Dead Birds (2004)

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• Tim S

  
  Pretty terrible straight-to-video horror flick.

• Lewis C

  
  Most of the recent horror movies that I've seen have been so dismal that Dead Birds gets a slightly favorable review just for not being awful, despite the fact that it's not particularly scary. The setting and time period were refreshing and the build-up and pacing of the… More
  Most of the recent horror movies that I've seen have been so dismal that Dead Birds gets a slightly favorable review just for not being awful, despite the fact that it's not particularly scary. The setting and time period were refreshing and the build-up and pacing of the movie were enjoyable. However, once the full story behind the haunted plantation is revealed, it was disappointingly generic. I only paid about $3 for Dead Birds, and it's worth that price and a hour and a half of the average horror fan's life. And yes, there was a dead bird in the movie, but what's with the name?

• Creep F

  
  As some of you may already know, atmosphere is the biggest factor for me in any horror film. Dead Birds is drenched with atmosphere. It drowns in it! This is up there with some of the most atmospheric horror films ever made, and I loved every second of it. The atmosphere alone was… More
  As some of you may already know, atmosphere is the biggest factor for me in any horror film. Dead Birds is drenched with atmosphere. It drowns in it! This is up there with some of the most atmospheric horror films ever made, and I loved every second of it. The atmosphere alone was enough to send chills down my spine. Dead Birds is indeed one spooky ass ghost story. Eerie, breezing night winds that howl within the dark fields. Rumbling thunder from the rainy moonlit sky. Soft spoken whispers in every corner of a dark and creaky old farm house. Ghastly possessions and demonic-like children hiding under the beds. All of this is done at a calm and slow pace, but that's the beauty of it. That's it's charm. It's almost hypnotic, and in many ways relaxing, but spooky at the same time. Dead Birds is a horror movie to get cozy with, underneath the blanket, on a dark and stormy night. This movie isn't like any other horror film we're use to seeing these days. Dead Birds takes us back when horror films relied more on it's settings, with the dark and cold cinematography, as well as the eerie sounds inside the old dark house. It can almost pass for an old black and white horror film, in terms of it's style and way of storytelling. Dead Birds should be a lesson to all the crappy horror films these days. This is one good movie! Amazing story, as well as a perfect thought out back story. A simple, but subtle script. Solid performances from the whole cast. And like I mentioned before, beautiful cinematography! Plus, how can I forget...it's bloody and gory too. Dead Birds should have gotten more play than it did. It's a shame something like this goes unrecognized or even ignored by the horror community. We need more horror movies like this. Dead Birds is a real spooky treat! A solid ghost story. **For people looking for a fast paced horror movie(or something like SAW), look else where.** <img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/JDHallowEEn/DeadBirds.jpg">

• Luke B

  
  This is what happens when you buy films for £3 when drunk in Asda. However the freaky bastard ghost kids are pretty shit scary. It was slow, predictable and had a D list cast giving B list performances. So alright, but pretty cack.

• Kylie B

  
  Lots of blood in the begining, okay effects but ultimately dry and lacking tension for the main part. It does have some good bits, like the ending.

• Jacob P

  
  This movie is SCARY. It is very slow paced but the pace quickly picks up. The scary and disturbing imagery in this film are amazing...and the acting and setting is pretty good too. It's not the bloodiest movie in the world, but it sure is one of the creepiest.

• Laurence C

  
  Solid genre filmmaking, elevated by all-around strong acting and plenty of effective scares here and there. Even if it the script relies on one-too many horror cliches and expository dialogue, the end result nevertheless bathes in a pervasively creepy mood, something most glossy… More
  Solid genre filmmaking, elevated by all-around strong acting and plenty of effective scares here and there. Even if it the script relies on one-too many horror cliches and expository dialogue, the end result nevertheless bathes in a pervasively creepy mood, something most glossy theatrical chillers cannot even manage. Be warned : some images will be hard to get out of your head.

• John M

  
  Promising beginning, unsatisfactory conclusion. Dead Birds is a boring, no plot, not direction and not a good low budget horror film. This flix just has some scares but they are all cheap.

• Chris M

  
  Turned off after 50 minutes of watching absolute rubbish.

• Christopher B

  
  Excellent, atmospheric Lovecraftian western. Really friggin cool monsters too.

• paganchild1979 p

  
  I was so confused after watching this, but some of the scences were awesome.

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