The Lottery (1996)

Good movie!!!

This is a good movie! Not that scary but, it makes you think about all the small towns out there that you never see. The ones that are hidden from the rest of the world. I can really see this happening in some small town in America. Great cast also. If you like scary movies that aren't too scary then this is a movie for you. July 11, 2008

great stoning movie

The only reason i started watching this movie is because i was with my girl friend and she started watching it and normaly i would be like no way chick flick no way but then when we started watching it the stoning part where the stone these women really kept me interested in the movie so because of that im giving it a 5 star....... June 1, 2008

Well, if you like Lifetime movies....

So, we read the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson in my English Comp II class. Trust me, the ending caught me completely off guard, so I bought this. The movie takes the idea of the story and places it in modern day time. The acting is cheesy (Come on, Dan Cortese? Really? The guy from MTV Sports?)and predictable, but those of you who are fans of the Lifetime Movie of the Week, well, this is the movie for you! I myself would rather stick with the short story. Much less painful. October 7, 2007

WOW

THe stoning sequence was the funniest I have ever seen ! ! ! great success September 10, 2007

Happy to have used it in my Intro. to Writing class at college

I coupled the DVD up with Jackson's short story. I had the class read the story in class--which is always interesting to see the reactions. The next week I played the movie much to their delight. I had viewed it first and wondered how the class would react. It's exactly what a made-for-tv movie would expect to be--set in the 90's it includes action,romance and simple dialogue. It was a different take on the story with only some references to the original story but interestingly enough it held all of my student's attention. So much so, they were yelling at the screen. But, I feel that if I they had not been introduced to the story in print firs they may not have had that same passion for the movie. To paraphrase the student's take on the movie, a majority of them said they thought it was "cheesy" at first but then they got really into it.
I ended this lesson with having them compare and contrast certain aspects of the movie with the short story. January 9, 2007

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