The Master of Suspense

Rating: 8/10 (8 November 2012)

The movie starts out with this series of odd character interactions, as a rich socialite stalks a lawyer who pulls a prank on her.
For some odd reason, the birds- all species- are making war on humans in this little town. It's never explained why, and an explanation isn't necessary. In some ways, it was the zombie movie before Romero. It isn't so much about what is attacking or why, it's about how the people involved react.
The first few bird attacks are subtle... it's not until halfway through the movie the things goes off on the crazy train. And when they do, look out, a real sense of menace ensues.
The special effects, done without computers, still hold up. More importantly, the characters still hold up. TOday, we'd see more CGI and less characters we cared about.