Horror Extreme Movie Catalog

''Children of the Corn 4 - The Gathering'' is without a doubt, a brutal HORROR & GUT movie.

''Children of the Corn 5 - Fields of Terror'' was not as much of a horror movie, or as gory and gutty as number 4, but it was still a decent movie.

This on probably has the most common actors in it like Eva Mendez, Alexis Arquette, Dave Carridean ( Hope spelled It Right ).

As I said, CotC 4 was the best horror related CotC movie, but 5 is probably like the second or third. The thing about this movie is that, there was no plot to it, it wasn't about anything really.

Most of the deaths in this movie were caused by fires or electrocutions. The kid in this movie Ezequiel ( Adam Wylie ) was younger than most of the CotC preachers.

The farmer that gets killed at the very beginning was the preacher in number six.

This was an okay CotC

Before I start getting complaints--or at least dumbfounded looks--from people who strongly disagree with my rating, I should explain a number of ways in which I'm biased here:

* I'm an easy date when it comes to horror films in general--as long as they're technically competent, they're almost guaranteed a 5 out of 10 from me.

* I have a soft spot for long-running series. The more horror films the better if you ask me, and never-ending series seem to agree with me.

* I'm a HUGE Frank Zappa fan, so the excitement of seeing both Ahmet and Diva Zappa in the same film--and with a bit of Frank-like blow-up doll action, no less--brings my score up a notch. (My only question is why didn't they have Diva's character kill Ahmet's character?)

* As soon as Eva Mendes appears onscreen, I fall in love and become hypnotized. By the way, great decision on the wardrobe, Mr. Wiley.

* I'm a big fan of "B-movie" warhorses like David Carradine and Fred Williamson.

And aside from those biases, this isn't at all a bad film, even if it can be a bit predictable. It's consistent with the Children of the Corn mythos--in so far as the mythos makes sense in general--and also extends it nicely. I can't say whether the film is scary, as I don't really find that quality in any film, but it certainly was entertaining, and the Teflon coating on the main protagonist, Allison (Stacy Galina) was an unusual touch.