Children of the Corn films

[CampNewBlood]

Love the original and like the sequels. I have all of them on DVD including the Anchor Bay Region 2 of COTC 2.....which is missing some scenes and has some music changed which sucks. The VHS of COTC 2 from Paramount/Dimension in the U.S. has different opening theme and couple extra scenes.

Hopefully when it is finally released here in the states, it will have all of that intact. I have the VHS and plan on keeping it just in case.

Anyone heard anything about the alleged remake?

[sCabbOy]

I love 1,2 5 and 7.
I own them all though.

[French Friday]

I love 1,2 and 4, and never saw the others. I dream to have them on DVD, but can't find them anywhere on Region 2/France. Maybe I'll try UK.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I LOVE the original. The score was great!

I really like 2 and 5 as well. The rest, IMO, are just decent. They're not terrible, but they're watchable.

[CampNewBlood]

Yea, COTC 5 was cool.....especially since it had Kane Hodder in it. :)

[sCabbOy]

I think there were some things taken from F13th 3 and 5 from COTC 5. The barn scenes especially where the one guy falls on the spikes and such.

[CampNewBlood]

I never thought of that. That IS kinda "coincidental".

[sCabbOy]

I'm sure it is just coincidence.

[kramerfan]

I only seen 1 and its good.

[A. Remin' D.]

I LOVE the original. The score was great!

Same here! :)

I didn't much care for the sequels, though.

Anyone heard anything about the alleged remake?

You gotta be shittin' me!

I'd be all :cry: if that happens.

[sCabbOy]

Eh, if a remake is made I'd watch it. If it sucks then I won't rewatch it. Very simple concept. ;)

[Titan]

I loved 1 and 2. My least favorite was Revelations.

[Shoesalesman]

I loved the first one, however I didn't get into the other movies as much. I agree with the comment above that the music score in the first film was exceptional. I have a snipet of the theme on a horror movie compilation CD called Shock Horror and it's very good.

Overall, I liked the premise of the original film and book.

[A. Remin' D.]

I really like that it was filmed entirely in Iowa. :) Not many films have been shot in my homeland.

That always made me scared, too, though. Especially since there is a cornfield about a hundred feet from my house.

Eh, if a remake is made I'd watch it. If it sucks then I won't rewatch it. Very simple concept. ;)

They shouldn't bother to do so, though. :p

But, hey, I liked The Omen, and then the remake blew that away. At least imo. That, and The Thing are the only remakes I prefer to the original.

Overall, I liked the premise of the original film and book.

I love the short story in Night Shift!

[sCabbOy]

IMo most remakes and SEQUELS should never be made. ALL are done for the very same reason.

It will never be the same, so yeah... why try?

[girlychaos]

I like sequels, but remakes don't always work for me....in fact, they hardly ever do.

I know I watched all COTC movies but it's been a while. I remember I loved the first one...I'm not sure about the rest of them. I know there was one I didn't like at all....just don't remember which one it was.

[CampNewBlood]

The one I liked the least was Part 7...Revelations. It just was just too.....I dunno.....it didn't really have that much of a cornfield in it that I remember. The movie IS called Children of the Corn......so I would think it needs cornfields in it.

[Ron]

I liked the first 2 but after that it was straight down a steep hill.

[sCabbOy]

I see most sequels as cheap remakes. They do the exact thing remakes do and that's exploit the name to sell movies. Most of the time it's the same story as before and rarely ever from the people who made the original.

[Ron]

i agree..after the first there pretty much just generic slashers.

[CampNewBlood]

But what fun those generic slashers can be. :D

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Eh, if a remake is made I'd watch it. If it sucks then I won't rewatch it. Very simple concept. ;)

Haha, that's true. I'm the same way....if I don't like a remake, I just don't watch it again. :)

[Rich]

I love the original. It is a classic horror film with a great score and suspense. It is very atmospheric, and has frightening imagery. The story is a simple but effective one too.

As far as the sequels go, Part 2 is okay, Part 3 is good, Parts 4 and 5 suck, Parts 6 and 7 are good. None of them match the original though. I think my favorite sequel must be Urban Harvest.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I agree that none of the sequels match up to the original. The atmosphere was really great.

I'd have to say that 2 is my favorite sequel.

