Dead Birds (2004)
Dead Birds concerns a group of Civil War deserters who commit a crime and end up holing up in an old, abandoned plantation house. The setting's new, but the basic scenario has been done before. This time they slowly discover that the house is very haunted, and then things really start to go south. Despite the somewhat worn premise, the scares are actually there, and so is the atmosphere. The acting and direction are very competent; the script is perhaps the weakest part, although it does have a creepy backstory that redeems it somewhat. Unfortunately, the ending, plot-wise, was a bit weak as well.
Henry Thomas and Isaiah Washington do a great job, as does the entire cast. The plantation house is genuinely creepy on its own, but the direction and some of the situations really bring that out. The true scares can make you jump a little even if you're expecting them, so I'd say that they work. Although there is really a lot wrong with the movie, there's enough good to make it worth a watch.
Tagline: There are worse things than dying.
Highlights: The creepy house and the good scares. The acting, cinematography, and effects were all good for the obviously pretty low budget.
Henry Thomas and Isaiah Washington do a great job, as does the entire cast. The plantation house is genuinely creepy on its own, but the direction and some of the situations really bring that out. The true scares can make you jump a little even if you're expecting them, so I'd say that they work. Although there is really a lot wrong with the movie, there's enough good to make it worth a watch.
Tagline: There are worse things than dying.
Highlights: The creepy house and the good scares. The acting, cinematography, and effects were all good for the obviously pretty low budget.
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By"Civil War deserters" ... "things really start to go south" ... heh, you ain't just whistling Dixie! ;-)
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