Village of the Damned is a spooky and dark 1960 British thriller. One day, everyone living in a small village fall unconscious. The reason is a mystery to outsiders and medical doctors. All of a sudden, the people regain consciousness and don't remember being out cold. Some time passes when some of the women in the village become pregnant. Problem is, most of them don't know how that could have happened. For example, a 17 year old became pregnant after the incident, yet she had never had sex. The children are eventually born after a few weeks instead of the normal nine months. As they grow at a rapid pace, they are shown to be remarkably intelligent. Moreso then the average child at their age.
Pretty soon it is apparent to viewers and the townsfolk that these kids are evil and have the power to read peoples minds. If they feel like they're in danger at any time, they can also use mind control to kill that person putting them in harms way. The clever and unique thing about Village of the Damned is that the children sometimes tell us what the people are thinking and what they are going to say before we actually get to hear it. It works very well in this film.
The ending is kind of bittersweet. Sad, but in a way satisfying for this kind of movie. And of course, it leaves the door open for a potential sequel. I liked Village of the Damned a lot. It didn't go into too much detail regarding how the children came to be and things like that. The movie would have felt a little dull I think had they gone into so much detail and explanations. The kids are very creepy, especially the main child David. Check it out.
7/10
Pretty soon it is apparent to viewers and the townsfolk that these kids are evil and have the power to read peoples minds. If they feel like they're in danger at any time, they can also use mind control to kill that person putting them in harms way. The clever and unique thing about Village of the Damned is that the children sometimes tell us what the people are thinking and what they are going to say before we actually get to hear it. It works very well in this film.
The ending is kind of bittersweet. Sad, but in a way satisfying for this kind of movie. And of course, it leaves the door open for a potential sequel. I liked Village of the Damned a lot. It didn't go into too much detail regarding how the children came to be and things like that. The movie would have felt a little dull I think had they gone into so much detail and explanations. The kids are very creepy, especially the main child David. Check it out.
7/10