Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Riffed Movie Review

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Rod Taylor said that he did not get along with Alfred Hitchcock during filming. At one point tensions were so high between the two men (the final straw came when Rod Taylor had a problem doing a scene in the kitchen involving the refrigerator, and suggested an idea to Alfred Hitchcock about how the scene could be done better than written in the script,) that Alfred Hitchcock told everyone that it was Rod Taylor who, from now on, would tell everybody how to make the movie! Rod Taylor said that their first fallout came when he first met Alfred Hitchcock. First he called the director Al, which Hitchcock did not like, then he said to Alfred Hitchcock that he hoped the sets and special effects wouldn't overwhelm the whole movie: "Well of course what I didn't understand is that the sets and special effects are SUPPOSED to overwhelm the movie! so we got off to a bad start." Rod Taylor also said that he couldn't understand why Hitchcock set up the first act of the film with a big plotline about Rod Taylor's past romance with the Susan Pleshette character, which went nowhere's.

[@lordvlygar2963]

Love the FDC clip used when talking about spraying the water.

[@alankohn6709]

I live in Australia we have Magpies we call this spring (Quick note feed your local magpies they will remember you and leave you alone ain't blackmail grand). my father used to feed the local magpies who would literally sit on his arm and eat out of his hand. One year we had a rare phenomena called a 'non-territorial flocking group' This is when juvenile magpies without their own territory flock together. this meant that for about 6 month we had around 40 magpies (Magpies are about the size of a crow) turn up to be fed they would sit on the railing and front lawn and sing (quite a beautiful song ) and my father would go out and feed them it would look like a scene out the birds with birds perched everywhere including on my father.

[@bigkj2.027]

I've yet to see the flim but intriguing how something as little as birds can strike fear into someone through a horror flim

[@alankohn6709]

@@bigkj2.027 A magpie is about the size of a large crow and when one of them comes at you from out of nowhere they can scare the hell out of you and they don't stop attacking till you clear away from their nest. The Birds takes that a multiplies it a thousand times and throws in twist that these aren't birds that normally attack these are the birds you see everyday it is the shock of your family dog snapping at you

[@bigkj2.027]

That's a good point won't get anything outta me going understand that point and facts

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

fun fact; the seagulls had nothing to do with anything. They were just being seagulls.

[@megansimplystitch]

Yup. Seagulls can be jerks. 😂

[@the13throse]

They got too used to being fed by humans and became entitled pricks who attack anyone that won't feed them

[@agent-on8mx]

when I saw the birds I've never clicked so fast

[@NonEntityDan]

I'm a tough customer who usually just chuckles quietly but this one got me laughing out loud multiple times. This may be your best episode yet. Kudos!

[@goose7617]

My dad thought this would be fun for me to watch at 6years lol. I couldn't sleep all night, thinking I was hearing crows hop around all night. For many years I was almost phobic of birds, but I am back to liking then lots!

[@demongirl8915]

Sameeeee my mom made me and my sister watch it at 6 and 8 years old.

[@JsDs1020]

Good to hear you got over the hatred of your own kind Goose. Some times we need to learn to love ourselves again.

[@LucianCorrvinus]

( whispering) Gooo-oosseee ....the birds are cooommm-iiinnng to get yooooouuuuu.... Yeah I'm a terrible person....

[@jeffbassin630]

Your tongue and cheek review if "The Birds" is terrific. This film happens to be one of my favorites, but I still couldn't stop laughing at your commentary!

[@kellyoppenheim820]

Third time watching this video-freaking hysterical! I ❤❤❤ your sense of humor. 😂

[@philippsigrist79]

this movie has no music at all. it blew my mind when i realized that

[@earthangel5]

I'm only 4 minutes into the video and had to stop and tell you how awesome and funny you are. I can't stop laughing! I have to subscribe! Well Done Sir! 👍

[@linphillips8331]

Self: "quick, watch the video before KZbin takes it down!"

