Children of the Corn

There are several continuity mistakes (they are more evident on scenes with makeup fx) and some REAL BAD CGI -the worst i've ever seen, i guess- and some weak makeup FX. the movie has great characters and such interesting themes -extremist religious leaders, loss of innocence, the danger of young and vulnerable minds- but they're barely tapped into. could've been WAY bigger.

...but that may be a good thing. King's short story is totally adequate, although the husband-and-wife characters are pretty much unlikeable. The movie is a much more "standard" horror flick, and there are some unintentionally goofy moments: He Who Walks Between the Rows burrowing through the fields like Bugs Bunny comes to mind. And the feel-good ending makes you want to throw up. But unlike its successors, the original CotC is still a chilling little flick, keeping the best elements of the King short story. Yes, it is creepy when the zealous children turn on their parents and subsequently take over the town, preying on outsiders. The creepiness is pretty good, and the horror so-so.

I remember being terrified as a kid, and then the idea of this movie being a "great horror movie" stuck with me... until now. On my rewatch, I realized that I don't really care for this movie too much. Is this really a classic?

Maybe not so scary, but pretty cool horror movie after the short story written by Stephen King. The children of Gatlin, under the influence of 'priest' Isaac, kill all their parents as it is the wish of the Lord who apparently lives in the corn. 3 years later a couple (Peter Horton and Linda -Terminator- Hamilton) are stranded in that same place. The kids, led by Isaac and his first man Malachai, set up a plan to sacrifice them to their God. The movie gets a great start with the children killing their parents, after that it isn't much horror but more of a suspence movie. You got to see this only for the Malachai kid. Great casting! 6/10.

After reading some negative comments on this film it seems to me that many of those reviewers hate horror movies.If you don't like horror,then leave this genre alone!!!Go back and watch some Hollywood big-budget trash!!"Children of the Corn" is an enjoyable horror film with a few creepy scenes and some good shocks.The acting is decent enough,and the atmosphere of an isolated town(Gatlin)is well-captured.I've seen the first four parts of this series and they are not really bad(want some crap-check out "Witchcraft" series)Enough said-try this one if you enjoy watching horror movies.Very atmospheric score too!

I first saw this in the late 80s on a vhs. Revisited it recently. I found the film very atmospheric n surrealistic during the 80s. The movie hasn't aged well, specially the lousy effects n lousy climax. Rather than showing the lousy entity, they shud have left it ambiguous. One of the best part is that almost the entire film is shot in broad daylight, a thing getting rarer in today's horror films. Today's horror films r laden with shaky cam, flickering lights stuff. One thing the series is noteworthy is for the new faces which later got much recognized. This one is Linda Hamilton's second film. The plot ain't original n never utilized properly. For more creepy n sinister kids, one shud check out Who Can Kill a Child? Now lets start the marathon of the entire franchise.