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	The Village film review
		Suffice to say that as the villagers' fears increase, so does the intensity of Lucius' love life: wooed by both of Walker's daughters, Kitty and Ivy (Judy Greer and Bryce Dallas Howard), he has a difficult choice to make, and the local village idiot (Adrien Brody) is monitoring his actions with a zealous eye.
		The pallid costumes of the characters are jarringly exposed against the occasional glimpses of colour, notably the bright red associated with the presence of the woods-based monsters.
		The technical success of the film is highlighted by a beautifully shot forest sequence, where Shyamalan uses his trademark creeping camerawork to excellent effect.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /entertainment/film/reviews/the_village.html (656 words)

	The Village (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is explained that the villagers have a long-standing truce with Those We Don't Speak Of; the villagers don't go into their woods, and the creatures don’t enter their village.
		After she climbs over the wall the final plot twist is revealed — the film is set in the present day (a newspaper in one scene has July 30th 2004 on it, the date of the film's release).
		Fans and critics alike noted the film's (perhaps purposely) deceptive ad campaign that portrayed it as a horror flick instead of the drama/love story that it was, something that may have added to the film's negative word of mouth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Village_(film) (1427 words)

	The Film Asylum Review - The Village (Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix)
		As with any review of a Shyamalan film, care must be taken not to divulge too much of the story in case a spoiler slips in and ruins the whole damn day, but as always' I shall be cautious.
		This film is not what it seem's and, dependant on your taste, might be a very good thing or a very bad thing, for me the latter is unfortunately where I found myself as I left the cinema.
		Several times during the film the tension is cranked up thanks to the masterly handling of some monster encounters but sadly this momentum is quickly stifled.
	www.thefilmasylum.com /reviews/village/village.htm (873 words)

	The Village - Atomicduster Film Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		However, occasionally a film comes along that gets torn to pieces by ruthless hacks and as a result, public opinion becomes rather sheep like and the movie is forever labelled a “turkey”.
		These creatures have left the village alone recently, but there exist legends of people who have dared to venture through the woods never to be seen again.
		It’s a pretty slow moving film from the start, and that is another aspect that has been condemned by the media.
	www.atomicduster.com /filmreviews/the_village/index.php (285 words)

	DVD Review - The Village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		With his latest film "The Village" he once again proves that he has more in common with directors like Alfred Hitchcock than the MTV generation of filmmakers with their flashy style.
		Unfortunately the film was marketed as a horror film, which it is not, and as a result critics and theatergoers alike were frequently disappointed.
		Buena Vista Home Entertainment is presenting "The Village" in an anamorphic widescreen transfer on this DVD in a presentation that is free of defects or grain.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/the_village.shtml (698 words)

	The Village Review Movie Review Film The Village: Joaquin Phoenix, Adrian Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, ...
		Frank's film tip: It may take a village to raise respectable children but in terms of offering an invigorating psychological thriller, M. Night Shyamalan's version of his VILLAGE is a lackluster affair for horror fans.
		Unfortunately for the normally resilient filmmaker, The Village is a meandering and morbid chiller that is a labored muddy vision of Shyamalan's usual insightful and involving hedonism.
		Film followers of Shyamalan's big screen work will ultimately be besieged with his trademark of scattered clues and the obligatory "big twist" that are featured in The Village.
	www.movieeye.com /reviews/read_movie_review/2236.html (1118 words)

	The Village : film review
		Without giving too much away, the film tells the tale of an isolated village during a time period that appears to be circa late 19th Century (the exact time period is never established).
		But outside the village, in the surrounding woods, there are mysterious creatures who reside that keep the town folk on their toes.
		I think The Village is more about a promising filmmaker who is afraid to venture out of the financial and critical safe haven he's lived in with his last three films to try something new.
	www.musicomh.com /films/village.htm (764 words)

	The Village- Review
		Given that his films generally contain some sort of plot twist towards the end that turn the preceding events on its ear, audiences have come to anticipate such climaxes, trying to out think the film.
		This is a shame as in his latest film The Village, such second-guessing will not only reveal a fairly obvious "twist" ending, but may cause viewers to over look the one good thing about the film, the performances.
		Although the elders of the village flatly refuse his petition, Lucius is still intrigued by the possibility of passing through the woods.
	www.filmbuffonline.com /Reviews/Village.htm (635 words)

	The Village
		The film had potential but it seems that nothing could manager that last run in the bottom of the ninth to save the day.
		Since the real antagonists of the film are the beasts, Brody was able to pull back on his presentation of Noah, not needing to make him the ultimate bad guy.
		While his first film, The Sixth Sense, was an astounding, well constructed film, with the Village Shyamalan seems to be trying too hard.
	www.hometheaterinfo.com /the_village.htm (1080 words)

