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Inspite of the dvd of this movie lying in my cupboard for almost a decade, i never felt the urge to play it.

Saw this 9th part recently.

This one started off very well. We get to see a soldier around the 70s return home to find his family massacred by kids and then the movie moves to the present time where a couple take refuge in a preacher's house situated in the middle of nowhere.

The film kept the suspense but the ending is rushed n doesnt make any sense. We are just left to scratch our heads.

Our preacher in this movie has a hot wife (the girl from Hostel). The way she seduces the main lead, viewers expected some nudity or sex scene but we are deprived of that due to low budget.

It has 2 very known faces, Duane Whitaker n Billy Drago.

There has been a spate of movies of late it seems that want to take us back to the origins or beginning of a successful series. And so here is another. Before this, I only saw one in the series and I don't remember it. All I remember is that there was a bunch of grungy looking kids with no sense of humor and a corn field. Well in this movie they're still grungy-looking and trying their best to look evil.

A man and woman are stranded out in the middle of nowhere because their car broke down. They see some telephone lines and reason that they could follow it to a phone. It takes them to a dusty old shack. They knock and world weary Billy Drago as the "Preacher" eventually comes to the door. At first they are refused help, and as she is storming off in anger and frustration while her boyfriend is trying his best to placate her, the woman mentions her pregnancy and the preacher --being a man of God-- takes pity and invites them in.Things are a bit strained once inside; the couple are trying to have polite conversation seated across from the Preacher but he's oddly uncommunicative. Just sits there thinking WHO KNOWS WHAT while the couple look at each other nervously, desperately trying to fill the silence. A younger woman enters at some point with an accent and we learn later that she's from the Ukraine and that it was kind of a mail-order-bride kind of situation. She takes the man to a phone in another room and charges him almost everything he had in his wallet to use it while imploring him not to tell the Preacher.

After a meal where the Preacher continued his silent ways and it was time to go to their rooms the Preacher breaks his silence and tells the couple in essence to respect his privacy; that they shouldn't go wandering around beyond the outhouse in back. Thus warned, they repair to their room where they feel free to communicate the strangeness of their situation. Shortly the woman indicates that she needs to use the outhouse. At this point reader you're probably saying "Oh-oh!" Well your're right.

Well she goes out and pauses in front of a dingy outhouse a moment, hesitant. Her business is pressing so she puts her reservations aside and goes in. After a nervous p!ss she exits. She hears something; a cry of some kind. She decides to play Nancy Drew and investigate. Later, she frantically reports the findings of her investigations to her boyfriend who seems a bit incompetent to me. He challenges her; wants to make sure there is no mistake. She's miffed and challenges him back. The guy relents as if the last thing he wants is for her to lose it. She sort of towers over him like Wonder Woman dressed in shorts and combat boots so I don't blame him.

Things begin to happen; psychokinetic events. Possibly precipitated by Nancy Drew a.k.a Wonder Woman's investigations. The couple are in a panic and wanting answers. From the preacher they get something about an "evil seed" and that it wants the woman's baby. This movie is not particularly scary, or innovative, just so you know. Notwithstanding, it's not too bad. If it were a TV movie I'd give it a 7 or 8. A good movie if your're home in your socks and underwear, then. But as it is, I can only give it half that. Love, Boloxxxi.

A young couple spend the night at a preacher's home, and soon begin to suspect that he has a child locked up in his barn. Can they save the child from this imprisonment?

Pretty much the nicest thing I can say about this film is that it features Billy Drago, who is a decent actor and under-appreciated. The makeup department did a good job making him look old and rustic, and he he has much less of an exotic look about him than usual.

That positive note aside, I am a bit confused what is going on with the Children of the Corn franchise. This one has very little to do with children and very little to do with corn. Some efforts are made to connect it to the series by attempting to offer a back story (presumably why this one is called "Genesis"). But it could be changed and not affect the overall story at all.

Obviously by stamping it with the Children of the Corn label, more people will rent the film and possibly even buy it. But it does the movie a disservice in the long run. I suspect that if the franchise aspects were changed slightly, this could have been a fairly respectable stand-alone story.

