Dark Harvest (2004)

A group of friends travel to a farm house that one of them just inhereted. Soon they discover that the land and previous farmers had a dark secret involving corn and demonic scarecrows. This movie started off pretty cool with the history of the drought from the 1930's (known as the Dust Bowl) laying background for the rest of the story. I also liked the almost random characters who survived the deadly night. The girlfriedn dies and the lesbian lives?! Intresting. But that's where the inovation really ends. Everything else was just like every other scarecrow movie out there. At least it wasn't as bad as Scarecrow, or the even worse sequel Scarecrow Slayer. 2.5 out of 5.

Characters

• Shawn: Ancestor of a farmer that made a deal with the devil to help his crops grow. Now he's fighting killer scarecrows and useing 'Wizard of Oz' puns.
• Jessica: Shawn's supportive girlfriend who... gets gutted halfway through the film. I'll be honest, I didn't see it coming.
• Angela: Time to admit the truth; I have a thing for British women. Gets sliced and ... wait, she's alive! She's ali... wait... nevermind.
• Brian: Black dude who cracks jokes throughout the film. Can you say
• Darcy: Whiney blond lesbian who ends up being the heroine.
• Alex: Shawn calls her
• Maggie: Creepy old woman who ends up being a ghost. Either that or a really bad weed trip.

The Totals

• Body Count: 7, plus 2 off screen.
• Weapons Used: Guns, a sickle, a sythe, a 2X4, a door, gas, fire, barbwire, corn and a flaregun.
• Breast Shots: 1
• Moments where characters are mysteriously unable to run from certain death: 1
• Ominous thunderstorms: 2
• Explosions: 1

Random Thoughts and Things Learned

• Roosters make many enemies.
• I love lesbians...
• Never taunt evil spirits.
• Movies with murderous scarwcrows will always quote 'The Wizard of Oz.'
• And the day was saved.... by the lesbian?