Why this movie sucks:
1). Too much back story and side stories: dead son, blocked writer/incomplete dissertation, cheating wife, jealous husband, islanders v. vacationers, creepy old salt. There is more of this junk than there are birds. These other stories compete too much with the main story of the birds.
2). The bird attacks are few and far between. They're not scary, just lame, watered-down, made-for-TV dribble. There is really no sense of apprehension or fear just a lot of high-pitched, ear-piercing little girl screaming.
3). If you didn't already hate little kids beforehand, this movie will put you in the club. These must be the most annoying, whining, little brats in film history. Though, an excellent source of birth control --- you'll never want to have sex again for fear of like progeny. It's a real shame the father saved the kid and not the dog. Although that dog barked too much to the point of annoyance too --- clearly of the same family.
4). The movie just abruptly ends. Maybe they all got tired of making a crappy flick. It's a real shame they didn't realize it sooner and save the time and expense of making a movie at all.
Technically the production aspects (filming, sound, acting somewhat) are fairly done; I've seen a lot worse. The overall story is a bad joke though.
So how does this flick compare to other 'bird' movies.
This dud rates 2 out of 10.
The original Hitchcock's movie 'The Birds' would get a 7 out of 10.
The Sci-Fi channels version from 2007, Kaw, gets 4 out of 10.
1). Too much back story and side stories: dead son, blocked writer/incomplete dissertation, cheating wife, jealous husband, islanders v. vacationers, creepy old salt. There is more of this junk than there are birds. These other stories compete too much with the main story of the birds.
2). The bird attacks are few and far between. They're not scary, just lame, watered-down, made-for-TV dribble. There is really no sense of apprehension or fear just a lot of high-pitched, ear-piercing little girl screaming.
3). If you didn't already hate little kids beforehand, this movie will put you in the club. These must be the most annoying, whining, little brats in film history. Though, an excellent source of birth control --- you'll never want to have sex again for fear of like progeny. It's a real shame the father saved the kid and not the dog. Although that dog barked too much to the point of annoyance too --- clearly of the same family.
4). The movie just abruptly ends. Maybe they all got tired of making a crappy flick. It's a real shame they didn't realize it sooner and save the time and expense of making a movie at all.
Technically the production aspects (filming, sound, acting somewhat) are fairly done; I've seen a lot worse. The overall story is a bad joke though.
So how does this flick compare to other 'bird' movies.
This dud rates 2 out of 10.
The original Hitchcock's movie 'The Birds' would get a 7 out of 10.
The Sci-Fi channels version from 2007, Kaw, gets 4 out of 10.