Sadly, it was not the last one made in the franchise...

Children of the Corn... what a bizarre franchise. The first 3 followed a set storyline, and the rest (aside from 6) were just their own stories ala Halloween 3, sometimes with very minor mentions of previous entries. 'Genesis', the 8th film in the series, is quite good for the first half. Intriguing storyline involving a couple's car breaking down in the California desert, and they seek refuge from a weird preacher and his hottie Ukrainian wife. There's a child locked up in a shed behind the house, and it seems like a bizarre entity doesn't want the couple to leave the Preacher's house. For the first 40 minutes or so, the film tells a good, straightforward creepy story. Acting for the most part is good and credible. But then, things get extremely messy and confusing. Nothing is explained, the last half will have you scratching your head. Should I mention the horrible stock footage car crash? Yeah, that was hilariously bad, and makes a film that did a good effort of covering its' low production values for the whole film look EXTREMELY cheap. Good start, messy and confusing middle, horrible conclusion.

Genesis difference very much from the standard CotC movies, you will not find much corn and even less of children, almost no existent, and no Gatlin town, actually they are pretty much in the same cabin the whole movie, so it's different, doesn't have the CotC feel either, more like a possessed themed movie. But all that being said, the tension has probably never been better within the series, good acting (Billy Drago steels the show, possible the best performance of within all CotC movies), good camera-work and good effects, so it's a good crafted movie but, it's probably not what I wanted from a CotC movie. About the title Genesis, I didn't get much about that, it doesn't tell anything about the creation or beginning of anything, and towards the end I felt the plot was going nowhere, and when talking about the end, I didn't liked the ending at all.

Overall, Children of the Corn: Genesis was better than expected, but confusing and different.

Right, well I am not on to the eight movie in the franchise, as part of my "Children of the Corn" marathon. I had never actually heard about this 2011 movie from writer and director Joel Soisson. But then again, I haven't been actively keeping up with this franchise, as it never really had much appeal with me.

But as I had the chance to watch the franchise here in 2023, of course I did so.

And I have to ask, why is this 2011 movie titled "Children of the Corn: Genesis"? A more fitting title would be "Adults of the Corn: Genesis", because this movie really steps further away from the lore and core essence of the franchise than any other movie have done thus far.

The storyline in "Children of the Corn: Genesis" was pretty straight forward. However, it wasn't a storyline that appealed much to me, especially since the whole killer-possessed-religiously-obsessed-children aspect of the franchise is nowhere to be found in writer and director Joel Soisson's 2011 movie.

"Children of the Corn: Genesis" goes one step further in terms of supernatural elements, and when the police officer was catapulted into orbit, I have to say that I was good and ready to call it quits. Yet I opted against quitting and carried on watching. And having sat through 80 minutes of this ordeal, I have to say that "Children of the Corn: Genesis" is a very weak addition to the franchise.

The acting performances in the movie were good. I was only familiar with Billy Drago, and he was actually the one carrying the movie with his performance as the very creepy and disturbing preacher character.

This 2011 movie just strayed too far from the essence of the franchise and hardly feels like it belongs in this particular franchise at all.

My rating of "Children of the Corn: Genesis" lands on a three out of ten stars.

This film begins in 1973 with a soldier returning from Vietnam and arriving at his old home town not far from Gatlin, Nebraska. But rather than being embraced by his family he is horrified to discover that they have recently been murdered. Not only that, but within minutes of finding their bodies he is soon attacked and severely injured by several children there as well. The scene then shifts to the present day with a young man by the name of "Tim" (Tim Rock) and his pregnant wife "Allie" (Kelen Coleman) driving somewhere along a deserted highway in California when their car breaks down. With very little money and no tow truck able to reach them that day they decide to walk to the nearest house several miles away. When they get there they are greeted by a very creepy man known simply as "Preacher" (Billy Drago) who reluctantly offers them the hospitality of his rundown home. They accept but they soon come to realize that there is much more to this man than they initially thought-and then the horror begins. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this turned out to be somewhat different than the other "Children of the Corn" pictures in that it had an adult as the primary nemesis rather than a group of children. And to that effect, I thought that Billy Drago performed quite well in that regard. Likewise, although I would have preferred a bit more horror, I must admit that I enjoyed the manner in which the suspense was kept at a rather low boil from start-to-finish. In any case, while this may not have been the best film in this series, it was good enough for the time spent and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

