Good price, great arrival.

This is a classic film that everyone should see regardless of you fondness of corn or children.

I never realized how many "Children of the Corn" movies there are?!? I think they are up to 9 in total!! That is crazy...I think King's original short story was around 20 pages.

Of course, as a lover of Bad Movies, I can't wait to watch them all.

With that said, I remember this first entry very well. I actually saw this one in theaters when I was about the same age as Malachi, and remember really enjoying it. I've seen it a few times of the years, but it has been at least two decades since my last visit to Gatlin, Nebraska and thought it was time to give it another view...along with the sequels.

As the film begins we see events unfold in Gatlin, Nebraska, a small farming community suffering from drought. In the opening moments of the film, thanks to narrator Job, we learn that most of the kids have fallen under the spell of Isaac, a new kid in town who happens to be a preacher. One Sunday after church, all of the kids in Gatlin begin murdering all of the adults in town. Job sees his father cut down in front of him, and only Job and his sister Sarah have not fallen under Isaac's spell.

Flash forward 3 years and we meet, Burt and Vicky, a young couple traveling to Seattle where Burt has taken a job as an ER doctor. And of course they decide to get off the highway and end up traveling through the 2-lane countryside heading towards Gatlin. While looking at a map, they run over a young boy who was trying to escape Gatlin and it's cult. When Burt examines the boy's body he notices his throat is cut, and that he was already dying when he was struck by the car. Looking to report the crime, the young couple drive through the corn and into Gatlin where they'll meet the Children of the Corn.

I was surprised at how well this film holds up!! The F/X are still pretty solid (well the climax is bit cartoony..but still good), and the acting is really good for a B-Movie. Specifically the kids who play Isaac, Malachi and Job. Malachi in particular has a real menace that comes across on screen, and Isaac just out and out creepy. Linda Hamilton is always fun to watch as the damsel in distress.

I highly recommend this first entry...now bring on the sequels!

I havn't seen this film since the VHS days
i saw this blu-ray release on amazon and i thought hadn't seen this film in over 15 years or more
so i thought to buy it
i had forgotten on how scary the film was
a supernatural Evil force that possesses the Children of a small country town that's run by Cornfields
this Evil force possesses the Children to murder the Adult townspeople
in return to keep the town's cornfields Alive
which is basically the plot
the Head of the Children's Group that worships the Evil force is run by Issac played by Actor John Franklin
who gives a brilliant performance of a Leader worshipping the Evil force in the town
the 2IC of the group is Malachai played by Courtney Gains
Malachai soon betrays Issac giving him to the Evil force to be sacrificed
Issac comes back from the Dead to punish Malachai
very frightening film with lots of suspense and some Horror

this film which is based on a short story by Stephen King goes for about 90mins,
Lots of suspense & terror through the whole film
if your a big fan of this film, scrap the old dvd release
and get this all new blu-ray from Anchor bay
the HD Picture quality is amazing better than the dvd release
lots of special features aswell, Anchor bay gave this film lots of respect
over 1 hour of old & new interviews for this blu-ray release
a new interview featurette with Linda Hamilton as she recalls her experience making the film
a new interview featurette with music composer, and Production designer from the film
and a new interview with Producer Donald Borchers
the previous 35min Documentary from the special edition dvd
and the Audio commentary from the dvd release is on this blu-ray aswell
plus the poster and still Gallery and Theatrical trailer
all on 1 blu-ray Disc, amazing.

the film has been reissued again on blu-ray by Midnight madness, this new reissue is barebones waste of money
the Anchor bay blu-ray has all the special features
5 stars for the film, 5 stars for the Anchor bay blu-ray

Spooky