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
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