Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

New kid in the cornfield Adam Wylie (as Ezeekial) receives a blast of fire and becomes "Children of the Corn" leader. One year later, his gang kills an elderly couple, so the new cast can move in and start to struggle with the supernatural force. After some comic killings, the film focuses on four college students. The main star is Stacy Galina (as Allison), who has an actual connection to the "Children of the Corn" series in that her brother left home, saying he was going to join "He who walks behind the rows." Leading man is Alexis Arquette (as Greg). Convincing herein as a male character, Ms. Arquette has since changed her gender to female...The second tier is model perfect looking Greg Vaughan (as Tyrus) and his likewise attractive love interest Eva Mendes (as Kir). The two couples go to scatter the ashes of their dead friend "Kurt" near the cornfield, which first appeared in Stephen King's story. How this relates to anything is a mystery unsolved. The four become stranded in town after an automobile mishap. In small roles, David Carradine and Fred Williamson add more dollars to their acting income. This is the fifth in a series of movies loosely based on his story. Out of ideas, the story simply recycles material from unrelated horror films. The familiar ending suggests more of the same.**** Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (6/21/98) Ethan Wiley ~ Stacy Galina, Alexis Arquette, Greg Vaughan, Eva Mendes

So far ,I have enjoyed the other 4 movies, at the moment 3rd is my favourite.Now I just see Children of The Corn 5 - Fields of Terror (1998)This movie was really dull for me, It had some descent well know actors in this movie, as well,The acting was good! ,there 3 points for thatThe story and the plot was really dull and I can't believe that a Hour went pass and nothing scary actually happened or anything too draw me into the drama .There was only one scenes, had some nice gory deaths and the final showdown was really boring and to quick!The ending was way to cheesy and it did not fit in with the rest of the movie as I did not find the rest of this movie cheesy.2 out of 10 for me this is the worst of the series so far!

Children of the Corn V (1998) * 1/2 (out of 4) Fifth film in the series is once again a different direction but that doesn't mean it's going to work. Six college friends are going to the cornfields so that they can spread the ashes of their dead friend. When two are slaughtered the other four stay put so that they can find one of the members missing brother. This leads to a strange home ran by a man named Luke (David Carradine) who is using the children to start a new cult. After enjoying the previous entry this one here comes as a letdown for several reasons but the biggest being that this one here offers up a rather interesting cast. A hardly recognizable Eva Mendes plays one of the college students, Kane Hodder of Jason fame plays a bartender and we've got Fred Williamson playing the sheriff. Sadly Williamson and even Carradine are wasted in thankless roles that don't require either actor very much to do. The story here isn't anything too original and writer/director Wiley doesn't try to do much with it. There doesn't seem to have been too much thought going into the screenplay as we get the typical set up and everything that follows pretty much plays by the rules and doesn't offer any surprises or twists. The entire "village" being ran by Carradine is rather bland and, as usual, doesn't make too much sense. The performances are all a mixed bag but it's fun seeing veterans like Carradine and Williamson even if they aren't given much to work with. Ahmet Zappa appears in a role and Mendes, in her film debut, doesn't offer too much either. The film contains your typical murder sequences but none of them really stand out as being any good. In the end, this film offers nothing new or entertaining and its 83-minute running time goes way too slowly.

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 on screen, 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.