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

   
Written & Directed by: Ethan Wiley


Starring:

Stacy Galina .... Allison
Alexis Arquette .... Greg
Eva Mendes .... Kir
Greg Vaughan .... Tyrus
Adam Wylie .... Ezeekial
Fred Williamson .... Sherrif Skaggs
Dave Buzzotta .... Jacob
Olivia Burnette .... Lily
Aaron Jackson .... Zane
Matthew Tait .... Jared

Special Appearances:

David Carradine .... Luke Enright
Ahmet Zappa .... Lazlo

Kane Hodder .... Bartender

Release Date: Direct-to-video: June 21, 1998

Rating:

 

A married couple who lives at the cornfield in are massacred by a group of evil posessed children led by a boy named Ezeekial (Adam Wylie) and then some of his followers slaughter a couple the next day for trespassing in their cornfield as they have made a wrong turn.
Four of their other friends crash their car in the town of Divinity Falls and end up near the cornfield as well while one of them named Allison (Stacey Gallina) is trying to look for her lost brother Jacob (David Buzzotta) who is apparently in the small town area od Divinity Falls near the cornfield.
The kids aren't happy with them trespassing on their land so they walk to a small town and tries to find a bus to get back but a local Sherrif named Skaggs (Fred Williamson) tells them that a bus only runs twice a day and they missed the last one so they try to sleep in their car only to find out that the kids lit their car on fire.
They then hike to the abandoned house that was once owned by the older married coupled who got killed by the kids and then they spot their dead friends and tries to contact Sherrif Skaggs but he demands them to be oin the next bus and to leave the area immediately. None of them listen to him as Allison is still looking for her brother, they discover that the town is home to the cult of the evil children, led by eccentric old coot Luke Enright (David Carradine).
Also there is a light silo that is evil. Allison (Stacey Gallina) also discovers that her long lost brother is a member of this cult and one of Allison's friends named Kir (Eva Mendes) reads the book "For he who walks behind the rows" to discover what the children's ceremony is all about as they base it all on the book.
With the help of her other three friends, Allison must now stop this evil cult and their evil mayhem.

 

Neat cheesy effects especially the evil Silo in the film which makes up for part 4.
It was suspenseful too and fun to watch.
It had low production values but that's what made it look entertaining too as the budget looked similar to a TV movie.
I always enjoyed TV movie type films as they have different values where you can kick back on a sofa and just watch the movie with a bowl of microwaveable popcorn..

The acting is in very good shape since we have many familiar faces in it.
Their performance seems very TV acting like and I enjoy that type of acting.
Former TV Picket Fences child star Adam Wylie delivers his character well with his lines making them very solid and strong.
Fred Williamson plays a good Sherrif with his aggression towards the college students.
Also we have a cameo by Kane Hodder who played Jason in many of the Friday the 13th sequels as an aggressive bartender and a good job he does too.

The gore has lots of blood splurtings.
There are mutilations, hackings, axeing, head split open
Hole burned in the head by a demon
Throat slashed
Throat slashed with shears
Someone falls into a bunch of spikes
A drill in the leg
Blown up by a torch.

The directing is well paced by Ethan Wiley and knows how to keep the viewers glued to the set.
He really knew how to whip the kids in shape too to seem convincingly initimidating as cult children especially during the massacres.
He has nice shots of the small town as well as the cornfields at night and the shot of the silo shooting out flames is a classic moment too.
His shot of the ending with the baby is unforgettable as well.
Ethan also wrote the first two horror/comedy flicks titled House and House II: The Second Story.

Paul Rabjohns composing is average but acceptable. He composed for a number of other films including Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers which he did a terrific job with it. He also worked in the sound department for motion pictures like Blade and A Mid Summer Night's Dream.

Ezeekial: You're on private property.
Greg: Why don't you run along and give us a little privacy then?
[Ezeekial stares at Greg]
Greg: That's a joke kid!
Tyrus: Shut up Greg!