I've watched all of the Children of the Corn films leading up to this one and enjoyed them all on different levels. Some good and some so bad they're good, but all entertaining. A lot of the latter direct to DVD films in this series all consistently have great cinematography and this one is no different. Other highlights include the titular, Isaac's return. This was a nice call back as it's always nice to have a villain in a horror franchise rather than just a consistent theme, as the Children of the Corn films do. There is also a nice twist that you don't see coming, or at least I didn't see coming in this film and not everything is explained. Which is something more films should do. If you don't have a good explanation sometimes it's best to not say anything, a viewer's imagination is probably going to add more to your film than a weak story.

I think it's a bit stupid of me to have watched the first Children Of The Corn, no others. Then buy this one to watch. So i don't really have any idea what happened in the others. But anyway, i did find this movie had quite a good story line. I remembered Issac from the first one, boy has he changed. He looks like a old man and he's been in that coma what? 19 years? he shouldn't be looking like that then.. I'm not very good at writing reviews, but i used to love the Children Of The Corn movies so thought i'd do a quick review on this one. I brought it quite recently actually. I watched the first one when i was pretty young. So yep. But overall i do like this movie, i like the plot, i like the characters, i don't know. It's just pretty cool.

Children of the Corn 666 (1999) ** (out of 4)The sixth film in the series is a mildly entertaining if rather needless direct sequel to the first film. This time out a young girl (Natalie Ramsey) goes back to Gatlin to try and find out who her real mother is. Once there she awakens Isaac (John Franklin), the original film's leader of the children. Soon he is back preaching his religious stuff with hopes of passing it on to his son. If you've seen the original film then you know it's impossible for Issac to be in a coma here let alone have the possibility of coming back to life but this is a horror series so you'll just have to put that out of your mind. I thought the first half of this movie was rather slow without too many good things going on but the final half really picks up and makes for a mildly interesting film. The story is pretty much what we've seen in the previous films with a group of religious nuts spitting out gospel but this time there seems to be something a tad bit deeper in their motives. A few minor changes makes for an entertaining second half that includes a rather exciting ending. Ramsey does a pretty good job in the lead role and Franklin doesn't miss a beat in stepping back into the role he last did fifteen years earlier. Stacy Keach is good in a thankless role as a doctor and Nancy Allen is on hand looking better than ever. The two are in here for their name value but both are good. The special effects are a tad bit better than average as is the editing and various other technical things. The music score is also a step up but the killings are all rather bland with the exception being a suicide that happens towards the end. I doubt fans of the first film are going to jump all over this "conclusion" since there are many unanswered question or facts that are overlooked.

quite a good movie actually - a horror film that doesn't use gore to create the suspense. The plot is quite twisted and prolly almost impossible to understand unless you know the first movie and don't think too much about the other 4 sequels. It makes me sad that this has such a low rating since it is really an artful film that managed to scare me - - - and i've seen a LOT of horror movies - the only sad thing is that it does leave a lot of questions open in the end and you sort of get the feeling the that evil has won - but can't say anything for sure.I can only hope for a sequel that completes this plot. From what i've hear "Revelation" doesn't. I haven't seen that yet tho.