Dead Birds

[GOODandEVIL666]

In Civil War America, a band of confederate outlaws take refuge in an abandoned plantation. Led by William (Henry Thomas), they plan to rob a bank that is temporarily storing a cache of Confederate gold. The rest of the group includes Sam (Patrick Fugit), Todd (Isaiah Washington), Annabelle (Nicki Aycox), Clyde (Michael Shannon) and Joseph (Mark Boone Junior). But when the robbery results in a bloodbath, the six flee the town, aiming for Mexico. Threat of an impending thunderstorm makes the outlaws take shelter at a nearby isolated and presumed deserted plantation house. As the night wears on, each member of the group begins to have visions of the atrocities that occurred within the house. As the fear in the group begins to grow and the supernatural forces in the house start to manifest themselves, the six turn on each other and exact the wrath of the souls trapped alongside them.

Me and my friends talked through the whole movie and we still got scared watching it a 10 out of 10 on making us jump which is a rarety for us cuz we cant seem to find that perfect movie once youve seen so many but we watched this one scene 5 times with the kid under the bed and i jumped everytime knowing it was coming after the first. I do recomend it the only complaint i have is that it takes place during the civil war and they dont have anyaccents they only talk like real every nowaday people if that makes sense but definatley a good 'n....check it out...DEAD BIRDS.

[alkytrio666]

I second that...

[IDrinkYourBlood]

good movie

[noctuary]

Yeah, Dead Birds is a good one. I went into it not expecting much at all, but I was pleasantly surprised. Some genuinely creepy moments to be found, especially the scene at the end in the field.

[scottingraham]

Didnt like it so much! I mean its not really bad just wasnt one Id care to see again!

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by scottingraham
Didnt like it so much! I mean its not really bad just wasnt one Id care to see again!

OK!

http://www.ghostdroppings.com/images/photodroppings/dead-birds.jpg

^The kid says "You suck!"

(P.S. This scene scared me shitless^^)

[GOODandEVIL666]

ditto.....

[Jason Hodder]

Really good DTV release. Very scary. As well, Malevolence and Shallow Ground were two other great DTV releases that came out around the same time.

[IDrinkYourBlood]

Originally posted by Jason Hodder
Really good DTV release. Very scary. As well, Malevolence and Shallow Ground were two other great DTV releases that came out around the same time. DTV?

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by IDrinkYourBlood
DTV?

Directly to Video- D.T.V.

Yah, Malevolence was good. Havent seen Shallow Ground, I'll check it out.

[VampiricClown]

This was a decent movie. I have to admit, this one made me jump the most of the ones I've seen. A must have for any horror fan.

[The_Return]

I thought it was very good. Ill admit I jumped at a few parts:D. The story was a bit confusing, but thats a good thing IMO. Really awesome ending, too.

[scottingraham]

Malevolence was better! As I said before didnt care much for Dead Birds!

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by scottingraham
Malevolence was better! As I said before didnt care much for Dead Birds!

I'm so excited!

[GOODandEVIL666]

yeah, in the pants

i have malevolence i like how they make the music like sort of halloween sounding
cool movie

[jmac5000]

Saw this at the Dead By Dawn Horror Film Fest this year and we all really dug it. The opening scene was absolutely enthralling and set up the very serious, very creepy story. Good twists and turns. A bit surprised it didn't see even a small theatrical, but I guess Henry Thomas and Patrick Fugit don't sell theatrically. Really very scary, unlike most theatrical horror flicks these days...

[Posher778]

whyd you have to put that kid's pic on here, jeez just looking at it scared the crap outta me... and im home alone... *squeals*

[PR3SSUR3]

There have been period horror movies before this (contrary to the producers' claims), but Dead Birds is about the best.

Particularly impressive are the low-key performances from all involved, the air of dread generated by the constant howling of wind throughout the old house (reminiscent of Evil Dead), the doom-laden soundtrack, and downbeat (if confusing) ending.

Only by watching the featurette was it clearer who, why and when folk turned into demons - the unfolding backstory being a little vague and uneven.

Still too much reliance on CGI, but it was fairly unobtrusive in Dead Birds with only the monster up on the hayloft giving off the awful "not there" effect.