I was looking forward to this, another 'reboot' if you will, of what we all know 'The Village of the Damned' previously. This time, they've given it the same title as the actual John Wyndham book it's all based on (with some significant differences, both to the book, and previous movie adaptations of 1960 & 1995) - he also penned other infamous works like 'Day of the Triffids' and 'Chocky'.
To be fair I wasn't expecting anything special, but I was actually quite pleased on how this one turned out. OK, some plot holes you could drive a bus through, but have to hand it to the casting agents, those kids are spooky as hell! You wouldn't want to piss any of them off, that's for sure! Cold blooded, heartless killers, always in the name of keeping the Hive/Brood safe!
Without giving anything away, I wonder if there's room for a second series. Wyndham abandoned his sequel (Midwich Main) after a few chapters, so nothing really there to base it on, so .. plenty of opportunity!
Overall, an enjoyable adaptation and worth a watch if you are a fan of the genre - or seeing how it stands up to previous incarnations. I still rank the original 1960's version as being a masterpiece!
Review by NigelVIP 6BlockedParent2022-06-08T21:51:41Z
I was looking forward to this, another 'reboot' if you will, of what we all know 'The Village of the Damned' previously. This time, they've given it the same title as the actual John Wyndham book it's all based on (with some significant differences, both to the book, and previous movie adaptations of 1960 & 1995) - he also penned other infamous works like 'Day of the Triffids' and 'Chocky'.
To be fair I wasn't expecting anything special, but I was actually quite pleased on how this one turned out. OK, some plot holes you could drive a bus through, but have to hand it to the casting agents, those kids are spooky as hell! You wouldn't want to piss any of them off, that's for sure! Cold blooded, heartless killers, always in the name of keeping the Hive/Brood safe!
Without giving anything away, I wonder if there's room for a second series. Wyndham abandoned his sequel (Midwich Main) after a few chapters, so nothing really there to base it on, so .. plenty of opportunity!
Overall, an enjoyable adaptation and worth a watch if you are a fan of the genre - or seeing how it stands up to previous incarnations. I still rank the original 1960's version as being a masterpiece!