Birdemic 2: The Resurrection

The first "Birdemic" movie was horrible, and while "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection" definitely had a major step up in production value, editing and sound, then it was still a complete waste of time. Much similar to the first movie, the storyline is laughable and unfathomably stupid. Prehistoric vultures and eagles emerge from tar pits in Hollywood and start a murderous killing spree. Right, well that was basically the storyline, nothing impressive here, and noting believable. But wait, it gets better. The birds were equally horribly animated as in the previous movie, giving the audience a laugh at how awful the CGI is, and not being even remotely believable for one second. And while we are on the birds, then I was impressed with how they exploded in a red mist when they were shot by guns, but also how they never left behind any dead bird bodies as they died, and most impressively the fact that they could sound like diving airplanes and explode in a horribly CGI animated column of fire when the birds struck a solid surface. The people in the movie were definitely using proper Hollywood guns, because they never reloaded their guns and apparently had infinite amounts of bullets in the magazines. It was just so bad to witness. But it wasn't just all birds in the movie, no... There was also a complete and utterly horribly animated jellyfish that was attacking a pair of kicking legs, that was supposed to be underwater. I use the word "supposed" here, because that scene was so fake in every aspect that my eyes almost started to bleed. And to top it off, there were these laughable surfacing air bubbles sounds. Not even a dead person would be fooled into thinking that it was for a second underwater. And as if badly animated jellyfish wasn't enough, then there suddenly were zombies in the movie as well. Are you kidding me? Zombies? And they were in the movie for about less than 5 minutes. I didn't know that dead people still breathed, but I was proved wrong. Pay attention to a guy in dark clothes who dies on a street somewhere around the middle of the movie; during a close up on him you can clearly see the chest heaving as he breathes. If you have had the misfortune of suffering through the first "Birdemic" movie, then you are in for the same kind of wooden acting, horrible script and equally poorly executed dialogue in "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection". And not even the actors and actresses believed they were being attacked by these poorly animated birds. I am at least giving the movie a thumbs up for the major step up in the editing, sound and production value in general, but it didn't add anything to increase the enjoyment of this movie. As such, "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection" scores a mere 1 out of 10 stars, just as the previous movie.

Before watching this movie, I felt empty. I lived a boring life day after day... Until I found this movie. The banging cavemen carved a mental imagine into my mind that will never be healed. This movie made me feel something. Love. This movie saved me. A solid 10/10. Have you ever felt neglected? Scared? Hurt? Well this movie is here to comfort you. You go on an emotional journey with these horribly developed characters. By the end of it, you feel renewed. You feel young. Have you ever felt self-hatred? This movie will make you LOVE yourself because this is just so bad there is nothing good about this entire train wreck.

This movie was poorly thought out, badly executed, and terribly acted. The cast was bored, the crew was incompetent and they recycled the plot of and characters (including bridge scientist and Tree Hugger) which I guess is green... Having said that, the 'special' effects are less 'special' than the original. The CGI birds occasionally interact with the world around them and are not fixed to the spastic camera. Also the driving scene has been replaced with a somewhat shorter swagger walk scene. This is not a movie to watch sober, or alone. I spent so much time correcting my typos. This movie is still not as bad as Actium Maximus: Alien Dinosaur Wars. The existence of Actium Maximus is the one reason this movie got 2/10... We have seen rock bottom and this is not it.

I tried watching it for free on Youtube and I still feel like I got ripped off. Let's start with the highs: None. This is not a "so bad it's good" movie like the first Birdemic. It's a "so bad it's bad" movie. Lows: Everyhing. All the unintentional mistakes from Birdemic 1 are now intentional in Birdemic 2. This proves just how much of a moron James Nguyen is. You can't expect to have the same level of charm by intentionally repeating your mistakes. It was funny the first time, from the terrible audio, to the coat hangers, to the idiotic birds, that had a level of humor and charm to it that you just can't repeat. I hate this movie with a passion. I loved Birdemic 1. 2 just ruined the franchise for me. Verdict: The worst movie I've seen all year. Definitely on my top 10 most hated list. This is absolute garbage. Get Birdemic 1, Trolls 2, The Room, whatever, just stay clear of this movie.

After much anticipation from having seen "Birdemic: Shock and Terror", I thought that there wasn't a chance that James Nguyen could outdo himself. I was wrong. The cinematic subtleties, the passionate acting and the heartfelt messages are all back, and "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection" almost puts its predecessor "Birdemic: Shock and Terror to shame. What is the definition of a good film. Is it a high budget? An epic plot? Perfect camera-work? If you answered yes to any of those, then you are one of the 99% of moviegoers who simply do not understand film. Whilst "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection" may not have the highest budget, or the most expensive cameras, it goes a long way to prove to anybody: no matter how closed minded, that good cinema takes heart and soul- not money and special effects. The calm beginning is set in harmonic juxtaposition with the eerily spooky latter half of the film- and this beautiful contrast is only added to by the dynamic counter-play between the superb leading cast. Beautifully cinematographed and perfectly executed: the heartbreaking ending rivals those of even the highest class of cinema: making "Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2" to shame in terms of cinematic art. "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection" adds to Luke Nguyen's impressive resume including the much under-appreciated "Birdemic: Shock and Horror", firmly cementing him as a true master of the romantic thriller genre, and as perhaps one of Hollywood's greatest visionaries. With each film of his seemingly improving twofold, one can only imagine what drama will lie in his next film: possibly the conclusion to the "Birdemic trilogy": "Birdemic 3: Sea Eagles". With Sea Eagles being a real species in Vietnam, I myself can hardly wait. Bravo, Nguyen: Bravo. You are a true auteur.

