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Simply Perfect

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Don't watch it! It's a trap! First of all the photography is awful! Then there's no subtlety in the direction. Finally, actors play like there's in a soap without the fun of it. Children aren't bad but far as good as children in "Who can kill a child?" So let's watch again the nice and fun film of Narcisco Ibáñez Serrador and let's forget about this awful ripoff!

It's easy to score this flick a 7. I'd have gone to 8 or 9 had the ending not disappointed me. There wasn't really an "ending" as such: the surviving grown-ups simply escaped, and the film finished. Anyway... lots of violence, blood, gore... and damn well-done, too, with plenty of suspense and spine-tingling shocks, but no cheap gimmicks. The yelling, crying, whining, and screaming of the wee ones was irritating, but that's an essential part of the plot. And most parents will know that it's all an innocent part of growing up ~ except it turned out not to be quite as innocuous in this movie, heh heh heh. The film is very smartly directed: thank goodness we don't have to suffer through scene after scene shot in near-darkness, as is the case with so many low-budget horror movies these days. Also, there was no nasty intrusion by overly-loud or inappropriate music, no lengthy hand-held camera "Blair Witch" imitators. The director got the balance just right, and the actors fell into their roles very nicely indeed. No AA winners here, but no daft idiots trying to remember their lines and where to go, how to react. Congratulations! The premise of a bunch of partying youngsters going nuts and trying to knock off all the adults is definitely cool. Some of the kids certainly DO look menacing, even terrifying. Good stuff. I recommend "The Children" very strongly.

Elaine (Eva Birthistle), her second husband husband Jonah (Stephen Campbell Moore), her teenage daughter Casey (Hannah Tointon) and her children Miranda (Eva Sayer) and Paulie (William Howes) travel to the isolated house of her sister Chloe (Rachel Shelley) to spend the New Year with her family. They are welcomed by Chloe, her husband Robbie (Jeremy Sheffield) and their children Nicky (Jake Hathaway) and Leah (Rafiella Brooks). Casey is upset since she will miss a party and Paulie vomits, but his parents believe he is sick because of the travel. During the night, Nicky and Leah become also sick and Leah vomits something strange. Along the day, the other children become also infected and Miranda attacks Chloe. Robbie brings the other children to play in the snow and while riding in a sledge, Nicky puts some tools in the way and Robbie dies with the impact on his head. Soon the children attack the adults and Casey and her mother seeks shelter. Will someone survive?"The Children" is a gore horror film with a story that does not explain why only the children are affected by some mysterious virus that make them violent against adults. The plot is tense but gives the sensation that something is missing to make "The Children" a great horror movie. The open conclusion makes the viewer wondering whether Casey is also infected or not. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): Not Available

Not too long ago I saw a movie with exact the same title and the same concept. I don't think this movie is a remake of the 1980 version. Both movies are about kids who become infected by some kind of unknown virus which send them on a killing spree on adults. The old version had hardly build-up or character development. The new version takes a while to warm up (which is good) and gives us time to get to know the characters and sympathize with them, especially with teenage daughter Casey. A lot of things are seen from her point of view. Who hopes for lots of deaths in the most gruesome ways will be disappointed. Even though the body count is rather low the tension is there throughout the whole movie. I have seen better movies with this theme like "Who can Kill a Child?" and "Bloody Birthday", but eventually The Children is a movie than can grow on me by multiple viewings.