When I sat down to watch the 2018 movie "Children of the Corn: Runaway" from writer Joel Soisson, I must admit that I had zero expectations, as the franchise had been steadily getting more and more ludicrous with each movie since part II ended. And after a rather abysmal 2011 eight movie, then I have to admit that I had no expectations or hopes for this movie.
But still, as I had never seen or heard about "Children of the Corn: Runaway", and I was doing a "Children of the Corn" marathon, of course I opted to watch this ninth movie in the franchise as well.
However, writer Joel Soisson actually managed to start to steer the franchise back on track towards the original parts I and II movies. Sure, it wasn't fully there in terms of script, storyline, entertainment and creep factor, but it was a big step in the right way. So thumbs up on that achievement.
The acting performances in "Children of the Corn: Runaway" were good. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in this movie, but they definitely put on good performances to carry the movie.
Visually then "Children of the Corn: Runaway" had some pretty fair effects, which also helped make the movie all the more watchable.
A step in the right direction, but still some way to go before reaching the finish line.
My rating of "Children of the Corn: Runaway", from director John Gulager, lands on a four out of ten stars.
But still, as I had never seen or heard about "Children of the Corn: Runaway", and I was doing a "Children of the Corn" marathon, of course I opted to watch this ninth movie in the franchise as well.
However, writer Joel Soisson actually managed to start to steer the franchise back on track towards the original parts I and II movies. Sure, it wasn't fully there in terms of script, storyline, entertainment and creep factor, but it was a big step in the right way. So thumbs up on that achievement.
The acting performances in "Children of the Corn: Runaway" were good. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in this movie, but they definitely put on good performances to carry the movie.
Visually then "Children of the Corn: Runaway" had some pretty fair effects, which also helped make the movie all the more watchable.
A step in the right direction, but still some way to go before reaching the finish line.
My rating of "Children of the Corn: Runaway", from director John Gulager, lands on a four out of ten stars.