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I don't understand why people praise this movie. I enjoy Hitchcock's other films, especially Psycho, but honestly this was Hitchcock at his worst. Boring, over-the-top, and unintentionally hilarious could all be used to describe this. It doesn't come close to equalling the genius of Psycho, Rear Window, or just about any other Hitchcock film.
Hitchcock isn’t necessarily the amazing director everyone credits him as. Of the films I’ve seen by him, all of them were boring and never gave the “suspense” that everyone also credits him for. Far better and more original directors have been bashed and hated by critics and never once recognized for what they do. That said, Hitchcock was solid and has some nifty camera angles that do make his films much more unnerving and intense than a good chunk of modern horror.
The movie itself must have been amazing in its time. A lot of R-rated movies today are tamer than this PG-13 rated movie, and nowhere near as intense. The bird animations are laughable, the first hour gives boring a new definition, the acting and dialogue are trite and silly—but it’s hard to call this a bad movie.
The lack of music and the camera style both reek of realism, and that’s a very good thing. The scares and intensity of the last 30 minutes are hard to match if you aren’t laughing at the bird animations. Add a couple weird-out moments and an ending so open it’s effective, and you have a solid movie. I’d go as far as to say it’s superior to The Mist, which is essentially the same movie.
If the remake keeps all the positives and makes it less cheesy I don’t see how any horror fan could dislike it.
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