	The Village - Film Reviews - 2100 Productions - InterVarsity.org
		In response, Ivy Walker, the blind daughter of the village's leader, is compelled to leave the village to find medical supplies for her wounded lover.
		What she finds outside the village has the potential to undermine all that the elders of the village have worked so tirelessly to create.
		The claims are that his films rest solely on a twist at the end of the film.
	www.intervarsity.org /2100/filmreviews.php?id=2768 (873 words)

	The Village - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Village (student housing), a residence area at Auburn University
		The Village, a housing complex for undergraduate students at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia
		The Village, a nickname for Bensalem Village in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Village (243 words)

	The Village Movie Review - MovieWeb
		The Village, for example, is his first period flick, but after watching this wonderful film, it certainly won't be his last great film.
		When one of the villagers, Lucious Hunt (Phoenix) becomes adamant about leaving the village, the warning signs start to appear, and the whole village could be in great danger.
		What is really great about The Village, is that it seemed like he could anticipate what most people would guess that the big twist would be, so he gives us what we would've guessed, and then gives us an even bigger twist that we couldn't even begin to imagine.
	www.movieweb.com /movies/film/00/1000/review537.php (920 words)

	The Village film review
		Lighting-wise, the film is also curiously overcast, (presumably to up the ante on the colour red which seems to be forbidden in the community).
		The most shocking part of the film, one that drew audible gasps from the audience, is a simple encounter between two men.
		But in adhering to the strict 19th technology the village forwent modern medicine (big mistake) and so modern parents see their children die from preventable diseases (I can’t imagine any parent standing by watching their children die from something a simple anti-biotic would cure).
	www.dvdoutsider.co.uk /films/reviews/v/village.html (1421 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "The Village" Movie Review
		The story is this: A village that has sought isolation from the world sits at the edge of a forbidden forest.
		In this forest are creatures that the villagers do not speak of, but do not pose a direct threat to the village as the two have formed a truce.
		Not only that, but I never felt that the village was ever in any real danger from the monsters, even when the monsters are in town stalking their prey.
	www.moviefreak.com /reviews/uv/village_1.htm (373 words)

	THE VILLAGE
		The trailers for your film were, as usually, minimalist at their core and left me yearning for more.
		It also becomes a sort of unintentionally funny gag when the villagers say the term, especially in one scene when the blind daughter thinks she touches one of the "they's we do not"...er...I mean...
		The film was a goner by this point, going from being something that was potentially fascinating and into something that was just too flimsy and dumb to be taken seriously.
	www.craigerscinemacorner.com /Reviews/village.htm (1886 words)

	Top Five Movies -- Review: The Village
		The cast of The Village is nearly perfect, led by newcomer Bryce Howard (the daughter of Ron Howard) and filled out with great performances from Joaquin Phoenix, William Hurt, and a brilliant performance by Adrien Brody.
		Miss Howard was absolutely riveting as Ivy Walker, a young blind woman who becomes the unwitting centerpiece in the struggle between the villagers and the strange mythic creatures inhabiting the forbidden woods at the village's border.
		The introduction of the villagers and the establishment of the story were done with grace and subtlety.
	topfivemovies.gkline.com /review_67.html (294 words)

	indielondon.co.uk - film - The Village, preview
		Set in the late 19th Century, the film will apparently tell the story of a rural community, in Covington, Pennsylvania, in 1897, whose surrounding woods are home to a 'mythical race of creatures'.
		But judging from the teaser trailer, which has recently been released, The Village could well be his creepiest effort yet.
		Filming took place in Shyamalan's home town of Philadelphia, in October last year, for Disney movies, and is already being backed by the distributor as one of its big new releases.
	www.indielondon.co.uk /film/village_prev.html (402 words)

	indielondon.co.uk - film - The Village, feature
		The marketing points towards a group of villagers, whose uneasy alliance with the creatures that inhabit the neighbouring woods, is about to come to an end.
		But the film which results, while encapsulating this premise, also functions as a rich character study, involving the lives of the villagers, and the relationships contained within.
		Yet, the film is equally at ease showing Lucius’ developing relationship with Bryce Dallas Howard’s blind villager, Ivy, and the resentment that it subsequently creates with Adrien Brody’s village idiot.
	www.indielondon.co.uk /film/village_feat.html (1206 words)

	The Village :: Film Review :: ABC North Qld
		Films can take you to places that you would never ordinarily visit, even places that exist only in the imagination.
		And the villagers live by very tight rules, and are resigned to the fact that they can never venutre into the woods and beyond.
		The follow-up films "Unbreakable" and "Signs" were both hits, and while not as artistically successful, they managed to stand out from the Hollywood pack as films with a difference.
	www.abc.net.au /northqld/stories/s1195215.htm (524 words)

