Director(s): John Carpenter

Writer(s): John Wyndham, Stirling, Sillphant

Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare

Synopsis: A entire small town suffers a blackout. Everyone passes out, and a few months later, all the women in town find themselves pregnant.  The Doctor estimates the time of conception as the date of the blackout. The children are born, and everything seems normal. But once the children get a little older the parents realize their children just can't be human. . .

My Review: I'm a HUGE fan of John Carpenter's work, but I have to say this wasn't one of his best. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a terrible film, it just wasn't something I enjoyed very much.  I think the whole idea of the film was pretty good. It seemed to be much like Children of the Corn, however I know this is a remake from 1960. 

There seemed to be many deaths, but not too much was shown, and it wasn't too suspenseful either.  The whole eye effects on the children was rather cheesy and boring, and ruined the film. If They had left that out, the film could have been a little more creepy. 

The acting was pretty good, the children all worked well on screen. Christopher Reeves was a good cast for the role he played as the town Doctor. I loved seeing Michael Pare in a movie again, I've missed him since Eddie & The Cruisers (a favorite film of mine). I'm just a little upset he wasn't in the film more. 

I think they should have shown the children growing up a little more, and told us more about the other towns that this happened to. We never do find out why they are here, or really where they came from, all we know is that it happened, and how the other towns were destroyed.

I don't think I'd watch this film again, unless I was really bored and had nothing better to do.