Product Details

• Actors: Carlton J. Albright, Max Kalmanowicz, Martin Shakar
• Format: Special Edition, DVD, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
• DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AYNG1Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,748 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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CHILDREN - DVD Movie

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So bad it's good!, May 23, 2006

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John Lindsey "John" (Socorro, New Mexico USA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Children (DVD)

It may seem like a nice day for a group of kids on a school bus going home, unfortunately there is a radioactive fog created by a nuclear power plant that gets in the bus's way. It has a deadly side effect which involves changing the kids into deadly pale-faced atomic zombies with black finger nails and if they hug anyone they would literally fry them, the adults start to panic as they must battle these sinister kids into trying to find a way to stop them.

Entertaining and somewhat silly low budget Sci-fi/horror flick with an interesting plot and some shocks. The acting with some of the special effects are kind of bad but the film is a riot and easy to make fun of "MST3K"-style at home, this was one of the highest grossing movies in the summer of 1980! it was discontinued on video for 25 years and has been a hard-to-find flick until now as Troma has finally re-issued this movie on DVD.

The DVD has an ok if somewhat bad picture and sound quality but there's some good extra like audio commentary by writer and producer Carlton J. Albright, introduction by Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman, Trailers to other Troma flicks, Tromadance short, interview with Carlton J. Albright, a featurette, and interview with Gil Roger and Patrica Albright.



Also recommended: "The Toxic Avenger", "Night of the Living Dead ( 1968 and 1990)", "The Crazies", "Beware! Children at Play", " Class of Nuke'Em High", " Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 and 2004)", " The Pit", "Children of the Corn", "Battle Royale", "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie", "Pet Semetary", "Bloody Birthday", "Sleepaway Camp", " Bio-Zombie", "28 Days Later", "Halloween", "Nightmare City ( a.k.a. City of the Walking Dead)", "The Stuff", "Return of the Living Dead Trilogy", "Final Destination", "C.H.U.D", "Slugs" and "It's Alive".

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the children, January 16, 2000

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toy (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first saw this movie when i was about ten years old on HBO (or was it "ON t.v.?), it scared the hell out of me! Needless to say i've been looking for it ever since.I have a young child who i won't let ride a school bus. To miss this horror gem would be a great loss for any horror/b-movie buff!We can only hope that one day soon that this film will be re-released!

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Children, January 8, 2006

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Gordon Thomas Frank "Waldo" (Alexandria, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Children (DVD)

It ain't Shakespeare, that's for sure. The only way to watch the piss-poor supposed re-mastering of The Children is Mystery Science Theater-style with a batch of mixed drinks and a group of friends who all share a fondness for bad cinema. The tacky late-70's/early-80's fashions are a hoot though...and a pregnant character huffing on a cigarette sent us into hysterics. This review is strictly for rental purchases only. Troma blatantly lied about the quality of this release and anyone foolish enough to purchase a copy after reading the last couple of reviews, deserves to lose their money.