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Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2002)

*POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD*
Fun-lovin' Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hendren) travels to Bodega Bay in such of the town stud - Mitch, but is attacked (several times) by some very nasty birds.
This is a very impressive film. The special effects were good, and although a few of the bird attacks made me unintentionly laugh (such as the school children attack) the majority were very well done and realistic I felt. I fell in love with lead lady Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hendren) from scene one.
If I was to add constructive critism to the film (which instantly became one of my favorites films of all time) I would point out that the ending was a slight disappointment. The mystery of why the birds begin to behave this way is never really solved - although Alfred Hitchcock suggests in the trailer for 'The Bird' that they are getting their revenge for years of man treating them badly (eating them, keeping them in cages, using their feathers for decoration in lady's hats etc) - however this theory never manifests into the film. Also, the birds are never defeated - they are just left to attack anyone unfortunate enough to walk into their path. Maybe this was done delibratly (?) but it did feel that the film promised more than the ending delivered.
One of the best films of all time.
9.5/10