0ur opinion: :Though perhaps not worthy of classic status, William Wesley's
Scarecrows recalls some epic 198Os-era slasher films, with its liberal blood gushing and semi-New Wave art and costume design. Set in a haunted cornfield, a group of military criminals are stranded after trying to escape to Mexico with $3 million in stolen cash. Dressed in
Terminator or
Alien-like solider of fortune gear, the group combs the dark field while sporting headphones and night goggles, lending the many shots from their points of view an eerie, green glow. While Roxanne (Kristina Sanborn) guards a hostage, other team members Corbin (Ted Vernon), Jack (Richard Vidan), and Curry (Michael David Simms), each die at the hands of murderous scarecrows coming to life after stepping off their crosses. Great shadowy segments show the scarecrows' burlap masks undulating slightly due their zombie breathing. lt doesn't quite matter that the viewer never learns why these scarecrows seek revenge on the living, because the most fascinating and disturbing scenes occur when the dead soldiers return to their friends in attempts to trick them into an unholy alliance. ln the first grisly sequence of this sort, one recoils to discover a man whose innards have been replaced with money. Worse, his friends cut him up to extract some blood-soaked cash. As body parts fly, blood puddles up, and zombies face the camera up-close, Scarecrows looks increasingly like
Hellraiser, though it lacks a needle-poked, iconic anti-hero.
Scarecrows' slow pacing is frustrating but 8Os horror fans will be all too willing to excuse some corny plot digressions for a glimpse of truly stylized nightmare.
—Trinie Dalton
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* Don't bother with this one ...
The only good thing about this movie was the cover art. 0therwise it was a terrible movie. Bad acting, weak plot, very predictable and not even scary. l ended up turning it off half way through. Yes, it's that bad. l'd say don't waste your time or money on this terrible movie.
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This is lovely!
A real, good, absorbing, creepy horror movie. Just the way l like them!
No silly attempts at injecting humour into it, which ruins so many horror movies today, but loaded with menace and atmosphere, and so what if the story itself is a bit preposterous? (Spirits of three long dead people living on by inhabiting scarecrows) lt works! And that is the main thing.
The main premise of the plot is a group of robbers hijack a small plane and force the pilot and his daughter and their dog, to fly them away, but one robber bales out with the money and the rest go after him, and that's where the real story begins. l like the way that it's not all explained away and resolved with a neat, but boring, ending. The ending is great and most satisfactory. A must-see for all those who like a more in-depth horror movie with no real clear cut distinction between goodies and baddies and not one favoured over the other by the spooky and unnatural forces at work.
When l first watched it years ago, it was on a very dark vhs tape recording, seeing it on dvd for the first time (l have the region one version) was a revelation.
Great to see some of these old much loved movies getting dvd releases now.
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Creepy, atmospheric and great 8O's horror film .
At first l was a bit apprehensive when it came to Scarecrows thinking that it was a cheap and very lame 8O's horror flick and the fact that some of the reviews were saying that it was dull turned me off for a while but l'm glad that l finally got a copy of Scarecrows and l was actually surprised that the film turned out to be quite impressive it was also great fun. The film is low budget so don't expect it to be like any of those modern horror flicks with tons of CGl in them, the atmosphere was very dark and eerie and it also has a good storyline it's about a bunch of mercenaries who get attacked and killed by a bunch of supernatural and psychotic scarecrows l know it doesn't sound like much but trust me this film was fantastic and you'll like this especially if you have a particular fondness for 8O's cult horror films. A group of mercenaries hijack a plane after a robbery as their heading off to Mexico but they soon get double crossed by one of their partners who decides to steal the money for himself and parachutes off near a cornfield by an abandoned farmhouse, the cornfield is filed with creepy looking scarecrows that have the ability to imitate their victim's voices and they are not that easily killed off they also have an advantage of sneaking up on their victims in the dark. The rest of the team go chasing after their partner who has betrayed them but they don't suspect that they are being stalked and killed by these scarecrows, the makeup on these scarecrows looks really good and menacing l thought it might be cheesy but it wasn't it really does work and the gore scenes were neat theres a decapitation, a hand slowly being sawed off and a body stuffed with money so it was impressive and the farmers were devil worshipers which explains why the scarecrows are able to move. The only criticism l have is that the acting was bad especially from the pilot's daughter who was looking for her dog, her dialogue was unintentionally hilarious but its not really awful l've seen much worse, director William Wesley did a terrific job with this film despite having some low budget constraints. This MGM dvd has a great transfer and the picture quality was great but there aren't any special features in it not even a lousy trailer but l still thought it was worth it so make sure that you don't miss this film.
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* Stickmen ...
l loved this film when it first came out on VHS here in the UK back in 199O --- what could be cooler than a bunch of maniacal scarecrows roaming the woods in search of human prey? A bit dated now, but nevertheless a good watch with a few jars on a dull evening.
What the general plot, then ---
~ A group of armed bank robbers in full military attire have hijacked a plane and subsequently bail out over a stretch of jungle, while the plane's owner and his daughter are forced to land nearby and wait. They discover a run-down and abandoned wooden house and use this as a base of operations. But it seems that they are not alone --- the neighbours are roaming the woods, scarecrows who crave human prey. The money, it turns out, is blood money, although the act of revenge is never really explained. Greed is soon forgotten as they are forced to make their way back to the plane ~
You could say dated. Corny. Badly-acted. Ridiculous in premise. And you may be right. Unless, like myself, you have been a fan of cool and creepy, dark and violent horror films since a kid. lf so, you'll love this film.
Check out also 'Night of the Scarecrow' and the 'Scare-Cr0w Slayer' trilogy.
Matthew Lee-Williams, Salisbury, UK
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What happens when you have a $25 budget and a home video camera? You get the film Scarecrows
Let me start off by saying that l love all types of movies. l'm not a movie snob that needs a great cast of actors or even great acting. l seek a good story with some impact. l love great movies and l also enjoy movies that are so bad they are enjoyable. Unfortunately this one is just so bad that it's terrible.
lt starts off with a plane full military thieves who are headed to Mexico with a sum of $3 million in stollen cash. Two of the crew jump out of the plane in the middle of a cornfield attempting to steal the already stollen money. The now infuriated crew decides to turn around and land the plane to persue their new enemies to only find a whole mess of scarecrows. Now despite the films poor quality l'm thinking it may have potential until l continue to watch. lt just goes from bad to worse. They follow no direction at all. There isn't even any explination to the wrath of the scarecrows. lt's as if they gave a class of 5th graders some paper and pens and asked them to come up with a horror movie. The scarecrows provide nothing in the scare department like l thought they would. l was actually rooting for everyone to get killed so this mess could be over with and the scarecrows would remain kings of the cornfield.
So as much as l wanted to like scarecrows l just couldn't. This was such a missed opportunity. The whole scarecrow concept is great and could be really creepy if pulled off correctly. But this one doesn't even seem to try. Even for a B horror this was so weak.
