Review of Village of the Damned (1995) by Rachel S — 20 Mar 2011

Watched it last night on Netflix. Awesome creepy eyed little kids!

This review of Village of the Damned (1995) was written by Rachel S on 20 Mar 2011.

Village of the Damned has generally received mixed reviews.

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