The only saving grace for this alleged movie, would have been seeing the LAPD or SWAT turning up when they are all running around shooting. As I don't believe there is yet a law for imprisoning people for crimes against art, I would like to hope that no-one involved in this is ever hired to work on a movie again, not even to fetch coffee. From the wooden acting, terrible audio (buy a muffler guys) to the continuity errors, not to mention the childlike CGI, this cringe-worthy production had it all, I have to ask did they even watch the completed version? Did it not occur to anyone involved to look at editing the multitude of pauses between dialogue. I hear people say this follow up was homage to how bad the first Birdemic was, but no I disagree, no-one could make anything as bad as this by design, I do hope those who bankrolled this abomination take time to read the reviews and ask just what the money was spent on, as restitution everyone involved would be better finding a different profession and funding a scholarship for a film student or purchasing film equipment for a local community media group. I enjoy B-Movies expecting them to be bad, but fun, however, this genuinely made me feel sick and sorry for anyone who spent any money on supporting it being made.

When you look at it, there really are four elements that make a "funny bad movie" one which we all enjoy: 1.) Bad technical execution (camera angles, audio noise, continuity). 2.) Bad plot that makes no sense. 3.) Stupid unexpected "twists" or actual unexpected crap that's hilariously bizarre. 4.) Bad dialogue. Movies like The Room, Troll 2, Ninja Justice Style, and Birdemic: S&T all share these qualities. However there is a fifth element I totally missed, that I only realized after watching Birdemic 2: 5.) Unintentional ignorance on behalf of the director and crew. This ignorance is what makes The Room so special...Wiseau agrees its a black comedy, but originally he thought he had made something incredible. Equally, Nguyen believed he was the reincarnation of Hitchcock in the first Birdemic. You can watch interviews and see that no matter what he's told, he believes that Birdemic is NOT a comedy. Nguyen is possibly the best horrible director in this respect, because of that stone-solid ignorance. Fast forward to Birdemic 2 in 2013. The four elements are all still there, but at one point in the film, you realize that ignorance is missing. There are so many gags and obvious similarities between the first Birdemic and the sequel, that I began to wonder if Nguyen had really tried at all to continue his Hitchcock ambition in his own vision. Gags such as (((SPOILER))) random * women, an insane amount of bad continuity (i.e., car ride with Bill and Gloria), hundreds of sequel similarities, and of course the blatant ending, all point to something fishy...no inspiration. It's essentially the first Birdemic, just in HD, more actors, more blood and CGI, more set locations, and no unintentional "creative" ingnorance from Nguyen. I enjoyed the stupidity of the film, but not as much, since I feel Nguyen realized he could rake in more money from crowd-sourcing by just making a very similar bad movie. Yet again in several interviews, he explains how amazed he is that showings for Birdemic sold out. Nguyen actually makes more money than he ever dreamed of via theater showings and crowd-sourcing for the second film. Why try a different path for success, *Executive producer whispers in ear*, when the one you've got works? On the bright-side, the essential dialogue script must be Nguyen's own genius: obviously showing his struggle with English, same weird phrasing in conversations, and yet AGAIN with plot, no explanation as to why the Birds always leave for no reason. Most every spoken line I enjoyed much more than the same old gags on screen. In the end, yeah, you should probably see this if you're a bad movie fan...but I look forward to Nguyen's next piece of ORIGINAL work that will undoubtedly be unintentionally terrible. Perhaps that's what the money from this one will go towards. :)

so there is just so much in this movie that's awful on purpose that it has none of the magic of the first movie. I've read a lot of people claiming its real like the first birdemic but thats insane because its so much worse and everyone involved in the first movie know how bad it was but was enjoyed by many like myself so this is what we got. the location cut scenes are twice as long for crying out loud. there's a part where they are drinking soda and then there's a cut and all of the cans change completely, you can't make that mistake! i say don't bother watching this and go out and film your own birdemic sequel with your friends or you could probably just hire Alan Bagh

I think that Birdemic 2 is much better and far more entertaining than the original. It's so amazingly bad that you can't help but laugh at the ridiculousness. There is terrible acting, terrible cgi, more global warming PSA's, and even zombies! Rod and Natalie are back, and this time they are helping their friend, Bill make a movie about a struggling actress in Hollywood. Bill meets Gloria and begins falling in love with her. He asks her to be the main star of his film. While filming, the next wave of Birdemic starts up. The group of friends try to stay alive and fight off the fake cgi birds with guns with unlimited ammo and clothes wires. The ending was very anti-climatic. If you want a hilariously awful film in the vein of The Room, ThanksKilling or the original Birdemic, I'm sure you'll love BIRDEMIC 2: THE RESURRECTION!!!

One of the actresses says it: "Bill, you're a terrible shot". They fire and fire and fire and fire and fire and don't hit a single bird for the longest time. And this is inside a closed building. How did these huge birds get inside the building. And why in the world would any of these people, shooting a movie, have guns? And MULTIPLE of the people standing around had guns. And let's wave an umbrella at them. That will help. And when they hit the birds, they disintegrate! The just blow up without leaving any blood of bodies hanging around. That's just one small bit of a horrible movie. Shy in the world is there no negative rating on this site. The birds just hover. They don't attack anyone. Just hover and seem mean but never dive down and do anything. Oh, wait, they figured out now to dive now. Evolution in action!! Oh, here's an idea, let's use Ju Jutsu on them. This is so bad it is not even good. The birds are still flying but they just stop shooting and the birds disappear. Here's an idea. Don't shoot and they will disappear in the first place. How awful. Really a waste of time unless you want a travelogue of the Universal back lot.