Hi all, hope you enjoy us reacting to this old classic. It's a first time for both of us. I think it was around when i was younger, but can't remember it. So now it's nice to see just how good Hitchcock holds a story. And it didn't disappoint at all. In fact, the storytelling is better then many modern films. We were both in sync with our reaction and really lived it right up to the end. A special challenge has been set in this for those that spot Kevin the seagull (more than once!)
Oh my gosh, I only saw him once, I must be coo-coo! Please watch my fave Hitchcock movie, Lifeboat. It’s about a number of people stuck on a lifeboat during World War 2, it’s just so good!
@GenerationMediaReaction When I think of that genre, I associate it with masses of the same species attacking, as in rats, in the movie, “Willard,” or “Arachnophobia” or other similar movies.
The "true story" behind Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds" is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Capitola, California, in 1961, where large flocks of sooty shearwater birds began aggressively attacking the town, crashing into homes and cars, seemingly out of the blue; this bizarre behavior was later discovered to be caused by the birds consuming toxic algae which produced a neurotoxin, causing disorientation and erratic behavior in the birds.
I’ve been there on vacation and the church and schoolhouse are real buildings that are still there. Flew into San Fransisco and made the same drive up the coast as in the movie. The coast and town are really beautiful. There’s a ‘The Birds’ restaurant that serves mainly fish, guess they got the message.
5:30---Tippi Hedren, our lovely leading lady, is Melanie Griffith's mother, and Dakota Johnson's grandmother, guys. She is in her 90s now, is still very active, and has an animal sanctuary.
This is the best reaction ever from you guys. Absolutely delightful... Nobody was criticizing the 1960s special effects and you are both actually getting into the characters and story. I got quite a few chuckles from your little avian visitors popping their heads up! Completely unexpected and funny. Great job guys! Hope to see more Hitchcock on your list.
Alfred Hitchcock explained in an interview the birds attacked the humans to punish them for taking the nature for granted. As for Melanie being useless, she did help with the children, warned Mitch not to attack the birds and provoke them and did more than Lydia, the mother did. Besides, they wasn't much she could do in that situation by the end she was traumatized by her attack and needed medical attention. Also you stated this was the 1960s, where the female characters were often portrayed as helpless and the men were the protectors and defenders.
When I lived in Orlando, they showed Rear Window in the park, downtown at Lake Eola. Watching Rear Window, as Jimmy Stewart is looking at the windows in the building across from his, really added a sense of actually being in the movie since we were surrounded by the tall buildings of Orlando around the lake. It was really cool, but also kind of eerie; it made you wonder if anything sinister was going on behind the many windows around us.
Tippi Hedren really suffered for the art making this movie. The scene where she's attacked upstairs Hitchcock tied a couple of birds to her in order to get the effect that they were attacking her, so they basically were for real.
I remember seeing this as a kid and these 3 scenes were seared into my brain: the school attack, the guy with eyes plucked out and the final scene. Chilling!
Rod Taylor, the male lead, was from Australia, but he had a very convincing American accent, I think. The concept of “stalking” was not really familiar to the public when this movie was made, although, interestingly enough, Hitchcock made one of the first films that included a character who was a celebrity stalker when he made “Strangers on a Train” about 10 years earlier.
REALLY delightful reaction, guys! It was so much fun to see it through your eyes. And the comments were dryly hilarious. Can't wait to check out other reactions.
I recall suggesting this film a couple of months ago, so glad you gave it a go... very slow-paced old school film-making that most kids today would not enjoy sitting through, am impressed that the lad praised it at the end and hopefully remains open-minded to other classics from that era of cinema. The effects were fairly good for its time, those flocks of birds were quite believable. Hitchcock was a progressive director who clearly loved to thrill his audience. Lovely cats btw, I have 4 myself. 😸
Thanks for the idea, and I too was pleased it wasn’t too slow. Well not technically slow because the development is mature human relationships. So glad it kept J engaged. Personally I found the dialogue had a rhythm to it which was so refined. All in all, a top film. Totally groundbreaking
@GenerationMediaReaction I know it's not quite your "when animals attack" type film that your lad is looking for, but have you considered showing him "Old Yeller"? I mean, it's fairly "safe" due to being a Disney film, it's a 50's classic and it features animals. It might be worth a watch.
Alfred Hitchcock did cameos in every one of his movies you have to watch out for him and he’s the one who started that trend. I really enjoyed the reactions. Take care and be safe.🫶🏻❤️🤠
Bird phobias probably originate from a fear of being pecked in the eyes. Also it's hard to run away from a bird when it can fly after you anywhere you go.
-She’s a stalker! -But she’s pretty, she can. LOL 😂😂😂😂😂 🐦 Movie conclusion: We’re only here by permission of Mother Nature. But if she decide to get rid of us… Well, It’s done. 🎶 Interesting to note that the movie doesn’t have any soundtrack music at all. Just birds sounds. 😉
Hitchcock left the ending open, so people could form their own option about why the birds attacked. The bedroom scene was supposed to be mechanical birds, but they were all broken, so the crew kept throwing live birds at Tippie Hendren.
