Children of the Corn 5 - Fields of Terror (1998)

Prepare for edge-of-your-seat thrills with the latest and most chilling chapter in the popular series based on CHILDREN OF THE CORN by master of horror, Stephen King! Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town ... only to discover that this deceptively quiet place hides a murderous cult of children controlled by evil forces! Yet even as bodies begin cropping up all around them, the young friends decide to stay and rescue the children ... or die trying! Don't miss CHILDREN OF THE CORN V: FIELDS OF TERROR -- the shockingly entertaining sequel that delivers nonstop, big-scream fun!

College Massacre

''Children of the Corn 4 - The Gathering'' is without a doubt, a brutal HORROR & GUT movie.

''Children of the Corn 5 - Fields of Terror'' was not as much of a horror movie, or as gory and gutty as number 4, but it was still a decent movie.

This on probably has the most common actors in it like Eva Mendez, Alexis Arquette, Dave Carridean ( Hope spelled It Right ).

As I said, CotC 4 was the best horror related CotC movie, but 5 is probably like the second or third. The thing about this movie is that, there was no plot to it, it wasn't about anything really.

Most of the deaths in this movie were caused by fires or electrocutions. The kid in this movie Ezequiel ( Adam Wylie ) was younger than most of the CotC preachers.

The farmer that gets killed at the very beginning was the preacher in number six.

This was an okay CotC December 7, 2007

Yeah, I'm biased - so sue me

Before I start getting complaints--or at least dumbfounded looks--from people who strongly disagree with my rating, I should explain a number of ways in which I'm biased here:

* I'm an easy date when it comes to horror films in general--as long as they're technically competent, they're almost guaranteed a 5 out of 10 from me.

* I have a soft spot for long-running series. The more horror films the better if you ask me, and never-ending series seem to agree with me.

* I'm a HUGE Frank Zappa fan, so the excitement of seeing both Ahmet and Diva Zappa in the same film--and with a bit of Frank-like blow-up doll action, no less--brings my score up a notch. (My only question is why didn't they have Diva's character kill Ahmet's character?)

* As soon as Eva Mendes appears onscreen, I fall in love and become hypnotized. By the way, great decision on the wardrobe, Mr. Wiley.

* I'm a big fan of "B-movie" warhorses like David Carradine and Fred Williamson.

And aside from those biases, this isn't at all a bad film, even if it can be a bit predictable. It's consistent with the Children of the Corn mythos--in so far as the mythos makes sense in general--and also extends it nicely. I can't say whether the film is scary, as I don't really find that quality in any film, but it certainly was entertaining, and the Teflon coating on the main protagonist, Allison (Stacy Galina) was an unusual touch. November 4, 2007

WHY IS KANE HODDER EVEN IN THIS CRAP!

YOU IDIOTS! Cease the sequels and erase them. Was Kane Hodder only in this for the money or just for a laugh. The original is all that should remain and no sequel garbage at all. March 19, 2006

Getting pretty dull

This is the dullest of the CotC films so far, but it's too late for me to turn back now. Much like the last 2 ones, it doesn't seem directly related to the original film, but just another variation on the basic setup. The corn matters again this time, however, and He Who Walks Behind the Rows is back, though this time as a fire in a corn silo, for some reason. For most part nothing really happens. There is a plot, of sorts, involving the main characters brother who joined the Corn Cult and so on, but it's just another basic re-do where a pack of young people stumble into a town full of evil children. They stand around for a long time, eventually some people die, but not in a particularly intriguing fashion. David Carradine makes a brief appearence, and he's passably amusing, but the film hasn't got a whole lot else going for it. Also, the head evil kid isn't very good, as has generally been the case in this series. It's tough to make small children scary or intimidating, I guess. The film does have an amusingly pointless stinger at the end, and once the killin gets started it's sufficiently amusing, but it's mostly a whole lotta nothin.

Grade: D January 7, 2006

I smell a Friday The 13th inspiration with this...

[good things]
This is one of the better Children Of The Corn sequels, one of my favorite. The script is well written, some semi- big stars (Kane "Jason" Hodder, Ahmet Zappa, Diva Zappa, Alexis Arquette, David Carradine) and with some nice gore. There is also alot of hints that the writer/director may of been an Friday The 13th fan.
There is a great barn sequence, some almost taken from friday The 13th. Someone busting in the barn door (much like Friday The 13th Part 3), a nice chainsaw heroine fight (alot like Friday The 13th Part 5)and a barn death much like Dick Wieand's (Roy) in Friday The 13th part 5.




[the bad]
The acting wasn't so great, and the movie was very predictable.


[final thoughts]
I own all of the Children of The Corn sequels, and to tell you the truth they are not very good. The first sequel was alright, and then this one, part V were the best. I liked this movie, not because it was unique or even good, but it payed homage (in my opinion) to one of my favorite Friday The 13th movies (Part V). The barn scene was done well as an homage piece to Pam, Reggie and Tommy's duel with Roy Combs in Friday V. The impalement on the spikes were the icing on the cake. Kane (Jason Voorhees) Hodder's cameo pretty much solidifies my notion that the production team must have been fans of the Friday franchise.

January 3, 2006

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