... And yet this is the case with Children of the Corn, a short story by Stephen King. This is the first of the six, and hit the big screens in 1984.
~~~The Storyline~~~
The children of Gatlin, Nebraska have a new god.........
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adaptation of Stephen King's short story. While driving through Nebraska en route to a new job, medico Burt (Peter Horton) and his wife Vicky (a pre-TerminatorLinda Hamil...
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small town to report the death of a child on the highway. There, they discover something strange about the community: all the grownups are gone, and the children seem to belong to a strange cult. What's worse, it's a cult that sacrifices adults to the dreadful 'he who walks behind the rows'...
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spine-tingling thrills unleashed in Children Of The Corn IV: The Gathering - a chilling chapter in the wildly popular Children Of The Corn series. The horror returns when the children of a small midwestern town are haunted by an unspeakable evil that lurks somewhere out behind the corn fields. A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children... before a sinister stranger can claim their souls for his own. It's a pulse-pounding race against time and terror that will leave even the most die-hard suspense fans on the edge of their seats!Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror - Prepare for edge-of-your-seat thrills with one of the most chilling chapters in the popular series based on Children Of The Corn by Master of Horror, Stephen King. Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town... only to discover that this deceptively quiet place hides a murderous cult of children controlled by evil forces. Yet even as bodies begin cropping up all around them, the young friends decide to stay and rescue the children... or die trying. Don't miss Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror - the shockingly entertaining sequel that delivers nonstop, big-scream fun!Children Of The Corn 666: Isaac's Return - Isaac's Return is the sixth and newest bone-chilling chapter in the thrilling Children Of The Corn series. On a trip to find her birth mother, Hannah Martin picks up a dark stranger who kicks off a mysterious chain of events. Little does Hannah know that her journey may help fulfill a sinister prophecy made 19 years earlier by Isaac, the cult's original evil leader. It's a hair-raising movie event you don't want to miss... as Isaac makes his terrifying return and the frightening Children Of The Corn achieve their ultimate destiny.Children Of The Corn: Revelation - Based on the chilling story Children Of The Corn by Stephen King, Revelation is the next shocking chapter in this ever-popular series of suspense thrillers. When calls to her eccentric grandmother go unanswered, Jamie Lowell is shocked to discover that her grandmother's last known address is a condemned tenement building overrun by uncontrolled children. But as Jamie slowly uncovers the truth behind her grandmother's mysterious disappearance, she merely disturbs a powerful evil that now seeks to destroy Jamie as well.
Based on the chilling story Children Of The Corn by Stephen King, Revelation is the next ... more
shocking chapter in this ever-popular series of suspense thrillers. When calls to her eccentric grandmother go unanswered, Jamie Lowell is shocked to discover that her grandmother's last known address is a condemned tenement building overrun by uncontrolled children. But as Jamie slowly uncovers the truth behind her grandmother's mysterious disappearance, she merely disturbs a powerful evil that now seeks to destroy Jamie as well.
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Set.Children Of The CornTravelling through Nebraska, Burt (Peter Horton) and Vicky (Linda Hamilton) stop in a small town to report the death of a child on the highway. There, they discover something strange about the community: all the grownups a re gone, and the children seem to belong to a strange cult. What's worse, It's a cult that sacrifices adults to the dreadful 'he who walks behind the rows'...Children Of The Corn II: The Final SacrificeA young couple uncovered the horrors that lay hidden in the small community of Gatlin, Nebraska. Three years earlier, all the adults suffered a terrible fate at the hands of their own sons and daughters - victims of a bloody cult of human sacrifice. Now, the bodies have been discovered and the neighbouring townsfolk of Hemingford agree to shelter the traumatised children, unaware that they are opening their doors to an awesome force that will threaten their very existence!Children Of The Corn III: Urban HarvestAfter the brutal and mysterious killing of a farmer in an isolated cornfield in the wilds of Nebraska, fate cast two young brothers, Eli and Joshua, into the heart of Chicago.They are welcomed with open arms by foster parents who are unaware of the dark and menacing force that lurks within on of the boys.For Eli is the emissary of Evil - a demonic disciple with the power to capture the minds and souls of other children. He knows the city streets and school yards are the perfect place to sow the seeds of his bloody ancestry.Leading an army of followers who obey his every command, the time has come for him to fulfil his chilling birthright and unleash a terrifying retribution on the unsuspecting adult population. Let the harvest begin...
Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Advantages: The actual DVD looks pretty cool Disadvantages: Did the makers actually read the story???
...this is the case with Children of the Corn, a short story by Stephen King. This is the first of the six, and hit the big screens in 1984.
~~~The Storyline~~~
The children of Gatlin, Nebraska have a new god.........
A cruel and hungry god, that will only be appeased by human blood. So it is that one day the children unite under the leadership of the child preacher Isaac and his bloodthirsty henchman Malachai, to ... ...sequels.
Personally I found the actual story much more subtle and scary than the film. So my advice is to forget this film, grab a copy of Night Shift, and read what Mr King actually wrote about the children of Gatlin and their god.
