Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The last remaining kids from the first film are now adults, had kids of their own and await the return of their prophet to return like a messiah.Hannah abandoned at birth travels to meet her mother that abandoned her in the town of Gatlin. She meets a boy who takes an instant interest in her as it was foretold they will conceive the promised child.This film was quite good despite the multiple plot holes within the script like adults are permitted inside the cult, they were taken to a new town in the sequel and Isaac didn't die but hung on in a coma.What makes the ending fall flat is it makes you believe a new breed of killer mutants will come forth, but Issac's first born is a case of mistaken omens which leaves you confused rather or not if they succeeded.It does drag a tiny bit unlike the other films as Hannah plays detective for evidence to who her mother is and the people that stalk her. Anyone with an IQ would've picked up the signs immediately or left town on the first bus once the weird activity started.The effects and music weren't to shabby. Any fan of the series will enjoy it no matter the cons and those who glaze over it on TV may turn the channel but it never was meant to be Broadway material.7 /10

A young girl named Hannah decides to go to Gatlin to find out who her mother is. She crashes her car into the cornfield along the way and goes to the local hospital for medical attention. It is there that we see Isaac, the little preacher boy from the original Children of the Corn. He is in a coma, but when she enters the room he awakens after nineteen years of sleep (since the original). Majority of the film is spent showing Isaac building up the next generation of brainwashed children and teens, including his own son Matt, to carry out "he who walks behinds the rows" prophecy. Also Hannah searching for her mother while finding herself attracted to one of the young people Gabriel, who has a few secrets of his own.We find out that Hannah's parents were Rachel and Amos, two of the older "children" from the original film. If you recall there was that girl at the end of that first film who tried to kill Peter Horton's character. So they tie that into '666' really nicely. We also see in this film that Gatlin hasn't changed much in nineteen years. A few adults do live there now like the doctor and a cop, but it is still fairly deserted and creepy as ever. To me, Children of the Corn 666 falls flat. It isn't as good as good as parts 1-5 because of it's realism. Children of the Corn films always had a STRONG supernatural presence which made them cheesy and fun. The threat in this film for Hannah is a group of brainwashed teenagers and not-so-young Isaac who believe that he is "he who walks behind the rows". The one thing this sequel has going for it is the continuation from the first film with regards to the baby Rachel and Amos were going to have. You get the sense in this film that Isaac is just a crazy person, while in the original you knew that there was a supernatural force guiding him to do those awful things. COTC 666 It isn't a terrible film, but wasn't nearly as good as the previous installments. There are too many twists and turns to the plot that leave me spinning in confusion.4/10

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.