Initially I wanted to give "Dead Birds" a mediocre five out of ten stars, but given the fact that the movie does have a Civil War backdrop to it, and because of the cast, then I am upping my rating to six out of ten stars.
"Dead Birds" is your average horror movie, essentially, when you look at the greater picture. It is fairly generic and straightforward, offering no twists and turns along the way. At least not before the very end. However, to the movie's defense, then the twist at the ending was so enjoyable. And also one of the reason why I upped it from five stars to six stars.
The storyline is about a ragtag group of Confederate soldiers whom rob a bank and seek refuge in an old, reclusive mansion, which is long abandoned. It doesn't take long before the bandits come to realise that they are not entirely alone at the mansion. In fact, something dark and sinister is there alongside with them. And as things slowly start to unveil itself, the dark past of the mansion, the bandit soldiers find themselves at the mercy of dark, wicked forces.
So essentially a fairly generic storyline and script from writer Simon Barrett.
The movie has some pretty familiar faces on the cast list to perform for the various roles and characters, with the likes of Mark Boone Junior, Isaiah Washington, Patrick Fugit and Henry Thomas.
The special effects in the movie were fairly good, just a shame that the director, Alex Turner, didn't make too much use of special effects throughout the movie. A shame, really, because it could have boosted the movie's overall enjoyment quite a lot.
"Dead Birds" is watchable and enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be. Just don't expect a grand masterpiece in the horror genre.
"Dead Birds" is your average horror movie, essentially, when you look at the greater picture. It is fairly generic and straightforward, offering no twists and turns along the way. At least not before the very end. However, to the movie's defense, then the twist at the ending was so enjoyable. And also one of the reason why I upped it from five stars to six stars.
The storyline is about a ragtag group of Confederate soldiers whom rob a bank and seek refuge in an old, reclusive mansion, which is long abandoned. It doesn't take long before the bandits come to realise that they are not entirely alone at the mansion. In fact, something dark and sinister is there alongside with them. And as things slowly start to unveil itself, the dark past of the mansion, the bandit soldiers find themselves at the mercy of dark, wicked forces.
So essentially a fairly generic storyline and script from writer Simon Barrett.
The movie has some pretty familiar faces on the cast list to perform for the various roles and characters, with the likes of Mark Boone Junior, Isaiah Washington, Patrick Fugit and Henry Thomas.
The special effects in the movie were fairly good, just a shame that the director, Alex Turner, didn't make too much use of special effects throughout the movie. A shame, really, because it could have boosted the movie's overall enjoyment quite a lot.
"Dead Birds" is watchable and enjoyable enough for what it turned out to be. Just don't expect a grand masterpiece in the horror genre.