Curse of the Scarecrow

This film had me laughing throughout. Of all the wrong decisions I have seen people make in horror movies, these dummies take the prize. Every decision they made was head scratching and laughable. I am sure I even saw scenes where they were trying not to laugh. If you want comedy, watch this steaming garbage................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

...produced a two buck movie and that just about sums up this atrocious excuse for a horror movie.The acting was absolutely abysmal from everyone,which in turn tells you how bad the director is,or,how little they cared.I could go on further but really,there is no point,the entire movie sucks in every way,shape and form from beginning to end.

A problem with feeding on so much fictional horror content - as I do - is that often you can have a sense of déjà vu. This happened with 'Curse of the Scarecrow' - about half way through, I wondered if I had seen it before and had forgotten. The film I was actually thinking of was 2019's 'Tooth Fairy', which in turn had reminded me strongly of 2018's 'Scarecrow Rising'. They had all been directed by Louisa Warren, often using many of the same players and locations.

Warren, like Andrew Jones, has proven to be a prolific director (and occasionally actor) of micro-budget horror films. Also like Jones, she seems to have liking for dolls and scarecrows as villainous beings. Once more we have a predominantly female cast menaced by a bloke with a sack on his head. The three main women are flawed - in fact, apart from June (Kate Lister), quite hapless. The peripheral male characters are wetter than wet.

The production is afflicted as low-budget films often are, and none of this would matter at all if the story or characters were in any way interesting. Sadly, despite some competent performances, they are not, and the dullness that hits you after the pre-credit sequence begins is never fully shaken off. If we could care more for the characters, and not have their various plights and tragedies overtly hurled at us, then things would be a lot more successful. As it is, Warren's films have thus far been interesting without being compelling (of the ones I have seen).

There are a few good scenes. Nancy (Warren) being stuffed with straw is my favourite. With less restraint on blood and gore, it would have been even more effective. The ending is satisfying and seems to be setting things up for a possible sequel. My score is 5 out of 10.

If these actors passed the audition I would hate to see those that failed! Wooden acting, unconvincing dialogue and actions. The idea was ok but the story is very poor. Don't waste your time watching this.

Scarecrow, as in on a farm. The cross where it hangs is in a small back yard? There are flowers behind it and a chainlink fence less then 6 feet behind it as well! 🤣 The "farm house" has all cream colored walls? Nooooo! The house is just too modern inside. It is a 2 story brick house with some exposed brick walls, looks more like a revamped mill. The only out building has block and brick walls, nope you needed weathered wood. An actual barn might have been nice. The lighting is very bad, either too bright or not enough. Inside its way too bright and night shots just look bad.

The cast is small, so victims come real slow.

The acting isnt too bad, an Australian lead actress does well.

Ok, so every 20 years the Scarecrow returns. A woman returns to the family home after the death of her brother. From there a slow story, Scarecrow kills.

Bad - writing, location setting, lighting. Laughable scarecrow, too much daytime footage or bright inside.

It was nice to see a low budget British film.

Missing were - obnoxious teens, the male jerk everone hates charactor, the cheap topless scene, excessive gore, heavy drinking, drug use. The people being persued actually arm themselves! You rarely see this in a U. S. film. Everyone freaks out, runs screaming, crys, dies! 😆 So all that made it decent anyway. A mostly female cast, many aspects of a bigger budget picture.

If your into Scarecrow movies, its worth the watch. Have seen better, have seen alot worse. The mature cast makes the difference.