I have to admit, I haven't followed the Children of the corn series up close, so I can't tell you, if this actually makes sense in the series. Than again Dimension doesn't seem to care, if they put a movie out there that isn't that connected to previous entries in a successful series (see Hellraiser for that). But this movie is nicely shot, has some interesting twists (though you can see them coming even before the scriptwriter put them down on paper).

In the end this doesn't add much to the horror genre, has the typical erratic character behavior (it's the grown ups who act like children, doing stuff they've been told not to do). The ending is weird too. You wonder why a certain character would accept "help" like that. But until that point you will probably have shut down your brain, just to save it. Good thinking ...

here a sequel 10 years after the last sequel and a remake that came out two years ago.

The best they could in the 10 years breaks, this movie was really dull, there was not much going at all,

the Girlfriend and boyfriends they crash and they stop and talk for the whole 94% of movie and the scenes just drags on.

The scare scene in this , so badly done, that you laugh and say come on!, there no atmosphere in this at all, everything was falt and plot was really boring.

This movie did not feel like corn movie at all and the kids were not even in the movie, this were not creepy at all, there could have made a lot more scary.

The scariest thing about this movie, was the acting, as it was really bad, (I Saw the trailer, I knew it was going bad, which actually a really bad trailer) .

This is the worst in series, paired with number 5 in the series.

I love it, this franchise marked my childhood, practically my initiation into the world of terror, with demonic children and angelic faces, in an infinite cornfield, lonely and scary, passionate... Here we have more of the same, in a wonderful cliché, who cares, pure nostalgia , policeman sucked into the sky, the doubt and ambiguity in the characters' speech, who is the good guy, who is the victim, but the little child, that is always the culprit in Curses Malditas, how not to love...

Movie review:Remember in 1984 a scary movie came out called "Children of the Corn"? Keep it that way, this movie will not remind you at all of it and you will be upset that you can not gain back the time lost after viewing this. The movie starts out with a man returning from the military to a dead family that was killed by the kids. The kid stalks him through a hallway and he plunges out a window to his death since he didn't want to shoot. Reason? No idea, they never touch upon that again, so basically for nothing. The movie is about a couple (Tim Rock & Kelen Coleman) that break down traveling in the middle of nowhere. They walk to the nearest house and stumble upon that of "Preacher" (Billy Drago) who refuses until he hears she is pregnant and allows them to use the phone. When Tim (character name, real creative) finds that they cannot get the car fixed until the next day, they decide to stay with Preacher and his nymphomaniac wife (Barbara Nedeljakova, who was in both Hostel movies for some reason). They are warned not to go outside which of course the wife doesn't listen to and she stumbles onto a child locked in a shed and also some ritualistic alter in a barn. Anyway, she heads back and they decide to leave but can't because some force won't let them. Strange things start happening keeping them from getting out such as slamming doors, flying furniture, etc. Preacher explains the evil is outside and doesn't want them to leave, they just want the unborn baby. Well, they try to get away, which doesn't work out so great, and that's the movie. Aside from one very funny line between the couple, this movie doesn't have much good going for it. One dream showing a corn field, which there is absolutely no explanation or reason for (sound familiar?), the usual demon child, whacko cult family....all clichés are present. It was filmed just fine, editing etc. but really, who cares? The movie is just bad, stay away. 2.5/10 IMDb 3.8 Two good laughs, one intentional is about all the points this gets, and maybe a car accident as well. That is about it.

We start about 20 miles from Gatlin, Nebraska in 1973. A man from the military is returning home when he finds his parents and girlfriend murdered by what appears to be children. We fast forward to present day 2011 in the middle of the Californian desert and meet a couple named Tim and Allie (Allie is pregnant). When their car breaks down, they decide to walk to the nearest house which is where they meet a grumpy and mysterious man who goes by preacher and his wife Oksana.

