"The Birds" is one of the most shocking and terrifying movies ever made

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2014)

After the success "Psycho," Alfred Hitchcock turns his next film about birds that attack human nature. Hitchcock thought he was only making a "B" movie, but when the critics saw it they thought that Hitchcock is too good for making "The Birds" a "B" movie. So it now means that "The Birds" went from a "B" movie to an "A" movie. That is very much like when Steven Spielberg thought he was making "Jaws" a "B" movie, but it wasn't. I thought the story was great and it really works that there is no need to explain why the birds are attacking and killing people. This suspense of this movie really works, and does its job to not make things laughable. "The Birds" does keep you on the edge of your seat and wonder if the birds will attack and kill people. There is no music by Bernard Herrmann in this movie, but it does make it more effective when you only hear sounds like birds and such. The special effects in this movie are great, and they do a great job to get the birds into frame when they are attacking. However, I will admit that some of the projector screens are good and some are not, but that is just only a minor nitpick. The cast did wonderful in this movie. I give props to Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, and a young Veronica Cartwright. "The Birds" is one of the most shocking and terrifying movies ever made. I give a 10 out of 10.