Birdemic 2: The Resurrection

... also, global warming
"Birdemic" was meant to be a serious romantic-thriller (trademarked and everything) with a Serious Message about global warming. Instead we got a gloriously amateurish so-bad-it's-good disaster... like "Troll 2" and "The Room."

So of course, James Nguyen (Master of Romantic Thrillers, TM) made a sequel: "Birdemic 2: The Resurrection." Yes, the floating gif birds are back, as is everything you loved to mock about the first movie -- Natalie's mom, Random Bird Expert Man, coat-hangers, Random Global Expert Man, and so on. But it also has a self-referential story set in Hollywood, gratuitous boobs, and the giant jumbo jellyfish.

The self-referential humor starts with indie director Bill (Thomas Favaloro) slowly meandering down Hollywood Blvd. and chatting up a disinterested blonde Gloria (Chelsea Turnbo), whom he tries to convince to audition for his new movie "Sunset Dreams." He then meets his wealthy friend Rod (Alan Bagh) and his distractedly vacuous girlfriend...

HAPPY ENDING
This is a very low budget self serving production.

While making an Indie film, horribly computer generated birds attack, apparently due to global warming. The acting was bad, the script terrible, the sound echoes, the camera equipment reflects in windows, the dialogue trite, and the CG special effects cheap. I believe this was all by design to make a campy production that comes off more as a bad film than a good camp film.

Parental Guide: No f-bombs, brief sex, nudity (Bunnie Barrerras, Amber Hay-Beerfest, Cara Provenza)

Bigger Budget, Bigger Cast, Same Charm
I'm a huge fan of films that are so-bad-they're-good. Naturally, I loved the first Birdemic movie. Between the bad acting, unintentionally hilarious dialogue and $27 special effects budget, it was an instant classic. When I heard a sequel was in the works, however, I was a bit incredulous. The last thing I wanted was a polished film that was in on the joke. Luckily, my fears were unwarranted.

What you get in Birdemic 2 is pure cinematic insanity. Exploding birds are back (prehistoric this time!) and are joined by cavemen, zombies and giant jumbo jellyfish. Most of the original cast returns, right down to minor characters like Nathalie's mom and B movie crooner Damien Carter (with another classic tune). It seems that several members of the cast are yellow belts in Tae Kwon Do, as they engage in hand-to-hand combat in close proximity to CGI eagles. The sequel benefits from better pacing and improved audio and video, but don't think that the director went to film school in...

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