Scarecrows is a late 80s chiller about a paramilitary group that has just pulled a heist on a military base. They flee only to be double crossed by one of their own. The loot gets thrown out of their plane into a cornfield on an old farm and the bandits go after it only to find that they are the hunted!
Pretty original idea here and the director wastes no time setting up the story. The film begins right as the thieves get their loot thrown out of the plane. No need to see the heist, its all implied. Once the crew lands they are attacked almost immediately and then the fun begins.
For such a low budget direct to video flick there's a good amount of gore and the film stock is very clean and professional. The acting is OK and the scarecrows' makeup is pretty convincing. There's really no meat to the film though. We learn nothing about the characters and there's not much of a character or story arc. Plain and simple. Bad guys land in a spooky field and are attacked by evil scarecrows. A fun little gem indeed.
The really odd thing is that the director didn't go on to do much. He directed an episode of "Monsters" in the early 90's and then did Route 666 in 2001 staring Lou Diamond Philips, and that's it. For such a competently shot and well paced film I would have expected more work. Oh well I guess not everyone can have Uwe Boll's connections.
Gore - medium
Nudity - none
Overall 7/10
Pretty original idea here and the director wastes no time setting up the story. The film begins right as the thieves get their loot thrown out of the plane. No need to see the heist, its all implied. Once the crew lands they are attacked almost immediately and then the fun begins.
For such a low budget direct to video flick there's a good amount of gore and the film stock is very clean and professional. The acting is OK and the scarecrows' makeup is pretty convincing. There's really no meat to the film though. We learn nothing about the characters and there's not much of a character or story arc. Plain and simple. Bad guys land in a spooky field and are attacked by evil scarecrows. A fun little gem indeed.
The really odd thing is that the director didn't go on to do much. He directed an episode of "Monsters" in the early 90's and then did Route 666 in 2001 staring Lou Diamond Philips, and that's it. For such a competently shot and well paced film I would have expected more work. Oh well I guess not everyone can have Uwe Boll's connections.
Gore - medium
Nudity - none
Overall 7/10
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