CHILDREN OF THE CORN
8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Syfy
Tune in or out? 
out of four.
Syfy resurrects 'Children of the Corn'
Kandyse McClure
As a Nebraska native and a corn farmer's grandson, I'm offended by this remake of the cult classic. As a TV critic, I'm offended by how badly the film wastes the talented David Anders and Kandyse McClure. The actors--especially the lovely McClure--aren't given a whole lot to do but bicker, scream and look frightened.
They play a couple near divorce who are driving through Nebraska when they come upon a seemingly abandoned, podunk town that they eventually learn is inhabited by a group of creepy, fanatical kids--who are not at all like real Nebraskans! (Well, most of them, anyway.)
This remake, adapted by Stephen King himself, sticks more closely to his original story than the 1980s movie. And although it doesn't provide enough information about the main characters to make me care whether they live or die, the movie was bloody enough to make me think twice about visiting the parents again.
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MaxDevore said:
King got credit as a co-writer because of a Writers Guild of America regulation. He didn't write the script but elected to keep his name on the film after seeing it.
Curt Wagner said:
Interesting. Syfy simply says he helped adapt it. He must have liked it if he kept his name on it, whether he wrote the script or not. Thanks for the info. Curt
Mel said:
Ahhhh Children of the Corn!!!! What a great movie.
Curt Wagner said:
I have to rent the 1980s flick. Never saw it. Curt
Micheal M said:
Mel why rent, you can watch it here on Google, did a google search for the IMDB and this showed up.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4647570526422392026
Kyra Kyles said:
This movie absolutely bites! How dare they ruin "Children of the Corn!" The OG scared me out of cornfields for life. (Not that I hung out too much in them before, but still...) The kids in that movie need a time-out for very bad acting. Stephen King must have been to busy to screen this, but then again, he allowed that horrible adaptation of "The Stand," so who knows.
Curt Wagner said:
LOL. I knew you would hate it! Did you se that Syfy played all those original "Corn" sequels on Saturday. I had one on for a bit while I did laundry. Awful!
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