Who knew there was more to the Birdemic saga? Well, not really, but director James Nguyen is sure as Hades going to try, and one of his latest efforts is 2022's Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle. Buckle up, everyone, because this movie is infuriatingly bad and has all the subtlety and finesse of a monster truck rally. The … Continue reading I’m Blue, Da Ba Dee Da Ba Dai (Also, Global Warming)
We’ve Been Here Before. More Than Once.
It's a busy week on Taking Up Room and off of it, because not only will we have a post almost every day this week, but it's Conference Week at one of the two schools I serve in my job. It happens every November, and things get crazy because the elementary and middle schools get … Continue reading We’ve Been Here Before. More Than Once.
Have An Umbrella Handy
How to make a sequel? Let us count the ways. There's the Go Big Or Go Home method, where everything has to be bigger and better than the first movie or everyone will know the reason why. There's the Continuation method, where the story picks up where it leaves off and nothing really changes. There's … Continue reading Have An Umbrella Handy
My VR Will Go On
Birdemic is not James Nguyen's first movie. Oh heck, no. Seven years before that classic so-bad-it's-goodness came about, there was Julie and Jack. It's a romance. Yeah, that's it. The movie opens with footage of clouds. Lots of clouds. Two minutes of clouds. And then a shot of the Golden Gate Bridge and a guy driving … Continue reading My VR Will Go On
Best. Worst. Movie. Ever.
I heard somewhere that ninety-five percent of idea submissions in Hollywood get rejected. Who knows if it's true anymore, but it's a pretty widespread saying. Naturally, there's nothing stopping hopeful filmmakers from going outside the mainstream, and this has resulted in some...er, very unique movies. Some good, others not so much. Then there's 2010's Birdemic. … Continue reading Best. Worst. Movie. Ever.
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