Friday, October 18, 2013

Flee When Flu Flies



 FLU BIRD HORROR-2008-A group of juvenile delinquents out int the woods are terrorized by giant birds infected by some new type of avian flu. After their counselor is killed, an idiot named Johnson (Jonathan Trent) puts himself in charge because he has a gun. They hide in an underground tunnel and debate whether they should kill their whimpering wounded comrade (he gets eaten later anyway). TV actor Lance Guest is Garrett, a ranger who tries to help them while arguing with his former girlfriend Dr. Hale (Clare Carey; a regular on TV's JERICHO around this time). Later Homeland Security gets involved. 

There's lots of bloody SFX but the acting is terrible and so is the script. Sarah Butler who plays the caring delinquent Eva starred in the 2010 remake of I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE.  Director Leigh Scott made other dreck including HILLSIDE CANNIBALS.

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