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Bud Brewster · Last edited by Bud Brewster on Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:27 pm; edited 7 times in total

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The sensationalistic title is inappropriate for this sixty-two-minute British sci-fi tale which contains plot elements similar to Target Earth, Beyond the Time Barrier, and The Last Man on Earth.

Test pilot Willard Parker returns from a mission and discovers that Earth's population has been wiped out by unseen invaders. Over-sized, glass-headed robots patrol the deserted cities, turning the few remaining survivors into zombies. Parker finds a few refugees (Virginia Field and Dennis Price), and together they search for a way to defeat the aliens.

Director Terence Fisher, veteran of many Hammer horror films, does a fair job considering the modest budget.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

johnnybear · Mission Specialist Joined: 15 Jun 2016 Posts: 441

This film always looked cheesy from the pics of the robots I'd seen, but when I first viewed the film (63 mins) I loved it, even down to the very first appearance of white eyed zombies hunting down human survivors in the pub!
JB

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:51 pm Post subject:

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A member of All Sci-Fi sent me a DVD-R of this one a few years ago, and frankly I really didn't care for it very much. But I think I should give another chance.

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If you're sitting on the fence as well, here's the trailer.

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

tmlindsey · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:13 pm Post subject:

I only saw this film in more recent years as an adult and was pretty impressed by it. Very atmospheric and creepy. I'm sure I would have loved it as a kid.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:23 pm Post subject:

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I agree that the concept is good, but the execution is not great. Sad

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Krel · Space Ranger Joined: 19 Feb 2023 Posts: 190

After wanting to see this for years, I finally saw it last year. Definitely low budget, but it wasn't as bad as I feared.

The robot helmets were used as space suit helmets in "The Mouse On The Moon" and the last Road movie.

David.