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You haven't heard of "Birdemic"? By reputation, this is the latest cult hit, not so much because it's good but because...well, you know the phrase, "so-bad-it's-good?" That's how people who have seen ...

The real wonder of "Birdemic: Shock and Terror" is not its astounding ineptitude. Cheap, self-financed bad movies by delusional people with film equipment get made all the time; some are even finished ...

“Birdemic: Shock and Terror” fails to deliver the terror, but more than compensates with shock — i.e., the sounds of jaws falling to the floor in stunned disbelief, likely to be heard during pic’s ...

See Nguyen discuss his film's reputation and his attempt to re-start his career. In January 2009, software salesman James Nguyen traveled to the Sundance Film ...

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Possibly one of the worst movies ever made, "Birds" ripoff "Birdemic" has become a cult classic among B-movie-lovers. There is absolutely nothing special about its effects — two-dimensional ...

Birdemic is a horror movie so bad that someone passing by the theater could easily mistake it for a comedy, based on the roars of laughter. The best part of this horrible movie is that the creator, ...

One of the strangest and most oddly subversive horror franchises ever is getting a special new Blu-ray release. Wings of Disaster: the Birdemic Trilogy, a new box set from Severin Films, includes all ...

James Nguyen hit cult indie horror gold with his 2010 film Birdemic. Made for just $10,000 and with a minimal VFX budget, Nguyen’s film became a viral hit. Now, he’s onto the third installment of the ...