Synopsis overview: School bus full of kids in a small remote town passes through some kind of nuclear gas which turns said children into adult-killing creatures (that for some reason have black fingernails). The method of death is rather unusual in that they just seem to have the desire to touch the adults and this touch alone causes everyone to die from some kind of extreme burning.It's all very odd but I found the film quite enjoyable as far a b-movies go. I enjoyed the pace and atmosphere and the characters were not too bad. Overall it was just the silly mode of death that let it down. And the acting of the children, which is uniformly terrible.I particularly enjoyed the last 5 minutes, which was filmed in a very unusual way that I have not seen before. It consists of 2 survivors - a husband and wife - and she is starting to give birth. As he helps with the birth, we hear it all happening whilst the shots are all of the dead children and the dead adults along with random but atmospheric scenery shots. It was quite a jarring, unexpected, poignant and interesting sequence.Definitely not a film most people would enjoy but if you're in the mood for a b-movie this could do the trick.

The Yankee Power Company nuclear power facility near Ravensback has a weird gas leak, and the area children (annoying little singers) are exposed to it when the bus drives down the wrong road. The kids become horrible mutants who melt anything they touch with the power of toxic waste.This one was directed by Max Kalmanowicz, who did little else of note. However, others involved with this movie went on to collaborate on "Luther the Geek", which is much more well-known.The bodybuilder Jack is pretty awesome when he tells the sheriff whether or not he saw his daughter Janet "lurking around".Complaint: the film needs more exposed breasts... the hot chick, Suzie (Joy Glaccum), not only stays clothed, but dies too soon.One musical selection sounds like somewhere between Bernard Hermann and Richard Band's "Re-Animator" score. The composer? Harry Manfredini! Overlooked horror film, easily worth a look if you enjoy horror films of its era. I have seen many, many worse films that are more well known. If this film had a decent DVD release, and not just a cheap transfer, I think it could actually be a decent seller.

After a school bus full of children drives through a toxic mist due to the nearby nuclear power plant, the terrible tykes are turned into black-nailed monster whose mere touch corrodes the flesh of their victims. Local sheriff Billy Hart (Gil Rogers) has to protect the townsfolk from their prepubescent wrath.The Children isn't a particularly scary film (ie. not at all), but it IS a fun film and can definite scratch any itch you may have for a cult '80's horror flick and sometimes that is enough to recommend a film. OK acting, laughable dialog, hokey special effects, what more do you want? Give this cult classic a try, you'll more then likely to have a good time with it.Eye Candy: Rita Montone gets topless My Grade: B-

Legendary Drive in Trash horror film about a school bus full of kids that goes through a chemical cloud and causes them to become black nailed little monsters that melt you if they touch you.This movie has to be seen to be believed- however be warned the effects aren't good-there are frequent laughably bad death scenes and the film ultimately isn't very good- still somehow there is something about the film that sticks in the memory-that causes anyone who's seen it to say "is that the one with the black nails?". Not a particularly good film but a classic of its type (what ever that is)-though not one I'd really recommend unless you like this sort of thing.