Rainey Dawn The first bit of the film was fine... but when the kids look normal, family hugs them and the black fingernails kills them - that was rather lame... so I was bored with this one.Apparently, the radioactive smoke they drove through didn't effect the woman in the red car nor the bus driver that drove through it with the kids... only the kids kill and must have gotten the bus driver from the looks of things. Of course the woman in the red car had to have a black fingernailed baby in the end.If this one would have been exciting or something sinister about the children other than those black nails then I would have like this one a little bit better - but as it is, it's just boring.2/10

atinder The children 1980 this was re watch I had not seen it for while It was not as good as remembered it before, I liked the story of the movie but I would have found the kids a lot more scary if they looked evil and don't Black finger nails were that scary But I did like the kill scenes there were really fun to watch .Also I didn't really like how slow they reacted to the news even thought the movie was face paced and not boring , it such Felt like they were reacting in slow motion and I actually shouted at the mo ie To hurry up I found the end both funny and predicable , 5 out of 10

movieman_kev After a school bus full of children drives through a toxic mist due to the nearby nuclear power plant, the terrible tykes are turned into black-nailed monster whose mere touch corrodes the flesh of their victims. Local sheriff Billy Hart (Gil Rogers) has to protect the townsfolk from their prepubescent wrath.The Children isn't a particularly scary film (ie. not at all), but it IS a fun film and can definite scratch any itch you may have for a cult '80's horror flick and sometimes that is enough to recommend a film. OK acting, laughable dialog, hokey special effects, what more do you want? Give this cult classic a try, you'll more then likely to have a good time with it.Eye Candy: Rita Montone gets topless My Grade: B-

lovecraft231 A radioactive fog turns a group of kids into deadly, black nailed killers who can kill you with a touch (particularly hugs-they love to do that.) "The Children" is the screen writing debut from "Luther the Geek" director Carlton J. Albright. While it suffers some of the same problems as his later movie (wooden acting, plot holes), it's still a decent slice of low budget horror.Much like "Luther", "The Children" has an absolutely ridiculous plot. Yet, also like "Luther", it contains some creepy, atmospheric moments. The Children themselves are quite creepy, and Albright knows how to use them. Also, if that score sounds familiar, that's because it's from "Friday the 13th" composer Harry Manfredini, who was working on the score for that movie while doing the score for this one.Unfortunately, this and "Luther the Geek" remain the only two horror movies Albright has been involved in. A shame, as we could use another goofy but surreal horror movie from him.