The important moment at the end of the movie is when Mitch’s mother accepts Melanie as being like another daughter. The Hitchcock biographer, Donald Spoto, views the bird attacks as symbolic, and says that birds have often been used as symbols of chaos in literature. Or, in this movie, they could be symbols of destructive impulses, such as jealousy.
There's definitely a vibe of Mother, son, daughter and outsider vibe going on. I guess this is why Annie was killed, because she rejected in this set-up.
I allways loved this movie! The fact that tere is no explanation for the attacks makes it far more terrifying. Nothing stresses humans more than the lack of meaning!
Jessica Tandy the mom and husband Hugh Cronyn famous for Stage, Radio, TV, and Movie performance's together. Jessica was Miss Daisy in "Driving Miss Daisy" some good movie's they were both in "Cocoon" & "Cocoon: The Return" and "Batteries not Included" all good movie's. Great Reaction👍
My favourite Hitchcock film, and probably the oldest movie I can watch as a movie fan and not getting distracted by things like how old it is, and how society's changed, and the fashion, and tech, etc. I just genuinely enjoy it.
Aw, I was ready for an hour of kitty reactions! This was so much fun. I love how smart and mature J is... D, the way you coached him through earlier reactions has really helped guide him and help him be calm. Of course, birds with their beaks are always a little creepy around eyes! Thanks to his _insistence_ on animal-only revenge movies, I have to recommend the 1986 movie _Little Shop of Horrors_ staring Rick Moranis, which I'm sure he'll love anyway!
Although it’s a slow burn in the beginning, the storyline keeps you interested like you said. I was born the year this came out and saw it around 8 of 9. It was scary at the time as this kinda genre wasn’t common. It’s definitely one of Hitchcock’s best. His film Rear Window is probably my favorite though.
Your reaction to the ending was EXACTLY mine.....minus my dismayed, profane exclamation. I didn't even realize there was no music the first time I saw it, and a few years later, when I watched it again, I thought I'd chosen a strange, musicless audio option. 😂
When Lydia drives to Dan Fawcett's home they oiled down the dirt road. When she flees in terror, they left the road dry to kick up a dramatic cloud of dust. The bird attack in the living room is particularly impressive considering that none of the birds are actually there. They were filmed separately and layered over the actors flailing around as though they were being attacked. The very high POV view during the attack on the town is about 85% matte painting by prolific matte artist Albert Whitlock. Narrow sections of the painting on glass are left blank to combine film of the actors and fire to create the final shot.
After all these years I've only just realized Veronica Cartwright was in this! Time to check out 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1978) with Veronica and a few other familiar faces.
Great reaction, guys! As far as animal attack movies, the best ones are where there’s compelling human drama mixed in, like Jaws and this film. There’s a great killer bear/survival movie written by David Mamet called ‘The Edge’ starring Anthony Hopkins I would recommend. It’s been described as “Jaws with claws”. ‘Prophecy’ from 1979 is also another interesting murderous teddy flick.
When I was much younger than your son, The Birds was on tv on a Saturday night. My parents had gone out for the night and my older siblings were “babysitting” me. Of course I was not allowed to watch Hitchcock films at my age, but I wanted to watch with my big brothers, so they let me. That night I had the worst nightmare of my young life. Apparently I woke up screaming and crying. My brother had to go next door to get my grandma to try and get me to calm down. I don’t remember a lot of this, but I guess I dreamed of birds attacking my mom. Never really liked birds ever since. 😂
D - I saw someone in the film that looked like you 😂Haha does J actually get the jokes cos he never seems to clock on, bless him. You definitely need a more comfier chair Daddy-O, it hurts me looking at that dining chair haha. The Birds is a creepy film, the sounds grate on you. After watching it, for a while I saw birds in a different way 😂 I'm okay now 😂 It's nice to see Veronica Cartwright as a little girl, can tell it's her by face. I first saw her from Alien and The Witches Of Eastwick when I was little. It's also nice to know that she's British, and her younger sister Angela was Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music.
Yeah we recognised Veronica Cartwright. She's in Invasion of The Body Snatchers and Flight Of The Navigator too! let us know if you spot Kevin the seagull anywhere!
@GenerationMediaReaction Oh yes, I forgot about Flight Of The Navigator...J looks a bit like David 😊 Compliance. I've seen some angry seagulls going mad and diving into the ground. I was on my way to the shop years ago with my dog and loads of gulls just swooped in, squawking like crazy. I thought they were gonna get my dog, was frightening.
@GenerationMediaReaction Haha I lived in Ipswich at the time of that incident, unfortunately I didn't have any chips on me 😂 Now I live in Felixstowe, more gulls and chips everywhere 😂
@GenerationMediaReaction I thought it was just me...but I kept seeing things on the screen...I get what you mean now! Yes I've seen Kevin 🤣🤣 love your sense of humour!!
