VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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- VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING! First time watching the 1960 horror movie, Village Of The Damned in this classic horror movie reaction video! Village Of The Damned tells the story of in the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.Polls, early access and full reactions on Patreon / reelreviewswithjen
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The film was directed by Wolf Rilla and based on the book by John Wyndham. Village Of The Damned stars George Sanders as Gordon Zellaby, Barbara Shelley as Anthea Zellaby, Laurence Naismith as Doctor Willers, Michael Gwynn as Major Alan Bernard, John Phillips as General Leighton, Richard Vernon as Sir Edgar Hargraves, Thomas Heathcote as James Pawle, Jenny Laird
as Mrs. Harrington, Martin Stephens as David Zellaby, Richard Warner as Harrington, Peter Vaughan as P.C. Gobby, Susan Richards as Mrs. Plumpton and Bernard Archard as Vicar.
Check out this first time watching horror reaction video for Village Of The Damned, and see if I can make it as a horror movie rookie. Horror is a genre I've barely explored, mostly because I'm a huge wuss. Typically my Halloween movie viewings consist of Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown. This year I decided to expand my horror movie knowledge and try and watch these horror movie fan favourites.
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I recommend you also than watch you the remake of 1995 with Christopher Reeve, Kristie Alley and directed by John Carpenter.
It is based on "The Midwich cukoos" named for a cukoo's habit of laying eggs in other birds nests...
Ah yes! That's it, I definitely need to re-read the book.
Which is now bein` adapted into a Sky miniseries of the same name by David Farr and starring Keeley Hawes.
Cuckoo (:
This movie spooked me when I was a kid. Quatermass and the Pit is another 60's film that fascinated me when I was a kid.
Yes, Quatermass and the Pit is often regarded as the Hammer studios best film.
It's so creepy! Somehow doing nothing is creepier in horror movies lol
I"m 66 years old and am delighted to see a young person enjoy classic films. Keep it going. There is more to come. And don't forget the books! Reading is funadmental.
I believe John Wyndham also wrote “Day of the Triffids”, which was made into a movie.
Another classic!
Please watch this!
Yes that sounds familiar!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen There are actually three versions of Day of the Triffids; The first, B/W movie in 1963, a mini-series in 1981 that I believe is closer to the original novel and then another mini-series in 2009.
The 1963 movie is a slow-moving horror movie. The 1981 mini-series is a slow-moving drama, more about the characters than the creatures, and the 2009 mini-series is sort of a mix of the two styles.
From what I remember, the glowing eye effect was done by modifying a still photo of the child/children.
They then slowly "illuminated" the eyes to make them glow.
Because the children tend to remain stationary and stare when they ARE being filmed, the sudden use of stills doesn't look out of place.
By the look of it, they also sometimes superimposed the modified still over movie footage (watch the girl behind David, when they make the car crash at 13.50, she moves and her eyes DON'T glow).
That's so cool, I love learning about the behind the scenes trivia. Yeah that's very true! Thanks for watching!
Actor George Sanders, who plays Gordon Zellaby, also played the voice of Shere-Khan the tiger in Walt Disney's The Jungle Book.
The horrified reaction of the single woman who discovered she was pregnant may seem exaggerated to us today, but in the time the book was written (and the film made) it was considered a huge scandal for an unmarried woman to be pregnant.
These days she'd be ecstatic, free council house, money from the state she'd be praying for the next event.
This was A creepy movie I Loved it
Still is awful. Just keep your virgin until marriage. Will save you a lot of problems in the long run and may save your marriage. Less people get divorced who waited.
@@brentkoivopolo6200 No its not awful. What's awful is your outdated comment.
@@brentkoivopolo6200careful of typos, you mean it will cause a lot of problems and it will ruin your most likely ruin your marriage and no, the only ones that don’t get divorced is the ones that know what their partner is like in every way. Gotta sleep together and live together and everything so you know mostly what to expect.
