Birds are not scary.
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mdonln — 9 years ago(January 06, 2017 07:29 PM)
bbmcgee-39536 says > Before watching this movie, I didn't think a bird's brainpan was big enough to mount an attack. After watching this movie, I'm now convinced their brainpans are plenty big enough.
I avoided watching this movie for a long time because people have said it was really scary. I didn't think it was that bad but since I saw it the other day I've paid a lot more attention to the birds hanging around here; especially the big black crows with the huge, pointy and powerful beaks.
If one attacked it would be bad enough but most people probably could fight one off or get away from it. If large masses of them attacked all at once, like in the movie, it would be pretty horrifying. Young children and older people would probably be more vulnerable since they couldn't get away very quickly or fight back as well.
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lm362 — 9 years ago(July 30, 2016 07:49 PM)
In the movie these birds clearly were a threat as they killed and injured many people. Your attention should have been on that aspect, not on what the threat to the people was. That is where the scariness comes from-the fact that something was harming and killing people.
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Jose_Accent_On_E — 9 years ago(August 11, 2016 05:52 PM)
Birds are not scary.
You wouldn't say this as my lovebirds' sharp beaks puncture your flesh, drawing blood and eventually consuming your tattered corpse.
OK, that least part is an exaggeration. Does anyone know why these avian assassins were given such a name? Was this a marketing campaign? After all, shouldn't a pet owner expect
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equalthree — 9 years ago(August 18, 2016 04:31 AM)
The fact that you watched "about 45 minutes" of the film really says a lot. Try watching the complete movie and let us know what you think. Also, please note that the film was made in 1963 and so does not have all the bells and whistles of today's cgi.
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dazzmaniandevil — 9 years ago(October 24, 2016 11:21 AM)
Some 'generic' birds can be pretty intimidating. I've been on beaches when Herring gulls swoop down looking for scraps or just patrolling their turf, these are quite large birds and I've seen them rip pigeons apart with apparent glee. So were they to attack people with the same vigor I can see a nasty (and frightening) outcome as in 'The Birds'. I also think the sheer number of (even small generic) birds in this story hellbent on causing harm to humans adds to the fear factor. The idea of nature giving man some of his own medicine is an interesting one, especially considering what we are (still) doing to the planet.
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SapphEyeR — 9 years ago(November 01, 2016 07:14 PM)
Anyone who's ever seen a hawk attack and kill a small animal knows how chilling a bird attack can be.
Also I had the chance to witness a gathering of hundreds, maybe thousands of crows, at dusk in a rural part of Canada. They were gathering in large pine trees probably to travel together to their roosting spot for the night. They made a tremendous racket. So impressive. I always thought crows would have been a better choice for this movie than the gulls used. -
jason005-1 — 9 years ago(January 06, 2017 10:59 AM)
Except that be predictable to have a predator bird as the villains, extremely uncreative and utterly unchallenging.
The whole point of The Birds is the unknown and that is something humans fear the most.
A explanation for why exactly peaceful birds are intentionally attacking and killing the humans is never shown in the movie.
That's utterly terrifying that for no known reason peaceful birds utterly change and start attacking humans and killing them.
That is a thundstorm that starts and has 0 warning. Not knowing the reasons for why bad things happen is pretty terrifying along with a group birds that won't stop killing humans.
To the op this movie is vastly superior than most of the garbage movies which that channel makes.
This brilliant movie inspired someone trying to create another same movie Birdemic Shock and Terror which utterly failed, but succeed as a so bad its good movie.
Also watch the entire damn movie otherwise your opinion is as flawed and invalid as a person that reads 30 pages of the book Treasure Island so not reading the entire book and saying it's a boring book.