tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post3095399052393125843..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: The Birds (1963) Performance September 19, 2012Raquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-65288712740024397492012-09-20T20:33:06.708-04:002012-09-20T20:33:06.708-04:00Great post. Love that film. Never get sick of watc...Great post. Love that film. Never get sick of watching. Tippi is captivating in it.Along These Lines ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227702789184973335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-4590630787901379042012-09-20T20:17:07.038-04:002012-09-20T20:17:07.038-04:00the Birds was the first hitchcock film i ever saw....the Birds was the first hitchcock film i ever saw. i couldnt have been more than 12 or so. so it has a special place in my classic film heart and i think holds up very well despite its shortcomings. Tippi is def "green" (no pun intended towards her awful main outfit, ugh) but i like her performance (but she does much better work in "marnie" imo). flaws aside i love it and it's still one creepy scary flick. love that eerie "score", musta been great in the theater! my thoughts on the ending and the questions that arise is that there is no answer and no reason for the birds sudden change in behavior, or at least mankind will never know nor have time to find out because it is about to embark on a massive battle with nature that it probably will not win. apparently Hitch had an idea for the final shot to be them driving towards San Francsico and showing the golden gate bridge covered with birds, but he opted for the more ambiguous ending and i think artistically made the right choice (he usually did, lol!) nice post Quele :D<br />Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-24055006587330370042012-09-20T17:30:41.701-04:002012-09-20T17:30:41.701-04:00I really enjoyed reading your post. I have a dvd ...I really enjoyed reading your post. I have a dvd copy of The Birds but have only watched a couple of times as it is really creepy. I am currently reading "Spellbound by Beauty" which explores the relationships and interactions between Hitchcock and his leading ladies. It is very interesting. One thing with the Birds for me, is that Tippi is basically stalking Rod Taylor in a very aggressive way, which I found creepy. Especially breaking in the house to deliver the love birds which she thinks is a prank. Penny-Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705614681640986769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-28481690659477425502012-09-20T15:08:42.727-04:002012-09-20T15:08:42.727-04:00I remembered seeing The Birds for the first time w...I remembered seeing The Birds for the first time when I was a young girl and it scared the daylights out of me, had nightmares that the birds were pecking my eyes out. So I avoided watching it again up until a couple of years ago when I caught it airing on TCM and decided it was time to rewatch it. There was nearly 40 years between my viewings and the second did not leave me scared like the first, only full of questions like yourself. That being said, I bet it was still amazing to experience it on the big screen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545023539161418817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-33152046666153459252012-09-20T12:59:04.530-04:002012-09-20T12:59:04.530-04:00I enjoyed reading about your experience! I would ...I enjoyed reading about your experience! I would have loved to go -- THE BIRDS is on my list of "10 Classics" to finally catch up with this year! -- but I needed a bit more recovery time from my recent surgery before I get back to my movie-going routine, so instead I'll probably catch it on DVD later in the year.<br /><br />I did chance to see the first half hour of the film a couple years ago and was struck at that time that all that seemed to happen in the first half hour was people (mostly Tippi Hedren) walking, driving, and boating, LOL. It didn't grab me at the time but I'm hoping I'll get into it more when I sit down to watch the entire thing. I'll have to keep your questions in mind as I watch! :)<br /><br />On the plus side I like Rod Taylor and Veronica Cartwright, who plays the little sister and was in my childhood favorite TV series DANIEL BOONE, playing Fess Parker's daughter.<br /><br />Did the print look good at your theater? That's seemed to vary by theater at previous TCM screenings. I do hope the program of one-night screenings works out long term for the reasons you state.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-67835764534094057602012-09-20T12:56:59.237-04:002012-09-20T12:56:59.237-04:00Almost full house in Milford CT also.Almost full house in Milford CT also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-26975188732866790692012-09-20T12:54:28.721-04:002012-09-20T12:54:28.721-04:00No lights in Chicago either. It was the same with ...No lights in Chicago either. It was the same with "Casablanca." However, I really enjoyed the film, as did the audience. I thought Hedren's performance was remarkable, especially considering it was her first film. Plenty of Hitchcock touches, including the great point of view shot: Melanie Daniels walking along the dock to the Brenner house is a fav. Stephen Reginaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050782148081105899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-76369291846321012012012-09-20T12:37:44.577-04:002012-09-20T12:37:44.577-04:00My wife and I attended the screening of The Birds ...My wife and I attended the screening of The Birds last night in Destin, Florida. It was probably within twenty seats of being a full house, very respectable ticket sales for a Wednesday night. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy the movie, I certainly did.<br />No lights at the end of the movie here either.Rickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503402722046188091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-26748158034852100882012-09-20T11:32:17.686-04:002012-09-20T11:32:17.686-04:00I'm so glad to know it wasn't just our scr...I'm so glad to know it wasn't just our screening where the lights didn't come on after the movie ended! I felt so badly for the older people in the audience who couldn't see to leave safely.<br /><br />Quite enjoyed reading your take from a first time viewer, particularly your questions. I think because I saw this movie first when I was young, I never really asked any questions. I always assumed it's a coincidence she appears in Bodega Bay right then, that the birds are attacking for no reason humans will ever understand. The movie is designed to spook, and I think the unknown and unexplainable is always creepier than something with a meaning. I'll post on my viewing later today!DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.com