The Children (2008)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Tom Shankland

Writers:

Tom Shankland (writer)
Paul Andrew Williams (based on a story)

Release Date:

5 December 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

You brought them into this world. Now ... They will take you out.

Plot:

A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Bitten Hand | Snowball | Mother In Law Daughter In Law Relationship | Fatal Accident

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Eva Birthistle	...	Elaine
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Jonah
Jeremy Sheffield	...	Robbie
Rachel Shelley	...	Chloe
Hannah Tointon	...	Casey
Raffiella Brooks	...	Leah
Jake Hathaway	...	Nicky
William Howes	...	Paulie
Eva Sayer	...	Miranda

Also Known As:

The Day (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing bloody violent content, terror, language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:18 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | USA:R (certificate #45508) | France:-12

Company:

Vertigo Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In the end scenes when Casey and her Mum are escaping in the Volvo, the car windscreen goes from frosty at the bottom only, to frozen all over and back to partly frozen again.

Quotes:

Miranda: Bye-bye Mummy.
Elaine: What?
Miranda: Be nice to Leah and Nicky
[grabs her leg splints]
Miranda: .

Movie Connections:

References SimCity (1989) (VG)

Top Notch Horror!!! Finally!!!

You can read the rest of the reviews for the basic synopsis of this movie (plz ignore the person who turned it OFF after only 30min and then called it garbage) -- I have not been more surprised by a movie I was expecting to suck in a long long long time. I started watching this thinking "oh yay another village of the damned!" and was expecting to laugh the entire movie. NOT QUITE!! The slow burning suspense of this movie is flawless as it sloowwwly makes the audience truly begin fearing these kids and are put in a constant anticipated state, wondering with giddy delight (if your a horror freak like me), or possibly biting ur nails to see what they'll do next.

Unlike "The Ring" where the stupid damn kid is supposed to be soooo scary and yet she just a dirty little dead girl -- if that girl came out of the television and sloowly started crawling toward me-- Ide kick her in the face and not think twice! LoL ---- But with "The Children" you actually feel the fear because you 100% totally understand why its hard for the parents to injure or kill their kids... or even simply be able to comprehend WTF IS HAPPENING around them -- Love the use of sound and was very impressed by quite a few of the nice camera angles used to enhance the suspense. The kids acting was spot-on perfect -- a lot of creeping standing around and giving creepy looks. A couple hot women in here as well, all excellent acting to fit the roles.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE.