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Movie critics combined give Birds, The (1963) a score of 2.9443 out of 4
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Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
The birds themselves do not look particularly natural in the extensive chase sequences, nor do they seem to make that scary a foe at times they don't seem to do anything other than nip and peck. ...read the complete Birds movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Keith Helinski)MovieFreak.com (Keith Helinski)
The Birds is just a tad bit corny and out-of-date. I remember seeing it in 9th grade English and everyone laughed at how silly it was. ...read the complete Birds movie review at MovieFreak.com (Keith Helinski)
Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The Birds is one of the best "creature features" ever made, possibly only rivaled by Jaws for best ever, though the latter does owe a debt of style to this film. Though not entirely realistic, the visual effects are still reasonably workable even by today ...read the complete Birds movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Hitchcock aimed to do for avians in The Birds what he did for showers in Psycho, and by and large he succeeded. The Birds is roughly hewn by comparison to Hitch's more deftly plotted films -- it's much closer to a monster movie than a psychological ...read the complete Birds movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bloody-DistgustingBloody-Distgusting
What Hitchcock created with his film is what horror movie directors tried recreating for years to come. Most take simple creatures and try to make them deadly, but end up making them bigger or smarter. ...read the complete Birds movie review at Bloody-Distgusting
Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Richard A. ZwellingRichard A. Zwelling
There are plot pointsdiscussed before this, but I don't feel that knowing about themdetracts from the experience... ...read the complete Birds movie review at Richard A. Zwelling
Birds, The (1963) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
It's still a cracking horror flick, with some superb moments. ...read the complete Birds movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
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Birds, The (1963) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Birds, The (1963) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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