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Village of the Damned

1995

John Carpenter

Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Hamill ...

5.8

26,357

Horror. Fantasy The populace of the Midwest American village of Midwich suddenly all go to sleep at once. After six hours, the people return to normal but not long after that all the women of child-bearing age discover that they are pregnant. The children are all born with pure blonde hair and demonstrate great intelligence. But as they grow up, the children demonstrate the ability to operate as a group mind and be able read thoughts and control the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"One of those little science fiction movies that, once seen (and it's a TV staple) is never forgotten (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Special effect (...9 are good enough, but pic relies far too much on shock cuts and heavily amplified use of synthesized score for impact."	NEU
United States	Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"Probably the worst movie John Carpenter ever directed: hokey, miscast, devoid of tension and atmosphere. As pure hackwork, it’s a failure"	NEG
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"A good-looking, well-wrought film with some knockout special effects, some dark humor and crisp portrayals."	POS

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