[@HavetheLambsStoppedScreaming]

I’ve seen all your videos and they’re all hilarious, but this one had me howling with laughter throughout. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@soccerking710]

Lmao that explosion came out of nowhere.

[@Jeffmetal42]

Living in Austin TX, this movie became a reality for me. There are some big ass birds called Grackles that are super aggressive and attack me randomly. I hate those damn things.

[@Lkhrobertson]

65 years old. ‘The Birds’ was terrifying.

[@deltalimabravo6727]

I love NewBee! Good stuff man!

[@changaduranga3259]

the f*ckbirds bit killed me 🤣

[@grapeshot]

I love the episode when The Simpsons parody this movie, called Day of the Dolphins. And unlike the Birds we see that the dolphins won🐬🐬🐬 although they did make a horrible sequel to The Birds. That a lot of people don't even know about.

[@TroubleToby3040]

Yeah, it was made for t.v. and it was painfully boring. Really, I consider this to be a little boring. Even allowing for the time period, it's VERY slow paced. And you REALLY need to get invested in the stars' "relationship". I did not get invested. Not Hitchcock's best to me.

[@janedoll3237]

Lol I loved the part where the dolphin makes a speech at the podium. That episode was great 🐬

[@minxstole93]

I love the Simpsons episode where Maggie's daycare parodies the Birds while Marge is doing the play Oh Streetcar! And they even have Alfred Hitchcock do his cameo after the scene with all the babies acting like the birds.

[@yader_b]

This is some of your best work. I lol'ed so hard. Good stuff, thanks!

[@Dat_Guys_Wise]

You should review The Warriors next, lots of comedy potential.

[@madbutler6022]

One of my favorite movies of all time. And I loved Toms joke in this one.. “humans come out to playyy” 😂

[@Narniak69]

The beautiful convertible in this movie is a 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupé. It is one of the rarest and most valuable cars in the world, often selling at auctions for well over $1M.

[@robertbest579]

Wow you are stepping up your game!

[@richardkennedy8481]

The kid whistling at her in the beginning of the movie is a recreation of a commercial Tippi Hedren did. Hitchcock saw the commercial and hired her for the movie.

[@MrFaceNumeroUno]

Yea!

[@RandomNirvanaSXE]

The birds is one of my all time favourite. It's so good. And tbh Mitch, main guy is really hot.

[@JarlStaubhold]

Thank you very much for your reviews. I really enjoy them. Dunno if it's just me, but... the shift between your voice work and the recordings of your face really ... unnerves me.

[@eddihurta7173]

I swear New Bee you should review more of these OLD movies, all the OUTDATTED stuff that wouldn't fly today would make for relevant jokes now!

[@cheekeemonkee8808]

As always, I get home from work and when I see a new upload from you, it makes my day 100% better 🤗 thank you, Newbie 😎👊🏻

[@garethmorgan8326]

When I was a very little kid - about 5 (That was around the end of the 1960's) I simply could not get enough of this movie, and 'The Spirit Is Willing', and the Amicus movie 'The Skull', I could not miss them. I remember seeing 'Dracula Prince Of Darkness' in a crowded car at a Drive In, such memories, what movies lacked back then in Effects they made up for with epic stories, they made what they had look Epic with the resources at hand.

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

Do birds need a reason to be arseholes? Have you ever MET a goose?

[@josephwilson8133]

Yay!

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The Birds-the movie-WAS NOT based on the science fiction short story from the 1950s, as everybody presumes, but was was based on a real life incident in the 1960s, in a series of sea towns in California, in which hundreds upon hundreds of birds went crazy and began attacking cars, houses, trucks, boats, residents (scientists later found out that the birds went crazy due to eating a form of plankton). Although Hitchcock had once purchased the rights to the short story The Birds, when someone sent Hitchcock a copy of the true account of a bird invasion in California a year or so earlier, Hitchcock was so intrigued by the story that he decided to film a fictionalized account of the case.

