This film released this week on DVD. I liked it better than the original "The Messengers" which I expected much from due to it being a Pang Brothers film. But something went wrong with that production and it was a disappointment. This one is much better. Todd Farmer, who wrote the original story line for "The Messengers" wrote this script. He is also know for writing "Jason X" and "My Bloody Valentine 3D." The film was directed by Martin Barnewitz, a Danish director known for his film "Room 205". It was filmed in Bulgaria (standing in for the US). One thing about "outsourced films" seems to be they work better than the overblown Hollywood ones.
This film is not a gore fest but more a supernatural thriller. Farmer calls it "The Shining" meets "Poltergeist." It's about a farmer whose farm is about to go into foreclosure and his crops being ruined by crows. He discovers an old scarecrow hidden away in his barn. A neighbor suggests he put the scarecrow up and see if it helps his corn crop. Of course he does and the crops do well as well as a number of other things happening. It also causes problems between the farmer and his family. It's rated R for scenes Turq will love and Edg will hate. My only problem with this film was the last 15-20 minutes which seemed to fall into cliche. Otherwise nicely filmed and the DVD transfer excellent and upscaled nicely. Unfortunately Sony hasn't announced a Blu-Ray version yet. BTW, Sony and RedBox did just announce a 5 year deal to distribute DVD via RedBox kiosks. I have these all over the place and someone snatched up this DVD on Tuesday (the release date) but it was available yesterday at another nearby location. RedBox DVDs and Blu-Rays rent for $1 a night. If you rent this listen to the commentary as it is a hoot. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1299653/