Might be a rare example of a movie being better than the book (only can vouch for this version). I'm not going to use the SJW "problematic" to describe the book, but YIKES. 😬
Fun Fact: The eerie effect of the children's glowing eyes was created by matting a negative (reversed) image of their eyes over the pupils when they used their powers. The British print of the film contained no optical effects, as the British Board of Film Classification considered them too frighting.
For another film of this vintage, I highly recommend Curse of the Demon (1957).
I love that you choose some really left-field (and vintage) TV/movies to react to. It's really refreshing rather than seeing the same titles coming up over and over again. Great film and a terrific reaction!
The sequel to 'Village of the Damned', titled 'Children of the Damned' came out in 1964. In this one the aliens avoided looking different by resembling children from all over the world. It wasn't as good as the first film, but I still recommend it as something to watch. In 1995, John Carpenter did a remake of 'Village of the Damned' set in the USA. The lead character was performed by Christopher Reeve of Superman fame. I'm a real fan of the 1960 version so am glad you got to watch it 👏👍.
A good creepy kids movie that was remade in the 90's with Christopher Reeves and Kirsty Ally. If you like psychological horror then you need to check out another movie with creepy kids, the 1961 classic The Innocents with Deborah Kerr. Based on the novel The Turn of the Screw. Sterling Sillaphant was a topnotch screenwriter. And Day of the Triffids is worth doing too.
Day of the Triffids is a great classic
Funnily enough, Martin Stephens and Thomas Dekker have both played both David from "Village of the Damned" and Miles Fairchild from "Turn of the Screw".(Adapted into "The Innocents" and later under the novel`s title, then adapted by Netflix as "The Turning" starring Finn Wolfhard from "It" and "Stranger Things" as Miles Fairchild.)
I love this film. There is a sequel of sorts, Children of the Damned. Enjoyed your reactions to this film. If you have seen Disney's The Jungle Book, you might recognise George Sanders (Gordon), he did the voice of Shere Khan. John Wyndham also did The Day of the Triffids.
The Day of the Triffids would be a great movie for her to watch!
and June Cowell, Simon's only sister (and a few brothers) is the lead girl Mara
@@Cassxowary June was Nancy.
I've always enjoyed Wyndham's "Day of the Triffids" - book, movie, and short-lived TV series.
John Wyndham"s most famous work is The Day Of The Triffids. It was first moviefied in 1962. Since then the BBC adapted two miniseries based on the novel. I highly recommend the 1981 version. The Day Of The Triffids originated the trope of the protagonist waking up in hospital after the world has gone to shit as copied by 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead. The Day Of The Triffids is basically a zombie apocalypse with carnivorous and ambulatory plants instead of rotting ghouls.
I've never seen the Triffids miniseries, but I love the film. "Beware The Triffids. They grow, know, walk, stalk, and KILL!"
The book was a must read when I was growing up.
I can't believe my eyes that I'm even watching a reaction to this movie! It's one of my favorite horror movies from the 60s, and also one of my favorite horror movies of all time. Spooky, eerie, creepy, haunting and disturbing, with cinematic images that sear into the brain: that's what I look for in a horror movie and this checks all the boxes! I just read the comments below so I won't repeat anything other than to say how happy I am you liked it! The other day I rewatched the movie in preparation.....and I started thinking "uh-oh. Maybe this doesn't give her much material to react to?" (I had just finished the "Drive Angry" reaction" lol) But no, you were cracking me up and bringing up great things throughout, I needn't have had worried! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!
John Wyndham.
Fantastic writer.
Yeah I. definitely need to re-read the book, such a creepy story
Village of the Damned was indeed filmed in the UK, at MGM's Borehamwood Studio, and at the village of Letchmore Heath, near Watford, 12 miles north of London.
Barbara Shelley is mostly known for her roles in Hammer films. RIP
I´m actually friends with the actress who plays the main little girl. Fun Fact: she´s Simon Cowell´s half-sister!
Wtf? Wow, I didnt know that.
There was a sequel - Children of the Damned. There was also a remake, directed by John Carpenter.
I'll add them to the watchlist!
The author was a Brit called John Wyndham.
His most famous book is probably "Day of the Triffids", of which there have been two British TV shows based on this (both BBC I think, but not 100% sure).
