Children of the corn collectors edition blogspot

Attempts to escape through the cornfields turn deadly and the film climaxes in an unseen twist involving Isaac and a cult ritual. Children of the Corn is more famous than it is classic horror. It carries a certain heft for carrying the Stephen King name, but there is little sustained horror in the film. Despite being a flawed horror film, there is no doubt this year-old horror film has a certain cachet amongst Gen-X and younger horror fans alike. Young horror viewers get a vicarious thrill over seeing youngsters in their own age group lay down scares and rule or completely wipe out over adults.

This is a brand new 4K restoration of Children of the Corn from the original camera negative by Arrow Films. I was wondering how Arrow could possibly improve on their already excellent Blu-ray release of this film, but they have. The film grain is even more naturally resolved, crisper, with finer detail in the high frequencies, and more nuanced shadow details. The colors are just a bit more vibrant thanks to the WCG of the Dolby Vision, but not overdone to make this catalogue release look gimmicky.

The colors in the horizon, for instance, have a little more horizon and the green in the cornfield is just a little more verdant than on the Blu-ray. We get the same audio from the Special Edition Arrow Blu-ray release and the audio remains the weakest portion of this Children of the Corn restoration.

There is a 5. The original stereo is also included in LPCM 2. All the same supplements from the Blu-ray Special Edition from Arrow are included here, including both the fantastic audio commentaries and the new to interviews. This may be a flawed film, but it is no doubt an eerie horror classic that has created the template for the scary kids in folk horror.

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Sign up. Password recovery. Recover your password. Get help. Thursday, January 13, Recently Posted. Home Blu-ray Arrow Video. By Brandon A. August 6, A couple find themselves stranded in an isolated Midwestern town controlled by a violent child cult worshiping a strange deity living amongst the cornfields in this subpar adaptation of a Stephen King short story, brought to Blu-ray in a gorgeous new 2K transfer packed with special features for collectors.

Children of the Corn John Franklin in Children of the Corn Peter Horton in Children of the Corn Linda Hamilton in Children of the Corn Robby Kiger in Children of the Corn Like this: Like Loading Although generally decent, quite a few feel dated. Based on the short story by King in his Night Shift collection first published in , the story concerns a couple that end up in a small town in Nebraska called Gatlin.

The lovers soon find out that the town is inhabited by a dangerous cult of children, supposedly led by a supernatural or demonic force that lives behind the cornfields that surround Gatlin, that will see the adults of the town sacrificed. A strong short story idea and a solid idea for a film, to be fair. While not brilliant, Children of the Corn is certainly watchable and carries a folk horror vibe.

Due to the success of Children of the Corn a sequel was inevitable, and in , despite being the best part of a ten year wait, Children of the Corn: The Final Sacrifice appeared.

Children of the Corn 2: The Final Sacrifice starts off in a town near Gatlin during the aftermath of the events of the original film. More action, deaths, gore, scary moments, and even sex, as John becomes lovers with bed and breakfast owner Angela Rosalind Allen , and Danny starts seeing local blonde beauty, Lacey Christie Clark , who tells Danny some disturbing truths about Gatlin. Probably now most famous for featuring appearances from Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicolas Brendan, Urban Harvest this time took what was probably the best, most logical next step, by moving the action from the small town and cornfields and into the big city.

Soon Eli is controlling those around him at the school and events appear to be repeating those of Gatlin and Hermingford in the first two movies. A few frustrating moments aside regarding characters and plot, Children of the Corn 3: Urban Harvest might be far from perfect but is entertaining enough.

But the main reason that fans of the original, and horror franchise fans in general might want to pick this Arrow Video version up is the extras, which for this edition of the Children of the Corn trilogy are a treat for both fans and collectors alike. Quite a scary and exciting watch for its time, this particular extra is a must watch.