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Recap:

Gatlin, Nebraska, is a God-fearing, all American smalltown, so when the young local prophet Isaac commands the murder of all adults, the kids of course obey. He speaks the words of God after all. In the beginning of the movie there is this young apostate who is trying to run away, but it’s really mostly about the adult couple that is stranded there.

I guess the horror of this movie originally came from the children, lost in their blood frenzy. And that’s not eve wrong, creepy children are an important movie trope for good reasons, and this movie really delivers. However, I could not fully immerse into this movie the way I was supposed to. I was just too distracted by the recent reality that has a whole army of adult Isaacs spreading lies and hatred in the name of the lord. Of course, reality often copies art, and you cannot really blame
a 1984 movie for not being as horrible as the 2021 reality. Maybe one can see this movie as a time capsule from different, more innocent days long gone.

Of course the Stephen King fans used to complain about how it’s not close enough to the original short story, and that may even be true. However, they also used to complain about The Shining, and this movie is undisputed today. Children Of The Corn may be not as good as The Shining, but it is good, maybe even very good.