This was a treat! One of my favorite films actually. It's a great study in film making. I had seen it several times on television when I was a kid, and several of the more graphic elements had been edited out, plus there were commercial interuptions, so it was a bit boring for me. Later , seeing it in it's entirety, without interuptions, I really appreciated it. I especially love the interaction and minutia going on between the interesting, quirky characters, and all the very wry humor. The horror/shock/jumps from the attacks are great but the real genius of the film is the cool down phases and lack of music where characters are developed, tension is built and which causes the action to be accentuated. Of course the cinematography, sets, costumes, everything is just gorgeous. I love that you caught Mr. Hitchcock's cameo right at the beginning. I love those little Easter eggs😉 Someone else mentioned "Rear Window" staring Jimmy Stewart which is both suspenseful and a lot of fun. I would add "The Trouble With Harry" as another fun Hitchcock romp. As for animal horror films, please consider "Willard" from 1971 (not the terrible remake) And "Cujo" from 1983.
Rod Taylor is one of my favorite "old school" movie actors. I always say he should have been a bigger star. Tippi Hedren, as I'm sure has been mentioned, has lived on and helped run an animal sanctuary called 'Shamballah' for decades. There's a famous photo of a friendly lion hanging out in the kitchen with her daughter, Melanie Griffith.
On my first Trip to California ( 2007 ) I drove out of San Francisco up the Coast road like Melanie to Bodega Bay, a beautiful drive. It didn't look much different than in the Movie! I asked where the School House was and the Local Guy Chuckled, and gave me directions to the inland town of Bodega about 6 miles away. A little Hitchcock trick. He shot the Kids running out of the School and then Hitch filmed them running into Town .... a 6 Mile Run! The School is now a Private Home. Annie Hayworth's "House" was just a front and taken down after filming!
In most of the close ups of the bird attacks, they used puppets, but in the scene where Melanie is attacked upstairs, she said Hitchcock thought the puppets weren't convincing. So he actually had some kind of bird food smeared on her, so a lot of those attacks in that scene were all too real. She said he had been trying to get her to go out with him the whole movie (even though they were both married), and she kept turning him down, so she figured that was his revenge against her for that.
Deep Blue Sea is on par with Jaws, J will LOVE that film. Lake Placid is a great one to watch. What about Pirahna, not the new ones, watch either the 1978 or 1995 versions. They are better I think. The new ones are basically just soft porn - puts me off.
That movie scared the crap out of me as a kid. Till this day I still get creeped out by flocks of crows gathered. Oh and another one that got to me as a kid was HG Wells’ “Food Of The Gods”.
OOH Hitchcock! I remember my first experience. There is sooo many great films of his!!!!!!! North by Borth West! Rope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rear Window! Stangers on a Train!
17:53 Waou ! Veronica Cartwright. Je ne l'avais pas reconnue. Incroyable. Je croyais que je ne l'avais vue que dans "Alien" (1979), et en regardant sa filmographie dans IMDB, j'ai découvert une étonnante anecdote. Elle fait une très très brève apparition (non-créditée au générique) dans "Speed" de Jan de Bont, où elle tient le rôle de la "Bag Lady", une femme avec un bandana sur la tête (à environ 50:00) qui tient un sac en papier et qui dit au revoir à la femme qui pousse un landau plein de canettes de bières, et que le bus conduit par Sandra Bullock percute violemment, laissant penser qu'elle tue (logiquement) un bébé dans le landau...
I have seen Birds many times and never noticed there wasn't any music in it. Guess I was too involved with the story. There is a movie about killer bees I remember seeing. It was a made for TV movie here in the states starring Kate Jackson called Killer Bees. Made in the early 70's. That was an interesting movie. There is also a movie about cats attacking people, but I don't remember the name of that one. Maybe Strays or something like that.
The Mom, Lydia, is played by the late, great Jessica Tandy (Cocoon, Fried Green Tomatoes, Driving Miss Daisy (she won the Oscar), and Nobody's Fool, her last movie, with Paul Newman. I highly recommend all these (except the last, too adult for your son).
The original ending in the script was scraped and never shot. This clip explains what the original ending was suppose to be. ua-cam.com/video/w7HgVhRmbTU/v-deo.htmlsi=4CGm4lUQ7RATi5Nl
@@Divamarja_CA Yes... and set in a completely different locale (the Cornish coast), and has a completely different plot. Basically Hitchcock took DuMaurier's title, premise and description of the bird attacks and constructed his own movie.
Loved this. I remember watching this many years ago and I used to think the birds just got fed up of humanity believing they own the earth 😂😂 nature hitting back at humanity…
The "true story" behind Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds" is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Capitola, California, in 1961, where large flocks of sooty shearwater birds began aggressively attacking the town, crashing into homes and cars, seemingly out of the blue; this bizarre behavior was later discovered to be caused by the birds consuming toxic algae which produced a neurotoxin, causing disorientation and erratic behavior in the birds.
