The original "Children of the Corn", predating this first sequel by almost ten years, had a pretty serious and demanding tone for being such a stupid horror film. The creators of this second chapter luckily didn't make the same mistake. The 1984 original tried to be an ambitious occult thriller while this film merely is a light-headed slasher with a typically 90's touch and goofy gore effects. The opening sequences are rather atmospheric, with the authorities and the press discovering the tragedy that took place in Gatlin. The surviving children are placed in foster families in the neighboring town Hemmingford where they reprise their murderous habits in the local cornfields. Newsreporter John Garrett arrives in town along with his estranged son Danny who finds both love and satanical commitment in the little farmer town. The script attempts to bring forward some possible explanations for the children's vile behavior (economical conspiracies, spiritual Indian theories...) but it's very poorly executed. So, you better don't pay too much attention to the "brilliant" plotting as there are silly but gruesome death-sequences to enjoy! An elderly lady get crushed by her own house (!), while another is killed when her wheelchair goes out of control! The best kill definitely is the guy who bleeds to death inside the town church! Good stuff! The music is also good and there even is some female eye-candy to admire! Christie Clark and Rosalind Allen are both fine looking ladies and their characters even are the most intelligent ones of the whole bunch. There are about seven films in the entire "Children of the Corn"-series, if I'm not mistaken, although I only saw the first four. As far as I'm concerned, this second entry is the most endurable of all.
