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Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)"One of those films that seemed so much better than you remember it. A small town is taken over by children with murderous intent as a young couple arrive and find themselves targets. Based on a short story by Stephen King, this has all the elements of a cracking horror. Yet it comes across as cheaply made with really over-the-top performances and the shocks are non-existent. It does have a young Linda Hamilton pre-Terminator but that is the only high point."
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but, somehow, I still ended up watching this flick. Well, I have to admit that I have never been a huge fan of Stephen King but it has been a while since I have seen such a pathetic adaptation of one of his books. First of all, I thought it was pretty obvious that it was based on a short-story and the makers somehow really struggled to expand this tale. Indeed, at least half of the movie was about Linda Hamilton and her boyfriend driving around the countryside and then running around some ghost town. It was rather bewildering as they could have simply developed the background of these characters or, even better, tell us more about Isaac or about ‘He Who Walks Behind the Rows’. As a result, the damned thing was just so slow and bor” read more
2017 Movie Journal
Watched in 2017
Favorite Horror Films: 1984 (17 movies items)" Directed by: Fritz Kiersch Produced by: Donald P. Borchers and Terence Kirby Written by: George Goldsmith Based on the novel by: Stephen King Cinematography: Joao Fernandes Edited by: Harry Keramidas Music by: Jonathan Elias Distributed by: New World Pictures"
Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: Children of the Corn PUBLISHED FORMAT: short story AUTHOR/CREATOR: Stephen King ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1977 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: Despite the film having spawned many sequels, the first was the only one based on a written piece of work. "
Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (570 movies items)"Creepy kids. Avoid at all costs. If the town appears empty, and there are no parents around. Stay, and you'll wish that you left town. And also, religion is a opiate for the masses. Praise God, praise the corn."
Aprakadabra's Movie Diary - 2018 & 2017
Miika's Movie Diary - 2017 Collection: Stephen King (39 movies items)" PUBLISHED WORK: Children of the CornPUBLISHED FORMAT: Short storyORIGINAL PUBLICATION DATE: 1977"
Movies Watched in 2016