There was also a movie in the 1962, but that is only loosely based on the book
i flew in one of those planes in the mid 80's as a teenage RAF Air Cadet they were still used them for training
John Carpenter remade this movie and it's one of the few of his movies that I didn't enjoy. The 1960 version is superior by far. It's eeriness can't be equalled.
The kid eating the chocolate is Clive Powell (uncredited) he would play Paul 3 yrs later in children of the damned.
When ANDROMEDA STRAIN hit in 1970, the creepy opening has a plane flying over this small town full of splayed-out bodies. It is such a great choice for an opening.
There were two followup films - not exactly sequels but just continuations of the theme. Er, make-up and effects.
David's dad didn't ask the right question: "Will you let humans live?"
"Are they going to send one to each country?" Essentially the plot of CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED.
John Wyndham is one of my favorite science fiction writers, but, that said, "The Midwich Cuckoos" the novel was kind of a slow go. The first person narrator seems totally detached from the events, even when the Children turn their attention on him. (FWIW, the novel mentions that high-altitude photos showed a UFO parked in Midwich while it was cut off from the world.) OTOH, I've read "Day of the Triffids" and "The Kraken Wakes" nearly every summer since I was twelve.
After "Children of the Damned" there was another "sort-of" sequel called "These Are the Damned" (or just "The Damned"), making this an unofficial trilogy.
Possible Spoilers:
Eventually our sympathies move to the children's side, due to the machinations of the evil Guva-ment, which is trying to create a race that can survive the fall-out from a nuclear war.
Ooo, cool. Been looking forward to this classic!
I really enjoyed it!
The 2002 film "Equilibrium" took the concept of no emotion and ran with it, it's the basic premise of the film. In order to end all wars mankind decides emotion is no longer allowed. I won't say any more other than it stars Christian Bale (he was Batman). It's the sort of intelligent scifi film more studios ought to make.
It wasn’t really that intelligent. It rambled on as a somewhat rehash of 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451 before turning into an action movie.
Classic British sci-fi fare. The original British print didn't have the glowing eyes, and is very hard to find, but it has been shown a few times over the years on British T.V. George Sanders(Gordon Zellaby) and Barbara Shelley(Anthea Shelly) are both pretty well known actors. Martin Stephens(David Zellaby) made a name for himself as a child actor. If you think he's creepy in this, you need to watch "The Innocents" (1961), which is one, if not the best, ghost story films. From what I remember this is pretty close to the book. This film was followed by "Children Of The Damned", which is so-so... not a patch on this.
The eyes were done in post, I believe. The original version in the UK didn't have the eyes shinning because broadcasters worried it would frighten the audience.
The children were all voiced by adult women.
Went to a Village of the Damned Reunion in the same village (hardly changed) with many of the kids (including the lead one) and leading lady. Al watched the movie in the community hall, shown in the movie.
In the novel 'The Midwich Cuckoos', the male alien children were identical to each other, as were the females. That would look really creepy on screen and is something sfx could easily do today.
It was filmed in a place called Letchmore Heath in U.K. also one of the girls is the older sister of Simon Cowel don’t think she acts anymore
The best thing of these classic horror movies is the mood. In the style of Don Siegel's Body Snatchers, Wolf Rilla makes you feel like the poor people of that town, surrounded by an unknown threat with the shape of beautiful children.
While the movie goes on the sensation of anxiety, uneasiness, grows up. But...who could kill a child??
A little big classic of 60s horror cinema
There's a similar scene in the remake with Christopher Reeve and the wall scene. I like both of them.
This movie ranked at #92 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo
Another great sci-fi thriller from the general period was Quatermass and the Pit (the 1950's miniseries) and the 1967 Hammer Studios film based on it were both from a story by John Wyndham.
Some of the children had to do double (and even triple) duty, playing other children.
One actor said that he played both his brother and sister. You just didn't see them all together.
Glad you enjoyed Jen,I saw this film as a kid and it scared the crap outta me!!! LOL.LIKE you said those weird,creepy eyes.I think this is a very good movie,alien children.GOOD CONCEPT.
