History Film / ChildrenOfTheCorn2009

* AdaptationalBadass: Vicky is a mild example; she [[spoiler: blasts one of the kids with a shotgun before being killed.]]

* BloodKnight: Malachai is more eager to kill than the other children--so much so that Isaac lectures him on the sin of pride.
* ChosenConceptionPartner: While investigating the church, Burt discovers [[spoiler: a ledger which contains a list of names of Gatlin's residents, their date of birth and death. the most recent page focuses on a boy named 'Adam' and a girl named 'Eve', clearly destined for each other since birth given the biblical reference and foreshadowing the young lovers participating in the mating ritual.]]

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* ChosenConceptionPartner: While investigating the church, Burt discovers [[spoiler: a ledger which contains a list of names of Gatlin's residents, their date of birth and death. With the most recent page focusing on a boy named 'Adam' and a girl named 'Eve', clearly destined for each other since birth given the biblical reference and foreshadowing the young lovers participating in the mating ritual.]]
* CoitusUninterruptus: Defied. An ''outsider'' roaming around freely in their sacred corn field, which is something that really ticks their god off. Also, said outsider has already killed several members of their cult. Yet the Children Of The Corn don't let these troubles interfere with their rousing night-time sex ceremony, especially considering they've got a small window for it to work.

** Malachai is far more loyal to Isaac than in the original film. Burt is a Vietnam Vet in the remake and has frequent flashbacks. Vicky is black and a former anti-war activist. Isaac is also nine years old in the remake and is implied to be a new leader after the old one reached the "age of favor." Isaac is also harsher and more ruthless in the remake. For example, in the original he tolerates Job and Sarah's apostasy. Finally [[spoiler:Job and Sarah are merged into one character, who is killed by Burt while in a flashback. Joseph is implied to be the son of the original leader, he has his tie in his suitcase. In the original no such relation is suggested.]]
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: The sex ceremony takes place on the altar inside of a broken down church in front of a crowd of underage children, adding to the creepy factor.

* NaughtyByNight: During daytime the boys work in the fields, tending to the crops while the girls are busy doing the chores and preparing food. Once night-time falls however, a teenage boy and a teenage girl are selected to publicly mate in the sex ceremony for all to see.

* TruerToTheText: While it still adds many new/expanded scenes, this version of the film is much closer to the original short story, including the absence of other adult characters, Burt's past as a soldier in Vietnam and [[spoiler:keeping the original DownerEnding.]]
* TheUnseen: The thing in the cornfield, Burt found out the hard way they do have a god in there.

* JustLikeMakingLove: Isaac infamously dubs the act of making love as "fertilization".

* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: The sex ceremony takes place on the altar inside of a broken down church infront of a crowd of underage children, adding to the creepy factor.

* NaughtyByNight: During the day the boys work in the fields, tending to the crops while the girls are busy doing the chores and preparing food. Once night-time falls however, a teenage boy and a teenage girl are selected to publicly mate in the sex ceremony for all to see.

* SexInASharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with jovial glee, even going so far as to get closer look for a better view of the "fertilization" process.
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: When the ''"age of favor"'' is lowered, many of the older boys who dutifully sacrifice themselves are leaving behind young wives/lovers with babies. It's pretty obvious that the boy who participated in the ceremonial sex scene earlier in the movie was impregnating his lover, also.

* ChosenConceptionPartner: While investigating the church, Burt finds a [[spoiler: ledger which contains a list of names of the town's residents, their date of birth and death. With the most recent page showing the names Adam and Eve, clearly destined for each other since birth given the biblical reference and foreshadowing the young participants in the mating ritual.]]

* ComingAndGoing: A sex ceremony in which two of the adolescent cult members happily conceive a child is spliced with shots of Burt stumbling through a field filled with dead bodies. His yowl of anguish merges with the girl's orgasmic screams.

* InsatiableNewlyweds: As part of their ritualistic breeding ceremony, an adolescent couple are expected to have sex on the altar every night, which they partake in with great euphoric pleasure.

* MateOrDie: The children of Gatlin have only a small window of opportunity to reproduce and replenish their numbers before reaching the "age of favor" [[spoiler: which has already been lowered to 19 prior and once again to 18 by the end of the film.]]

* SexInASharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with jovial glee, even going so far as to get closer for a better view of the "fertilization" process.

* SexInASharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with jovial glee, even getting in closer for a better view of the "fertilization" process.
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: When the ''"age of favor"'' is lowered, many of the older boys who dutifully sacrifice themselves are leaving behind wives/lovers with babies. It's pretty obvious that the boy who participated in the ceremonial sex scene earlier in the movie was impregnating his lover, also.

* ChosenConceptionPartner: While investigating the church, Burt finds a [[spoiler: ledger which contains a list of names of the town's residents, their date of birth and death. The last page showing the names Adam and Eve, clearly destined for each other since birth given the biblical reference and foreshadowing the young participants in the mating ritual.]]

* ComingAndGoing: A sex ceremony in which two of the adolescent cult members conceive a child is spliced with shots of Burt stumbling through a field filled with dead bodies. His yowl of anguish merges with the girl's orgasmic screams.

* InsatiableNewlyweds: As part of their breeding ceremony, an adolescent couple are expected to have sex on the altar every night, which they partake in with great euphoric pleasure.
* TheImmodestOrgasm: The girl in the fertility ritual almost shatters the church windows with her moaning as she's getting passionately nailed on the altar.