[CampNewBlood]

I love listening to the Children of the Corn soundtrack. I have it on my iTunes playlist and listen to the whole thing all the time....well not 24/7 but you get the idea.
It has like 17 tracks on it. My favorite tracks are:

Opening Theme
Murder
Burning The Cornfield

They are all good though.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Yeah, i've been meaning to get the soundtrack for the original. I love the opening title as well.

I found a Myspace page that has some of the tracks:

http://www.myspace.com/childrenofthecornsounds

[Ron]

I hope they're done raping this franchise. Anyone read the book? I f not, I highly recommend it. it's true what they say, the book is always better.;)

[A. Remin' D.]

I hope they're done raping this franchise. Anyone read the book? I f not, I highly recommend it. it's true what they say, the book is always better.;)

Yeah, I really like the short story. Night Shift has a lot of good tales in it.

[Ron]

Jack Ketchum's stuff is a good read also.

[A. Remin' D.]

Jack Ketchum's stuff is a good read also.

Really? The next time I go to the library, I'll have to look for some of his stuff.

[Mr. Undertaker]

COTC is awesome!!!!!!!!! He who walk behind the rows...... is that right????
Damn creepy kids!

[CampNewBlood]

I wish the plan to have Joe Harris (Darkness Falls) direct part 8 would have panned out. He was supposed to return to the aura of the original, but it fell through with Dimension for some reason I'm still not sure of.

But, i'll take a remake if I can't get a sequel. Maybe a remake will get COTC 2 released here in the states on DVD.

[Ron]

there's no way you can ever capture the feeling of the original though.

[CampNewBlood]

With the right director and script I think you could. But that's me.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

there's no way you can ever capture the feeling of the original though.

I agree with you there. The atmosphere in the original was top notch.

[Mr. Undertaker]

I think that's associated with our experience, I mean.... The atmosphere is awesome because it goes inside your mind and bring up what you felt when you first saw it. I don't think that we should analize movies without putting them on context. That's why it's hard to make a horror movie to have the same energy and atmosphere from the older ones, we have seen so many other things since... I'm not sure if i'm making any sense anyways.....lol
but this is just my humble opinion....

[sCabbOy]

The town alone in the original added so much atmosphere. It may have been a fake movie ranch town but it looked damn creepy

[Ron]

Not only was the town/atmosphere perfect, but I always thought that Malachai and Issac's character were irreplaceable as far as actors go.

[sCabbOy]

Isaac was creepy as hell and the actor who played him nailed it.

[A. Remin' D.]

Isaac and Malachai were great. Both actors did outstanding jobs.

John Franklin, who played Isaac, also did the voice of "Walkabout Chucky" on the first Child's Play.

[CampNewBlood]

Isaac and Malachai were great. Both actors did outstanding jobs.

John Franklin, who played Isaac, also did the voice of "Walkabout Chucky" on the first Child's Play.

What??!! He did? COOL.....I never knew that.

[Rich]

The short story was good, but this is a rare case where I think the movie is actually better. If King wrote a full length novel it would probably be different, but for me, the film was way moer effective then the story. Stephen King needs to write novels. I don't think he wrotes good short stories. The all time short story king is Edgar Allan Poe hands down.

[sCabbOy]

Reason Poe was a great short story writer is because he wasted no time. He went straight for the real plot and still the stories were as well written as a novel.

[Rich]

Well, he did waste plenty of time. If you read Murders in the Rue Morgue and it's sequel, The Mystery of Margot [I forget the excact title] those stories are saturated with unneeded detail and fancy pants language that you need a dictionary next to you to understand, but despite that, he was the master of the short story horror.

[Scarecrow]

I find Clive Barker's short stories are some of the perfect horror tales ever written and his love of Poe is obvious, not just in "New Murders in the Rue Morgue". :p


- Scarecrow

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Not only was the town/atmosphere perfect, but I always thought that Malachai and Issac's character were irreplaceable as far as actors go.

I agree with you. They gave excellent performances.

[sCabbOy]

Speking of Pe again, I never read the stories you listed. The handful I have read seemed that he jumps right into the story without dilly-dallying around with words and meaningless filler.

I like Clive's shit. He has a twisted mind. His parents are classic too.

