IMDb plot summary: In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.
Directed by Wolf Rilla. Starring George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Michael Gwynn, and Laurence Naismith.
This movie has one of the creepiest opening scenes I've ever seen on film, and the rest doesn't quite live up to those expectations, but it's still solid. It's very short at just 75 minutes long and ends up functioning even better as a series of unsettling, unexplained encounters than it does as one long narrative. I had to do some googling to find out if the main child had been dubbed by an adult woman as it sounds, but, no, that was the child dubbing in his own voice, it just sounds so unnatural it brings out the horror atmosphere in full force. The central character struck a realistic balance for me between being eager to study these new creatures and being cautious of them, especially as he begins to see how they intend to use their powers. I knew very little about this movie before watching it, but it's definitely an underrated gem. If you like your horror light on gore and heavy on eerie atmosphere, definitely give this one a watch.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Village of the Damned > The Dinner Guest
Village of the Damned > Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Village of the Damned > Revengers Tragedy
Village of the Damned < Jerry Maguire
Village of the Damned < Ernest & Celestine
Village of the Damned < Inglourious Basterds
Village of the Damned < The Edge of Seventeen
Village of the Damned < The Bride Wore Black
Village of the Damned < Best In Show
Village of the Damned > Marriage Story
Village of the Damned > The Ring
Village of the Damned < Knives Out
Final spot: #398 out of 3225, or 88%.
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