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Birds, The (1963) Rank 2 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Birds, The (1963) a score of 2.9443 out of 4

based on (42) reviews

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Excellent

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(27)

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(8)

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

This masterpiece is one of Hitchcock's purest forays into cinema; it's such a complete piece that it even gets by with two mediocre actors ...read the complete Birds movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

DVD Journal

The Birds isn't merely a spectacle of savage bird attacks, but instead it is a small story about a few people and how those people interact in the midst of an incomprehensible crisis. ...read the complete Birds movie review at DVD Journal

The Terror Trap

There is a psychological terror about The Birds which I like very much. After the carnage begins, you're on edge even when nothing is happening. ...read the complete Birds movie review at The Terror Trap

Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

For Hitchcock fans old or new, this collector's edition DVD will quickly wing its way into the heart. ...read the complete Birds movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)

Curiously, the first attack has symbolic phallic undertones - it occurs when the man and woman approach toward each other outside the restaurant in the coastal town. ...read the complete Birds movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)

culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti

The Birds, and it arguably represents his purest cinematic achievement. ...read the complete Birds movie review at culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

The Birds is not a masterwork, unlike Psycho. By horror film standards, however, it is a good movie. ...read the complete Birds movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

The 1960s were one of cinema's most interesting decades. They were a decade where directors, most particularly in France, were experimentingwith and breaking down classical expectations of generic forms. ...read the complete Birds movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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