1927 silent movie metropolis is an interesting watch.
It also has a 1987 re edited version with 80s music put in.
Kind of turns it into one big long music video.
Different scenes have music fitting the moment of the film.
Agreed, Metropolis is a classic, as is the 1936 Things to Come
Yes was made in UK George Sanders was a big star in his time, he even played Mr freeze in the 60s Batman series once
It was post production, the eyes 👀, that's why they didn't actually move during those shots. So the kiddies were just fine and dandy. The only damage 💔 that may have been done was the kiddies weren't allowed to have any kind of fun 😉. Because the director wanted them to remain somber and serious so they're performing would be more believable.
Yes, Jen, John Wyndham, author of The Midwitch Cuckoos, was an English author from the UK.
When the remake came out in the 90s I was a kid just a bit older than the kids and I dressed up as one of these kids for Halloween but didn’t have the eyes lol just wore my spare grey school uniform and a shoulder length pure white wig and a friends brother played one of the boys and we had a blast and got tons of candy
I got so exited, but then saw it's not the one with Christopher Reeves and Kristi Allen (1995). Maybe watch that one too and compare?
It's more scientific, more dynamic and kids' leader, Mara is pretty intimidating. There is also an explanation for what and who they are.
I love the remake by John Carpenter! I think you would really like it too. It was Christopher Reeve's last film before his accident. (Which broke my heart.) He is very good in it. The remake also has a cast of awesome B-list actors. Another great Chris Reeve movie you should check out is "Street Smart"(1987). It was Morgan Freeman's first movie and he was nominated for a Oscar. He was 50 when he had this breakout role.
.... Morgan Freemans' first movie was: "The Pawnbroker" (1964)
The remake is one of the biggest steaming piles I've ever sat through. Also, there's something called "facts". Try them.
@@davidlionheart2438disagree I think it's good but I need to watch the 60's one it bored me the first time!
The Midwich Cuckoos is a great book.
Midwich caught a bad case of mitichloreans!
In the books he was dying, and knew he only has short time left so thats why he sacrificed himself, I loved the Chocky Series it was a book but made into a kids series that was very good, slightly creepy, but i liked it, the day of the triffids was also made in the 80's it was excellent, that and night of the comet has made me avoid all meteor events, i will not go and see any, i know its silly but no i am not going blind and or tunring into a comet zombie
There's a remake of this movie in 1996 with Christopher Reeve as the head doctor. It's worth the watch.
Good to know! I'll add it to the watchlist!
It tis worth watching the 1963 film sequel Children of the Damned, with Ian Hendry and Alan Badel
Day of the Triffids, which is about an alien killer plant invasion (yes really!) was another John Wyndham book made into a movie in the 1960s. There were also two TV series based on it in the early 1980s and 2000s in the UK.
I loved this movie! It scared the bejesus out of me and probably caused me to not really to like blondes.Had nightmares for days. Love me some George Sanders. Disney's Jungle book, Shere Khan. I think Christopher Reeves did a sequel? Children of the Damned in the 90s not nearly as scary. Love glowing eye syndrome. Nice line. Was this kind of an ET version of the Omen? Good job my queen.
Children of the Damned was a pretty decent sequel, that took the story in a different direction. It's worth seeing, I enjoyed it. There was also a remake of this starring Christopher Reeve.
A few years later there was 'Children of the Damned', where the children all look different and come from different countries but have the same level IQ, mental connection and powers. We think it's a sequel but then......no that's too much of a spoiler......
FYI-John Carpenter directed the remake, which also starred Mark Hamill. Definitely worth watching.
Oh man! I definitely need to check it out!
you're going to love the movie Jen I've seen it before and its very good I can recommend some great horror movies such as The Lazarus Effect The Gallows Ghoulies both of those movies Maximum Overdrive House on Haunted hill The Hills have eyes People under the stairs Underworld the list goes on and on and on (oops sounding like the energizer rabbit lol)
Movies like this were foundations and building blocks for the horror genre. If you're interested in another wild creepy child film, highly recommend you check out The Brood.