[Utellme]

Is there a box set for these movie's ? SE dvds ? Is there any remakes in the future for this movie not saying it needs one just asking if there planning one ? Also how many sequels are there of this film ?

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Is there a box set for these movie's ? SE dvds ? Is there any remakes in the future for this movie not saying it needs one just asking if there planning one ? Also how many sequels are there of this film ?

No, there isn't a box set for them. There is a remake supposedly in the works. I don't really know anything about it, though. There are 7 CotC films in the series. :)

[Rich]

There will never be a box set, at least not for the whole series, for the same reason why there will never be a Halloween one.

Part 1 is owned by Anchor Bay, now Starz.
Part 2 is owned by Paramount.
Parts 3-7 and the present is owned by Dimension.

Well, I guess Dimension could release a box set for Parts 3-7, but I doubt it will ever happen.

[Utellme]

Thanks maybe part 1 will get some sort of anniverary or SE dvd release.Part 2 paramount wont give us anything 3-7 box set or SE might be possible.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Thanks maybe part 1 will get some sort of anniverary or SE dvd release.Part 2 paramount wont give us anything 3-7 box set or SE might be possible.

There is a Divimax Edition of the original. I forgot to mention that. It has a documentary on there. Other than that, it has basic special features. I don't have that version, though.

[Ron]

are they still remaking this?

[Rich]

The divimax edition has an awesome animated menu and the documentary is cool too. The quality of the picture is also awesome in that edition.

I haven't herd any new news on the remake of Children. Let's just hope that project it dead. At least I hope so.

[Scarecrow]

WOuldn't mind a remake myself, never felt the original went far enough in depicting the kids being really fecked up. Could have been a LOT nastier, with more impact.


- Scarecrow

[sCabbOy]

I agree. The original really made these kids look like brainwashed monsters. I would hope a remake would be at the least an R. I mean, what if we get a watered down PG-13?

I just don't think they can make a remake as impactful.

[Ron]

A remake would undoubtedly just become another slasher.

[Rich]

WOuldn't mind a remake myself, never felt the original went far enough in depicting the kids being really fecked up. Could have been a LOT nastier, with more impact.


- Scarecrow

That is because the director did not want it to be a bloodbath. He went for it to be more Hitchcockian in suggesting violence rather then exploiting it. That is what films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween did for the most part.

[Ron]

I don't think John Franklin's Isaac is replaceable, but I could be wrong.

[sCabbOy]

He's nor replaceable. They can of course cast another Isaac, but John Frankin nailed it. He was older than the role he played, but he had a little boy look. He also played evil so well and so layed back. His look alone would be close to impossible to replace. His acting on the other hand, well it can just be replace and not duplicated.

This isn;t even getting to Malachi. Courtney Gains nailed that as well.

[Scarecrow]

That is because the director did not want it to be a bloodbath. He went for it to be more Hitchcockian in suggesting violence rather then exploiting it. That is what films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween did for the most part.

But they also had a lot of tension and implied violence.

The Texas Chainsaw implied some REALLY nasty stuff whislt Halloween was about suspense.

What CotC implied was just general slasher stuff. It didn't feel like unspeakable horrors like TCM. And because it felt like typical slasher deaths, by not showing them, it felt they were pulling punches because they had kids.

Kids commiting unspeakable deeds is a great start but I think you need to see a bit more or imply a bit more extreme stuff in order to make it look effective rather than pulling punches.


- Scarecrow

[Patrick]

I just won a Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest inflatable ear of corn off of eBay for $4.99. It is the one that was released back in 1995 when the VHS came out. I have been wanting one of these forever. :D

Hopefully before long Anchor Bay Starz will release the original on Blu-ray. Hell, I wish we could get a Region 1 DVD of COTC 2. I have the Region 2 UK Anchor Bay version, but it is the altered/edited version...the same as the shitty Region 0 version.

[sCabbOy]

I love promos like that. Like the F13th inflatable pumpkin.

[Patrick]

Yea me too. I wanna get the Jaws: The Revenge inflatable shark.....LOL. I see it on eBay every once in a while.

[Patrick]

David Price...the director of COTC II....I have emailed him a few times and I asked him would be be willing to autograph my Anchor Bay Region 2 DVD for me of COTC II and he told me would. So I sent it off last week.

