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Fine. I enjoyed it and I thought it was overall rather well done. Nothing truly exceptional either though definitely good for a few lazy evenings.
Love it mate 😆
Pierce did travel around the world in 80 days, which is almost as impressive as traveling into the sun.
Pierce as Phileas Fogg.
Cool Runnings , 4.5/6
Watching Canadian Bacon now
(aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
I think this is the most beautiful film I have ever seen.
I just can't find the words. I'm utterly speechless. Honestly.
I absolutely love this film; I saw it upon its original U.S. release at an historic, single screen theater in New Orleans, the Prytania. Truly magical…
C H I L D R E N . OF . T H E . C O R N
Average film quality: moderate
Average (guilty) amusement factor: bad to moderate
Let us bow our heads and give thanks to He Who Walks Behind The Rows, for without Him, we would never have been “blessed” with almost a dozen Children of the Corn movies. King wrote a short story, it was creepy, and somehow the world decided this was fertile ground for ten increasingly unhinged sequels and a Syfy remake.
It all began with Disciples of the Crow (1983), a 19-minute short that proves you can tell this story in under the length of a Seinfeld episode. No filler, no tangents, no ancient symbols carved in rocks. Just a spooky little tale of kids murdering their parents for a Lovecraftian scarecrow. Tight, efficient, eerie. Nineteen minutes might be exactly how long this concept deserves before the corn starts to wilt.
Then came Children of the Corn (1984), starring The Terminator’s Linda Hamilton, which dared to stretch the short story into a feature film. The result is a horror flick that’s more uncomfortable than terrifying, but it has just enough atmosphere to carve out a spot as a minor genre classic. I watch it every few years.
1993 brought Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice. The title’s optimism is almost sweet. This one leans hard into Native American mysticism as a last-ditch explanation, but the film takes itself so seriously that it drains any potential fun. Instead of spooky, it’s just tedious.
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) picks things back up with Eli, a pint-sized prophet of doom in Chicago who manages to be both sinister and unintentionally hilarious. Look for an uncredited Charlize Theron in the background. Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) continues the streak, with Naomi Watts and Karen Black lending surprising gravitas. Creepy atmosphere and sinister vibes almost elevate it to respectability. Both films offer hope that the Corn series has finally found a template for sequels that are inventive, engaging, and not shackled too tightly to King’s original story.
Unfortunately, the decline resumes with Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998), starring Eva Mendes, David Carradine, and Alexis Arquette. The film staggers between half-baked gore and bargain-bin camp, never finding its footing. Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return (1999) sinks even lower. John Franklin comes back as Isaac, but the menace is gone. Nancy Allen and Stacey Keach turn up, but the film itself is eighty minutes of dimly lit nothing. The true horror here is how much it tests the viewer’s patience.
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) at least tosses in Michael Ironside for a few minutes, along with Crystal Lowe’s two unforgettable contributions. A haunted apartment complex surrounded by corn is nonsense, but entertaining nonsense all the same. The film is almost Lynchian in its weirdly eerie vibes, which compensates for its lack of plot.
2009’s Syfy remake, Children of the Corn, lands somewhere between exploitative and tedious. The image of Isaac directing ambushes from rooftops is entertaining, and "outlander" Burt’s PTSD adds flavour. Unfortunately, the constant screaming and bickering between Burt and his wife drags the film down. Kandyse McClure, generally not a bad actress, hits a career low here. The caustic accusations she spits at her husband are made even worse by her painful overacting. A particularly grim child-death scene turns the film into an unpleasant ride. Yet messy as it is, it’s still not the worst of the bunch.
Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) barely qualifies as part of the series. Two unlucky travellers end up at Billy Drago’s creepy house, and the film proceeds to do almost nothing with the setup. The climax suddenly veers into a random car pile-up, as if footage from another movie had been spliced in. There’s hardly any corn, no genesis, and no reason for this entry to exist.
2018’s Children of the Corn: Runaway at least attempts something new. A former cult child grappling with her past while protecting her son is a compelling idea, and the film takes its script seriously. It isn’t great, but it feels like the writers were actually trying instead of phoning it in.
Finally, 2020’s Children of the Corn attempts to modernise the original story but quickly collapses into slasher clichés, gratuitous sadism, and an ill-fated attempt to set up sequels. Callan Mulvey and Bruce Spence give the material more effort than it deserves, but the result is still a field of clichés rather than a harvest of terror.
So there it is: nearly a dozen trips through the rows, ranging from “surprisingly okay” to “why was this made?” Watching the entire series is like surviving the harvest itself: you come out the other side traumatised, but with a strange fascination with how a Stephen King short story was turned into a film series that so far has spawned 11 feature-length entries. Here's how I rate them:
Should you watch these films?
Let us say thanks
To He Who Walks Behind The Rows
Too many films
But scary kids and crows
Some are good
But there are blows
Yet at least overall
There are a few good shows
Might be my favourite film of 2025. 162 minutes that just flew by with nary a drag. Terrific performances all-around. A lot of lines and scenes that had myself and the rest of the audience howling with laughter.
Great to hear! I’m so excited for this one - going to try to see it next week.
Directed by Dario Argento
Another visual triumph from the man who makes horror look like paintings.
Great soundtrack too, and a few Bond alumni co-starring next to a superb Jennifer Connolly: YOLT's Donald Pleasence and AVTAK's Patrick Bauchau.
I also noted Giorgio Armani being credited as the designer of styled clothing.
All in all, an Argento in good form, which is always a treat for horror fans.
Agreed. A first rate film with an amazing cast!
Can't believe i have never seen this before, especially as it came out when i was a very active cinema goer.
Really enjoyed it! Kept me engrossed from beginning to end. Are there any films this gripping these days..?
As a cross between Die Hard and Airport 77 this works supremely well as each obstacle for the rescuers gets increasingly more difficult.
It helps that it has a capable director in Stuart Baird, who has since edited Casino Royale and Skyfall (Wonder why he was never offered the Bond gig?)
I've read at least 3 different versions as to why Steven Seagal only has a limited role or is absent from the opening credits. So i have no idea of the actual truth...
Obvious mate....he's rubbish 😂😂😂
Read Seagalogy, one of my favourite books ever. Everything you need to know about the man with the ponytail is in there. 😊
I actually think he was utilized as intended, and it was brilliant.
Seagull had to fly.
Wow at it being your first time watch, L.A. Confidential arguably the best film made in the 90's I rate it in the same bracket as other Neo Noir classics like Chinatown.
It doesn’t surpass Chinatown for me, but it is in its league, which is pretty much the highest praise I could give any movie. There’s still some classics here and there I haven’t seen yet, but I’m hoping to cross them all off in due time!
Sincere thanks for your recommendation on Anora, DD. I just watched it, and in the first few minutes I felt like I was watching a Showgirls clone, but it quickly became a much more nuanced & fascinating immersion into this girl's life & emotions.... not sure how feminists would perceive it, and not gonna show it to my Wife, but it actually elicited a few tears here & there. And some laughs... the NY locations were especially interesting to me, having lived there. What an asymmetrically masterful piece of work...