Great review as always.
There is a remake from Universal Pictures, released in 1995, by John Carpenter and yes it's baaed on the book, and stars SUPERMAN, Christopher Reeve. It was his last film until his unfortunate Horseback riding accident left him paralyzed.
the eye effects were added post filming and added to stills which actually made it more creepy. Two excellent films to check out night of the Demon with Dana Andrews again more cŕeepy than gore the demon at the beginning ws against directors wishes as didn't fit with psychological aspect and night of the eagle with Peter wyngarde great acting and creepy moments
Great reaction choice and reactions!
I always understood the expression as meaning "animals and children" will upstage you and get all the attention every time. Also I believe it was W.C. Fields who coined the original phrase.
That’s like saying “birds and sparrows”, we are animals too, basic biology… but I think I know what you’re trying to say…
Its not often I recommend a remake... however, you should watch John Carpenters: "Village Of The Damned" (1995). Christopher Reeves, Kirstie Alley, and JOHN FREAKING CARPENTER!!
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉 I'm watching the 1977 War Epic A Bridge Too Far, starring Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Caine, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, James Caan, Edward Fox, Elliot Gould, Gene Hackman, and Lawrence Olivier. It was directed by Richard Attenborough, whom would later play John Hammond in JURASSIC PARK.
#JenRequests Ok, you say recommendations for horror; for black & whites that hold up, here are two: one of the earliest horror movies that really holds up (in my opinion) is "Island Of Lost Souls" with Charles Laughton. It's been remade more than once (as "Island Of Dr. Moreau"), but it's never been bettered. It's 1932, and it's really great. I'll also suggest a really great hybrid of horror with historical fiction! "The Devil And Daniel Webster" from 1941 is very hard to categorize and describe but it definitely has a creepy vibe (it's dealing with the Devil, after all!) and is cinematically spectacular (think "Citizen Kane", the other big RKO movie from that year). Some great acting in it as well, especially from Walter Huston, the grandfather of Angelica Huston.
The girl with the long hair in the shotgun scene around 14:40 is June Cowell sister of the famous Simon Cowell.
The eye effect was made by turning positive into negative. In the end (which is way better in new version by John Carpenter) they didn't survive. The eyes are metaphore of the souls.
Such a cool effect, I’ll add the John Carpenter version to the watch list!
Movie recommendation: Children of
The Dammed (1964) it's a kinda sequel to (1960) Children of the Damned,
Haven't seen this movie in a while. The plane crash reminded me of a similar scene in Andromeda Strain.
There’s a 1995 version that I saw as a child... yep never saw it again 😩😅
Haha good to know!
i think you would like the BBC 1950's series Quatermass and the Pit
There was a recent television series version of this story.
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Thank you so much!
They are, "1 Mind, To The 12Th Power".
*June Cowell aka Simon’s sister was the lead girl Mara!*
The eye effect was using a negative print and over laying during post.
So cool, I love learning about those behind the scenes facts.
Considering when it was made, and the hair I get the feeling they were using a certain "mater race" as a way to provoke feelings of fear.
Great review 😊
Thank you!
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I think x-raying pregnancies was almost standard practice back then. Sonograms weren't really a thing until the late-1960s.
If you would like to see another eerie black and white movie with kids, I would suggest the innocents it's based on a story called the turn of the screw.
Thanks for another job well done.You said you didn’t mind black and white,and with that in mind I’ve made a list of black and white
horror and SF films I’d like you to react to,if you want to and if you get around to:
1.Night(or Curse) of the Demon,with Dana Andrews
2.Burn,witch Burn
3.Black Sunday
4.X the Unknown
5.The Quatermass Xperiment
6.The Thing from Another World(this was the first filmed version of the novella Who Go’s There,which modern audiences know better from its remake-John Carpenter’s The Thing)
7.Carnival of Souls(the first movie that I remember getting me into horror,but be warned:some people hate it).
some excellent choices, I would say earth Die Screaming, Quatermass 2 i love that movie..
