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The Birds (1963)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Overview
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
Rated NR | Length 120 minutes
Actors
Tippi Hedren | Rod Taylor | Jessica Tandy | Suzanne Pleshette | Veronica Cartwright | Ethel Griffies | Charles McGraw | Ruth McDevitt | Lonny Chapman | Joe Mantell | Doodles Weaver | Malcolm Atterbury | John McGovern | Karl Swenson | Richard Deacon | Elizabeth Wilson | Bill Quinn | Doreen Lang | Alfred Hitchcock | Morgan Brittany | Darlene Conley | Betsy Hale | Dal McKennon | Mike Monteleone | Renn Reed | Arnold Roberts | Jeannie Russell | Rory Stevens
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28/2010 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 5 stars |
| 01/03/2010 | TV | Other | TV | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I had seen The Birds before but Jenni and I sat down and watched it again because it had been a while.
In review the effects are mostly bad by today’s standards but I do give it up to some of the layering effects they used to show so many birds with the humans near them. It’s the puppet work that’s laughable. One thing I hadn’t remembered is just how annoying and crazy Tippi Hedren’s character Melanie is. She’s outright rude, very selfish and then when she does take an effort to be nice it’s in this creepy stalkerish way (IE how she sneaks to the island to see Rod Taylor’s character, by boat and breaks into his house to leave the 2 birds).
I love this movie and think that even today it’s great at building suspense and tension. I do wish the ending was a stronger, but it’s easily one of the best Hitchcock films I’ve seen.
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