One of the weirdest and strangest subversive horror franchises of all time gets a special new Blu-ray release. Wings of Disaster: the Birdemic Trilogy, a new box set from Severin Films, includes all three Birdemic films by writer-director James Nguyen plus 13 hours of special features.
The Birdemic movies that started in 2010 Birdemic: Shock and Terror (a film that’s not infrequently cited as both one of the worst films of all time and a cult classic) is unlike anything else in the horror genre or otherwise. Self-described as a “love thriller,” the film is an unconventional blend of satire and seriousness, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s The birdswhich follows a software salesman and a lingerie model who are vacationing in a small town when it is suddenly overrun by an onslaught of killer birds.
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Nguyen directed a sequel in 2013, bringing back the stars of the original film. Now the director is back with the third and final entry in the trilogy (which will also get a standalone release outside of the box set). Birdemic 3: sea eagle looks at the global warming-related reasons why birds have taken to attacking humans and how this could lead to the extinction of all life on earth.
Severin Film’s new box set of the full trilogy will be released on February 28th.