[@JsDs1020]

I read a story that one particular Raven hated Rod Taylor and would actually terrorize him on set. They're a lot more smart then we give them credit for. Shows recognition, long term memory and they can learn to speak similar to parrots.

[@craighenderson8574]

Loved this movie

[@pedrosilva9497]

Little late, but damn, did I love this review. Always making me laugh 😂

[@jovi00]

This is one of ur best.

[@HattiesVlogs]

I do customer service for a chain of pet shops. I wish there were more weird people buying love birds for romantic misunderstandings. Most of the time angry people want refunds on their cat litter.

[@erijay11]

this is my second favorite besides a clockwork orange review! youre amazing and i love you man!

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Nice FDC cameo!

[@theNewBee]

You spotted him!!

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

@@theNewBee Yep! He cracks me up.

[@trebull2284]

the bee is reviewing the birds, i feel like ive heard something similar but reverse

[@lilz]

Okay but this movie makes me laugh because when my brother and I were kids our mom told us this movie used to terrify her (told us after my brother made a comment when the snakes on a plane trailer came out: what’s next? Birds on a Boat?). We started laughing about the idea. I don’t remember if my mom was with us when we went to watch it or not but we were just cracking up especially at that one part where the woman is on a boat. We were shitty preteens/early teens. I remember that we couldn’t understand what she was saying and we would mimic it. I should go back and watch it to like actually watch it

[@sebswede9005]

theNewBee: "Note to Hollywood: Do Not Remake this!" Birdemic: 👀 "Uh Oh".

[@Phylynqua1962]

Gymkata my Dude! Another great review of a classic. 4 Bees is fair. Can't critique the originals without considering the era.

[@jacobvalbuena4289]

I have a theory of why the birds were attacking, it all started with seagulls when a huge flock got lost and ended up at Bodega bay, so I bet they were contaminated with a virus and infected every bird in the village.

[@harrishaigh7588]

the cat videos are my favourite part

[@MtnSmithy]

Okay, you were on point with the jokes in this one. I was laughing so hard throughout it.

[@thesayerofthelaw]

I am confused by the link in description comment at the beginning. I cannot find that video.

[@juandiegocorton9778]

So this is Hitckock version of Birddemic, i find the stalking of Melanie more creepy than the birds atacks.

[@AnotherJenn42]

Soundtrack is minimal? There is no soundtrack. Just the birds.

[@raquelmcclure]

You should talk about the original ending... Wanna talk dark...

[@garethmorgan8326]

I do not think the studio would have dared release that ending it would have been far too shocking, it would have upset most of the people in the theaters.

[@raquelmcclure]

@@garethmorgan8326 yep...especially my family... SF natives.

[@changaduranga3259]

so did the mockingbirds joke - keep'em coming

[@marygaylord2407]

Omg im rollin!

[@megansimplystitch]

I was, personally, waiting for you to say' Ha-ostriches instead of hostages. I enjoy the jokes.Thanks for the video. Entertaining, as always.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The review missed a great sarcastic comment opportunity: the scene where Jessica Tandy screams at Rod Taylor:"Why don't you just go back to Australia Mitch!"

[@mattmiddleton5517]

And that hack director ripped you off 😂

[@Revivethefallen]

Another fantastic review. This was the first movie that made my heart race when I was a kid! Your the best!

[@kevinbourne3017]

I laughed way too hard at your review! Great job!

[@joelgucciardi2448]

🐝

[@grapeshot]

The gas station explosion, people remember it's the vapors that are dangerous. And you don't want to catch them. Rest in Power the Diabolical Biz🥀🥀🥀

[@whiwhimee]

I liked this. Funny.

[@harmonybeats2024]

I'm just a fan of your sarcastic talk.

