Birds

Kind of silly to be at #11 on such a list.Hitchcock did better,and so did everyone else involved.

One of Hitch's more famous movies and definitely one his more off the paved road type. But thats what makes it one of the great classics and a must watch.

May be, under pressure of the modern horror movies it looks funny. But, still, this classical film is giving an example of the well-balanced picture with good operator's performance.

I saw this movie in the 60's at a drive-in theater paired with Psycho in a convertible with the top down. It had me nervously scanning the night sky for birds. I give it five stars for the special effects and the visuals. Otherwise no more than four stars. Never cared much for Tippy Hedren though. Would have had her and Susan Pleshette (the school teacher) trade roles. Hard to look at birds the same way after seeing this film.

Classic Hitchcock that has thrilled and chilled since 1963!!

Didn't see thisone until I was older. Always, had thought, "Birds? C'mon! Just get a broom and swing it around or whatever." However, the CBC started showing all the Hitchock classics late nite Saturdays a couple of years ago and I saw it and was very impressed. Hitchcock was a master of mood. The device he used that made the film so eery was so simple. You just never knew why it was all happening, why the birds were attacking and there was never an explanation. It made the sense of isolation acute, a terror more tangible than slasher flick horror. If it had been made by anyone else it would have just been a B movie.

One of my favorite Hitchcock movies. You have to take the movie in context of when it was released. For the 60's this movie was quite chilling. The suspense alone is sheer genius, and the effects were outstanding at this point is cinema's history. The perfomances were perfect, Hedren did amazingly well for her first film, and portrayed the typical socialite brilliantly. Taylor was the typical male "hero", and Tandy was wonderfully annoying as the ever watchful mother. I admit to thinking immediately of this movie whenever I see a flock of seagulls when I go to the beach. So that's gotta say something for the movies impact on our subconcious!!!

For those interested, Camille Paglia recently wrote a full length book about this film...while not one of my personal favs, I recognize its classic atributes nonetheless.

saw this movie, when it came out in Los Angeles, Calif. When we left the theater, the birds out there flying around that night, got to me

A true classic, worthy of 5 stars. The scene where the gas starts flowing across the street builds up to a creepiness unknown in most horror films today. The cast is excellent and the story flows nicely.

After Psycho, Hitch's attempt at the nature hooror film, and definitely the best of that type. I love the editing and camera work. The special effects are dated, but it is a very creepy movie. It creeps up on you - very good pacing. Never was much of a fan of Tippi Hedren, but the scene at the gas station where the man bursts on fire and the end when the birds have taken over the town really jolted me. I liked it more as a kid, but I give props to Hitch for his diversity. He's the precursor to people like Spielberg. You also see muchof Hitch's work in Kubrick.

Teppi Hedren is an insufferable airhead. Jessica Tandy looks, well, Overly paranoid. Also stars a very young Veronica Cartwright, who gets some of the best lines in this offbeat movie. Great visuals and sound design, with no "score" to speak of, although a children's song and timely editing is used to great effect. Not Overly scary, slow at first, but very fun to watch from the point that Tippy Tippi gets her head drilled by a seagull.

Anytime I see a black bird of any type sitting on a fence or an electrical line, I run !

One of Hitchcock's finest films that has all the flair that he was known for. The playgroud seen is just to spooky. The birds out of the chimney scare you half to death, and the whole bit with the eyes eaten out of the farmer is almost revolting. See it for the classical quality and for the horror.

Some joker suggests Wesley Snipes was in this movie. Duh? Actually, this is classic Hitchcock, although, the last scene was edited out which explains why the birds acted the way they did. You have to read the book to get the answer, but it is a good read also. Tippi Hedren is hot, just my type! Rod Taylor, a very good actor (Hotel), does his thing well also. The suspense builds and the playground scene when the birds are gathering and the kids are in the schoolroom singing 'Wissletee, wassletee' oblivious or the danger is a perfect example of the medium Hitchcock excelled in. It is a dark movie. Someone suggested it should have been done in black and white..well it was, I have it. You must have seen the Ted Turner colorized version.

Had this film been shot in black and white, it would have been a lot more suspense-inducing. But, as it is, it's still a great film. Not one of Hitch's best but good enough for all its praise.

The Birds is an extremly chilling and scary movie that stars supermodel of the 60's, Tippi Hedren. The film is pretty bloody for it's time, and it is pretty graphic, but I would want my kids to see it, because I want them to get used to watching these good movies.

Hitchcock at his best. Considering it was produced in the 60's, the SFX are fantastic. The plot is his usual suspense and making you wait to see what happens. It really does ask a question - what would we do if different species turned on us??? Oh yes, since when was Wesley Snipes in Hitchcock films done in the 60's?????

See if you can figure out why the birds kill people. If you can't, the story is my Daphne du Maurier, and Hitchcock edited out the final scene in the film (which explained).

This movie got me afraid of birds most of my childhood. Great effects for an old movie.

This movie was stupid and boring. It wasn't even scary. They should have just killed the birds.

WESLEY SNIPES WAS GREAT IN THIS MOVIE. I COULD WATCH THIS MOVIE OVER AND OVER.

Interesting film but not that really that thrilling or scary. Yeah yeah a whole lot of birds hanging around, attacking school kids, attacking the town folk. What doesn't anyone in this little town have couple o' shotguns with some scatter shot in 'em?

Hitchcock does it again. This is a great score. The movie takes a Jaws style of scare and puts it in the skies. You'll never look to the sky the same.