Monday, August 16, 2010

As a filmmaker, James Nguyen is the worst of the worst , he has no business being behind a camera. His "romantic thriller" Birdemic is dimwitted and amateurish in all aspects, from the script to the cast to the direction to the dirt-cheap special effects and yet, people still find it hilariously entertaining. If Nguyen had been a better filmmaker or had had any training whatsoever, Birdemic likely would never have been picked up by a distributor. As it stands, Birdemic is an epic showcase of high school filming at the worst level. Within the first post-credits minute, the uselessness begins: abrupt cuts, awkward silence, stilted dialogue, actors who seem like the only English they know is what they memorized from the script. One scene features a different angle for almost every line of dialogue. Another sequence just shows Rod driving, getting gas, waiting in traffic, arriving at work and walking into his office. Inside, a follow-up scene features 75 seconds of applause (with looped audio). Later, one of the group's "adventures" is walking around yelling "Tony!" after a boy wanders off. They find him. He's fine. End scene. The CGI if you can call it that looks like GIFS copied and pasted off a website and incorporated into the film, with suicide birds who manage to blow up petrol stations in a single swoop. Overall the film is awful, if you can call it a film, but has been voted as the "best worst film ever" and is a must see to be believed.



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