[Scarecrow]

Best of luckj with that! Part 2 is a bizarre film if only for the two deaths of the old women...


- Scarecrow

[Patrick]

Yea I wish Paramount would release a Region 1 dvd. David Price told me that the American version that was shown in theaters has a couple scenes more than the overseas version. He said that Dimension had given them a little bit more money for SFX after he had finished it and they went back in and added a couple SFX scenes. Those scenes are only available here in the states on the VHS and in the Region 4 three-pack of COTC 1, 2 and 3.
So if/when Paramount ever decides to release it on DVD, it will most probably be THAT version....the longer one.

I will post when I get my DVD back.

[Jigsaw]

I've only seen the first two COTC films and like them a lot. I've seen parts of COTC3 and it's not too bad from the few parts I've seen of it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

The only one I REALLY like is the original. 2 and 5 were pretty decent IMO. I couldn't really get into the others. None of them have the atmosphere like the original.

[Fowlees]

The only one I REALLY like is the original. 2 and 5 were pretty decent IMO. I couldn't really get into the others. None of them have the atmosphere like the original.

I'd pretty much go along with that. The origional is head and shoulders above the rest, though i do warm to the second movie.

I have Parts 1-3 on DVD. The third installment i found pretty disappointing, what with it being set in the city...it lost some of the atmosphere of the previous two.

I did see COTC 666 : Isaacs Return awhile back, just to see how John Franklin had aged. (Not well, by the way, ha ha). The film itself was again pretty poor, as i suspected it would be.

Interesting to see Terence Knox in the role of the Dad in part two. A far cry from his days as Zeke in Tour of Duty. (What an awesome series that was).

[nottidelterrore]

I've only seen the first film in the series but it's been awhile since I've watched it. I recently picked up one of the DVD releases in a bundle pack with Creepshow 2 & Quicksilver Highway for $13. Not too shabby.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I picked up Revelations on VHS awhile ago. It's been awhile since i've watched it, so maybe i'll give that one another shot.

[Fowlees]

I watched COTC 2 on friday night. Haven't seen it for a year or two.

A lot of people think this is superior to the origional.

Personally i think the orig is by far the best , but this one definitely comes in second. It's a pretty decent effort.

Good to see Terence "Zeke Anderson" Knox in a fatherly role.

[Ron]

Yeah I agree...the original is the best, but 2 is a close second. I felt that this franchise went the same route as many others and just became a generic slasher.

[Spade]

I haven't seen these movies in a long time. But from what I remember, I liked part two the best.

[sCabbOy]

Part 2 is definitely better than anything after it. It's a cheaply made movie, but I still love Part 2. The DVD is OOP now and super rare.

[Ron]

I'm surprised because I got COTC 2 used for about 8 bucks.

[sCabbOy]

Same here, I got it used for 5-6 bucks in 05.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I got mine about 4 years ago at a Suncoast Video. I bought it new, but I don't remember how much I paid. I'd guess between $12.99-15.99 or so.

[Ron]

I feel victorious when I know that I have something rare and OOP.

[sCabbOy]

Me too, it;s always a treat when I find out one of my DVDs are OOP and now worth some dough. Like with Madman, SNDN1/2, SPM, Motel Hell, etc. I never knew any of those were OOP.

[The Dream Master]

On the other hand, I always worry about something happening to my OOP discs. I mean, I take really great care of all my shit so nothing should ever happen to them, but I always worry. And it'd be a bitch to replace something rare.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'm like that too, Peter. I really cherish those OOP DVD's I own.

[Lance Lives]

I only have part 2 on VHS but I enjoy it for what it is...I really loved it when I was younger though for some reason.

I had the urge to watch part 3 the other day because my boss was talking something about Urban Crop growing and it made me think of Urban Harvest. I liked that one a lot when I was younger, but I wonder if it still holds up?

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I personally was never really a fan of Urban Harvest.

I picked up The Gathering on VHS not too long ago. It's been awhile since i've watched it. Anyone here like it? I remember not liking it much when I was younger.

