The Birds
Cast
Tippi Hedren .... Melanie Daniels (as 'Tippi' Hedren)
Rod Taylor .... Mitch Brenner
Jessica Tandy .... Lydia Brenner
Suzanne Pleshette .... Annie Hayworth
Veronica Cartwright .... Cathy Brenner
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Rater #2 has description and review.
Rater #1
Has Not Seen Movie
Rater #2
6/10. Classic Hitchcock thriller about a group of birds that terrorize a costal California town. There are a few classic scenes, and those are quite hair-raising. However, Hitchcock takes a "what you don't see scares you" route for most of the movie, except it was just to build up the movie, not the suspense. It's very slow until about the 1:30 mark. In addition, the backlighting is the worst I've ever seen. Once it finds where it wants to be, in the "birds attacking" more, then The Birds is an effective movie. However, for most of it, it's just a slow-moving drama that isn't really interesting.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated NR.
Running time: 119 minutes
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