in1984 ... had it been funny, sexy, and not taken itself too seriously. The acting talent is pretty much the same, though the audio and visual FX are better too, which is surprising given that this appears to be on an even lower budget.A horror/teen/college film. Young people finding new ways to party in an abandoned house. Combine stories of a killer and ghosts with a wedgie board and some nerds trying to crash the party.Unlike paranormal activity, it doesn't take itself seriously so it works. It's also far sexier. Otherwise, it's very similar, taking place almost entirely in a house set in the 1980s.

Scarecrow-88 Microbudget, tongue-in-cheek, horror homage to the 80's slasher/demon possession sub-genres has a group of friends messing around with a Ouija board inside the house of a notorious killer who slaughtered his entire family before committing suicide. They conjure his dark spirit which inhabits various individuals in an endless spree of violence, certain characters dying in the exact same method as the family members did. Two geeky horror fans have created plastic amulets which actually work at warding off spirits which will, at the very least, give those who are still alive, a fighting chance.Shot on video often with color drained, this film looks like a no-budget operation. Three people, and one major financier, put this flick together, shooting in a singular location on Long Beach, California. Once named "Blood & Guts", a film director Jeff Smith, Writer Curtis Andersen, and producer Sara Parrell all sought funding for, before a pal, Wayne Watson(..playing an intruding police officer at the very end)forked over the much needed dough, "Stupid Teenagers Must Die" is really a goofy slasher outing with 80's references galore and "costumes" representing wardrobe worn by many influenced from Michael Jackson and Madonna. While the cast give it their all, each inheriting a specific stereotype(..although the token black character, who mostly died in 80's slashers, portrayed by Jovan Meredith, is the heroic leader), the movie has a hard time escaping the shortcomings of a budget stretched very thin. The gore isn't really that effective, with most death sequences splattering syrupy blood all over the place, with characters often entering rooms with victims already massacred, their intestines visible(..an "intestine gag" has one of the "theatrical nerds" walking in on a crime scene where guts are hanging like chandeliers). Constant profanity, attractive women baring their impressive chests, and a lighthearted approach perhaps will work for the affectionate slasher fans who embrace the genre-s excesses. The use of video for this film and merely acceptable sound display the limitations the crew faced. A forgiving audience might look over such things, but most will look elsewhere for their slasher entertainment.

the_headless_cross OK, lemme just say this. The night before watching this movie me and a group of friends made our own little no budget intentionally bad horror movie with just video camera, toy shotgun, REAL dagger, and a Harry Potter cloak. I have yet to see the finished result, but I can already tell it's gonna be better than this movie.I saw this sitting in the new release section, and from reading the title and the plot on the back, I thought "This is a must see!" I love 80s horror movies, even the low budget ones because of how cheesy they are! And to see a movie paying homage to it had me excited. Well, I guess my expectations were a little too high. It did have the good elements of an 80s horror movie (blood, nudity) but in my opinion failed miserably at comedy. OK, there were a few chuckles from me (especially the geeks, I gotta admit I liked those guys), but nothing side-splitting and nothing to make me laugh myself to tears. And with me hardly laughing, the movie just felt like any other horror movie, which isn't a bad thing, but even a hardcore B movie fan like me has to admit he doesn't want to see the same thing over again too much. Had it not been for the gore, nudity, lesbian sex scene (highlight for sure) and the two geeks, this movie would receive a lower rating from me

cobbler88 I have no idea how anyone can give this movie high marks. I didn't rent it thinking it was the next great horror flick, the next great horror spoof, or the next great low-budget horror spoof. Obviously, this isn't meant to scare, but one fatal flaw with the production entirely sapped the joy out of the viewing experience. The sound editing was horrible. I had to work the volume control the entire movie. You can imagine how difficult it is to get into something - even a low-budget spoof - when you're either turning the volume up or down, or trying to anticipate the next time you have to do so. The regular dialogue is very low, and all screams, noises, etc., are VERY loud. We're not talking about toggling between 5 and 7 on the volume control, finding a happy medium at 6. We're talking toggling between 2 and 9 on the volume where it is virtually impossible to leave the volume alone. Again, this movie might be a decent example of what it is meant to be, but you're going to be spending so much time adjusting your volume control that you'll never have the chance to enjoy it.