	Scotsman.com Living - Film - The Village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Yes, The Village is an M Night Shyamalan film and yes, we have come to expect a Big Twist from the writer-director of the Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs.
		Going into a Shyamalan film fully conversant with his previous films is a bit like going into a chess match with a very tricky Grandmaster who you’ve played before.
		The Villagers’ isolationist stance may echo the American government’s foreign policy in the 1890s but the climate of fear they live in is pure Bush administration.
	living.scotsman.com /film.cfm?id=964632004 (1108 words)

	The Village
		There are watchtowers at the edges of the villages, and flares burn through the night.
		That is, they would stay in the forest and out of the village by way of a truce, but Lucius, in his curiosity to know more, has threatened it.
		The village idiot also has an interest in Ivy, but her interest in him is not the same.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/big_screen/110222/2 (313 words)

	The Village - Lyn - Film-Critiques
		Nutshell: Okay, there is this village that’s like in this opening surrounded by woods, and in these woods lives some kind of creatures.
		Now there is this arrangement, the people don’t go into the woods, and the creatures don’t come into the village.
		Considering that his films in my opinion have been steadily going downhill from that time since.
	www.film-critiques.com /Village_1L.html (374 words)

	James_newton_howard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Most of Hollywood has forgotten that a good film score is important so it's always a rare pleasure to see a quality film...
		The score elevates the film: 'The Village' was panned pretty harshly in critical circles, but whatever you think of the film, James Newton Howard's score for it is a beautiful piece of work.
		It lends a haunting, lyrical quality to the film, and it is wonderful to listen to by itself,...
	music.mysic.com /Artist/James_Newton_Howard (1371 words)

	Bollywood - Film Review - The Village
		The tiny 19th century village of Covington, founded by “elders” who have fled the violence of the city to live in peace and isolation is the location of the tale this time around.
		Their idyllic life is threatened by “those whose names we never speak” - creatures that have lived in peaceful co-existence in the surrounding forest.
		The simple language spoken by the characters, their subtle expressions and nuanced reactions are special effects of a kind rarely seen in today’s cinema.
	www.planetbollywood.com /Film/TheVillage (391 words)

	The Village
		He also likes to take his time filming it, because his movies move at the speed of a nigger at work: very, very slowly.
		The setting is reminiscent of a reconstructed pioneer village and the residents are all White, making everything seem on the surface quite idyllic.
		Everyone in the village takes meals together, dining on long tables “family style.” Everything else about their lives is likewise communal, but we really don’t know until very late in the film exactly why these people are living together here and what exactly is the tie that binds them.
	www.whitealert.com /village.htm (555 words)

	Total Film - The Village
		That’s the dilemma facing the residents of the Pennsylvania village of Covington, a 19th-century utopia terrorised by the mysterious beasts that populate its borders.
		Which is problematic: whereas Signs gave us a ride, The Village is practically immobile, an ominous, frosty mood-piece where Roger Deakins’ evocative cinematography charcoals a world of forever autumn, of faded tints and low November suns.
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	www.totalfilm.com /cinema_reviews/the_village (569 words)

	Movie Spoiler for the film - THE VILLAGE
		Lucius Hunt reads a letter to the villagers asking permission to enter the forest and go to the Other Towns where medicine might be available to stop others from dying in the future from similar ailments.
		Later on, Edward is walking about the village when he notices a group of children gathered quietly in a circle, observing something on the ground.
		One villager passes by where all the elderlies are with Lucius in a house and he mentions that she has return and was attacked by a creature and that she killed it.
	www.themoviespoiler.com /Spoilers/xlvillage.html (3318 words)

	The Village Film Review - Time Out Film
		The people of this small village live simply under the strict control of a group of elders (including Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt) who forbid them to venture into the neighbouring forest.
		The villagers talk in fear of ‘those we don’t speak of’: creatures lurking among the trees ready to attack them at any time.
		At night, animals are mysteriously killed, and when one man (Joaquin Phoenix) dares to enter the woods, a retaliatory attack sends the villagers fleeing to their basements.
	www.timeout.com /film/81334.html (380 words)

	Filmtracks: The Village (James Newton Howard)
		The Village: (James Newton Howard) The closest suspense and horror collaboration in the 2000's to the classic pairing of Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann is M. Night Shyamalan and James Newton Howard.
		Unlike The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, The Village is Shyamalan's first recent journey to a historical age, and to better capture the authenticity of that era, the director calls upon James Newton Howard to add a touch of period piece mastery to his usual suspense writing for Shyamalan's films.
		With their performances constantly meandering in the background (ones authentic for the period in the film), Howard establishes his thematic presence with the remaining majority of the orchestra's string section.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/village.html (721 words)

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