Moxie Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I watched The Birds with the big kids this morning. They are pretty mad. Why is she so helpless? Why is she crying again? How does a pecking bird kill you? Why aren't they using weapons? Is that the end?!? What happens to them?!? Do we not find out why the birds attacked?!? No imagination. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrulySusan Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My kids reacted similarly. Also, ds age 9 at the time kept asking, why did you show us this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Are you guys kidding me? We (husband, son, and I) watched it a few months ago. I thought it wouldn't be scary because, you know, it's an old movie, special effects are so much better now, etc. Oh man was I wrong. I think that is still one powerful movie! Even the teen didn't think it was lame. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 That was the first Hitchcock my dds watched about two years ago. It led to a Hitchcock marathon. They loved all of them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 That was the first Hitchcock my dds watched about two years ago. It led to a Hitchcock marathon. They loved all of them! I hope to show them Rear Window this weekend! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I hope to show them Rear Window this weekend! One of my all-time favorites! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My mother was terrified of that movie as a kid. When I saw it I spent half the time being weirded out and the other half laughing. It was cheesy and awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 One of my all-time favorites! Mine too! I have a serious girl crush on GK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I watched The Birds with the big kids this morning. They are pretty mad. Why is she so helpless? Why is she crying again? How does a pecking bird kill you? Why aren't they using weapons? Is that the end?!? What happens to them?!? Do we not find out why the birds attacked?!? No imagination. No imagination, indeed! I tried to find it online to show my kids about six months ago but couldn't find it anywhere - not on Netflix, not on iTunes, not on Youtube. Did you find it online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 We watched it near Halloween and I purposely bought a lot of the black birds from the craft store/dollar store to pose around the house. It made the movie a little more fun. My middle dd was chased in the zoo by a peacock so she is already afraid of birds. (not terrified just creeped out by them) It is a great movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I made my kids watch it because I remembered it being so scary (in a fun way) when I was a kid. My kids thought it was ultra-lame. (LOL) I remembered it as being scary too, but my kids also thought it was lame and were very disappointed in how it ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 No imagination, indeed! I tried to find it online to show my kids about six months ago but couldn't find it anywhere - not on Netflix, not on iTunes, not on Youtube. Did you find it online? I ended up renting it from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My mother watched in in the theater when it first came out, got hooked on Hitchcock and also watched Psycho. She said during Psycho, there was nothing but women screeching in the building. This was a couple of years back...we are used to stronger stuff now. Not sure it's a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I like The Birds, but Rear Window is my favorite. The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo are good, too. But then I'm a Jimmy Stewart fan. We really enjoy Hitchcock movies. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I hope to show them Rear Window this weekend! Grace Kelly's wardrobe in that movie is divine! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Have them read the short story. It's great, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My youngest dd appreciates Hitchcock; my youngest son does not. Rear Window is her favorite with mine being Psycho or The Birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Don't forget To Catch a Thief. Oldest loves that one. Why a those things? Because Hitchcock had funny female issues, I think. I did my high school senior English paper on the "women in Hitchcock films." I have no idea what I said, but he sure had a thing for GK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingCat Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 'what?! it's over?! how can that be the end?!' and not scary at all is what I thought when I watched it as a teen -- and I would have said I'm very easily scared due to an overactive imagination. Did enjoy Rear Window and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Not sure I've watched any other Hitchcock besides Psycho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Rear Window is a better movie. We watched The Birds with DD because we wanted to see the landmarks and compare them to what we know. Birds in Bodega really do make that menacing sound you hear in the movie, so that makes the watching the movie all too familiar. Maybe it was the sound of the birds that was the inspiration for the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 No one has mentioned North by Northwest! Our family's favorite Hitchcock film. But we haven't watched them all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Haha... The one I remember the most is where the guy discovers he is apparently the only one alive after some horrific event and he is thrilled so he can finally spend all his time reading which is what he loves to do, but then he trips and breaks his glasses. Can't remember the name of that one, but I never forgot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Haha... The one I remember the most is where the guy discovers he is apparently the only one alive after some horrific event and he is thrilled so he can finally spend all his time reading which is what he loves to do, but then he trips and breaks his glasses. Can't remember the name of that one, but I never forgot it. Time Enough at Last? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_at_Last 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Did Hitchcock write that Twilight Zone episode? It's one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Haha... The one I remember the most is where the guy discovers he is apparently the only one alive after some horrific event and he is thrilled so he can finally spend all his time reading which is what he loves to do, but then he trips and breaks his glasses. Can't remember the name of that one, but I never forgot it. That was an old Outer Limits episode. It was called "Time Enough at Last" with Burgess Meredith. It was one of my favorites. Edit: oops, it was Twilight Zone - not Outer Limits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 My children were not properly horrified by the birds. Absolutely no appreciation for how terrifying it is. They did, however, enjoy north by northwest and most of psycho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I grew up with a girl who had watched that movie at a bit too young of an age and was traumatized by it. She had an irrational fear of birds all during our upbringing (and probably even still today). If there was a bird on the sidewalk, she would cross the road and walk on the other side. Just an example. I never watched the movie but that could have been me as a kid. In fact I would even go a couple of metres around feathers. I've met one other person who shares my phobia later in life. Though I am over it and we have pet birds and I cuddle chickens now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I remembered it as being scary too, but my kids also thought it was lame and were very disappointed in how it ended. So was I when I saw it as a young teen. So much build up.... And that's it?!? :-/ But it was a good movie. Maybe we'll do that one for Halloween this year. One of my favorite Hitchcock's is Spellbound with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spellbound_(1945_film) On a side note, since I recently read it, The Birds reminded me of a scene in the book Divergent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 My mother was terrified of that movie as a kid. When I saw it I spent half the time being weirded out and the other half laughing. It was cheesy and awesome! My mom was 12 when she saw it (iirc) and she was terrified too. I don't remember how old I was when I saw it (I think a little older) but iirc I was bored and stopped watching it after a little while. Maybe The Happening (2008) would leave more of an impact on Gen Z (or w/e our kids' generation is called). It's about killer trees releasing a toxin rather than about birds pecking people. It is R-rated though, vs The Birds being PG-13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Time Enough at Last? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_at_Last Yes exactly that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 That was an old Outer Limits episode. It was called "Time Enough at Last" with Burgess Meredith. It was one of my favorites. Edit: oops, it was Twilight Zone - not Outer Limits. Yeah I'm pretty sure I never saw Outer Limits. Never even heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Reminds of some of the questions my kids used to ask when watching old movies. I'm thinking especially of the ones when someone was going to be hit by a car while crossing the street. That person turns in the middle of the street, stares, sees a car is coming right at them, and continues to stare with a horrifying look and screams for several seconds, right before the car hits them. They would have had plenty of time to just run and get out of the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Reminds of some of the questions my kids used to ask when watching old movies. Speaking of which, we were watching something that took place a long time ago (I don't remember when, but I think it was the middle ages or something?), and B asked if it was true or not. C told him that no, it wasn't true, because they didn't have color TV back then, that stuff was in black&white, so of course it was fake. Er, uh, no. It was a documentary iirc, so it was true, and while they didn't have color TV back then, they didn't exactly have black&white TV back then either. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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