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Scarecrow Gone Wild

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

What's with all the negative reviews of this film? This is a movie that is so unabashedly terrible that I can't help but like it. I rarely speak of such hallowed territory, but this movie reaches the "so bad that it's good" plateau. With lines like Character A: Be careful? Character B: It's okay I know this place like the back of my hand Character A: No I mean there's a homicidal scarecrow out there! What's not to like? The ridiculous plot? The wooden acting by Ken Shamrock? The ending which completely rips off the Exorcist? The insipid dialogue which was clearly written by a guy who has no idea how women talk? The token black guy who says token black guyisms? The fact that you can see the scarecrow's mask flapping up often?

Never have I enjoyed a movie which is so bad so much. Look in this era of bloated self-important films which run far longer than they should, why can't we appreciate a silly little horror film with gratuitous nudity and cornfields 5 minutes away from an ocean beach? **1/2 / 4

After seeing Scarecrow Slayer and liking it, I bought this movie without renting it first. It looked like it might be a good sequel. WRONG!!!! This is a terrible movie!! First of all, the casting and acting is terrible. Ken Shamrock better stick to what he does best because acting is not it! What a terrible actor! He plays a coach of some college kids who decide to head to the beach for a spring break. Before going, they tie a poor diabetic guy to the scarecrow as part of some kind of joke. This brings the scarecrow back to life. The boy is later discovered by a friend who stayed behind. He finds him very sick and brings him to the local hospital. Meanwhile, the kids are at the beach. In this movie, the scarecrow whistles and when you hear this silly whistle, you know that someone is about to be killed. This movie has few killing scenes and is just plain boring and silly. For anyone who did not like Scarecrow Slayer, please do not waste your time or money on even renting this cheap movie.

myself, i liked the movie, there was some spots where they talked too quiet, some fight scenes that didnt look real, but aside from that it was good, i mean college kids getting killed? who wouldnt like that? i love slasher movies, as well as these new psychological horrors too, but i growed up on slashers and still love em, the bloodier the better. this movie could of had more blood in it and gorier death scenes.i enjoyed the twist at the end. if given the chance, id see the first 2 scarecrow movies as well. and if a 4th is made id see it too. im glad slasher movies are still being made for those of us that still like em.

This has to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. How this movie was "greenlighted" is beyond me. The director should be kicked out of Hollywood for this atrocity. Like a train wreck, though (which it was), its hard to stop watching.

Everything from the production values (was the Director of Photography blind with those horrible lighting setups? Bad overdubs that were horribly noticeable. And, I especially enjoyed seeing the wireless microphone pak in the back of the female lead's sweatpants)...to the absolute absurdity of the story (let's see, apparently its a corn field in Kansas since the girl has a KC Royals penant in her bedroom, yet, amazingly, the scarecrow also ends up killing horrible actors at the beach that looks similar to Malibu...imagine that.)

Not funny. Not scary. Not worth your time.

This movie is such a huge rip off of the two Jeepers Creepers films. The only difference is the cheesey nudity and believe me, it's ugly nudity. The only reason I gave it ONE star is two fold: first I can't put down zero stars; and second there were some funny lines in it.

I have to admit I'm a big sucker for horror that is generally perceived as low quality productions. However, there is usually some aspect of these films I can readily identify as the reason for my appreciation, such as it featuring an actor(ess) I like, a good filming location (beach, haunted house), etc. While this movie is not the worst horror film I've seen, it also doesn't have anything special enough to overcome its many limitations. For example, the killer scarecrow (no spoiler here, its an obvious plot element from the artwork) wears a mask that comes down partially to his shoulders; every time he turns his head, guess what...the whole thing moves. This is pitiful; they could have at least covered the bottom portion with clothing. Second, this movie falls prey to the way too often repeated low quality horror film mistake - an extremely brash character introduced to provide conflict, but who ends up being so grating as to distract from the whole film. I will say there were a few aspects of ok-ness, but overall, you're better spending your time viewing films more likely to be enjoyable.

lighting: the campus and the 'trauma center' must have been part of the CA rolling blackout program. But the center of a cornfield? Lit up like surface of the sun. In explicable items: Can a diabetic be kept off a college baseball team? Contact the ACLU! Cornfields w/in walking distance of the beach? KC Royals fans? The kids were constantly walking one direction on the beach when they left the group, then when they were shown solo they were clearly walking in a different direction. The beach guitar solo wins the award for Worst Musical Dubbing Since Pa Ingalls Played the Fiddle. Worst-figured ladies being the only ones removing their shirts (one built like a 13 year old girl, one 50+ w/ ridiculous fakies, c'mon girl in blue bikini! Show em off!). Finally, a) showing the girl clearly bounce off the windshield of the white truck; b) leaving her dead body in the middle of the road to be completely flattened by the next semi that happens by; and c) showing the truck back at the hospital w/ blood on the left front headlight.

Yet somehow I managed to stay awake from 1-2:30 am to watch it all. I agree w/ other reviewers...so bad it was entertaining

This was a horrible movie, true. The main thing that irked me was they couldn't decide if the kid was hypoglycemic or diabetic. Hypoglycemic- you don't take insulin as you already end up with TOO MUCH, and that will make you "combative" and possibly pass out. However, if the kid is diabetic like they kept saying, he would need the insulin and could slip into a coma. So which is it, geniuses? They are pretty much polar opposites as blood sugar disorders. Do some research while you make your super bad movie. I also enjoyed all the visable portable microphones- is that a mic in your pocket, or are you just lumpy?

I bought this movie at Amazon because it was dirt cheap and ONLY to see Oliva Munn's role in it. Which, sad to say, was at the very end of it. Don't bother to rent this movie and DO NOT buy it. The only reason I gave it a star is because Ms. Munn was in it. LOL!

Scarecrow Gone Wild should have never gotton a go ahead. The primise may seem like a good horror movie type plot. Lousy acting and actors can't enhance a horrible script.

My only reason for purchasing this movie, I'm a fan of Olivia Munn =). I've met and she's always nice to me, sadly she's only in the movie a few seconds.

Olivia was probably the only real actress / actor in the movie.

If you like bad a horrible horror film you may enjoy Scarcrow Gone Wild.

Let me know if you can watch this movie more than once.