I never cease to be amazed that one short story, that took me less than an hour to read, could spawn not one but six feature length films. And yet this is the case with Children of the Corn, a short story by Stephen King. This is the first of the six, and hit the big screens in 1984.
~~~The Storyline~~~
The children of Gatlin, Nebraska have a new god......... A cruel and hungry god, that will only be appeased by human blood. So it is that one day the children unite under the leadership of the child preacher Isaac and his bloodthirsty henchman Malachai, to turn on and massacre all the adults in the town.
Three years later and a young couple have stumbled into the now apparently deserted town......................
~~~Cast Performances~~~
On the whole I found the cast performances wooden, and the characterisations just did not have that special something, that should draw you into the film, I would tell you about the different characters except for one thing, they were so poorly played that they were almost instantly forgotten. There was however one exception, that is John Franklin as the supremely creepy Isaac.
~~~Special Effects~~~
Were there any? No, I'm serious, by today's standards the film was very low tech and the peak was a very obviously fake red sky.
~~~The Score~~~
x+y=z In other words, there is a formula to the score used in horror movies, and this is no exception. As the “tension” (ha) gradually increases, so does the volume of the music, until it peaks as we get to the “scary” (ha ha ha) bits. Not only this but I found the actual music, intrusive and annoying.
~~~A Good Adaptation~~~
In a word, NO. The film veers too far from the original story to even be considered a reasonable adaptation. I won't go into the detail of the differences, just in case you actually decide you want to watch the film, but just where did Sarah and Job come from?
~~~Fear Factor~~~
OK, I'll admit it, when I first watched this film, aged 14 (yes I know, rating), I was scared sh*tless. But having read the actual story on which it is based, and grown up considerably, I find it severely lacking in the crucial fear factor.
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OK so now you know what I think about the film, how about the DVD itself.
~~~Picture Quality~~~
Now, this is a relatively old film, and it shows. Although mostly clear, when viewed on a standard 28” television, the picture quality deteriorates somewhat in the darker scenes, when it becomes quite grainy. However, because this is a DVD, the picture quality will not deteriorate any further through repeated viewing (not that it will ever be watched again in this house).
~~~Sound Quality~~~
While perfectly clear, the sound was only in mono. It would have been far more effective in Dolby 5.1 or even stereo.
~~~The Extras~~~
Well to say the extras are sparse would be a bit of an understatement. There is a grand total of one special feature : A useless theatrical trailer. So, if you're hoping to get any added value from the “special” features, you're in for a disappointment.
~~~The Actual DVD~~~
I've been struggling to find at least one thing nice to say about this DVD, and I've finally found one. The actual printing on the DVD is pretty cool, with a black scythe on a background of blood red corn.
~~~The Technical Bits~~~
Region : 2 Rating : 18 Running time : 88mins Video aspect ratio : 16:9 Anamorphic Soundtrack : English Mono Subtitles : None
~~~Prices and Availability~~~
This DVD is available from Amazon marketplace starting from £2.39. There is however a newer version available for £22.49, which not only features 5.1 sound, but actually has a number of extras.
If you wish to read the story on which it is, very loosely, based, then it is available in the book Night Shift, which can be bought at Amazon for £6.39.
~~~Final Words~~~
OK, while I can't actually recommend this film, someone must have liked it, as there was not one, but five sequels. Personally I found the actual story much more subtle and scary than the film. So my advice is to forget this film, grab a copy of Night Shift, and read what Mr King actually wrote about the children of Gatlin and their god.
Advantages: Good cast, creepy setting, entertaining Disadvantages: None
Children of the Corn is a horror film adapted from the short story by Stephen King. It was made in 1984 and stars Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton and John Franklin as Isaac, the child preacher.
A young couple find a briefcase with blood on it so drive into what seems like a normal mid-western town called Gatlin to try and report the incident to the police, but find only children and no adults to be found. They try to find out what happened in this ... ...the brutal regime of the Children of the Corn.
I happen to be a big fan of King adaptions, and I think this is up there with the best of them, along with "The Shining", "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Salem's Lot". The town and the houses in it are messy, dusty and falling apart, a great place for a horror film. There isn't much music on the score, which is good as with this kind of film you want to be right there with the characters as they experience ...
Walter_Kovacs 17.01.2009
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CINEMA CLUB; SONY DADC, BOULEVARD ENTERTAIMENT; PINNACLE VISION
Release date
11/03/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
CCD 8734
Barcode
5014138287344
Screenwriter
Stephen King
Author
Stephen King
Writer
Stephen King
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital Mono
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital Mono English
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"...Good scare scenes....[The] production looks first rate and [the] art direction by Craig Stearns suggests a hidden evil around every corner..." (Variety, 14/03/1984)
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Young lovers on a cross-country trip stop in a small Nebraska community and make a shocking discovery. One day, three years prior to the couples' arrival, the town's children killed all of the grown-ups at the apparent behest of a demon simply dubbed He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Based on a short story from horror scribe Stephen King's Night Shift collection, this film spawned a slew of bloody sequels.
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