The Godsend
The Godsend
R | 25 January 1980 (USA)
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An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears.

Reviews
Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable
GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.
ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
severedepress I saw this movie about 3 years after it came out, and actually enjoyed it. It moves a bit slow for American viewers, and yes, it is terrifying, especially if you have children. The next few months of my life were made frightening by my 4 year old (at the time). It seems her dad let her watch the movie and she followed me around the house saying "mummy? mummy? I love you, mummy..." in the exact tone and accent as the evil child character. So, if you're into twisted, suspense, and totally scary, this movie is for you. If your into action (ex. XXX), this one is too slow for you. Just don't let the kids watch it. Oh, yeah...it's NOT a happy ending.
rosscinema This was another evil child film that came out after "The Exorcist" and "The Omen" and this is easily the most forgettable. One reason is that they're are no recognizable actors in the film. The pregnant girl at the beginning who gives birth is Angela Pleasence and she is the daughter of Donald Pleasence. After she gives birth she suddenly disappears and the couple who took her in raise the child. Over the next 8 years or so the couple lose they're children in accidents. The father is suspicious of their adopted child but the mother is protective. Story is just like a human version of the cuckoo. The bird lays its eggs in another birds nest and leaves so another bird can raise the chick. When the mother isn't around it pushes the other baby birds out of the nest so it can have all the attention from its adoptive mother. From what I have heard the book that this is based on is much better. It should be. This leaves a lot out like details! Their was absolutely nothing scary about this film. The parents argue all the time and we get close-ups of the girls face that is suppose to embody evil. Film moves slowly along and then ends without any solution ala' "The Omen". I guess they left the end open in case this poor excuse for a horror film became a hit and they could make a sequel. About the only good thing I can say about this film is that the cinematography is pretty good. Nicely shot, but other than that its a waste of time. I'm sure I don't have to tell you what film to rent instead, do I?
Kelly Parks This movie is not connected to, a rip off of or inspired by The Omen. Just because both happen to be about an evil child doesn't mean a thing. The Godsend is pure science fiction: what if there was a sub-species of humans who bred the same way the cuckoo does. This bird has the nasty habit of laying it's eggs in the nests of birds of other species. The baby cuckoo imitates the calls of its nestmates so the unwilling adoptive parents are none the wiser. At its first opportunity the baby cuckoo murders the other babies by pushing them out of the nest. That's what this movie was about.
horror7777 "First there was ROSEMARY'S BABY. Then THE OMEN. And now, a tale more suspenseful, more frightening than either... As the snow fell in New York, I took this video out of my video closet. The box looked interesting, with this quote on the back. On the front, there was an upside-down cross with the two eyes peering at me. For an instant, I thought this was going to be an Oscar worthy rip-off. The film started nice enough, opening with pretty views of the English countryside. A family was playing in the meadow, when a stranger came and asked if she could stay. She was pregnant and needed a place to give birth. Well, she gave birth that night and left the next morning. Then in pitiful fashion the baby, now a girl, kills all the "sibling competition". Now, I started wondering about halfway through the film, what was I watching? The girl resembled Drew Barrymore in "Firestarter". It was like: "The Omen"+"Firestarter"+A Daytime Soap all in one. The big killings are done in 30 minutes, the other hour was basically spent with the parents fighting. The father wanted to get rid of her, the mother wanted to keep her. And as if that was bad, the ending was so contrived. It was clear, the movie was over after 30 minutes. The filmmakers desperately needed to end the film. But there was no way to do it. The ending came so abruptly, that I must say seeing those red credits on the screen must have been the scariest part of all. At any rate, avoid this one and rent "The Omen" again!!