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All parent reviews for The Birds

Age
12
Average rating based on 14 parent reviews:
  • 29% say violence is an issue
Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Pretty good, except for some very dated themes
This movie is just scary enough to be entertaining, but it shouldn't cause any nightmares. You might not expect a movie this old to have any language in it, but it does. Nothing stronger then PG language, but you'll hear a few "D" words. There are a few violent scenes. One body is found with bad wounds in each eye-socket, one man is seen with some blood on his face, and an explosion is seen from a distance. But I should also point out that no main characters die in this movie. Most horror movies have main characters dropping like flies, but this is one of the few that keeps the main cast in one piece. One problem I had was the dated social behavior. The male lead is arrogant and smug, and the female lead starts out the movie by stalking him to his vacation house. All of this is portrayed as cute flirtation, but there's nothing funny about a stalker.

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Parent
June 9, 2010
 
The Birds
A classic, near perfect horror for teens and parents to enjoy.

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Parent of 10 and 15 year old
February 6, 2010
 
Share a classic movie with your teen.
I wanted to share an old classic with my daughter. So I choose "The Birds" . She thought the movie was a bit slow and only picked up when the birds came - haha. Overall, she thought it was good.

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Parent of 15 and 16 year old
January 30, 2010
 
Leave this movie way in the past.. and don't bring it back
Hated this movie!! I saw it when i was quite young, and was terrified of birds.. i could not get the images of the birds pecking at people out of my head.. ugh... never would want my kids to see this!! There are much better films out there!!

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Adult
December 27, 2009
 
Hitchcock classic. OK for older kids.
A bit scary, but older kids can handle it. I saw this when I was about 10 or 11, and absolutely loved it - still one of my favorite movies. Suspenseful, creepy, and oddly funny - Hitchcock was a genius.

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Parent of 13 year old
November 20, 2009
 
See this movie with young children! it is appropriate.
I haven't seen it but I know it is PG. Night at the Museum is PG. This was made in the sixties, and can't be that bad.

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Parent of 4, 7, 10, 13, 17, and 19 year old
October 1, 2009
 
The Birds gets it right!
I didnt see this movie until I was seventeen, I had heard of it, just never watched it. It came on an HBO channel and I decided I would watch it, and boy was I surprised! It scared even me and I was almost an adult! I do love this movie though and have watched it several times since then. The only real concern is that the birds attack and kill people, the shot with the body who's eyes were gouged out gave me the chills. So younger children might get very frightened. Overall it's a fantastic movie, a Hitchcock hit! I couldn't look at birds the same way for a few weeks afterwards ha!

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Adult
August 26, 2009
 
Great suspense, but maybe too much blood and horror themes.
Great thriller. I watched on a Sunday night on Abc2 and it kinda freaked me out. Good movie.

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Parent of 15 year old
July 31, 2009
 
Not So Good for Young Kids...
Don't show this movie to young, sensitive, or particularly impressionable kids. You'll regret it. There's very little over-the-top gruesomeness in this thriller, but one particularly gory scene (a closeup of a bloody corpse with its eyes gouged out) makes this movie unsuitable for anyone under the age of 11 or 12.

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Parent of 7, 11, 14, and 17 year old
January 4, 2009
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Good, suspenseful movie
The Birds is a chilling, interesting film from Alfred Hitchcock. It has plenty of great horror scenes and is very fun to watch. The movie has little gore, except for one gross scene where they find a bloody corpse with his eyes pecked out. But, besides that, there is little objectionable material except for some violence and scary moments. Overall its a creepy but fun movie that ranks with movies like Jaws and Psycho in horror films. Good for kids 12+

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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April 9, 2008
 

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