Well now, let me tell ya ’bout this here movie, Birdemic. I ain’t no fancy movie critic or nothin’, but I seen my share of pictures, and this one, well, it’s somethin’ else.
First off, they say it’s like that old movie, The Birds, by that Hitchcock fella. You know, the one with all them birds attackin’ folks. This Birdemic, it’s kinda like that, but…different. Way different.
See, it’s about this town, Half Moon Bay, out in California. Pretty place, I reckon. But then, all these birds, they start goin’ crazy. Not just peckin’ at ya, mind you. They’re explodin’ and stuff! Yeah, you heard right. Explodin’ birds. I ain’t never seen nothin’ like it.
- It’s got these two lovebirds in it. Sweet young things, always smilin’ and whatnot. They’re goin’ around, havin’ a good time, and then, bam! Birds everywhere.
- And the birds, they ain’t just attackin’ people. They’re goin’ after gas stations! Cars too! Seems like they got a real bone to pick with anything that uses gas. Maybe they’re tryin’ to tell us somethin’, ya know? Like, “Hey, stop pollutin’ the earth!” That’s what I got from it, anyways.
Now, the folks who made this movie, they didn’t have a whole lotta money, I guess. The special effects, they ain’t what you’d call fancy. Them birds, they look kinda…stiff. Like they ain’t real birds at all. And the explodin’ part? Well, let’s just say it ain’t gonna win no awards. But you know what? That’s part of the charm, I reckon. It’s so bad, it’s kinda good.
This fella, James Nguyen, he’s the one who made this here movie. He didn’t have no big Hollywood studio backin’ him up or nothin’. Just him and his camera, I guess. And he wanted to tell a story ’bout them birds and how we’re messin’ up the planet. He even got the idea from that Al Gore fella and his movie about the earth gettin’ hot.
They call it a horror movie, but I ain’t gonna lie, I laughed more than I screamed. Them birds flyin’ around all stiff-like, and the actors…well, they ain’t exactly Meryl Streep, if you know what I mean. But they try hard, bless their hearts. And that music? Oh, boy. It’s like somethin’ you’d hear at a skating rink. But it gets stuck in your head, ya know?
So, if you’re lookin’ for a movie that’s gonna scare the pants off ya, this ain’t it. But if you want somethin’ that’s different, somethin’ that’s gonna make you laugh and maybe even make you think a little bit ’bout how we’re treatin’ the earth, then give Birdemic a try. Just don’t expect no fancy special effects or fancy actors or nothin’. It’s just a simple movie, made by folks who wanted to tell a story. And that’s somethin’ you don’t see too much of these days.
And let me tell you somethin’ else, if you even bothered to read this far, you ain’t lookin’ for no masterpiece, so maybe this here Birdemic is just the ticket for you. It ain’t for everyone, that’s for sure. But it’s got somethin’. Heart, maybe? Or maybe just a whole lotta birds.
Anyways, that’s my two cents on this here Birdemic movie. Take it or leave it. I ain’t no expert, just an old gal who likes a good story, even if it’s got explodin’ birds in it.
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