CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2: THE FINAL SACRIFICE
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1993 Ken Johnson
98 min., R, Horror, 1993 Director: David F. Price Cast: Terence Knox, Paul Scherrer, Ryan Bollman, Christie Clark, Rosalind Allen, Ned Romero
The police find out what happened to all the adults in the town of Gatlin. The police move all the children to a neighboring town. A reporter, Terence Knox, and his son, Paul Scherrer, go to the Gatlin area so that Knox can do a story on what happened in Gatlin. Knox and Scherrer stay at a Bed and Breakfast run by Rosalind Allen, who has brought in Ryan Bollman (one of the children from Gatlin). Bollman gets possessed by "He who walks behind the rows" and tries to get the children in the town to kill all the adults. Knox begins investigating what happened and starts coming up with some mysterious information, while Scherrer is falling in love with Christie Clark.
The film says that CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2: THE FINAL SACRIFICE is "based" on the short story "Children of the Corn" by Stephen King. Actually the film has nothing to do with the story except for the fact that it tells the furthering story. However this is an entertaining film. I can recommend this film to fans of horror films. I don't think that this film will be in the theaters for long. In my area, on opening weekend, it had just a 9:30 PM showing, so if you plan on seeing this film you should do so soon. On a scale of zero to five, I give CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2 a four. CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2 is rated R for explicit language, adult situations, and graphic violence.
CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2 is well done and suspenseful at times. The special effects for this film are excellent. CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2 is very well written, and the actors don't end up with too many moronic lines, a fatal flaw that hits many horror films. This film is not exceptionally gory, however, those with weak stomachs will dislike some scenes. I also liked how the opening credits looked. I thought they were done excellently and improved the film.
The cast for this film is excellent and, unlike many low budget horror films, can actually act. My two favorites out of the cast are Ryan Bollman and Christie Clark. Both give the best performances in the film. Paul Scherrer, also, does a good job. Terence Knox is good and Rosalind Allen is not on the screen very much.
CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2: THE FINAL SACRIFICE is worth full admission price and is definitely worth going to see (plus it is the only horror film playing currently in many areas unless you count KNIGHT MOVES as a horror film). You may want to leave the children at home though (you don't want to give them any bad ideas, do you?).
-------- Ken Johnson blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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