The acting is bad, the camera work is shaky and the special effects are laughable, and that doesn't even cover the preposterous plot. The question is, is it supposed to be bad? If so, then the cast and crew did an excellent job; if not though, then there are way too many problems to really talk about. Either way, I found myself not a fan of the film. While I understand the idea of being purposefully bad in order to make fun of other cheesy-horror films, I still didn't enjoy it.
Soon after the first Thanksgiving, a Native American necromancer raised a turkey from the dead and charged it with killing any white people it came across because of a supposed insult. Now, 505 years later, a group of college students returning home for Thanksgiving have stumbled across the creature's new killing grounds. Now Ali (Natasha Cordova), Kristen (Lindsey Anderson), Johnny (Lance Predmore), Billy (Aaron Ringhiser -Carlson) and Darren (Ryan E. Francis) have to worry about not only staying alive and killing the evil bird, but also preserving the lives of their families as the creature will take them out in order to get to these kids.
What results is a series of rather ridiculous encounters where the ax-wielding fowl tricks the students into believing he is one of their parents or even one of their sex partners, while in the act... really strange.
The DVD release is fairly light on special features. It contains a commentary track, a photo gallery, a fan song tribute, and a bloopers reel that focuses a lot on the mishaps involving the turkey-puppet. This, combined with the love-or-hate nature of the movie means that you should definitely rent the film before considering buying it. If you fall on the love-side, you won't mind making the extra purchase to own a copy. If on the other hand, you don't like it, you won't be out much more than just over an hour of your time.
