Talk:Village of the Damned (1960 film)

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Did the children survive?

After only watching the movie (not reading any further literature that may exist), I find the last paragraph of the synopsis highly interpretative: Did the children (or their "essence") really survive? All one sees are the eyes, and I for my part didn't think much of it. I just thought it's a dramatic way of showing how those evil eyes--the "stare"--fade and disappear! If you have reasons to assume that something actually survives, please cite sources. Thanks.

I have also seen this film, and the sequel. There is nothing in it to suggest to me that the final shot is anything other than dramatic licence. Does anyone have any sources that show the survival of the children? Mallanox 23:48, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Dramatic License" you say. Like many other works of the SF/Fant/Horror genre, this work has been the subject of study and interpretation by many different people over time. Ambiguity is something many film producers/directors utilize to make the audience do more than watch the film with their brains left out in the parking lot. Yes, it probably was "Dramatic License"; but it was clearly with the intent that the audience be left wondering. Those "eyes", what could they have meant? They appeared on screen and moved out of shot to who knows where. The fact that appeared at all must mean something. If they were destroyed as Selby had intended, why did the eyes appear? It's up to the viewer to decide. Personally, I believe it was meant to show that they DID survive in non-coporial form. They moved off screen to separate and start over. The second attempt was later shown in the sequel movie. As I said, it's open to interpretation by the viewer. -- Jason Palpatine (talk) 03:50, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

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'*The clock on the wall in the ending sequence does not have a 7 on it. It is actually an upside down 2!' In certain fornts, 7s look like upside-down 2s. Removing this line. Mack-the-random (talk) 22:29, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Cultural references

I'm sure this touchstone scifi/horror film has been referenced in many notable ways, so some of these might merit inclusion in the article. For example, an episode from season 10 of "the Simpsons" parodied the film extensively: Wild Barts Can't Be Broken. I didn't want to cram a new section into the article for that one example, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.164.190 (talk) 05:25, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Glowing eyes version

Any cite for this diff? Alastairward (talk) 11:22, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Home Video

Article states MGM/UA released a version in 1995, but I own an earlier MGM/UA version that shows a 1983 copyright on the packaging-- cardboard box styled like a book with hinged cover, and plastic holder for the cassette. This same type of packaging was also used for early copies of Forbidden Planet and Kubrick's 2001. 184.98.141.72 (talk) 14:26, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, finding info for pre 90s VHS releases is difficult, as you have the 1983 VHS please feel free to add the information to the article it would be most welcome, cheers.81.111.126.82 (talk) 16:18, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]