At the same time, on the same day, all the children of the world have a seizure and slip into a coma. They're cared for by their parents or in care facilities for the next ten years, during which birth control is required and society struggles to deal with the slow extinction of humanity. Then the children wake up and the extinction speeds up considerably as they start killing everyone in sight.

I mostly bought this because it was on sale and on the back the awakened kids were compared to zombies. I finally got around to watching it after seeing Clive Barker's name on it. That being said, it's actually pretty good, Van Der Beek's aside. A really nice and surprisingly fresh storyline, severaly distinctly creepy sequences and a pretty average ending. Not shabby, but plenty of room for improvement.

The film started out really strong, forcing us to truly consider the ramifications of no longer being able to bear functional children, the strains an entire generation in full-time care facilities would add, etc. It felt really bleak, the empty playgrounds and schools. Less bleak had they shown it: the wonderfully quiet theaters, the lack of screaming children in restaurants, a world that's just considerably less sticky, but I digress into my fantasy world, sorry.

Anyway, all this was really good, and once the kids woke up and started roaming about like fast, smarter zombies things really picked up. My complaint was while the climax of each kill was pretty cool, it felt a letdown after seeing so many similar scenes that end with some poor bastard being torn asunder and gleelessly ingested. This one's fine, just felt lackluster compared to the movie in my brain.

But the kids looked and acted creepy, there were some decisions that particularly offended Paynecraft, so much so that he began venting a misogynistic rage that had to be seen to be believed. Let's just say the women in this film won't win any awards for their life decisions.

My main complaint is the ending, it leaves quite a bit up to interpretation and my interpretations were less than satisfying. A little hint or a push in the right direction would have really done a lot for this flick, but instead we're left to understand it as we do and on come the credits. My main issue with this is the ending as I understood it was unimpressive to say the least, and this on top of little or no explanation for what caused the plague in the first place. I'm not a guy that needs everything explained, sometimes less really is more, but some aspects of a story really do need to be decided on by the people who tell me the story. I can't carry the whole damn thing myself.

Just the same, it's entertaining, a little forced at times but overall a pretty good flick.

5 out of 10 times women's intuition really screwed the pooch

This was a damn good movie. I don't really hate women as The Horrorist suggests, but boy did they make some frustrating decisions in this movie that didn't make a whole lot of sense. In further retrospection though, the priest made the worst decision of them all, but that's a different story.

The movie was creepy at times and the violence was pretty graphic. I really enjoyed the storyline. The ending was way luke warm and some of the backstory was kind of forced. Not really "legend has it" forced, but still a little wooden.

I mostly agree with The Horrorist's assessment of this flick. The movie was very intriguing, but we could've used a little more direction on the ending.

The movie had great character development. I was truly disappointed when a couple characters got offed. Add that to the fact that when most people were killed in this movie, it was in graphic brutal fashion. This amplifies the feeling of disbelief and shock and really pulls you into the movie.

Overall, this was a really good flick that could have been great with some tweaking. Still yet, it was quite enjoyable and you owe it to yourself to go check it out. It's sad that I had never heard of this movie until a week ago. I give it 8 out of 10 ungrateful kids.

One day at 5:00am Eastern Standard Time, all the children of the world who are nine years old and younger become comatose. The coma lasts for ten years, during which time all children that are born are also comatose. The children all abruptly wake up with an agenda to kill all of the adults.

Oh boy. I was excited to see Clive Barker's name attached to this one. Sadly, his name was used for publicity. There's a good deal wrong with this one, but it had very good potential.

The premise is a really good idea. It's an idea that is very scary if you're a parent. I personally don't know what I'd do if one of my kids was comatose for 10 years. Anyway, to fill a plot hole, during the coma years, all of the kids seem to get stronger almost like they are self-sustained. There's a scene where two people joke that aliens caused the coma to happen. Honestly, I would have PREFERRED aliens to be the cause of everything. That could be an explanation for the self-sustainance.

There are some pretty good creepy moments and the isolation plays out well, unfortunately I can't say much more on this. Because Clive Barker's name is on this I expected decent gore and for what we get, the gore isn't too bad, I just wish there was more of it. The acting is good for what it is. Can't say too much good or bad, but I though James Van Der Beek did the best job.

When the kids come out of the come, they're almost zombiefied. This would have worked VERY well if it was given to the right director. George Romero or John Landis would have done a fantastic job on this. There's no reason given for the coma. This works for zomie movies, but not much else. Sometimes an explanation is helpful to move he plot along.

There's little to no character development in this film. Who the fuck are these people and why do I care about them? The ONLY character development we get is a little information about a priest and the back story of the main character. I actually like the turn that James Van Der Beek took after Dawson's Creek. I'll never watch that show, but he's really expanded his horizons as an actor. That earns my respect. Apparently his character is on parole after spending time in jail for killing someone in a bar fight. Unfortunately we never learn the cause of the fight or if the death was an accident.

The "zombie" kids aren't really that scary. They can be killed like normal humans and they apparently all know how to use guns. Oh yeah, they also have superhuman strength.

It's just under an hour and a half, which gives it absolutely no time to give the viewer any kind of decent story at all. There really should have been a lot more character development and the pace should have moved much slower. It seems that they wanted to make a zombie movie of sorts, put in some of the right elements and got bored with it along the way.

The ending is among the worst I've ever seen. What the fuck is it about? Just as the movie gives you no explanation on what caused the coma, or who most of the characters are, it also gives you an ending to make you go "huh?"

I'm giving this a 3.5 out of 10. The .5 is for Clive Barker's name, which is easily the best part of the movie.