The Birds

  • 1963


MOVIE IS elaborate undisputed ingenious apocalyptic romantic
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Positive Reviews 31
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 4.0/5
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1.5
Beneath all of this elaborate feather bedlam lies a Hitch cock and bull story thats essentially a fowl ball. Variety
5.0
The Birds up to the halfway mark might easily be a romantic comedy drama. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austins independent news source for over 36 years, expressing the communitys pol ..
5.0
The cast is appropriate and sufficient to this melodramatic intent. The New York Times
5.0
The Birds (1963) was directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and based on a story by Daphne du Maurier.It starred Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica .. Telegraph
5.0
Genuinely disturbing thriller classic from the master of suspense.
5.0
Furthermore, the results of all this expense and travail look dull and are dull. Village Voice
4.0
Jaws before the world was ready, Hitchs much misappreciated follow up to Psycho is arguably the greatest of all disaster filmsa triumph of special eff .. Village Voice
3.0
If you can believe that you can believe the birds are attacking people with the intent to kill. Sover
5.0
Hailed as one of Hitchcocks masterpieces by some and despised by others, THE BIRDS is certainly among the directors more complex and fascinating works .. Tv Guide
5.0
By the time The Birds reaches its climax, the tension and terror becomes almost joyously unbearable. Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
Alfred Hitchcocks most abstract film (1963) and perhaps his subtlest, still yielding new meanings and inflections after a dozen or more viewings. Chicago Reader
5.0
Review Our Score by Alan Jones This Hitchcock classic somehow strayed from favour for a while, yet in the realm of popular mythology it is now rivalle .. Radio Times
4.0
A variety of deeper readings have been advanced for the film over the years, but in the end, its a movie that feels like it was made by a brilliant fi .. Mountain X
5.0
Underestimated at the time, this is Hitchcoks last undisputed masterpiece, and a more complex film than Psycho Emanuellevy
4.0
All of this sounds like the premise of an excruciatingly twee horror movie, but in the hands of Alfred Hitchcock its something else. Eye For Film
4.5
Few films depict so eerily yet so meticulously the metaphysical and historical sense of a world out of joint. New Yorker
4.0
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3.0
Endlessly watchable, The Birds is a masterpiece that can be read on many levels, providing insight into every aspect of modern filmmaking and dramatur .. Coles Mithey
4.5
Riddled with alarming moments primarily from wandering down dark hallways alone, but also from sitting in silence waiting for the next inevitable avia ..
4.4
The only thing dated is the special effects. The suspense holds up very well. Three Movie Buffs
4.5
Maybe not quite the pinnacle of Hitchcocks career but definitely in the top five. Film 4
4.0
Its a lovely image, in a lovely film a top thriller and a great psychological picture all in one. Patrick Nabarro
4.4
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with .. Cinema Phile 2010 Blog Spo ..
4.5
A lively Keystone chase at the finish fails to atone for the witless episodes which precede it. Maclean's Magazine
3.0
The Birds (1963) is a modern Hitchcock thriller/masterpiece, his first film with Universal Studios. It is the apocalyptic story of a northern Californ .. Film Site
4.5
Background The Birds (1963) is a modern Hitchcock thriller/masterpiece, his first film with Universal Studios.It is the apocalyptic story of a norther .. Film Site
3.5
This simple decision makes The Birds stand out from nearly all of the rather more logical and spelled out natural disaster films that have come in its .. Not Coming
1.5
What sets The Birds apart from the other films in Hitchcocks incredible ten year run is its remarkable chilliness. Not Coming
3.5
In this suspense melodrama he gives a frighteningly apt rendition of vicious irresponsibility and infantilism under a veneer of winsome, little boy ap .. America Magazine
4.5
It almost overwhelms the viewer with rhythmic energy and visual flow.I have never seen anything much like it on screen. Mike Grost
4.5
Only Alfred Hitchcock could take a premise which is so patently ridiculous the birds come to life and try to kill everybody and construct a beautifull .. Toxic Universe
4.5
Suzanne Pleshette, as forlorn school teacher Annie Hayworth, shines. Jessica Tandy is perfect as Mitchs brittle, suspicious mother. Niagara Gazette
0.5
The only characters in the film who arent birdbrains are the birds. Esquire Magazine
4.5
The movie is a textbook of brilliantly edited set pieces and ingenious uses of color, sound, and landscape.



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