Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
Studio: Echo Bridge Entertainment/Miramax
DVD Release: June 7, 2011
Director: Guy Magar
R
Review by James Klein
In the seventh installment of the Children of the Corn franchise, one must wonder what else can the producers do to milk out more money from this franchise. Well Children of the Corn: Revelation does try to be a bit different and it reminded me of what Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest tried to do with their installment which was to have the movie set somewhere away from the farmland. While I did enjoy this change of pace, the end result was still nothing to write home about.
Jamie Lowell (Claudette Mink, who is really pretty if I may add) can't seem to get in touch with her Grandma. She has called numerous times to her apartment and can't get in touch with her or anyone else. When Jamie visits the run down apartment where Grandma lives, there is no sign of Grandma. Most of the residents are gone or seem to be evicted and all that is left wondering the hallways are creepy young children who look like they have taken too much ritalin.
As Jamie can't seem to get answers from the police, she starts to do some research on her own. Come to find out that this apartment building has been built on the exact spot that many years ago a fire was set that took the lives of many children except for her grandmother who did escape. Now, it seems as if that something has brought Grandma back and now it is sucking Jamie in as well.
Once again, the plot in these Children of the Corn films don't have much substance in them. In fact, they are borderline incomprehensible. I still am baffled by the amount of sequels these films have spawned and why people like them so much. I will say that Revelation is one of the better sequels. The children in this film is actual children, young 8-12 year olds and not teenagers looking like they could pass for mid-20's. There is something creepy about children who look like zombies popping up in odd places every once in awhile. I especially like the Nightmare on Elm Street-esque setting and dream-like images throughout this film. It's also nice to see, although briefly, the great Michael Ironside as a strange priest.
Kudos also goes out to the film makers in finally throwing in some much needed nudity to spice things up. It's hard to hate a movie where a topless girl in a bath tub is killed by cornstalks. I also must mention some strange scene where a guy in a wheelchair starts screaming and swearing at a wall for no reason. This bizarre moment had me bursting with laughter. However, aside from these two memorable sequences in the film, Revelation is just down right boring. Not much happens and this sequel plays more like a mystery than a horror film which could be fine I guess if the story was compelling. It's not.
Echo Bridge's DVD does look fantastic and I am very happy to say that the picture is very clear and presented in widescreen. There are no other features which is now expected but for fans of these corny films (ha, get it?) at least the DVD looks and sounds good.
DVD Release: June 7, 2011
Director: Guy Magar
R
Review by James Klein
In the seventh installment of the Children of the Corn franchise, one must wonder what else can the producers do to milk out more money from this franchise. Well Children of the Corn: Revelation does try to be a bit different and it reminded me of what Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest tried to do with their installment which was to have the movie set somewhere away from the farmland. While I did enjoy this change of pace, the end result was still nothing to write home about.
Jamie Lowell (Claudette Mink, who is really pretty if I may add) can't seem to get in touch with her Grandma. She has called numerous times to her apartment and can't get in touch with her or anyone else. When Jamie visits the run down apartment where Grandma lives, there is no sign of Grandma. Most of the residents are gone or seem to be evicted and all that is left wondering the hallways are creepy young children who look like they have taken too much ritalin.
As Jamie can't seem to get answers from the police, she starts to do some research on her own. Come to find out that this apartment building has been built on the exact spot that many years ago a fire was set that took the lives of many children except for her grandmother who did escape. Now, it seems as if that something has brought Grandma back and now it is sucking Jamie in as well.
Once again, the plot in these Children of the Corn films don't have much substance in them. In fact, they are borderline incomprehensible. I still am baffled by the amount of sequels these films have spawned and why people like them so much. I will say that Revelation is one of the better sequels. The children in this film is actual children, young 8-12 year olds and not teenagers looking like they could pass for mid-20's. There is something creepy about children who look like zombies popping up in odd places every once in awhile. I especially like the Nightmare on Elm Street-esque setting and dream-like images throughout this film. It's also nice to see, although briefly, the great Michael Ironside as a strange priest.
Kudos also goes out to the film makers in finally throwing in some much needed nudity to spice things up. It's hard to hate a movie where a topless girl in a bath tub is killed by cornstalks. I also must mention some strange scene where a guy in a wheelchair starts screaming and swearing at a wall for no reason. This bizarre moment had me bursting with laughter. However, aside from these two memorable sequences in the film, Revelation is just down right boring. Not much happens and this sequel plays more like a mystery than a horror film which could be fine I guess if the story was compelling. It's not.
Echo Bridge's DVD does look fantastic and I am very happy to say that the picture is very clear and presented in widescreen. There are no other features which is now expected but for fans of these corny films (ha, get it?) at least the DVD looks and sounds good.
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