Though the Children of the Corn franchise has hardly been ground breaking they have been consistently passable.............just. This one failed to live up to my already low expectations despite the fact it had the best opening advantage from the start.
You see Field Of Terror has a very impressive cast and was Eva Mendes very first movie role. It also stars Jason Voorhees himself Kane Hodder, acting legend Fred Williamson, Charmed actor Greg Vaughan, auto erotic asphyxiation aficionado David Carradine and late Arquette acting family member Alexis.
Its also apparent that the movie had a higher budget, unless of course it was all spent on that roster.
It once again tells the story of the evil children controlled by He Who Walks Behind The Rows! Though this time it gives no explanation how they came to be for the umpteence time.
Sadly the plot is really quite poor, the execution is slow and lacking and the whole movie comes across really dull which is one thing I didn't expect.
Maybe the Children of the Corn candle is burning out, this is the fifth movie after all. It just surprises me that 5 movies in the film gets a solid cast and fails to utilize them.
Definetly a weak link.
The Good:
Interesting cast ensemble
Arquettes final scene
The Bad:
Really quite boring
Naff ending
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If the franchise's movies followed on as a proper series they'd have likely been more successful
Nobody taught the lead actress to hold babies heads up
You see Field Of Terror has a very impressive cast and was Eva Mendes very first movie role. It also stars Jason Voorhees himself Kane Hodder, acting legend Fred Williamson, Charmed actor Greg Vaughan, auto erotic asphyxiation aficionado David Carradine and late Arquette acting family member Alexis.
Its also apparent that the movie had a higher budget, unless of course it was all spent on that roster.
It once again tells the story of the evil children controlled by He Who Walks Behind The Rows! Though this time it gives no explanation how they came to be for the umpteence time.
Sadly the plot is really quite poor, the execution is slow and lacking and the whole movie comes across really dull which is one thing I didn't expect.
Maybe the Children of the Corn candle is burning out, this is the fifth movie after all. It just surprises me that 5 movies in the film gets a solid cast and fails to utilize them.
Definetly a weak link.
The Good:
Interesting cast ensemble
Arquettes final scene
The Bad:
Really quite boring
Naff ending
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
If the franchise's movies followed on as a proper series they'd have likely been more successful
Nobody taught the lead actress to hold babies heads up