Scareycrows

Absolutely no idea how this had an 8 star rating, I fell for it and there was no comedy, no 'horror' other than OMG I WASTED TIME ON THAT! I like B movie bad as much as anyone, like Sharknado and Bubba Hotep. But this is more like a C movie that your neighbor filmed on their ipad.

Went in expecting it to be a laughably poor movie made by amateurs. Whilst the low budget was obvious, this movie actually turned out to be quite good. The special effects were a bit lacking in places, but the story was written so that effects were rarely required. The result was a decent film where everyone involved clearly gave it their all in making the best of the limited funds. It is a movie that won't win any awards, but is hopefully a taster of those involved going on to bigger and better things.

For now, if you want to watch a slightly silly low budget horror movie, then this is a good time.

This quirky horror/comedy film will catch you off guard with how charming and witty it is. It's gloriously goofy in all the right ways and thoroughly involving. It reminded me of SHAUN OF THE DEAD (which is a movie that I love) in the may that it deftly mixed comedy and horror, becoming more and more suspenseful as the story progressed. This film is a true original, though, and does its own thing. If you're looking for an offbeat and wickedly sharp film, you should definitely check out SCAREYCROWS.

While trying to grow up in life, a teen and her friends try to pass the time until a special townwide celebration involving decorative scarecrows can take place, but when they come to life at the behest of a scorned friend to do her bidding and seek revenge on the town must band together to get away alive.

Overall, this was a pretty decent if somewhat troublesome effort. Among the brighter features here is the way the first half builds to the eventual rampage of the creatures. Getting an in-depth look at the life of the friends in the town who are shown to have work and relationship issues, this all comes together for a generally light and breezy setup with just the right amount of comedic touches to keep the atmosphere light. That also goes along with the conflicting backstories here about the origins of the creatures and the purpose for the town's celebrations to put them up and celebrate the occasion which provides a fun start to things. With that setup featured here, the second half comes off incredibly well with this being a series of incredibly effective light-hearted stalking and confrontations throughout the town. As the town goes through several fun rampages through the community where they come to life against the unsuspecting victims while chasing the group around the town leading to some fun encounters along the park, the cosmetic shop, and the seemingly abandoned police station which also highlights the aggressive behaviors of the scarecrows rather nicely. As the finale takes place in the abandoned factory that has some tense encounters and the few instances of gore here, these are enough to make this likable. There are some issues holding this one back. One of the biggest factors here is the extremely overlong setup about the group of friends in the town which isn't necessary for a film this short. Dealing with each of the storylines as individual elements here works well enough but it takes a toll on the pacing here when it takes half an hour to even get the backstory of the titular creatures as the majority of the time here on many of the issues here. As well, there's very little to fear here about the lackluster motivation behind it which is immensely underwhelming and lame to have it carry out as it does, and combined with the low-budget feel here are what bring this down.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.

This is a low budget film that has used its budget to maximum effect and very cleverly. The idea is unique and works brilliantly. A town over run with possessed evil scareycrows. I don't like horrors generally I must admit, the exception is when they are funny, and scareycrows is funny. I won't do spoilers and so won't highlight moment but it is an educational in how simple a well placed gag can be and how it can make up for the lack of a sizeable budget. Most impressively this is Lucy Townsends directorial debut and is an impressive start to her career. I look forward to seeing what she does next.