Children Of The Damned 1963

Director: Anton Leader

Starring:
Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke, Sheila Allen, Ralph Michael, Patrick Wymark, Martin Miller

Hey, those geeky kids from Village Of The Damned are back but this time there's six of them, all from different nations. So out goes the blonde hair blue eyes theme and they're not nearly as bad-ass as their predecessors.

When it's discovered that their IQ's are right off the scale they are all brought to London to be studied. When their respective countries realize the kid's potential for designing weapons and other stuff, it is decided to return them to their homelands immediately.

However, the kids have a different idea. They all sneak away and hide out at an abandoned church. They also drag along the main kid's babysitter. I can see no reason for her being there other than the fact that she's nice to look at.

They bump off a few guys that try to kidnap them. The government gets all paranoid when the kids refuse to come out so they figure the thing to do is to kill them all.

A large military force is placed in front of the church for the big showdown, including dozens of sharpshooters, bazookas and tanks. Some, like me, might consider this a bit of overkill.

Just as some big shots and the kids look like there may be a peaceful ending, some army nerd drops a screwdriver. The End...

A kind of lackluster follow-up to Village. It really has very little going for it. No horror, no special effects and very little suspense. The kids just sort of stand around looking stupid while government officials plot their demise. If you thought the original was boring stay away from this one.