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The Children (1980)

Starring: Carlton J. Albright, Max Kalmanowicz Rating: Unrated Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Carlton J. Albright, Max Kalmanowicz, Martin Shakar
  • Format: Color, 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
  • Rating: 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 (39 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AYNG1Q
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,649 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Transformed into atomic zombies after their school bus drives through a cloud of muclear waste the children return home to their parents & melt the skin from their bones with deceptively sweet radioactive hugs. Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 11/08/2005 Run time: 93 minutes Rating: R

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars So bad it's good!, May 23, 2006
By John Lindsey "John" (Socorro, New Mexico USA.) - See all my reviews
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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".
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Children, March 6, 2004
By Shannon Mims (Balch Springs, TX--by Mesquite) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Children [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I absolutely LOVED this movie!!!! I seen this movie with my cousins as a child. Never sure of the name, I myself always asked EVERYONE, Do you remember the movie with the kids on the bus, the fog, with the black nails and everytime they touched someone it was like they got burned??? This scared the grap out of me as a child. I was always scared of the fumes from cars b/c of this movie, till I realized it can't make you that away. My all time favorite SCARY movie. They just don't make them like that anymore. I HAVE TO HAVE A COPY OF THIS ONE!!! I just found out the Title and year this movie was made. I watched it at the Bruton Theatre in Pleasant Grove back in 1980 at the age of 8... Its like a dream come true to finally figure this myth out.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What's with the uproar and complaints concerning the picture and sound?, April 28, 2008
This short "review" is about the picture/sound quality and other related issues of the 25th anniversary DVD release of "The Children".
Frankly I don't get it. I bought this movie - the 25th Anniversary Edition - on eBay,
in spite of the numerous negative 1 & 2 Star reviews here - for my collection (mostly
for sentimental reasons). I was expecting horribly washed out, blurry images, faded or absent colors, distorted weak sound, lots of pops and scratches, etc... Hmmm... I found none of the above. The film was the same low budget, silly and somewhat unexplained small independent movie, with fine picture, colors, sound and in very good all around condition. I played/watched it on an OK Sony DVD player on my old 27" Panasonic (CRT) television. This is the honest truth: both my wife and I were satisfied with the picture and sound of this DVD. Aside from a few "cigarette burns" (markers) and a few lines here and there, the image quality is just fine.
I'm glad TROMA released it on DVD, since (to date) nobody else has. Sadly it is OOP and hard to find, and I was lucky to secure 2 copies. I've seen many films on DVD that I can't even start to comment on without risking a coronary or brain aneurysm, induced by their transfer "quality"! Some of these are so bad, nearly unwatchable, colorless, blurry mess, that it verges on the criminal! That "The Children" is not among these is the understatement of the Millennium. I was very pleased and glad that I found and purchased this cheesy (in a good way) fairly low key and low budget movie, made nearly 3 decades ago, with its very good all around quality. This is my honest opinion. Hope my remarks were of some help. Laszlo S.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as I was expecting...
I read all the reviews from other people before buying this and was pretty nervous about getting the movie. Read more
Published 2 months ago by L. Tapper

2.0 out of 5 stars the children
what a bad copy, they say it was remastered i like to know with what, my old video tape looks better, than the dvd, what a crappy copy of a classic film, go back and redo this... Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Lemire

4.0 out of 5 stars A Word in Troma's Defense...
I never thought I'd feel compelled to take the time to defend Troma, of all companies, but here it is: Honestly this is a video release done with love and spunk and genuine... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Charles Hankins

5.0 out of 5 stars SCARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe that you have this movie. I've been looking for this movie for years!! I seen this movie about 26 years ago and this is the only movie that actually scared me so... Read more
Published on January 28, 2008 by Mr. Butler

4.0 out of 5 stars This movie needs an update!
This movie seriously needs an update. It would be nice if somebody made a remake of this film. Rob Zombie, perhaps?
Published on October 5, 2007 by Roxy_Music_Fan

4.0 out of 5 stars I've contacted Anchor Bay
Last month, I contacted Anchor Bay Entertainment and asked them if they release a second issue of The Children on DVD. Read more
Published on January 30, 2007 by Roxy_Music_Fan

3.0 out of 5 stars My all time favorite movie but read below for the 3 stars which you might already know

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At first I can understand peoples complaint. Why did rhino put out a very clean print of the movie and finally on dvd it is [...]. Read more
Published on August 9, 2006 by LUV2SHOP@AMAZON

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic "B" horror movie
Don't listen to all of the negative reviews on here. I'll be the first to say that the print is not perfect. Read more
Published on July 31, 2006 by RJD

4.0 out of 5 stars The Children
Ok I don't remember much of the Movie but I must say this it scared the crap out of me when I was 5 Years old and even now as I have caught myself upon passing seeing if my nails... Read more
Published on June 9, 2006 by Hellstormm

3.0 out of 5 stars Not ironically good
This is probably one of the few Troma productions I can call good and mean it unironically. I appreciate the idea behind Troma and always feel good about its very existence, but... Read more
Published on June 4, 2006 by PolarisDiB

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