Good list--especially Black Sunday.May I add two films by japanese directot Kineto Shindo--[Kuroneko 1968, and Onibaba 1964]----black and white, stunningly beautiful, and very, eerily scary---these would really be right up your street, Jen
Technically,the Children are alien/human hybrids: their fathers are telepathic Nordic aliens,their mothers are the village women.
The remake with Christopher Reeves and Kirsty Alley is excellent as well...in fact, I think it's better. Generally I never appreciate a remake...but It wins in this case.
Also,that iconic "glowing eyes" effect wasn`t in some early prints of the film in the U.K. because some Christian soccer moms thought it was "too frightful" for their little lambs. You read right. `60s soccer moms complained that an effect in a science fiction HORROR film was "too frightful",I don`t wanna be lectured by boomers about excessive censorship and freedom of speech EVER AGAIN!
there is a little talked about horror movie its only short the earth dies screaming i love this movie
Hey there Jen, I’m a big fan of your thoughtful reviews of cult movies.
I just wanted to recommend another’Damned’ movie, ‘The Damned’ (in America ’These Are The Damned’). It’s not officially a sequel, but it does feature another group of spooky posh kids who are deadly for very different reasons, as well as the great Oliver Reed as a crazed leader of a motorcycle gang who’s creepily over-protective of his sister. It’s not super scary, but it is very eerie and unsettling.
Thank you so much so kind! I try and watch a variety of content and some of the lesser known gems. I'll add it to the list, thanks for watching!
1964 Children of the Damned
Great reation video. That was a classic. There was a remake not nearly as good. You do a lot of films no one else does. Try 1986 classic Sci Fo film Enemy Mine or high budget film1980 Saturn 3
Thank you so much! I’ll add them to the watchlist!
Director Wolf Rilla was German and needed English interpreters to direct the actors which,as you can imagine,was very inconvenient,also the main child actor(Martin Stephens) had to redub his lines to give a more androgynous,alien affect to his character.
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John Carpenter remade this in what was his first serious misfire. Its a pretty dull remake.
Saying “kids and animals” is like saying “sparrows and birds”, we’re animals too, basic biology.(:
There is a sequel, Children of the damned.
I remember this as a child with my friend and his mother in a proper theatre. Every time the children's eyes changed, I became so scared I had to close my eyes tried to not be at all obvious that I was scared or be noticed by anyone else that I had closed my eyes. I became emotionally exhausted by having to close my eyes over and over during the film. It seems like most people just watched it in a normal state, but I couldn't handle it. I remember someone saying that the meaning of the story generally was that if we are not careful an "alien society" (Communism) could quickly take over our country and the world. Dramatic I know - Ha.
did you know? the glowing eyes were made for audience only. in novel and film it's established that the peoples don't see glowing eyes - all they see is the cuckoo kids staring at their victim.
oh yeah, the eye effect was censored out the first times the movie was published, because uk church complained about it. churches also complained about the movie's main theme of virgin birth. until wolf rilla had enough and went to court. and won.^^
An interesting question...Just how high-ranking must someone be in the military, to divert air traffic?
There are TFRs (temporary flight restrictions) issued every day for one reason or another. Don't know who "makes the call" though.
20:37 You saying that reminded me of this... 😁
"They say never work with children or animals, and nowhere has that been truer, than in porn” - Jimmy Carr
I hope you can watch John Carpenter's 1995 remake of Village of the Damned, Jen. 😁
I’ll add it to the list!
Christopher Reeve's last film before his accident that paralyzed him.
@@davidbourhenne8540 Sadly, yes.
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Hihi Jen, there was a 1995 remake directed by John Carpenter. I liked it but it's definitely a more modern version with some gore. I think you would enjoy it and wonder what one you would like more.... And Superman is in it. :)
I'll add it to the watchlist! Thanks for watching!
There was a remake with Kirstie Alley and Christopher Reeves in it back in 95. Was pretty good.
I have that one
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I really like it. One of my favorite John Carpenter films. Mark Hamill's in it too. I think it was Chris Reeve last film before his accident.
I'll add it to the watchlist! Thanks for watching!