After finding out that their car can't be fixed until the next day, Tim and Allie decide to spend the night at Preacher's creepy run down house. At first they suspect preacher is a pervert, but once they try to leave the house they discover that there is something far more sinister and supernatural going on. When Tim drives to open door to leave it slams shut on it's on. It appears that a spirit connected to He Who Walks Behind The Rows is trapping them in the house.

I feel very conflicted about this COTC sequel. On the one hand it's a sad and lowly entry to the series bringing nothing new except a very weak ending On the other hand, it gave viewers a new story idea involving telekinesis and the thought that a newborn baby could be possessed by He Who Walks Behind The Rows. A positive in this film is the acting. Kelen Coleman was brilliant as the "final girl" Allie who was a strong female character that took no one's nonsense the entire time. Billy Drago was effective at the preacher character and Tim Rock who played Tim was pretty food as well.

Serious story flaws caused this movie to be a rating of three for me. First of all, they didn't go into enough detail as to how the connection between Nebraska and California could happen. I know that COTC 3 took the series from the cornfields to Chicago, but that movie did a good job explaining how it all connected. This ninth film did little explaining of how it all added up and didn't feel like a COTC film. The ending also pushed me to give it a lower rating. I was on the verge on ranking it a four, but the ending was super ridiculous and unsatisfying for someone who spent an hour and a half trying to be invested in the characters.

Children of the Corn 9 started strong. I enjoyed the Gatlin connection at the beginning and when Tim/Allie first get to Preacher's house. But the movie fizzles out half way through and ends on a confusing and ridiculous note. No cornfields and not a lot of killer children leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth when you're watching a Children of the Corn film.

3/10

This is the 8th Children of the Corn movie. The 7th one Children of the Corn revelation is a great movie. And this is awful. It is not scary. It has an awful story line. It also has an awful ending. Do not see this movie. It is awful.

This movie really has nothing to do with children of the corn. I feel like this was a separate idea and they just threw a random corn scene in there to try to make it seem like it was COTC. Don't waste your time watching this if you are looking for corn or kids for that matter.

Having a thread-bare link to the other COTC films (at best), this ninth (??!!?!) film has barely any children at all, instead it focuses on one child that's locked in an old shed in back of the country house that a couple have the misfortune of having their car break down near. Belonging to 'Preacher' (Billy Drago, the sole reason to watch this) and his mail-order bride who seem hospitable, if a tad eccentric, at first. They let the couple spend the night. But then they start snooping around and all bets are off.

Saying that this entry is better than a lot of the series is damning it with the faintest of praises. It's still crap, just not as putrid. The film has laughably stupid deaths, trite dialog, and an ending that reeks. However the first half was serviceable enough. Plus it's always nice to see Drago in just about anything.

My Grade: D

This is a movie that I picked up a while ago but wasn't rushing to see it. I decided to finally watch this since the Children of the Corn franchise popped up on my Letterboxd feed of ones that I'm close to finishing, just hadn't yet. I was intrigued when I saw that Billy Drago starred in this as he's an actor that I know of, he's usually decent. I was curious as to where this sequel would go.

Synopsis: a young couple try to free an imprisoned child with catastrophic results.

We start this back in 1973 as a soldier arrives back home after his service. It also alerts us that his family lives 20 miles out of Gatlin, Nebraska. His name is Cole (J. J. Banicki) and he discovers his family has been murdered by the children of the corn. He Who Walks Behind the Rows commanded it.

The movie then shifts us to the present where we have the young from the synopsis. They're stranded in the California desert due to an issue with their radiator. There is Allie (Kelen Coleman) and Tim (Tim Rock). She is pregnant, so getting out of the heat is important. They see a nearby house and knock at the door. Preacher (Drago) answers, refusing to help at first. That is until Allie goes on a tirade, revealing her condition to him. Preacher cannot say no after that.

They are allowed inside and Preacher's wife of Helen (Barbara Nedeljakova) serves them iced tea. That's not all she has in mind. Tim makes calls to garages to see if they can get a tow. She comes on to him. He rebuffs it and goes back to the other room. The best plan ends up being staying the night with this couple and wait for Pritchett (Duane Whitaker) to give them a ride the following morning. There is just one rule, if you go to the outhouse, come right back.