[Lance Lives]

Sometimes when I was younger I was just like a movie because I was getting to watch it. I liked pretty much any horror movie I watched when I was younger simply because my parents had let me go to the horror aisle and pick something out. Alot of those really don't hold up I'm sorry to say, so it's quite possible that Urban Harvest is a turd and I'm just nostalgic. I think I read that Xander from Buffy is in it though so it would be worth checking out again if not simply for that, because I'm a fan of Nicholas Brendon.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I was kind of like that too. When I was real little, I actually used to like Halloween 5 and 6. Now I can't stand them, lol. :X

[Lance Lives]

I still like Halloween 5 and 6!:X

[Ron]

I personally was never really a fan of Urban Harvest.

I picked up The Gathering on VHS not too long ago. It's been awhile since i've watched it. Anyone here like it? I remember not liking it much when I was younger.

I hated The Gathering.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'll have to wait until I go back home to watch it, because my brother doesn't have a VHS player out here in LA. I remember not being a fan of it either.

[Ron]

I should probably give it another try too..I watched it during a period when I was buying dvds in huge bulks ao this one didn't seem special and was pretty much forgetable.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'm all for giving movies 2nd chances too. Who knows, I might like The Gathering this time around.

[Ron]

I used to hate JGTH, but gave it another try and I actually like it now for what it is. I always try to give a movie atleast 2 chances unless it's absolutley unbearable.

[sCabbOy]

I thought Urban Harvest was garbage. however the claymation demon killing action figures is well worth the watch.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I was never a fan of Urban Harvest either. Aside from a couple of decent kill scenes, it's rather dull IMO.

[Scarecrow]

I quite liked it, had an interesting take even if the end does rip off Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth big time. :p


- Scarecrow

[Ron]

I quite liked it, had an interesting take even if the end does rip off Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth big time. :p


- Scarecrow

Hell on Earth was a great slasher IMO.

[sCabbOy]

I like Fields Of Terror a bit too, it sort of steals from A NEw Beginning and it had Kane in it... not to mention everyone's favorite Tranny Alexis Arquette.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Fields of Terror is pretty good. I liked David Carradine as the wacky religious cult leader.

[Rich]

For Children of the Corn, the best sequel by far is Part 3. I think Part 2 was dull. I also like Parts 6 and 7. I thought Parts 4 and 5 were horrible. The first one was the very best though.

[Fowlees]

I feel victorious when I know that I have something rare and OOP.

"Victorious." What a great way of putting it....nice one PB.

COTC2 really is a funny little film isn't it. If you analyse it from a cynical point of view it screams out "CRAP MOVIE!" on many different levels. I mean it really isn't great at all.

However there is something so charming about it that you just can't help but like it.

Do you get what i mean? :confused:

[Ron]

Thanks Fowlees...that's the only word I could think of that truly describes how I feel.:)

[The Dream Master]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the COTC 2 release that you guys are talking about an unauthorized release? To my knowledge, there's never been an official region 1 release of COTC 2.

[sCabbOy]

I don't know if it's unauthorized. The DVD is a legit DVD, with distro logos and professionally pressed. However, it may be unofficial. It was sold at stores, amazon and such.

[Scarecrow]

I've seen two R2 box sets, one 1-3 and the other 4-7. Tempted to gte them some time. I still want to find acopy of the 3D release of Amitville 3D but havent seen it for YEARS. These sets vanish so quickly. :(

- Scarecrow

[Rich]

I own COTC2. I purchased it from Wallgreens like two years ago. I think it is actually a Region 0 disc from Canada. It was not a Paramount release and the picture quality basically looks how a vhs version simply recorded on a blank disc would look. It is official though. I mean it is somewhat official. I purchased it brand new in a chain drug store. I am not sure how that company was able to do that, but like I said, I think it was actually a Canadian release. How did the New York based chain store Wallgreen get it? Who knows? I also got a copy of Maniac Cop just the same way from the same place way before the two disc special edition came out.

[Fowlees]

Children of the Corn 2 is readily available , and official on region 2.

There's also a box set of Parts 1,2 and 3 released by Anchor Bay , as i believe Scarecrow touched on earlier.

[sCabbOy]

I made this video from the Children Of The Corn movie, it's Slayer's Silent Scream.

It sorta sucks.

