go in a better direction once reunited with Kurt Russell in 96u0026#39;s Escape From L.A.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI have not seen the original movie yet, so I came to it without any expectation, I canu0026#39;t say I ended pleased, but I found it entertaining, although quite slow at times.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s worth to notice that it has beautiful cinematography, and even when it may be a flawed effort, itu0026#39;s worth a rent. Itu0026#39;s one of those movies that takes itu0026#39;s time to grow on you.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e7/10”