'' WORST RE-MAKE EVER !! # 1 in a series '' CHILDREN OF THE CORN ''
While the Original version of Stephen King's Classic Short Story wasn't a Masterpiece , Fritz Kiersch's 1984 version was at worst entertaining . Solid , if not spectacular(definitely not) , work from Linda Hamilton , Peter Berg , and Courtney Gains , as well as John Franklin as Child Prophet Isaac , and some moments of genuine tension , all made for a fun time .
Unfortunately , some pea brain in Hollywood decided that a re-make , for Cable TV no less , was in order , and thus we now have this steaming pile of waste .
Director Donald Borchers has put together an absolute waste of Film , that even the most die-hard King or Genre fan would have difficulty getting through . The couple have taken the abrasive relationship central to the story , to new heights of un-likability , and have ruined any chance for sympathy 10 minutes in . Neither is remotely appealing , and their constant bickering serves as alcohol to our already raw nerves , making this painful to watch .
The Children , who were ominous and unsettling in the first go-round , are led by a couple of former Disney Channel rejects , and would probably be bullied by Smurfs . You keep waiting for them to break into a song and dance routine , and they couldn't scare a newborn .
While I'm not a BIG fan of re-do's , I must admit that several are outstanding , such as '' THE RING '' , '' TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE '' , '' LET ME IN '' , and '' THE HILLS HAVE EYES '' . '' CHILDREN OF THE CORN '' is NOT one of those films .
Avoid this flick like the plague .
Angry
I think the biggest problem with the original is that it started off with such a big bang that there was no way they could follow something like that up
Lmao, you said it and did you see the Genesis one that came out last year? Just Terrible.