9YPVAiwAmzA

[Patrick]

I got my Anchor Bay Region 2 dvd of COTC II back from David Price (the director) and he signed my cover and the disc. :D I will post pictures of it tomorrow.

I like all of the COTC films but, Part 7 is a shitty movie. But, I also like it for being part of the franchise....if that makes any sense. I have all of them on DVD. Maybe Paramunt will release Part 2 on Region 1 dvd this Halloween.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

scab, I liked that vid. I didn't think it sucked. It's awesome that you used Slayer.

Does anyone have the Divimax Edition of the original? I was thinking about buying it, but i'm not sure. I know it has a documentary on there. How is that? Is it even worth picking it up again?

[Violent VictiM]

The original COTC was awesome. All the rest really just didn't do it for me.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

The original is easily the best. 2 and 5 were pretty good sequels IMO. The rest weren't that great....some of them were watchable.

I always thought Urban Harvest was overrated. Alot of fans seem to like that one quite a bit, but I could never get into it. IMO, that one is the worst of the series.

[Patrick]

Here are the pics of my signed dvd. I know this isn't an "autographs collection" thread but, oh well. It has to do specifically with Children of the Corn.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/P-Trick06/002.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/P-Trick06/001.jpg

[Demon]

Does anyone know if all of these have been released region 1

Also how much these dvds cost i've only seen a few of them

[The Dream Master]

All of them but the second one have been officially released in Region 1. Part 2 does have an unauthorized release, but I think it's way out of print now.

[Patrick]

Yea and the quality on the part 2 is shitty at best.

[Rich]

I really liked the first three and then Part 666: Isaac's Return and Revelations. I absolutely hated parts 4 and 5. They sucked really bad. I remember back in the mid 90s when Parts 3-5 all came out pretty much back to back from one year to the next, I remember seeing the poster for Part 3 all over the place at mom and pop video rental stores. Then I got the film pre-rented for like $7. Man, those were the days.

[SlasherFreak]

I have a soft spot for these movies, and can enjoy each one for the most part.

1 and 2 were the best for me...I thought part 3 was good cheesy fun...i thought part 4 had excellent atmosphere. The rest were kinda blah, but I watch them from time to time.

[Patrick]

Here is the Blu-ray art:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l174/P-Trick06/COTCBlu-ray.jpg

[Rich]

Wow I can't believe the film is coming out on Blu-Ray! Is there an official release date yet? I wonder what kind of extra features it will have. I don't plan on buying another copy of this film, but it is interesting how films can be released so fast. It still feels like it was just yesterday when I was upgrading my collection from VHS to DVD. I will not do the same because my DVDs work in my Blu-Ray player, but once in a while I do.

[Ron]

There's no official release date yet.

[Patrick]

It comes out on July 28th:

Extras will include:

Commentary with director Fritz Kiersch, producer Terrence Kirby and actors John Franklin & Courtney Gains
Featurettes ("It Was The Eighties!", "Stephen King on a Shoestring", "Welcome to Gatlin: The Sights and Sounds of Children of the Corn", "Harvesting Horror: The Making of Children of the Corn")
Original storyboard and original title sequence art
Galleries
Film facts
Original trailer

[Lance Lives]

I still only have my VHS of part but I'm happy with it. I grown to like that movie again recently after kinda getting out of it for a while. I still have a soft spot for part 3 too.

[Ron]

I think the series went to shit after 3, but that's just my opinion.

[Patrick]

I wonder when we will here more about the Anchor Bay/Sci-Fi remake and the further installments from Dimension? Supposedly they are gonna do more DTV sequels. And more Hellraiser DTV sequels if I'm not mistaken.

[Fowlees]

I think the series went to shit after 3, but that's just my opinion.


I'd say after 2 myself Pete....but opinions do vary ;)

[Patrick]

From Blu-ray.com:

Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has just sent word that their upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Children of the Corn' has been delayed until August 25th. Originally scheduled for July 28th, it doesn't appear that any of the technical specs or special features have changed with the date shift. No reason was provided for the delay, but it may have to do with a delay in the release of the upcoming TV remake.

Well that sucks.

[Patrick]

The Blu-ray of 'Children of the Corn' is out on shelves at my local Best Buy store. I bought one yesterday!!!!

