stevestojan Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 How in the world did this movie get 3 and a half stars? Its so bad its almost funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 How in the world did this movie get 3 and a half stars? Its so bad its almost funny. 492540[/snapback] Is there a remake...or are you talking the Hitchcock classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Is there a remake...or are you talking the Hitchcock classic? 492543[/snapback] I'm talking the Hitchcock "classic". The actual birds themselves are freaking hilarious. Reminds me a bird versions of "Triumph, the insult comic dog". I know special effects weren't the greatest back then, but hell, even if they had used stuffed dead birds, it would have been better. And the sounds they made? Holy crap. The acting is just awful too. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 How in the world did this movie get 3 and a half stars? 492540[/snapback] Probably because people with taste rated it. Don't know why I'd expect a generation brought up on big-budget all-special-effects, no-plot multi-million dollar blockbusters to understand real movie-making. You probably think Hendrix was a lousy musician because his sound wasn't stomped all over by a team of studio mixers, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Probably because people with taste rated it. Don't know why I'd expect a generation brought up on big-budget all-special-effects, no-plot multi-million dollar blockbusters to understand real movie-making. You probably think Hendrix was a lousy musician because his sound wasn't stomped all over by a team of studio mixers, too. 492551[/snapback] Had a feeling this thread would turn into me not being "educated" enough to "understand" the beauty of this film, but I can't imagine someone could watch this move for the first time today and find it either scary or entertaining. And isn't that the mark of a truly "great" film? The ability to stand the test of time?(ie Freaks, The Innocents, Psycho, The Shining, etc) This movie is just funny. I don't need million dollar special effects, but this movie is a laugher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Had a feeling this thread would turn into me not being "educated" enough to "understand" the beauty of this film, but I can't imagine someone could watch this move for the first time today and find it either scary or entertaining. And isn't that the mark of a truly "great" film? The ability to stand the test of time?(ie Freaks, The Innocents, Psycho, The Shining, etc) This movie is just funny. I don't need million dollar special effects, but this movie is a laugher... 492557[/snapback] <<<>>>><<><vvvvvvvvvV These <<<>>>>> are vvvvvv birds >>>>>> <<<< they are<<<<< pecking you >>>>> vvvvvv pecking your <<<<>>>> head <<<<<<<< pecking your >>>>><<<<<eyes vvvvvv Pretty scary, no? NO? Here's bigger birds VVVVVVVVVVVVV pecking your head VVVVVVVVV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Had a feeling this thread would turn into me not being "educated" enough to "understand" the beauty of this film, but I can't imagine someone could watch this move for the first time today and find it either scary or entertaining. And isn't that the mark of a truly "great" film? The ability to stand the test of time?(ie Freaks, The Innocents, Psycho, The Shining, etc) This movie is just funny. I don't need million dollar special effects, but this movie is a laugher... 492557[/snapback] Well, why not? You're not educated enough to understand most anything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I thought this thread was about the March of the Penguins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 i like giving the bird to espn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I thought this thread was about the March of the Penguins. 492605[/snapback] :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: 492633[/snapback] See? Even YOU can be frightened on Halloween. They're coming, Tom...they're coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 See? Even YOU can be frightened on Halloween. They're coming, Tom...they're coming... 492636[/snapback] Good. The cats need new toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound_n_Fury Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 You have to consider the context of when it was made...1963. The cold war, the beginning of the "is man destroying the planet?" movement, etc. Coupled with the fact that (like all AH films) it was original--unlike what we get today: the regurgitation of the same stories over and over. By today's standards it's pretty low tech. But in '63 I'll wager no one had ever seen anything like it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Hitchcock is a genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 How in the world did this movie get 3 and a half stars? Its so bad its almost funny. 492540[/snapback] This post itself is pretty funny coming from a guy who went on and on about the excellence of some piece of crap called Swingers and labeled it the "ultimate guy movie". Following your rave review I caught it on IFC one night and watched almost the whole damned thing; time which could have been much better spent at the dentist. If you think the "ultimate guy movie" is 2 self-pitying hours of a bunch of snivelling pissant little frat fags whining and crying about their [sam Kinison whine]relaaaaationships[/sam Kinison whine], then you'll have to forgive us for taking your opinions on film with a D.O.T. truckload of salt. Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 A movie doesn't have to have great special effects (which The Birds did for its time). One of the scariest things I ever saw was a made for TV movie in the 70s with Karen Black called Trilogy of Terrror. The part with the voodo doll gave me the willies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede316 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 let's remember movie technology wasn't the same back then...I remember watching Sinbad movies and thought Ray Haryhausen claymation was the coolest thing ever...nowadays it would be laughed at. Same with Godzilla and the like....i guess thats what makes them classic...good movies with crappy special effects comparitivley speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 This post itself is pretty funny coming from a guy who raved about the excellence of some piece of crap called Swingers and labeled it the "ultimate guy movie". Following your rave review I caught it on IFC one night and watched almost the whole damned thing; time which could have been much better spent at the dentist.If the "ultimate guy movie" is 2 self-pitying hours of a bunch of pissant little frat fags whining and crying about their [sam Kinison whine]relaaaaationships[/sam Kinison whine], then you'll have to forgive us for taking your opinions on film with a D.O.T. truckload of salt. Cya 492769[/snapback] I thought I was the only one who thought that (and every other Jon Fatreau) film sucked ass. I'm also really bummed that it gave birth to the extremely limited Vince Vaughn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I thought I was the only one who thought that (and every other Jon Fatreau) film sucked ass. I'm also really bummed that it gave birth to the extremely limited Vince Vaughn. 492846[/snapback] I guess we just weren't "lucky" enough to be born in a generation or household where we were repeatedly told how special we were so that we could grow up to identify with a bunch of self-indulgent little pussacs. Woe is me..... Cya Which guy was Vince Vaughan; the one I wanted to smack or the one I wanted to kick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I thought I was the only one who thought that (and every other Jon Fatreau) film sucked ass. I'm also really bummed that it gave birth to the extremely limited Vince Vaughn. 492846[/snapback] F*ck Swingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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