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There are quite a few fans on IMDB.
Children of the Corn wether you like it or not, is a cult classic.
So my guess is you like Zombie horror films don't ya?
You know, the ones that have been done 1000 times already.
Shaun of the Dead man, what a masterpeice of shit.
If you were into good horror films and the background story behind them then you would be intrested in Children of the Corn.
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I would hardly call 'Children of the Corn' a cult film. It wasn't groundbreaking to watch like 'Eraserhead', nor disgusting enough as 'Pink Flamingos', and not evenly lovingly as inept as 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'. It was a poorly done movie with a big name author's name on it. Period. To try to classify it with cult status is an even bigger joke than the movie itself (which I did happen to buy for the music, although $2.99 was still overpriced as far as I'm concerned). The only "background story" to it is Stephen King's eagerness to have his name on anything horror during the 80s like Jordache on blue jeans because he could make some more money. At that time, his grocery shopping list would probably be a best seller if his name was on it and Hollywood recognized that just like they recognize the current wave of remakes now is profitable since there's no thought involved.
For all the 1000s of badly done zombie films (and there are tons to choose from), why pick an example that was so well done in your argument ? You seem to have it in for members here who do enjoy zombie films (not that you'd know any since 'COTC' is your only interest here apparently- which again begs the question why you're so interested in a new one). 'Shaun of the Dead' was extremely funny (esp all the inside jokes) and stayed true to being an actual horror film. More effort went into any scene in that film than all of 'COTC' combined. 'SOTD' actually earned it's fans because it didn't have King's name attached to get a free pass. If there were 1000's of "kids take over the town" movies made, 'COTC' would still be on the bottom of the list. Perhaps you should dedicate more effort into finding a gem called 'Village of the Damned' from the 60s if that's your interest. Hollywood already pulled the no-brainer by remaking it and attaching John Carpenter's name to it (he's like Stephen King lately- did some scary stuff once, but can retire off his name alone now).
Everybody here has a guilty pleasure film that's so over-the-top bad they enjoy, but don't try to pass of 'COTC' as some kind of great film that it isn't. It's badly done alright, but it's an absolute bore at best.
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