Review of Scarecrows (1988) by Long L — 24 Apr 2011
Majorly- eerie creepfest, an effective and welcomed departure from the myriad number of Slasher-Basher crud that choked 80's theater screens. Featuring a crew of lowlife thieves on the run after making off with 3 million bucks from Camp Pendleton, who then get the dopey brainstorm of taking refuge in a run-down abandoned farmhouse in the middle of a delapidated boneyard poulated by malevolent and murderous scarecrows.
While the acting is acceptable by the cast of unknowns, the flick moves at a fast clip, there are some startlingly frightening visuals, and the sardonic strawmen are truly the stuff of nightmares. Low on gore, with a modicum of character exposition as a substitute.
A cut above the plethora of 1980's horror dreck.
This review of Scarecrows (1988) was written by Long L on 24 Apr 2011.
Scarecrows has generally received mixed reviews.
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