During WWII, a pilot and her crew carry a small group of American soldiers and an unknown cargo. However they get caught in a storm and they are forced to land in what is thought to be enemy territory. But the small island they land on holds more than men with guns. Made for Scifi scifi war film set during WW2 about a group of female fliers who normally shuttle planes from place to place being pressed into service in order to transport a an officer, his men and his secret cargo to a secret island. Along the way bad weather they are forced down on to an island by a storm and something else. Upon landing they find that the Japanese are on the island and so is some flying monsters who are very hungry.<br/><br/>Goofy offbeat story of the sort that was done best in the 1950's or in comics actually plays pretty good in that vein assuming you accept it for what it is. Lets face it this is is a monsters vs planes story and as that this is a great deal of fun. Is it perfect? Oh lord no (Among other unanswered questions-why is an American truck on a Japanese held island?), but it is the sort of thing to curl with and just sort of have wash over you. Perfect for a night on the couch Warbirds from the premise actually seemed as though it would be an interesting movie. But as it is with most SyFy movies, it was the execution that sank it, with the only redeeming value being the performance of Brian Krause. The costumes and what not also don't look too bad but I never found them properly authentic. The dull lighting and opposite-from-slick filming don't help, and I'd also say the same for the lazy direction and the artificial-looking and un-menacing(though there are definitely much worse around) monsters. Warbirds suffers further from a banal script full of cheesy jargon and clichéd lines, stereotypical characters and a dull, predictable story where suspension of disbelief is necessary. The acting apart from Krause is stiff and unemotive, in short pretty terrible. All in all, really bad, not one of SyFy's very worst but of the ones seen in the past month Warbirds was one of my least favourites. 1/10 Bethany Cox
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