[God of Thunder]

I've only seen the first and fourth (a long ASS time ago). I don't really think they're great, but I do remember thinking the first was fairly decent. I don't remember enough about 4 to decide.


HOWEVER, the first movie was extremely memorable for one reason. The fucking coffee shop massacre at the beginning. I was 10 years old when I watched that for the first time (the cover was fairly freaky too). It looked fairly normal at first... then the old lady starts choking and the kids all grab knives and hack everybody to pieces!!! The dad getting his throat slit and hacked in the back with a cleaver while his kid watches will always be burned into my memory as FREAKY SHIT. I mean, looka t this. This is fucking GRIM.

CJZqCMbhLFE

[Ron]

I've always considered that to be the scene that made the movie for me.

[God of Thunder]

Well, I just re-watched the original last night... I fuckin' love it! I can't see why I never liked it as much when I was younger. I mean, I always thought the opening was great, but I don't remember it being spectacular.... but I think it's really good now!

The main title chorus has to be one of the creepiest pieces of music ever written! And you get such a creepy feeling when Burt and Vicky are driving around, seeing the decimated town, which the music helps along greatly. Just wish it had a bit more gore in it (although as I said, the coffee shop scene is great, and it left a pretty big impact on me when I first watched it!).

And hey, Testament's "Disciples of the Watch" is based on this movie, so there's another awesome thing about it!
RLxMiad9FOU
:bang:

[Rich]

The breakfast massacre scene is the scene that made Children of the Corn for me as well. Also, I think something must be said for the music score. It was absolutely brilliant.

[Patrick]

Yea the score is excellent. It has always been one of my favorite things about the movie. Jonathan Elias talks about creating the score on the Blu-ray. Interesting interview, although short.

I just hope the remake has the same sort of score as well.

[Rich]

The only way I would look foward to this remake is if it were being made by Platinum Dunes. Being a film made pretty much for the sci-fi channel, I think it will probably be terrible.

[Jason_Legend]

The first one gets mixed reactions from horror fans. Really the whole series.

I still haven't seen the seventh one and the remake.

As for the others, I think the first three are pretty good. 5-6 are okay, but I found 4 pretty dull.

Out of the first sixth:

The original is the creepiest. and has the best villains.

The second one has the best story, and is probably the most overall entertaining.

3 has the best deaths.

[Fran Fine]

Part 1 was alright, but it was boring at times, Parts 2-4 were good. Parts 5-6 to me were kind of dull with the storyline, Part 7 was alright but was kinda like Part 1 but a bit better and remake was good. So my rank order would go like this:

1. Part 2
2. Part 3
3. Part 4
4. Remake
5. Part 7
6. Part 1
7. Part 5
8. Part 6

[sam hane]

The COTC remake is coming to bluray in October. It's available for preorder on amazon.com

[SlasherFreak]

Ehh...my rankings of these change sometimes depending on my mood. I watched the 2009 film recently again, and I have to say, I think I really dig it. Aside from the really cheesy shit, I liked the bad ending of it. It was actually alot closer to the source material than the 1984 film

1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3
4. Remake
5. Part 4
6. Part 5
7. Part 6
8. Part 7

[On a Pale Horse]

Don't know if you guys already talked about this. Does anyone think He Who Walks Behind the Rows is Randall Flagg from The Stand? I've read some theories on this. Randall Flag has appeared throughout the Stephen King universe. Flagg also walks through cornfields in several scenes in The Stand. Plus the neighboring town of the Children of Corn town is the same town which Mother Abigail gathers all the survivors at in The Stand.

[Violent VictiM]

Don't know if you guys already talked about this. Does anyone think He Who Walks Behind the Rows is Randall Flagg from The Stand? I've read some theories on this. Randall Flag has appeared throughout the Stephen King universe. Flagg also walks through cornfields in several scenes in The Stand. Plus the neighboring town of the Children of Corn town is the same town which Mother Abigail gathers all the survivors at in The Stand.

That'd be some fly ass shit. Has anything like that been done beyond Superheroes and Freddy vs. Jason? Like characters interchanging throughout? I'd watch some shit like that.

I like when sitcoms do it, so why not movies? When was the last time a show did that?

[On a Pale Horse]

Flag has appeared in several King stories to include the Dark Tower series and some others.