Critic Rating
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Director
Wolf Rilla
Cast
George Sanders,
Barbara Shelley,
Martin Stephens,
Michael Gwynn,
Laurence Naismith,
Richard Warner
Genre
Horror,
Science Fiction
In a small English village, everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake, every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes, and exhibit a strange connection to one another.
Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis
A British horror classic, filled with enough creepy imagery to keep "normal" children awake at night, and parents looking over their shoulders at the "little monsters" plotting away in the room down the hall. [29 Nov 2004, p.C4]
Time Out
You don't get much explanation, and the overall plot may not withstand detailed analysis. But the atmosphere and pace are superbly handled, and the performances of the sinister, inhumanly intelligent 'children' never falter.
The New Yorker by Pauline Kael
It's clever and has some really chilling moments.
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
You don't get much explanation, and the overall plot may not withstand detailed analysis. But the atmosphere and pace are superbly handled, and the performances of the sinister, inhumanly intelligent 'children' never falter.
TV Guide Magazine
A very frightening adaptation of the John Wyndham novel about a small English village that becomes the victim of unfriendly aliens.
Chicago Reader by Dave Kehr
A strong and subtle horror film.
TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)
A very frightening adaptation of the John Wyndham novel about a small English village that becomes the victim of unfriendly aliens.
Los Angeles Times
An eerie, atmospheric horror film. [08 Aug 2004, p.E14]
Los Angeles Times by Staff (Not Credited)
An eerie, atmospheric horror film. [08 Aug 2004, p.E14]
Variety
Tapers off from a taut beginning into soggy melodrama. Wolf Rilla’s direction is adequate, but no more.
Variety by Staff (Not Credited)
Tapers off from a taut beginning into soggy melodrama. Wolf Rilla’s direction is adequate, but no more.
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