The Birds

The Birds is a 1963 American horror-thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It focuses on a series of sudden, unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California over the course of a few days.

Summary
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) A very original horror film plotline about a giant group of normal birds planning to kill every human.
 * 2) The film doesn’t only rely on being scary, the film also can get very dramatic, serious and suspenseful at some moments.
 * 3) Much like  Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock has shown to have amazing skills as a director.
 * 4) The pacing is brilliant.
 * 5) Many memorable characters, such as the two main characters Mitch Brenner and Melanie Daniels.
 * 6) Each and everyone of the actors give great performances in this movie, mainly as from Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren and Jessica Tandy.
 * 7) The scenes are very unforgettable, such the scenes with with killer brood of birds go on an aggressive rampage as they aggressively attack the townsfolk.
 * 8) Melanie and Mitch share some amazing chemistry with each other.
 * 9) Alfred Hitchcock, the director of the film, has a clever background cameo during the scene when Melanie walks into the pet store.
 * 10) The cinematography is pretty decent for the 1960s.
 * 11) Bernard Herrmann gives another impressive and well-fitting musical score.
 * 12) The scenes where the birds attack people are scary.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Some of the special effects didn‘t age well.

Reception
The film currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 96% based on 52 critic reviews with an average rating of 8.2/10, with the consensus: "Proving once again that build-up is the key to suspense, Hitchcock successfully turned birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history."