Another "animals attack" movie is WILLARD (1971, Daniel Mann). I was only 2 when THE BIRDS came out, so I missed that (until television), but my older cousin had told me all about it. So when WILLARD was released and I heard it described as "THE BIRDS with rats" -- I couldn't wait to see it. I went with a group of friends... we loved it! There's also a sequel (BEN, 1972, Phil Karlson) and a remake (WILLARD, 2003, Glen Morgan), but stick to the original. It's not a "great movie" the way THE BIRDS and JAWS are -- but it's pretty interesting!
I always thought it was crazy that Melanie drove to the school with the top down on her car when she knew what the birds were doing and I also thought it was crazy that she went and sat outside to smoke while she waited to get Kathy at the school with all the bird attacks that were going on.
There’s an obscure B-grade creature-feature from 1972, made for drive-ins, called ‘Frogs’. It’s not high-art, but it sure is fun! I think you’d enjoy it😁
@ 😂No, not to be mistaken🤣 Though really, did Dionysus understand the frogs’ chorus? He was probably drunk, after all. There’s a good chance those old Greek frogs were discussing their attack strategy…
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Hi all, hope you enjoy us reacting to this old classic. It's a first time for both of us. I think it was around when i was younger, but can't remember it. So now it's nice to see just how good Hitchcock holds a story. And it didn't disappoint at all. In fact, the storytelling is better then many modern films. We were both in sync with our reaction and really lived it right up to the end. A special challenge has been set in this for those that spot Kevin the seagull (more than once!)
Peek a boo 🐦 😂
39:48 Kevin
@@db_cooks39:45 for the full effect. Well done! But there are 7 more somewhere !
Oh my gosh, I only saw him once, I must be coo-coo! Please watch my fave Hitchcock movie, Lifeboat. It’s about a number of people stuck on a lifeboat during World War 2, it’s just so good!
If you haven’t already, Cujo (1983) is an under-watched classic, very scary, animal attack film, based on a Stephen King novel.
“The Birds” was probably the first “nature strikes back” movie. Hitchcock often made movies that more or less started new movie genres.
We wondered whether King Kong fits the ‘genre’ ?
@GenerationMediaReaction When I think of that genre, I associate it with masses of the same species attacking, as in rats, in the movie, “Willard,” or “Arachnophobia” or other similar movies.
@@FilmBuff54yes I guess, I’m trying to think of one that’s the same, but also a good film with character. It’s tricky
Hitchcock left it up to the viewer to decide why the birds were attacking. No explanation. Suspense building movie for sure.
The "true story" behind Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds" is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Capitola, California, in 1961, where large flocks of sooty shearwater birds began aggressively attacking the town, crashing into homes and cars, seemingly out of the blue; this bizarre behavior was later discovered to be caused by the birds consuming toxic algae which produced a neurotoxin, causing disorientation and erratic behavior in the birds.
8:30----Bodega Bay is a real California seaside town, guys. Parts of the movie were actually shot there.
I’ve been there on vacation and the church and schoolhouse are real buildings that are still there. Flew into San Fransisco and made the same drive up the coast as in the movie. The coast and town are really beautiful. There’s a ‘The Birds’ restaurant that serves mainly fish, guess they got the message.
5:30---Tippi Hedren, our lovely leading lady, is Melanie Griffith's mother, and Dakota Johnson's grandmother, guys. She is in her 90s now, is still very active, and has an animal sanctuary.
Tippi, real name is Nathalie Kay Hedren, she will be 95 on Jan. 19th.
“Annie are you ok” you are so funny. So dryly just dropped. That was hilarious. Now I can’t get that music video out of my head.
Hahaha I saw this comment just as he said it. Understated class, like a faberge easter egg.
This is the best reaction ever from you guys. Absolutely delightful... Nobody was criticizing the 1960s special effects and you are both actually getting into the characters and story. I got quite a few chuckles from your little avian visitors popping their heads up! Completely unexpected and funny. Great job guys! Hope to see more Hitchcock on your list.
thanks - we called the little visitor 'Kevin'
The lack of music was a masterful decision. The short story by Daphne Du Maurier is even scarier! Loved the seagulls popping up on your screen! 😂
Alfred Hitchcock explained in an interview the birds attacked the humans to punish them for taking the nature for granted. As for Melanie being useless, she did help with the children, warned Mitch not to attack the birds and provoke them and did more than Lydia, the mother did. Besides, they wasn't much she could do in that situation by the end she was traumatized by her attack and needed medical attention. Also you stated this was the 1960s, where the female characters were often portrayed as helpless and the men were the protectors and defenders.
Oh, you have the watch Rear Window! It is (imho) the BEST Hitchcock!
yes we will - after It's a Wonderful Life, the dots are joined now!
I agree. Rear Window is my favorite as well!
Definitely one of the best. But imho there are three that beat it:
Psycho (naturally)
Strangers on a Train
Rope
When I lived in Orlando, they showed Rear Window in the park, downtown at Lake Eola. Watching Rear Window, as Jimmy Stewart is looking at the windows in the building across from his, really added a sense of actually being in the movie since we were surrounded by the tall buildings of Orlando around the lake. It was really cool, but also kind of eerie; it made you wonder if anything sinister was going on behind the many windows around us.
