Review of Children of the Corn

Stephen King wrote this adaptation with David Borchers; unlike the original Children of the Corn film in 1984, the screenplay of which was written by George Goldsmith and BASED on King's story. If people find Vicky obnoxious, it is because King and Borchers exaggerated the descriptions of the characters from the story. As well as gave them a greater context. In the story, they are a bickering couple who aren't sure if they are in love anymore. This is what the movie presents. Also there is the fact that for the most part, Vicky is loud because she is scared out of her mind. I would be too if I was completely spooked and my husband ignored my protests and questions (my begging to just LEAVE), leaving me in the car completely defenseless (without the car keys), while he goes to check it out and be macho. But this, in my opinion, stays true to the story. I'm just saying, back off of Vicky. I also don't think her being black has any connotations except that maybe they wanted to NOT be racist -- and figured it would give the characters even more dimension, being an interracial marriage in the 1970s. And the actress is really hot. Plus they give Burt more context with a Vietnam marine background and in a chase scene he has war flashbacks. While this was not in the original story, this is SOOOO King's style. Beautifully done. Not to mention that it gives a really interesting view of the children's religion, with scenes that I feel could have come right out of the original story. This is one of the most accurate adaptations I have ever seen, despite being a made-for-TV movie.