The Birds

THE BIRDS (1963) - Nov. 12, 2004
A suspensful film about a small town that finds itself attacked by birds. The fact that it is excellently directed is certainly no surprise, and the scenes where the birds attack were especially well-done. I really liked the scene where Tippi Hedren enters the child's room and is attacked. I also liked the scene where the birds gather on the playground. Hitchcock's mastery of editing to create suspense is in full-force here; I think that the scenes where the birds attack are just as good as Psycho's shower scene. I also liked how the film took its time setting up the characters and building suspense. While this wasn't one of Hitchcock's best films, even his lesser films are better than ninety percent of the stuff out there. ***