About as fun as watching paint dry

Rating: 3/10 (8 September 2000)

Normally I adore Hitchcock, but this film... Maybe it was scary when it was released, but today the only thing to notice are the horrible special effects and ridiculous story line. This Apocalyptic film was not in the least suspenseful, just hard to stay awake through. And the ending? Whatever feeling it was supposed to leave me with, I'm sure it wasn't supposed to be disgust. The movie's theme and the character's interaction was slightly thought provoking, but not enough to make it well done. Interesting idea, but I'd have to say it's one of Hitchcock's most obvious failures. Especially when viewed in modern context. The only thing worse is that they made a Birds II !