@@jrasicmark1 nice! must have been a neat experience. I miss drive-ins.
Oh my god J was hilarious in this reaction!! “Close the door you idiot” 🤣 so good
You guys are so charming, it reminds me of when I was a boy and watched Jurassic Park with my Dad. Excellent representation!
Tippi Hedren really suffered for the art making this movie. The scene where she's attacked upstairs Hitchcock tied a couple of birds to her in order to get the effect that they were attacking her, so they basically were for real.
I remember seeing this as a kid and these 3 scenes were seared into my brain: the school attack, the guy with eyes plucked out and the final scene. Chilling!
Rod Taylor, the male lead, was from Australia, but he had a very convincing American accent, I think.
The concept of “stalking” was not really familiar to the public when this movie was made, although, interestingly enough, Hitchcock made one of the first films that included a character who was a celebrity stalker when he made “Strangers on a Train” about 10 years earlier.
I believe it's the last role was that Winston Churchill in Inglourious Basterds
REALLY delightful reaction, guys! It was so much fun to see it through your eyes. And the comments were dryly hilarious. Can't wait to check out other reactions.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I recall suggesting this film a couple of months ago, so glad you gave it a go... very slow-paced old school film-making that most kids today would not enjoy sitting through, am impressed that the lad praised it at the end and hopefully remains open-minded to other classics from that era of cinema. The effects were fairly good for its time, those flocks of birds were quite believable. Hitchcock was a progressive director who clearly loved to thrill his audience.
Lovely cats btw, I have 4 myself. 😸
Thanks for the idea, and I too was pleased it wasn’t too slow. Well not technically slow because the development is mature human relationships. So glad it kept J engaged. Personally I found the dialogue had a rhythm to it which was so refined. All in all, a top film. Totally groundbreaking
@GenerationMediaReaction I know it's not quite your "when animals attack" type film that your lad is looking for, but have you considered showing him "Old Yeller"? I mean, it's fairly "safe" due to being a Disney film, it's a 50's classic and it features animals. It might be worth a watch.
Alfred Hitchcock did cameos in every one of his movies you have to watch out for him and he’s the one who started that trend. I really enjoyed the reactions. Take care and be safe.🫶🏻❤️🤠
Stephen King began to do his cameo's in his movies because he really admired Hitchcock.
Actually, he only appeared in about 40 of his films, not all.
Can you spot his famous cameo in The Birds?
My favorite cameo is from Lifeboat .
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Great movie!!! I had never had the guts to watch it! Great reaction, guys!!! 👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much! You should watch it. It’s so well constructed, more than I was able to capture in this edit
The birds were the soundtrack. Couldn't get get more scarier than that.
One of Hitchcock's best!
25:37 Makes D jump with horror and J just smiles! Great reactions.
"That's Fred... shouldn't have left his bird feeder out" had me on the floor!😂
@@brt5273 LOL
Showing the trailer was a nice touch. The best trailer I have ever seen you was the one for psycho.
This one comes just after Hitchcock’s top thriller “Psycho”.
"He kind of looks like one of your uncles." I'm starting to think that one of this boy's uncles is Lon Chaney.
Nah, sadly not. But he does look a little bit like J’s Auntie Karen !
@GenerationMediaReaction😂😂😂
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Doesn't he say that in every reaction? 😄
@catherinelw9365 Yes haha its become a joke now, even J has been saying it more 🤣
Bird phobias probably originate from a fear of being pecked in the eyes. Also it's hard to run away from a bird when it can fly after you anywhere you go.
Yay! I knew you guys would enjoy Hitchcock. He has so many great films to pick from. Suspense is my favorite...he keeps you on the edge of your seat.😊
Love this movie. Great reactions.
So many questions and no answers... A true masterpiece!
9:23 in 1963, most pay phones cost 10 cents in the US
-She’s a stalker!
-But she’s pretty, she can.
LOL 😂😂😂😂😂
🐦 Movie conclusion:
We’re only here by permission of Mother Nature. But if she decide to get rid of us… Well, It’s done. 🎶 Interesting to note that the movie doesn’t have any soundtrack music at all. Just birds sounds. 😉
Hitchcock left the ending open, so people could form their own option about why the birds attacked. The bedroom scene was supposed to be mechanical birds, but they were all broken, so the crew kept throwing live birds at Tippie Hendren.
The important moment at the end of the movie is when Mitch’s mother accepts Melanie as being like another daughter.
The Hitchcock biographer, Donald Spoto, views the bird attacks as symbolic, and says that birds have often been used as symbols of chaos in literature. Or, in this movie, they could be symbols of destructive impulses, such as jealousy.
There's definitely a vibe of Mother, son, daughter and outsider vibe going on. I guess this is why Annie was killed, because she rejected in this set-up.
