The Dulwich Cuckoos

[LuvPeckham]

Okay a slight parody on teh 1970's film about Midwich but the sentiment is the same

Am I the only one who is noticing that over the past few years we have seen increased numbers of people migrating to ED from ove the borders (Cla'ham and such like) with their nannies and small children who all look the same, act the same and for all I know are the same

Is East Dulwich becoming the new target for these Cuckoos, taking over from the natives who live here with a plan to eventually 'gentrify' the whole of London and to cause as much havoc as possible in cafe's by running around screaming, fighting and throwing food everywhere (as for the children and what they get up to... that is a different story)

Scary concept and now open for a bank holiday (fun) discussion

(actually if the film 'the Midwich cuckoos' wasn't so 'naff' looking now, the idea behind it is quite scary... )

[david_carnell]

Been there, done that, got the Boden t-shirt.

[Brendan]

Oh christ here we go again.

[LuvPeckham]

Ah no... not quite again... keep it in the 'fun' vein of the origional 70's film the Midwich Cuckoos rather then a rant and rave... :))

Not meant as a serious discussion rather something to while away the last friday before the bank holiday weekend

[Brendan]

Would love too. There's all too much seriousness going on at the moment. Well mostly just idiots arguing about rubbish. In the words of the man who made it, ?the forum is supposed to be fun.?

I haven?t seen the film though so I?m a bit lost on this one.

[indiepanda]

Film was based on a book by John Wyndham wasn't it? I've a feeling I read it when I was at school. (So I don't remember much about it either), though this sounds familiar now I read it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Midwich_Cuckoos

[LuvPeckham]

okay - based in small town America where a group of babies are born all looking similar (blond hair, blue eyes) and as the film transpires you realise that they are in fact 'alien cuckoos' who have ousted the human child and are growing in their place... they are here to grow and take over the world and have telepathic powers which grow strogner as the film goes on (and as they grow up)

One of the children acts slightly differently to the others by loving his parents, but is soon brought back into the fold by the other children... all of whom are super intellegent,fast learners and have no emotions apart from rage when someone tries to defy them...

all typical 70's hokum ending with the children being killed by the townfolks (those who have survived the onslaught of the children to that point) in a fire at the end...

Normally shows late at night and when I have been drinking so if the description is a little 'vague' then blame 'Miss Stella'

I have the feeling that the concept was in fact inspired by the German's idea of growing a super race of humans by matching parents together and then taking their offspring and placing it with foster parents so that they grew into the ideal little nazi... (I loved the 70's films as they were slightly un PC in their plots especially when they have basis in real fact)

[david_carnell]

Blue Mountain Cafe on a Saturday morning:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Kids_votd1995.jpg

"No more organic porridge!"

"No more organic porridge!"

"No more organic porridge!"

[Ant]

*bangs head on a triffid*

Also, what's this expectation that people have of being able to buy a house where they grew up? It's never an assumption I had as a lad, and indeed I had to move out of where I grew up before I could even think about renting let alone buying. Is it really reasonable to assume that you can move out of home at the start of your career, with very low income, and buy a home in the same place in which your parents bought when their careers were presumably more advanced and their income was thus somewhat higher?

[LuvPeckham]

My word

That photo is so accurate, even down to the Nylon Wigs they wear nowadays

I love the bow tie on the second girl from the left

Do you realise that they actually hollowed out those kids heads to put the 'special effects' lights into their eye sockets (there is a street in hollywood where you can still see them, begging with a sign "former Midwich Cuckoo stars money needed for replacement eye surgery"

[????]

I remember when all SE22 was fields before you came here with your uppity ways - houses and the like....

give it a rest LuvPeckham

[HonaloochieB]

david_carnell Wrote:

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GABBA GABBA WE ACCEPT YOU WE ACCEPT YOU ONE OF US

[Brendan]

Gabba Gabba Hey

Gabba Gabba Hey

They do look a bit like an Arian Ramones fan club.

[KalamityKel]

Oh so that's wot u meant LuvPeckham! I was very confused this morning ;-)

[HonaloochieB]

Brendan Wrote:

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> They do look a bit like an Arian Ramones fan club.

And it looks like the pro Johnny members are holding sway.