Caw threatening caw?

[salienne]

So, I've just watched Hitchcock's The Birds, and... um...

I totally forgot how bad this movie was. Like, I remember being bored, but this was impressive.

It starts off as an okay meleodrama that eventually realizes it needs a plot, and then it becomes horror for the last half hour or so. Except really boring horror in which all the character development and, really, any characters at all sort of become set-pieces to wander through a world with attacking birds. And by set-pieces I mean the Big Strong Man and the scared girlies who get traumatized easier than Bambi would.

And it makes no sense, is not particularly interesting or frightening, and it has no point.

It is a wonderful look into just how popular cigarettes were, though. And I like the girl's hair. And the scene where Lydia finds the body was well done.

But honestly... that movie was so bad. Over an hour of my life. Wasted. x_x

Comments

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

that stupid song the kids sing while the birds park all over the jungle gym drives me batshit.

[salienne.livejournal.com]

Oh that part. I just thought it was too drawn out... like pretty much the entire movie. @_@

Honestly, with a different ending (and consistent characterization throughout), I think this movie could have been a pretty good novel.

But as a thriller? Ugh.

[xsectumsemprax.livejournal.com]

yeah the birds is fail XD