DVD Review: Messengers 2: The Scarecrow: Erbi Ago, Darcy Fowers, Kalina Green, Claire Holt, Michael McCoy, Matthew McNulty, Norman Reedus, Richard Riehle, Heather Stephens, Lorenzo Senatore, Martin Barnewitz, Matt Michael, Andrew Pfeffer, Jason Shuman, Jeffery Beach, Phillip J. Roth, Robert G. Tapert, Sam Raimi, William Sherak, Todd Farmer: Movies & TV
DVD Review: Messengers 2: The Scarecrow: Erbi Ago, Darcy Fowers, Kalina Green, Claire Holt, Michael McCoy, Matthew McNulty, Norman Reedus, Richard Riehle, Heather Stephens, Lorenzo Senatore, Martin Barnewitz, Matt Michael, Andrew Pfeffer, Jason Shuman, Jeffery Beach, Phillip J. Roth, Robert G. Tapert, Sam Raimi, William Sherak, Todd Farmer: Movies & TVASIN=B0029EW7BA&
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From Ghost House Pictures, the makers of 30 Days of Night, The Grudge and The Messengers. Unimaginable terror grows in this chilling prequel to the horror hit, The Messengers. Desperate to save his crops, a farmer places a mysterious scarecrow in his fields only to discover that with pure evil? you reap what you sow. As the body count rises around him and his family questions his sanity, he’ll have to fight back against a deadly force that knows no bounds.
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By C. Sawin (TX) -
In my movie watching experience, I’ve learned that it’s usually important to watch an original film before its sequel. With this day and age though where sequels are actually prequels and we get prequel trilogies sixteen years AFTER the original trilogy, there aren’t really any guidelines to follow when it comes to watching films anymore. So being somebody who had no interest in seeing The Messengers, the sequel didn’t really interest me until they announced Norman Reedus in the title role. Since Reedus had been impressive in films such as The Boondock Saints, Blade II, and even his brief (but rather incredible) cameo in Antibodies, I felt it was my obligation to at least give this film a chance. The results are pretty much what you’d expect for a direct to DVD horror film.
The acting isn’t terrible, but doesn’t really do much to stand out. Norman Reedus, Heather Stephens, and Richard Riehle are pretty much the cream of the crop as far as acting goes. Reedus does a good job of acting like a farmer who’s going through troubled times and just wants to support his family. He was easy to relate to since just about everyone is either going through tough times or has so in the past. Stephens played the concerned wife and was able to portray the widest range of emotions in the film. Riehle always seemed to show up to encourage John Rollins to do mischievous things, so the seeds are planted from the get-go that something isn’t quite right with him. The boy who played John’s son, Michael, is the only actor in the film that could really be considered atrocious as his lines are delivered so nonchalantly.
The way the rest of the film plays out just feels like it borrowed heavily from Jeepers Creepers 2 and the Children of the Corn films. The scarecrow drags its scythe on the ground as it’s stalking its victims, which was a nice touch but was really the only enjoyable part of the scarecrow. Once it reveals itself at the end of the film and starts walking around, it makes pterodactyl sounds and trust me, that’s just as incredible as it sounds. The film actually starts going downhill in the second half, which is when the cheesy effects come in and unanswered questions begin. The latter half of the film is filled with a lot of moments that will leave you scratching your head wondering why you even decided to watch this film to begin with.
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow isn’t exactly the greatest film to watch, but it isn’t the worst either. While it does have its fair share of blood and isn’t half bad at times, it doesn’t really offer anything most horror fans haven’t seen before. Messengers 2 is really only recommended for die hard fans of Norman Reedus since it’s basically just a rehash of Jeepers Creepers 2 with a lower budget. It’s the type of film that’s a decent watch at 3 o’ clock in the morning when you stumble across it channel surfing, but isn’t worth deliberately tracking down on DVD.
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