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A group of Confederate soldiers seek shelter in an
old house in the middle of a cornfield after having
robbed a bank. Everything seems just fine at first
and they plan to go to Mexico the next day to split
the gold. What they don't know is that an evil
presence is hiding in the house. What they're about
to find is something that they could never even
have dreamed of in their worst nightmares. Will
they be able to escape and go to Mexico or will
their journey stop here?
Dead Birds? Ehmm okay, I'm not sure about the
choice of title as there was only one dead bird
in the entire movie and that had no significance
to the movie at all. The title is a bit misleading
but what I got was something much better than I
could ever have imagined. With lots of terrible
horror movies filling our theatres these days,
we have to surrender to the DTV movies every once
in a while since it seems as if you've got to go
to the rental store to get a really good horror
flick. This is one of those movies that in my
opinion should've gotten a wide theatrical release
as I think it's both good and at the same time
would bring in quite the profit. But I guess the
big screen is booked for the less good horror
movies these days anyway.
The movie involves creepy looking demons with
sharp teeth who attack a couple of bank robbers.
Now that might sound very cheesy but I'll assure
you that it's not. Dead Birds is atmospheric,
suspenseful and very original. It was actually
one of the most original horror movies in quite
a while now. Alex Turner handles the directing
brilliantly, let me even say stunningly good
and the acting is also top-notch though I have
always had a soft spot for Nicki Lynn Aycox who
saved Jeepers Creepers 2. We also get a short
appearance from Muse Watson in here which is
always appreciated. Come to think of it, there
was actually very few things that didn't work
well for this movie. I can't even come up with
one thing at this moment actually, and as you
all know, when I don't have anything bad to say
about a movie, it must be good.
Finally we get a horror movie with gore, scares,
a good plot and originality. I was so close to
skipping this one that you wouldn't believe it
but now that I've seen it, I sure am glad that
I did. It delivers way more than a dead bird and
I have a hard time believing that any true
horror fan would dislike this. Don't miss out
on this one, it'd be a crime against horror
movie industry.
We get a dismembered head, a couple of gory
demons, a woman gets her stomach ripped open
from the inside, a brutal scene involving a
shotgun and a head (you draw the conclusions)
and a whole lot more.
This works on every level. It creates a creepy
atmosphere while still managing to prevent us
from finding out when creepy things are about
to happen, something which is very rare these
days. Simply brilliant.
I'm speechless, I didn't think that I'd enjoy
a film about dead birds very much, though I
probably wouldn't have so it's a good thing
that the movie doesn't involve more than one
dead bird. If you enjoy the occasional scare
and hunger for originality, don't miss this
one, it works for all audiences (that can
handle the gore).
Review By: AnthroFred
