Village of the Damned

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thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e o filme tem um suspense bacaninha, e o final é bom. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/15/25 Full Review Lau S I love this horror movie! Damn great! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Michael C I was going to give "Village of the Damned" a three-star rating, but I added a half star more mainly because I was impressed by how well the cast did in their respective roles. While I did not love "Village of the Damned", I did like it. The movie has a very well written script, as stated previously, the cast is very good and I was never bored. The best performance is given by the late George Sanders. The Academy Award winning actor is terrific as Gordon Zellaby. A school professor who is both fascinated and terrified by the children born with strange and dangerous abilities. Martin Stephens does a good job as Gordon's "son" David. Seeing how Gordon teach the children and at the same time discovers a way he can ultimately defeat them is a treat as well. "Village of the damned" is a well-made and entertaining movie that is worth seeing at least once. Just remember before you see it, start thinking of a brick wall. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Paul C I first watched this film - about identical alien children born to women in an English village - when I was around ten years old, and it had little effect on me. On repeat reviewing, I found it incredibly unnerving; the staring eyes of the children, the creepy setting in black and white.............There are no jump-scares, just the uneasy feeling that enters your head and stays there; so much so that I would be reluctant to watch it again now. Unusually for a literary adaptation (it it based on Wyndham's 'The Midwich Cuckoos'), it's far more effective than the book, which lacks tension, and has little build-up towards the end. The atmosphere of the film, made all the more scary for its setting in sleepy rural England, builds to a chilling and very effective climax. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/25 Full Review Wayne K Scary children have been a staple of horror media for decades, and I think Village Of The Damned probably has a lot to do with that. What starts as an inexplicable mystery gradually morphs into a sinister plot and, while the endgame is unclear, the fact that the children are so willing and able to carry it out is what makes it so unnerving. The performances of the children, the fact that most of them say nothing, they all dress alike and stand in weird formation makes for some great visuals. If it was made in American, a film like this would likely have been a reflection of the Cold War, with the children serving as stand-ins for the communists they so deeply feared were living among them. But since its a British film, I surmise it was about the fear of extraterrestrials, a fact the film even alludes to once or twice. It’s a story that conspiracy theorists would tout as example of ‘others’ living among us; Lizard people probably. You can look it in those terms, or just take it as a creepy mystery where a village is overtaken by an outside force and torn apart as a result. However you look at it, VOTD is a tight, well-constructed horror thriller that accentuates the fear by placing it in the hands of those we often deem most innocent. If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, I highly recommend giving it a watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Blu B A Horror Sci-Fi Classic that's all around really well made. Filled with mood, sharp camerawork, lots of underlying commentary, and doesn't feel too short either. Really the only issues are how did Sanders at the end know how to make a bomb and where did he get it from is a farfetched. Also, while David, Sanders, and the kids in general are super memorable, everyone else while still well acted and super smart sort of just blend in. It does jump around a bit also in the middle individually but we always learn something new and disturbing. It would've been better if it had been like The Thing where there is a lot of characters but majority of the time share the same scene together. This doesn't have that. The kids are amazing villians and are super disturbing and chilling with such a simple effect also. It's really smart and sharp overall. Anyone who is a fan of horror, Sci-Fi, or any actors in this will like this a lot. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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