Stigmata / Hellraiser / Children Of The Corn (DVD)

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 town, but as Burton heads to the town hall, his girlfriend, Vicky, is captured and brought to Isaac, the head of all the children. He says he is spoken to by 'he who walks behind the rows', meaning the rows of corn, and has brainwashed everyone into doing and believing whatever he says. Fortunately, there is a brother and sister who want out of this murderous cult, and so help Brandon get Vicky... Read review

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Advantages: Superb movie and a real find
Disadvantages: none

...Stigmata. = A film that I only watched on the off chance and boy was it a cracker. We follow two main characters who eventually meet and that's when the story really takes off. Father Keirnan is a Vatican investigator who is dispatched around the world debunking supposed miracles. And then there is Frankie, a part time waitress and general nobody. When Frankie starts to exhibit The Stigmata she comes to the attention of Father Keirnan and soon he is drawn into a true and shocking miracle. The hallucination and terrors that begin to materialise are both graphic and scary. The movie builds and builds to a surprising ending, in fact two endings if you want to see the alternate ending. The other ending is a bit sad. The acting performance from Gabriel Byrne, Frankie Paige and Jonathan Price where excellent. In fact... Read review

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Advantages: Better than watching cricket
Disadvantages: A total let down on previous Children of the Corn films

...What a pile of pants…. it is Saturday night, midnight, and I had siked myself up to watching this film all day. I was in the mood for a good horror, but unfortunately the only horror to be found was the expression on my face at the terribleness of this film. The original Children of the Corn is one of my all time favourite films and still sends shivers down my back when I remember it. This film was dark and sinister and had enough surprises to make you jump into next week…also I have always rated the first film as having the best soundtrack to enhance the scariness. Now onto Children of the Corn 6 – Why, Oh Why, Oh Why, is my first question – if they had run out of ideas to carry this film off why on earth did they even attempt to make it. The plot centres on Hannah Martin, who travels from California to... Read review

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