Kaw
Kaw
R | 07 April 2007 (USA)
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On the last working day of Sheriff Wayne, his small town is attacked by blood thirsty ravens that eat human flesh. Meanwhile his wife Cynthia visits a farm where a Mennonite family lives to say farewell to her friend Gretchen and discloses a dark secret about the origin of the fierce ravens.

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Cubussoli

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Vashirdfel

Simply A Masterpiece

Grimerlana

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Griff Lees

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Scott LeBrun

Animal attack horror movies truly are a dime a dozen, and sometimes they can get extremely cheesy and crummy, often knowingly so, and sometimes they really aren't so bad. "Kaw" may overall be routine and unremarkable, but it handles its outlandish premise better than one would think, and refrains from doing a lot of winking at its audience. The special effects are never so awful that they just take you right out of the movie, either. Granted, the characters are clichés, and the movie isn't without silly moments, but it does deliver some decent thrills for undemanding B movie fans. Hell, it even works in a subplot about strained relationships between the "English" and the local Mennonites that fortunately doesn't detract too much from the basic storyline. The story, working as one big homage to the Hitchcock classic "The Birds", sees a ton of ravens literally tearing into the citizens of a small town; nobody can figure out why this is going on nor can they think of what to do about the situation. The actors in the lead roles are likable and reliable as always: Sean Patrick Flanery as local sheriff Wayne, who was actually about to leave his job, and Stephen McHattie as reformed drunk / school bus driver Clyde, who's one of the first to realize that the birds are going crazy. The supporting cast is capable if rather nondescript, but it is an absolute joy to see Wendy Lyon, the lead of "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" as the dispatcher, and the presence of veteran actor Rod Taylor, who'd actually starred in "The Birds", as the local doctor, is extremely welcome. Filmed on location in Ontario, the movie has an appropriately gloomy look about it, and director Sheldon Wilson keeps it moving forward at an adequate pace. The most striking scene has the sheriff's wife (Kristin Booth) stuck in a well with an animal carcass. The ravens are portrayed by a combination of well trained avians and a generous dose of digital effects. There are some twists that are amusing to say the least, such as the ravens manipulating rocks in order to break glass. The ending falls short of really being satisfying, though, and the inclusion of a last-second jump scare is completely unnecessary and annoying. It's understandable how some viewers could find this tiresome, so just judge for yourself should you decide to watch. Five out of 10.

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LightDarkness14

First off let me say, Kaw isn't for everyone. Some might get sick waiting for the action to really start up and once you've watched an hour of the flick the birds can no longer hold your interest that well. But the main thing that separates this flick from the other Sci Fi original movies is the creepy atmosphere and superb acting.As always, the creature effects aren't to grand and the writing is quite dry, but B-Movie lovers will see Kaw as a gem. I'd say it's renting material. But definitely not worth 13 bucks.All in all the film definitely shouldn't be rented in hopes of watching a good remake of Hitchcock's "The Birds". But when there's nothing else to do on Saturday afternoon, Kaw is a great movie. 5/10

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sddavis63

So it's a bit of a rip-off of Hitchcock's "The Birds." That's the first thing that comes to mind to anyone who has watched both movies. And, yes, Hitchcock was better at building suspense in that classic than Sheldon Wilson is in this one. I wouldn't argue either point. However, I still found "Kaw" to be somewhat interesting, and even if the plot was largely unoriginal it had enough twists in it to make it worth watching - including an explanation for the violent behaviour of the ravens, which is something that Hitchcock's movie didn't try - whether offering an explanation is better than just leaving everything as a mystery is, I suppose, a matter of individual taste.I wasn't really familiar with anyone in the cast, with the exception of Stephen McHattie, who I recently saw in "Pontypool." I thought his performance here as the bus driver Clyde was better than his work in "Pontypool." The action here starts pretty quickly; there's not a lot of time spent on introductory material or character development, which was good for this kind of movie. There were some problems with the plot revolving largely around the portrayal of the Old Order Mennonites, who didn't seem authentic to me, although the closed nature of the community was an important and well used plot point. (One might ask where the "community" is since only one Mennonite family is shown.) This isn't as graphic as some horror movies might be, so if that's what you're looking for in this kind of movie, this won't satisfy. Personally, I found it a fairly enjoyable watch. 7/10

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atinder

I for one love killer animal's movies, so I could not wait to see Kaw, While it sure sounded a lot like Hitchcock's The Birds it's far from a rip-off of.it is actually a really good movie and other great thing is that they've actually used real birds most of the time to limit the use of CGI , which makes movie much better! and ravens are scary enough to keep you away from them for a few days.The story Police Chief Wayne Hayborne, is on his very last day of work and wants to get away from the town with his wife after he has finished work for the day and he Need put it on hold as call comes in about old farmer as been found dead, Meanwhile a bus driver Clyde MacKenzie has a run in with a flock of murderous ravens and fight back with a gun!.There was a decent amount of gore in the film with several scenes of ravens plucking the brains from their victims and bus driver dog was really scared , if you like dogs like I do, believe ME you Will hate ravens what they did to that poor dog very sad scene.Most of the actors in Kaw are Very likable and the acting for small budget horror was excellent. It not great movie But it still really good.I give this movie 7/10

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