@ Yes, or Annie’s death could represent the destructive nature of jealousy. Or, she was killed because she couldn’t move on from Mitch.
You two have the best dry humor!! I enjoyed the perspective that you both bought to this Movie. I enjoyed your commentary.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I allways loved this movie! The fact that tere is no explanation for the attacks makes it far more terrifying. Nothing stresses humans more than the lack of meaning!
Great choice! Classic!
Tippi Hedren and Veronica Cartwright still alive!!!
Tippi Hedren turns 95 on Jan. 19.
Jessica Tandy the mom and husband Hugh Cronyn famous for Stage, Radio, TV, and Movie performance's together. Jessica was Miss Daisy in "Driving Miss Daisy" some good movie's they were both in "Cocoon" & "Cocoon: The Return" and "Batteries not Included" all good movie's. Great Reaction👍
My favourite Hitchcock film, and probably the oldest movie I can watch as a movie fan and not getting distracted by things like how old it is, and how society's changed, and the fashion, and tech, etc. I just genuinely enjoy it.
It’s outstanding
Aw, I was ready for an hour of kitty reactions!
This was so much fun. I love how smart and mature J is... D, the way you coached him through earlier reactions has really helped guide him and help him be calm. Of course, birds with their beaks are always a little creepy around eyes!
Thanks to his _insistence_ on animal-only revenge movies, I have to recommend the 1986 movie _Little Shop of Horrors_ staring Rick Moranis, which I'm sure he'll love anyway!
Oh I loved the looks on your faces at the end of the movie, how it just stops and it lets you come up with your own ending..
It was the fact there’s no credits. It just stops with the Universal logo!
love the kitties cameo.. great suspense film.. always love your reactions
Thanks so much!!
Great reaction! More Hitchcock and classics, please! 😄👍🏻
There's more to come. We will be juggling a few recent releases too
@GenerationMediaReaction awesome, I'm here for all of it! 😁
Although it’s a slow burn in the beginning, the storyline keeps you interested like you said. I was born the year this came out and saw it around 8 of 9. It was scary at the time as this kinda genre wasn’t common. It’s definitely one of Hitchcock’s best. His film Rear Window is probably my favorite though.
We will be covering Rear Window, especially now we have an intro to James Stewart too
"Close the door you idiot." 🤣🤣🤣 I love this channel.
Your reaction to the ending was EXACTLY mine.....minus my dismayed, profane exclamation. I didn't even realize there was no music the first time I saw it, and a few years later, when I watched it again, I thought I'd chosen a strange, musicless audio option. 😂
Don’t you just love the old intros!! 😊
Hey!!
Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉!!’
You spotted Alfred Hitchcock!!!👍
we always had fun looking for him!!
How many Points do I get?!
@GenerationMediaReaction100%!!
Love Hitchcock...
When Lydia drives to Dan Fawcett's home they oiled down the dirt road. When she flees in terror, they left the road dry to kick up a dramatic cloud of dust. The bird attack in the living room is particularly impressive considering that none of the birds are actually there. They were filmed separately and layered over the actors flailing around as though they were being attacked. The very high POV view during the attack on the town is about 85% matte painting by prolific matte artist Albert Whitlock. Narrow sections of the painting on glass are left blank to combine film of the actors and fire to create the final shot.
Great reaction guys!! THE BURBS starring Tom Hanks is also a good watch.
A quality movie doesn't need music. Too many films have music and a lot of time the music is so loud you can't hear the dialogue.
Christopher Nolan needs this memo!
It’s a Classic, never get tired of watching it. Loved the Peek-a-Boo birds .
thank you - did you see all 8 of the 'Kevin The Seagulls'?
After all these years I've only just realized Veronica Cartwright was in this! Time to check out 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1978) with Veronica and a few other familiar faces.
she steals the film “witches of eastwick” from cher, sarandon, and jack nicholson
Tippi character was like the Paris Hilton of her time
Great reaction, guys!
As far as animal attack movies, the best ones are where there’s compelling human drama mixed in, like Jaws and this film. There’s a great killer bear/survival movie written by David Mamet called ‘The Edge’ starring Anthony Hopkins I would recommend. It’s been described as “Jaws with claws”. ‘Prophecy’ from 1979 is also another interesting murderous teddy flick.
When I was much younger than your son, The Birds was on tv on a Saturday night. My parents had gone out for the night and my older siblings were “babysitting” me. Of course I was not allowed to watch Hitchcock films at my age, but I wanted to watch with my big brothers, so they let me. That night I had the worst nightmare of my young life. Apparently I woke up screaming and crying. My brother had to go next door to get my grandma to try and get me to calm down. I don’t remember a lot of this, but I guess I dreamed of birds attacking my mom. Never really liked birds ever since. 😂
Ouch! That’s a bit like my Jaws experience !
THEM! From 1950’s.