* NaughtyByNight: During the day the boys work in the fields, tending the crops while the girls are busy doing the chores and preparing food. Once night-time falls however, a teenage boy and a teenage girl are selected to publicly mate in the sex ceremony.

* InsatiableNewlyweds: As part of their breeding ceremony, an adolescent couple are expected to have sex on the altar every night, which they partake in with great pleasure.

* MateOrDie: The children of Gatlin have only a small window of opportunity to reproduce and multiply their numbers before reaching the "age of favor" [[spoiler: which has already been lowered to 19 and once again to 18 by the end of the film.]]

* ReadyForLovemaking: The adolescent couple are both dressed in white robes with nothing underneath, signifying they are ready for the "fertilization" ritual to commence once they disrobe.

* SexInASharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with glee, even getting in closer for a better view of the "fertilization" process.

* SexInASharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with glee, even getting in closer for a better view of the fertility ritual.

* NaughtyByNight: During the day the boys do the work tending the crops and the girls are busy doing the chores and preparing food. Once night time falls however, a teenage boy and a teenage girl are selected to publicly mate in the sex ceremony.

* SexInASharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with glee, even getting in closer for a better view of the ritual.

* MateorDie: The children of Gatlin have only a small window of opportunity to reproduce and multiply their numbers before reaching the "age of favor" [[spoiler: which has already been lowered to 19 and once again to 18 by the end of the film]]

* ReadyForLovemaking: The adolescent couple are both dressed in white robes with nothing underneath, signifying they are ready for the fertilization ritual to commence once they disrobe.

* SexInaSharedRoom: The sex ceremony is witnessed by the whole congregation who watch the intercourse with glee, even getting in closer for a better view of the ritual.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Issac asks He-Who-Walks-Behind-The-Rows to guide his aim as he just practically whisks a knife at Burt. (Issac is on a roof, Burt in an alley), which manages to fully connect to stab Burt. Issac was aiming at his heart, so even if HWWBTR's wasn't giving him a full blessing, he still did one heck of a good job.

* ComingAndGoing: A sex ceremony in which two of the adolescent cult members conceive a child is spliced with shots of Burt stumbling through a field filled with dead bodies. His yowl of anguish merges with the woman's orgasm screams.

* FanService: The sex scene. It has nothing to do with anything else going on and takes place between two characters who aren't even named and are barely seen at any other time in the movie. If anything, it shows how the cult has continued on for 12 years in full immodest detail.

* TheImmodestOrgasm: The woman in the fertility ritual almost shatters the church windows with her moaning as she's getting nailed on the altar.

* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: When the ''"age of favor"'' is lowered, many of the older boys who dutifully sacrifice themselves are leaving behind wives/lovers with babies. It's pretty obvious that the man who participated in the ceremonial sex scene earlier in the movie was impregnating his lover, also.

** Musical exampple: Jonathan Elias, who provided the score for the original 1984 film, comes back to score this version as well.

* InfantImmortality: Quite widely averted. In fact, it's also toyed with when Burt, who's a Vietnam Veteran in the remake, [[spoiler:kills a few of them during a Vietnam Flashback, believing them to be Vietcong hiding in the corn.]]

* ImprobableAimingSkill: Issac asks He-Who-Walks-Behind-The-Rows to guide his aim as he just practically whisks a knife at Burt. (Issac is on a roof, Burt in an alley), which manages to fully connect to stab Burt. Issac was aiming at his heart, so even if HWWBTR's wasn't giving him a full blessing, he still did one heck of a good job.

* FanService: The sex scene. It has nothing to do with anything else going on and takes place between two characters who aren't even named and are barely seen at any other time in the movie.

* NotAsYouKnowThem: Malachai is far more loyal to Isaac than in the original film. Burt is a Vietnam Vet in the remake and has frequent flashbacks. Vicky is black and a former anti-war activist. Isaac is also nine years old in the remake and is implied to be a new leader after the old one reached the "age of favor." Isaac is also harsher and more ruthless in the remake. For example, in the original he tolerates Job and Sarah's apostasy. Finally [[spoiler:Job and Sarah are merged into one character, who is killed by Burt while in a flashback. Joseph is implied to be the son of the original leader, he has his tie in his suitcase. In the original no such relation is suggested.]]

* ArtisticLicenceBiology: Ahaz's blood coagulates within minutes, and he keeps crackling like his bones are breaking every time he's touched.

* ImmodestOrgasm: The woman in the fertility ritual almost shatters the church windows with her moaning as she's getting nailed on the altar.

The second full-lenght adaptation of the Creator/StephenKing short story of the same name from his ''Literature/NightShift'' collection, released in 2009.

* NotAsYouKnowThem: Malachia is far more loyal to Isaac than in the original film. Burt is a Vietnam Vet in the remake and has frequent flashbacks. Vicky is black and a former anti-war activist. Isaac is also nine years old in the remake and is implied to be a new leader after the old one reached the "age of favor." Isaac is also harsher and more ruthless in the remake. For example, in the original he tolerates Job and Sarah's apostasy. Finally [[spoiler:Job and Sarah are merged into one character, who is killed by Burt while in a flashback. Joseph is implied to be the son of the original leader, he has his tie in his suitcase. In the original no such relation is suggested.]]