The Birds
March 1963
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Andrew Sarris
Drawing from the relatively invisible literary talents of Daphne DuMaurier and Evan Hunter, Alfred Hitchcock has fashioned a major work of cinematic art, and "cinematic" is the operative term here, not "literary" or "sociological."
Richard Brody
Few films depict so eerily yet so meticulously the metaphysical and historical sense of a world out of joint.
J. Hoberman
Hitch's much misappreciated follow-up to Psycho is arguably the greatest of all disaster films -- a triumph of special effects, as well as the fountainhead of what has become known as gross-out horror.
The movie flaps to a plotless end.
Variety Staff
Beneath all of this elaborate feather bedlam lies a Hitch cock-and-bull story that's essentially a fowl ball.
Dave Kehr
Alfred Hitchcock's most abstract film (1963), and perhaps his subtlest, still yielding new meanings and inflections after a dozen or more viewings.
Critic reviews
Andrew Sarris
Drawing from the relatively invisible literary talents of Daphne DuMaurier and Evan Hunter, Alfred Hitchcock has fashioned a major work of cinematic art, and "cinematic" is the operative term here, not "literary" or "sociological."
Richard Brody
Few films depict so eerily yet so meticulously the metaphysical and historical sense of a world out of joint.
J. Hoberman
Hitch's much misappreciated follow-up to Psycho is arguably the greatest of all disaster films -- a triumph of special effects, as well as the fountainhead of what has become known as gross-out horror.
Variety Staff
Beneath all of this elaborate feather bedlam lies a Hitch cock-and-bull story that's essentially a fowl ball.
Dave Kehr
Alfred Hitchcock's most abstract film (1963), and perhaps his subtlest, still yielding new meanings and inflections after a dozen or more viewings.
Tom Milne
It's fierce and Freudian as well as great cinematic fun, with ample fodder for the amateur psychologist following up on Hitch's tortuous involvement with his leading ladies.
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Hitchcocks Top 5 Best While Bodega Bay looks nothing like presented in the film, time and location stand-ins have changed in the last 50 years, the sheer excitement and "feeling" one gets from this movie is lasting. Melanie Daniels stalks her crush, but is attacked by a flock of birds. What ensues for the next few days is a town in terror, blaming her for the attacks and a love story that never really is fully explained. While the movie is left very open ended and does not have a happy ending in the slightest, the villain (the birds themselves) getting away with murder is why I love this movie. That and Tupsa - Tippi Hedren is the hottest thing ever.
Tedious Hitchcock peaked with Psycho reputationwise, with North By Northwest artistically. This movie is the beginning of Hitchcock's decline stylistically. But there are important moments and points in this one.
Hitchcock has done it again! Honestly, anyone who has seen both Jaws, & The Birds, would probably say that the latter is scarier than the previous. You know what to expect with Jaws, you can get the gist of the ending. Hitchcock is the master of suspense, so while you know the gist of what's happening, the possibilities of the endings are always shifting. Hitchcock has you glued to the screen as the suspense builds up, and I can tell you this; I will never look at any bird the same way ever again! By Joseph & Richard.
The birds To some it may be boring, but to me, its a great classic
The Bird's One of the greatest classic's of all time. I give it 4 and a half.
I love the movie the birds the movie was interesting and it was scary at the same time an old school that is why I like the movie
Cast and credits
Actors | Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Veronica Cartwright, Malcolm Atterbury |
Producers | Alfred Hitchcock |
Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
Writers | Evan Hunger |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 24 hours.
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Run time
120 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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