Allie doesn't listen and learns that there is a child being kept in one of the buildings. This child is played by Dusty Burwell. Learning of this starts a series of events. Allie believes the Preacher is doing bad things to this child. Tim wants proof before they do anything. Things get revealed between them, they may be true or there could be feelings. They might not be able to leave as it becomes a nightmare.

That is where I'll leave my recap and introduction to the characters. Where I will start is with continuity. Now I don't remember anything from the last film that I saw in the series, which was Children of the Corn: Revelations. That was the seventh in the series. What I realized while doing this review is that Revelations is the last book of the bible and this movie's subtitle of Genesis is the first book. A perverted version of Christianity is used here as well as a pagan and almost Lovecraftian element of He Who Walks Behind the Rows. The only continuity I see here is to the original movie where that event happened.

Even though that is the case, I don't mind what we are getting here per say. We have what happens in the beginning. I will reveal that Cole is Preacher. He survives and was touched with what happened there. This is then a curse that has followed him to the California desert. The fear here is that it could spread everywhere, technically. As far as we are into the sequels, I can run with this idea as it works better than other premises. This again though feels like we had a screenplay and it was worked into being a Children of the Corn story. There isn't even one cornfield to my recollection which reenforces that this wasn't originally in this series.

Now that I've said my piece there, we are getting a questioning of who the villain is here. Preacher comes off as odd. He's a hermit and is isolated. We at once see him as the 'bad guy'. There is then the angle of him abusing this child. Allie is convinced and Tim sees evidence that brings him around. We are also getting the angle of maybe this child that is being kept is evil. This made me think of that segment in The Twilight Zone movie or The Ring with Samara. I like that we blur the lines because it could technically be both here.

There is also the idea of blurring the line of reality. Tim tells Allie that Helen came on to him. This is the right thing to do. Allie is informed by Preacher though that he went farther. We saw what happened there. Did we see it all the way through or did it cut away? This sows the seed of mistrust between them. Allie also tells a story to Preacher about how she had a miscarriage with her first pregnancy. Preacher claims to see into the truth and that Allie had an abortion. This pits our two leads against each other and we don't know the truth. I did like this aspect.

That is about the extent of what I can say for the positives. I think that this movie is missing connecting items for it to fully work. Why is this child cursed? Cole was an adult when things went down with him in the beginning, so why did it follow to California. Since to my knowledge that this is the first time the curse is getting out and going to a new area like this, we need a bit more there. I do need a caveat, the curse and He Who Walks Behind the Rows has moved farther out, but this jumps from Nebraska to California. There is also the idea that Helen was pregnant before marrying Preacher. I feel this idea was what the original story had before shoehorning in the Children of the Corn mythos. Also, how things play out late in the movie don't make sense either. I needed more there as well.

There isn't any more for the story to delve into so I'll go to the acting. I thought that Coleman and Rock were fine. Drago has a good look to be stoic preacher who is creepy. I don't even mind Nedeljakova even though there isn't a lot to work with there. She shows off her body a bit in a seductive way and it feels like the only reason that we have her. I did like the cameo by Whitaker. The children in the movie are kept in the background which I think is good. Overall, I'd say that the acting was fine. It doesn't stand out, but it didn't necessarily need to.

The last things to go into are with the filmmaking. The cinematography is fine. It doesn't stand out. They do well in setting up how far into the desert we are. It feels hot. The isolation there is good. The effects are limited. They go with CGI at times that doesn't look great. Thankfully they don't use it a lot which I appreciate. I did like what they do with the child and their powers at the end. That was creative. Other than that, the soundtrack was fine for what as needed.

In conclusion, I think that we have good elements here. We are just lacking things to bring them together fully for me. I'd say that our core cast is good enough for what we need here. The filmmaking is fine. It doesn't stand out. I'm shocked that this is one of the better Children of the Corn films and coming in as the eighth installment. This isn't great. Don't come in expecting that. It just was just over average flick.

My Rating: 5.5 out of 10.