That was an excellent one.

not as good as all the hype

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Very atmospheric and unique, and actually manages to make birds frightening! It really represents the 1960s style, with the fashion and acting. The acting is quite good, Tippi Hedren being the best of all. She had a fun chemistry with Rod Taylor despite them not being shown together a lot. Some of the effects are dated but others are fantastic, such as the man with his eyes covered in blood. Hitchcock's directing is of course amazing.Definitely a good Hitchcock film to start with, and would really recommend for any film lover.

One of the masterpieces of the brilliant director Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock has succeeded in making one of the creatures that are innocent into ferocious beings. The film talks about a coastal city in San Francisco being attacked by swarms of birds for no apparent reason. The film begins with a romantic character, with Tippi Hedren linking with Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette in a triple love story. Melanie meets Mitch at a bird shop where she makes a joke that led her to the Mitch family's home in the coastal city north of San Francisco to deliver gifts of love. Then the film begins to gradually escalate, starting with the bird that attacked Melanie on her head to attack the birds for a children's party to quickly climb up to bloody attackers and the scene of the viewer in a state of panic and concern about the characters after being attached to them. The cause of these attacks may not seem obvious but the bloody and frightening attacks, as well as the sound and visual effects, have raised fear and shock in the heart of the scenes, and this is certainly what Director Alfred Hitchcock wanted. Despite writing a closing scene, I left the end open until interpreted by the viewer as much as he wanted. In addition to the cause of bird frenzy, which remains a question mark to this day, the film has become one of the most exciting films and mystery. The Birds is Hitchcock's last best work (and hopefully not).

Do you think the birds attack you? This animal is very familiar for us, so we may be scared by this film.In this story, human beings are attacked by the animals. They suddenly appear, and attack. We are made scared. This film puts a mystery. That is why the birds attack human beings? We cannot get the answer from the film. We have to imagine it. I think this point makes the film very interesting and attracted for us. We can come upon with many ideas. The interpretation of this movie depends on us.

Having just screened the movie I feel the need to warn future viewers that it is 2:21:54 long not 120 minutes! I see the movie listed everywhere citing 119 or 120 minutes but I just ran it... 2:22 from the trolley car to the end credit.My audience was my wife and 20 y.o. son neither of which had ever seen it. Both were appropriately uneasy during the movie and both felt unsettled when it was over. Score: Hitchcock 1, Time 0