[@bryedtan]

Thank you for doing this film review to a major film classic and one of my favorite films. I remember when you did a film review on ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ also a great film classic. More film reviewers should focus on these film classics. Especially now too many Streaming services dont recommend classic films which is a shame.

[@billymustang3241]

The Birds and the Bee 🤪

[@grapeshot]

Yep like Bart Simpson said it's a nice wonderful day bees are out having sex with birds well at least that's what I've been told.

[@michaelthomas5433]

The true awesome power of nature is displayed in the humble hot dog.

[@eddihurta7173]

is it me, or was there a black and white version and a colored version of THE BIRDS ?

[@berma051]

U should do a video on buckaroo banzai!

[@technofeeliak]

You don't get how this is fatal attraction? Birds, another word for woman... they've gone crazy with Feminism. As for their chemistry and the love story... it's closer to reality than anything else in the film.

[@agnethaladuff8559]

Great review, the movie look really good and it seem that George Romero used the similar story for his 1968 Night of the Living Dead movie.

[@DangerousParent]

(3:05-3:21): If it's warm enough to have the car's top down why is she wearing a scarf and fur coat 🤯

[@melvinastewart3723]

The mink coat in the summer?

[@anthonyboger7101]

All I can say is……….MIne mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@sindisomoyo6026]

I was waiting for him to say something about that lol...😂😂😂

[@carol-anns1549]

*knocks on window* "Sir have you been drinking tonight?" "No!" "Say 'hostages'." "Huuuh-...stahgez...?" - Love your videos!

[@grapeshot]

I just found out not too long ago that Alfred Hitchcock was stalking this woman in real life. Major creep factor.

[@nunka34ify]

If the birds are attacking just feed them……..tuppence a bag 😂

[@theNewBee]

Disney would have flagged it!

[@SteveMacSticky]

Gorgeous Tippi Hedren

[@NeeceLoneWolf]

There is a sequel. I think Rifftrax riffed it because apparently it's that bad.

[@SilvieFicova]

Daphne's novel is so much better than this movie ... it makes sense, it's got a deep message ... I can see nothing of that in the movie

[@jetw9810]

Alfred Hitchcock doesn't owe me one hundred bucks, lmao. The dude owes you four hundred bucks now; inflation, interest, and a pound of flesh for being a jerk.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

A few problems with this film: 1. WHY would the two ladies tell the kids to run away from the birds when it's a well known safety fact in dealing with wild animals, that a person NEVER run away directly from any dangerous animal being that it's a signal for the animal to attack (which is what happens to the school kids!). In fact WHY didn't the lot of them just stay in the building??? Why did they all decide to run outside? 2. A guy accidentally blows up his car in the parking lot during the same time that there's a bird attack going on in the town??Very silly, implausible, coincidence! In fact why do the townspeople even need the birds to destroy the town, all the town needs is this moron guy!! 3. Rod Taylor looks nothing like the actresses playing his mom and sister (not to mention his heavy aussie accent!). 3. HOE exactly could the birds murder the Susan Pleshette character???! Did they go at her and pierce her neck with their claws, causing her to bleed to death? Did twenty sparrows hold her down on the sidewalk, while one of the crows sat one her mouth and suffocated her? Did the birds take away her credit cards???

[@lorddubvader]

mocking birds!:D

[@carsonpeterson758]

Hey newbie reviews can you review armageddon

[@edhoover42]

Like a furry Ninja! :)

[@jondishmonmusicandstuff2753]

This was dumb very lacklustered and didn't take any imagination what a catty Queen in Queen imagination this is an iconic movie how dare you

[@theNewBee]

My channel, I dare

[@madisonallen5597]

Bodega Bay! Primus sucks

[@quasimodoandfievel1871]

i can't handle horror movies, but when there's a man making silly comments about them, i can handle them with ease, thank you newbee!

[@krrr3255]

nice

[@FRACTUREDVISIONmusic]

Did you change your lighting? It's not flattering. Google, 3 point lighting, you're face will thank you. ;)