Review of Scarecrows (1988) by Michael F — 01 Jun 2008
Typical 80s B-horror about terrorists whose hijacked jet crashes in an open field (yikes!) inhabited by a group of murderous zombies that look like scarecrows. A pretty good premise, to say the least. The director actually used some interesting choices of consistent use of walkie-talkie and IR-gear to create some interesting atmosphere, some nice special effects and music.
Unfortunately, this is all the film has going for it; bad acting, editing (plenty of slow-mo and re-used takes) and some glaring plot holes in terms of characterization; like, I didn't buy the hostage becoming a Patty Hearst so quickly in the movie.
Fortunately, it's less than 90 mins so it should satiate your midnight pretty well. What can I say? The movie's cheese, I like a little cheese every now and then, end of story.
This review of Scarecrows (1988) was written by Michael F on 01 Jun 2008.
Scarecrows has generally received mixed reviews.
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