(Small Spoilers!!!) Children of the Damned got released as a sequel to `Village of the Damned', though not officially and not starring George Sanders. Yet, both films are fascinating, prominent Science Fiction efforts and still some of the most jaw-dropping films I ever saw. A study, let by the United Nations results in bizarre and alarming findings. Six children, from all corners of the world, score unusually high on intelligence tests. It becomes even more remarkably when it seems that none of them has a father and all of them have label mothers. One mom even declared her boy is `not from this world'. While psychologists and other prominent scientists from all over the world search for explanations, the group of prodigies together seek shelter in an abandoned church
.Things are getting more and more frightening when it turns out they're telepathic and able to hypnotize humans with their minds and eyes
Children of the Damned offers suspense from the beginning till the very end, with a few breath-taking climaxes in-between. I rarely saw a movie that has such a constant tense-level. The silent, yet intriguing children are terrifically cast and often they look scarier as most other cinema-madmen! I know it sounds like a cliché by now but This is SF like they only could have made it in the old days. Scriptwriters nowadays simply can't come up with such ingenious and creative plots anymore. The script is intelligent (with a few interesting lectures on genetics) and the black and white cinematography helps increasing the tension even more. And, if the high entertainment values aren't enough yet Children of the Damned also raises a stunning ethical debate and it severely questions the statement whether humans are a superior species or not. Impressive AND thought-provoking! What more could you possibly wish for?
Children of the Damned offers suspense from the beginning till the very end, with a few breath-taking climaxes in-between. I rarely saw a movie that has such a constant tense-level. The silent, yet intriguing children are terrifically cast and often they look scarier as most other cinema-madmen! I know it sounds like a cliché by now but This is SF like they only could have made it in the old days. Scriptwriters nowadays simply can't come up with such ingenious and creative plots anymore. The script is intelligent (with a few interesting lectures on genetics) and the black and white cinematography helps increasing the tension even more. And, if the high entertainment values aren't enough yet Children of the Damned also raises a stunning ethical debate and it severely questions the statement whether humans are a superior species or not. Impressive AND thought-provoking! What more could you possibly wish for?