“Use her as bait. She’s useless now.” Mitch would probably disagree.😅😂
D - I saw someone in the film that looked like you 😂Haha does J actually get the jokes cos he never seems to clock on, bless him. You definitely need a more comfier chair Daddy-O, it hurts me looking at that dining chair haha. The Birds is a creepy film, the sounds grate on you. After watching it, for a while I saw birds in a different way 😂 I'm okay now 😂 It's nice to see Veronica Cartwright as a little girl, can tell it's her by face. I first saw her from Alien and The Witches Of Eastwick when I was little. It's also nice to know that she's British, and her younger sister Angela was Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music.
Yeah we recognised Veronica Cartwright. She's in Invasion of The Body Snatchers and Flight Of The Navigator too! let us know if you spot Kevin the seagull anywhere!
@GenerationMediaReaction Oh yes, I forgot about Flight Of The Navigator...J looks a bit like David 😊 Compliance. I've seen some angry seagulls going mad and diving into the ground. I was on my way to the shop years ago with my dog and loads of gulls just swooped in, squawking like crazy. I thought they were gonna get my dog, was frightening.
@@StaffyMum85 In the town I grew up in, we would have thrown them chips!
@GenerationMediaReaction Haha I lived in Ipswich at the time of that incident, unfortunately I didn't have any chips on me 😂 Now I live in Felixstowe, more gulls and chips everywhere 😂
@GenerationMediaReaction I thought it was just me...but I kept seeing things on the screen...I get what you mean now! Yes I've seen Kevin 🤣🤣 love your sense of humour!!
You don't have to have a phobia of an animal to be terrified of them under the right circumstances.
48:23 Great effect: a door opening without a door, just done with light.
"Wait for it all to blow over [,at The Winchester]."
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Thank you, you got it!
27:20 Annie are you okay?😆
Are you okay, Annie? 🤔
This was a treat! One of my favorite films actually. It's a great study in film making. I had seen it several times on television when I was a kid, and several of the more graphic elements had been edited out, plus there were commercial interuptions, so it was a bit boring for me. Later , seeing it in it's entirety, without interuptions, I really appreciated it. I especially love the interaction and minutia going on between the interesting, quirky characters, and all the very wry humor. The horror/shock/jumps from the attacks are great but the real genius of the film is the cool down phases and lack of music where characters are developed, tension is built and which causes the action to be accentuated. Of course the cinematography, sets, costumes, everything is just gorgeous.
I love that you caught Mr. Hitchcock's cameo right at the beginning. I love those little Easter eggs😉
Someone else mentioned "Rear Window" staring Jimmy Stewart which is both suspenseful and a lot of fun. I would add "The Trouble With Harry" as another fun Hitchcock romp.
As for animal horror films, please consider "Willard" from 1971 (not the terrible remake) And "Cujo" from 1983.
Respect for the peekaboo bird @ 33:23 and the "Annie, are you okay?" comment. Slick.
43:03 :)
There are 8 in total 😎
Good morning from Mississippi!! Eeeekk!!!
Good morning, let us know if you spot Kevin the seagull!
My Hitchcock top 3.
1. Strangers On A Train
2. North By Northwest
3. Rope
Great review as always gents.
Strangers on a Train is so good
@linkcurry5235 that carousel scene blows me away every time.
13:02 Vu ! Le (premier !) petit curieux qui pointe son nez derrière D. Excellent ! lol
Yes! There are more!
@GenerationMediaReaction Yes, saw 'em all ! Very funny. ;)
28:14 😄😄thanks for the tea….☕️…😳😳
Rod Taylor is one of my favorite "old school" movie actors. I always say he should have been a bigger star.
Tippi Hedren, as I'm sure has been mentioned, has lived on and helped run an animal sanctuary called 'Shamballah' for decades. There's a famous photo of a friendly lion hanging out in the kitchen with her daughter, Melanie Griffith.
On my first Trip to California ( 2007 ) I drove out of San Francisco up the Coast road like Melanie to Bodega Bay, a beautiful drive. It didn't look much different than in the Movie! I asked where the School House was and the Local Guy Chuckled, and gave me directions to the inland town of Bodega about 6 miles away. A little Hitchcock trick. He shot the Kids running out of the School and then Hitch filmed them running into Town .... a 6 Mile Run! The School is now a Private Home. Annie Hayworth's "House" was just a front and taken down after filming!
38:39 I love how J whispers….”Be quiet….🤫”
40:02 😄😄I love it!
In most of the close ups of the bird attacks, they used puppets, but in the scene where Melanie is attacked upstairs, she said Hitchcock thought the puppets weren't convincing. So he actually had some kind of bird food smeared on her, so a lot of those attacks in that scene were all too real. She said he had been trying to get her to go out with him the whole movie (even though they were both married), and she kept turning him down, so she figured that was his revenge against her for that.
Deep Blue Sea is on par with Jaws, J will LOVE that film. Lake Placid is a great one to watch. What about Pirahna, not the new ones, watch either the 1978 or 1995 versions. They are better I think. The new ones are basically just soft porn - puts me off.
