Review of Scarecrows (1988) by Mark B — 04 Jun 2008

A movie that is as silly as you could possibly imagine. Give it a pass.

This review of Scarecrows (1988) was written by Mark B on 04 Jun 2008.

Scarecrows has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brody M (674) on 30 Oct 2009

A brutal exercise in tedium. The movie itself only runs about an hour and 10 mins. but feels like forever…

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It may not necessarily be flawless in its execution, but Scarecrows is a pretty admirable filmmaking achievement in many ways…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 09 Jun 2013

Scarecrows is a good film, but one that could definitely have used a few rewrites to make it a much better horror film…

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By Jonathan G (1,045) on 28 Aug 2016

I love this film the directing is good the acting is silly and over the top but in amazing way the plot is perfect for this type of film there…

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By Elise H (386) on 26 May 2008

The acting is kinda shitty and some of the effects are too but for some reason, this film pulls it off…

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By Shawn W (1,705) on 29 Nov 2008

Corn fields are scary. Straw is scary. Since when did scarecrows have mind-control powers…

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