Potentially the worst movie ever. Troll 2? Pure genius compared to Birdemic. Manos? Well... maybe on par.
I checked the Spoiler Warning box, but I seriously have no clue how this thing ended... A beach or something. It's all very fuzzy to me. I literally went into this realizing it was going to be bad. Expecting it, and waiting for it. I had a discussion with a coworker, and we were reliving all of the fun BAD movies we'd watched as kids... Food of the Gods? Beyond Atlantis? Troll 2? All of them laughably bad, and just kinda fun to watch when you realized their stink going into it...
This movie literally takes 45 minutes to get to any humor. Seemingly, the first 10 minutes are nothing but driving shots in Northern California. Then we're treated to the two main characters getting to know one another, being successful in business, etc. It's literally 45 minutes of useless back story.
Once the birds get involved, there's much to enjoy (nothing to move the rating from a one...).
You know? I'm just going to fore go the review, and list my favorite parts (in no particular order):
1) During their date, the stop for a moment to admire the birds landing in the trees... the birds look like they are moving in slow motion, and are our first glimpse into how bad the CGI is going to be... Bubo the Owl from Clash of the Titans looked infinitely more real...
2) They meet up with random survivors in the hotel, and oddly enough these folks are armed with an M16, and a spare handgun.
3) They are driving down the road (in a supposedly war torn NoCal) supposedly "fighting off" the birds (none of which are in the picture), and they have the M16 and Pistol shooting out the window. There are PLENTY of other cars driving down the road... you have to wonder what these folks thought was going on!
4) The birds are capable of explosion inducing dive bombs! They make the sound of a dive bomber from WWII movie, too... No, Really!
5) MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE... People are stuck in a bus, and are being terrorized by the birds... our heroes pull in to save the day. They are facing the bus, and the birds are between the bus, and our heroes. What do the heroes do? Pull out their M16, and just start SPRAYING with NO REGARD. In the real world, both bird, and passenger would be dead... In Birdemic? Not so much.
6) The Tree Hugger... he hears a "mountain Lion" so he has to get back to his tree!
In sum, this movie felt FAR longer than it actually was. Some movies are so bad, that they are enjoyable in a laughable way... This was actually so bad that it wasn't good, it was just worse than you can imagine.
I checked the Spoiler Warning box, but I seriously have no clue how this thing ended... A beach or something. It's all very fuzzy to me. I literally went into this realizing it was going to be bad. Expecting it, and waiting for it. I had a discussion with a coworker, and we were reliving all of the fun BAD movies we'd watched as kids... Food of the Gods? Beyond Atlantis? Troll 2? All of them laughably bad, and just kinda fun to watch when you realized their stink going into it...
This movie literally takes 45 minutes to get to any humor. Seemingly, the first 10 minutes are nothing but driving shots in Northern California. Then we're treated to the two main characters getting to know one another, being successful in business, etc. It's literally 45 minutes of useless back story.
Once the birds get involved, there's much to enjoy (nothing to move the rating from a one...).
You know? I'm just going to fore go the review, and list my favorite parts (in no particular order):
1) During their date, the stop for a moment to admire the birds landing in the trees... the birds look like they are moving in slow motion, and are our first glimpse into how bad the CGI is going to be... Bubo the Owl from Clash of the Titans looked infinitely more real...
2) They meet up with random survivors in the hotel, and oddly enough these folks are armed with an M16, and a spare handgun.
3) They are driving down the road (in a supposedly war torn NoCal) supposedly "fighting off" the birds (none of which are in the picture), and they have the M16 and Pistol shooting out the window. There are PLENTY of other cars driving down the road... you have to wonder what these folks thought was going on!
4) The birds are capable of explosion inducing dive bombs! They make the sound of a dive bomber from WWII movie, too... No, Really!
5) MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE... People are stuck in a bus, and are being terrorized by the birds... our heroes pull in to save the day. They are facing the bus, and the birds are between the bus, and our heroes. What do the heroes do? Pull out their M16, and just start SPRAYING with NO REGARD. In the real world, both bird, and passenger would be dead... In Birdemic? Not so much.
6) The Tree Hugger... he hears a "mountain Lion" so he has to get back to his tree!
In sum, this movie felt FAR longer than it actually was. Some movies are so bad, that they are enjoyable in a laughable way... This was actually so bad that it wasn't good, it was just worse than you can imagine.