Rod Taylor was a great actor, my favorite film of his was H.G. Wells "The Time Machine".. Check it out if you get a chance. Great Reaction!
Tippi Hedren and her husband were active in big cat rescue and even hosted lions in their ranch.
That movie scared the crap out of me as a kid. Till this day I still get creeped out by flocks of crows gathered. Oh and another one that got to me as a kid was HG Wells’ “Food Of The Gods”.
OOH Hitchcock! I remember my first experience. There is sooo many great films of his!!!!!!!
North by Borth West!
Rope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rear Window!
Stangers on a Train!
Rear Window will come soon. We have some comedies and action and sci-fi listed first though
17:53 Waou ! Veronica Cartwright. Je ne l'avais pas reconnue. Incroyable. Je croyais que je ne l'avais vue que dans "Alien" (1979), et en regardant sa filmographie dans IMDB, j'ai découvert une étonnante anecdote. Elle fait une très très brève apparition (non-créditée au générique) dans "Speed" de Jan de Bont, où elle tient le rôle de la "Bag Lady", une femme avec un bandana sur la tête (à environ 50:00) qui tient un sac en papier et qui dit au revoir à la femme qui pousse un landau plein de canettes de bières, et que le bus conduit par Sandra Bullock percute violemment, laissant penser qu'elle tue (logiquement) un bébé dans le landau...
Thanks for the furry introductions!! 🐈🐈❤
Glad you like them!
😂😂😂 "He looks like one of your friend's dads". No uncle this time? 😂 ... wait... ah we still get an uncle reference later! 😂
One AMAZING thing I've learned from watching this channel - the entire male population of the world looks like one of their uncle's 💜🩷💜
Just think! We’d never have met, if not for the channel! 😊❤❤
I have seen Birds many times and never noticed there wasn't any music in it. Guess I was too involved with the story. There is a movie about killer bees I remember seeing. It was a made for TV movie here in the states starring Kate Jackson called Killer Bees. Made in the early 70's. That was an interesting movie. There is also a movie about cats attacking people, but I don't remember the name of that one. Maybe Strays or something like that.
I have a new drinking game: I take a shot every time a character looks like one of his uncles!
The Mom, Lydia, is played by the late, great Jessica Tandy (Cocoon, Fried Green Tomatoes, Driving Miss Daisy (she won the Oscar), and Nobody's Fool, her last movie, with Paul Newman. I highly recommend all these (except the last, too adult for your son).
The original ending in the script was scraped and never shot.
This clip explains what the original ending was suppose to be.
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oh wow, thank you for this!
The original novella (?) was more dire than the movie, as I recall.
@@Divamarja_CA Yes... and set in a completely different locale (the Cornish coast), and has a completely different plot. Basically Hitchcock took DuMaurier's title, premise and description of the bird attacks and constructed his own movie.
Jay smiling at the first death - lol
Loved this. I remember watching this many years ago and I used to think the birds just got fed up of humanity believing they own the earth 😂😂 nature hitting back at humanity…
The "true story" behind Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds" is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Capitola, California, in 1961, where large flocks of sooty shearwater birds began aggressively attacking the town, crashing into homes and cars, seemingly out of the blue; this bizarre behavior was later discovered to be caused by the birds consuming toxic algae which produced a neurotoxin, causing disorientation and erratic behavior in the birds.
Love the cats.❤
The fact-based IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (2015) is a whale of an entry in the "animals strike back" genre, featuring a pre-Spider-Man Tom Holland.
At the very end of this video when the bird pops up into the screen, I thought it was the father's foot at first.
Another "animals attack" movie is WILLARD (1971, Daniel Mann). I was only 2 when THE BIRDS came out, so I missed that (until television), but my older cousin had told me all about it. So when WILLARD was released and I heard it described as "THE BIRDS with rats" -- I couldn't wait to see it. I went with a group of friends... we loved it! There's also a sequel (BEN, 1972, Phil Karlson) and a remake (WILLARD, 2003, Glen Morgan), but stick to the original. It's not a "great movie" the way THE BIRDS and JAWS are -- but it's pretty interesting!
Jessica Tandy( mother) and Veronica Cartwright ( Kathy) both British!!
"Annie are you okay?" 😂
I always thought it was crazy that Melanie drove to the school with the top down on her car when she knew what the birds were doing and I also thought it was crazy that she went and sat outside to smoke while she waited to get Kathy at the school with all the bird attacks that were going on.
There’s an obscure B-grade creature-feature from 1972, made for drive-ins, called ‘Frogs’.
It’s not high-art, but it sure is fun! I think you’d enjoy it😁
Not to be confused with the play of the same name by Artistophanes.
@ 😂No, not to be mistaken🤣
Though really, did Dionysus understand the frogs’ chorus? He was probably drunk, after all. There’s a good chance those old Greek frogs were discussing their attack strategy…
Rear Window is a great one and it stars “Jimmy Stewart “ from Its A Wonderful Life !!
Yes, it’s on the cards
30:44 yes, j!! Yes!!