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In my opinion, focusing on the scientific problems with this film is missing the point. Of course the science is ridiculous - evolution does not work that way. Plants do not work that way. Heck, shotguns do not work that way. But it's a horror movie, and I wouldn't criticize The Birds for getting avian behavior wrong. The acting was quite good, sparely acted largely against a quiet and serenely windy environment punctuated by suitably disturbing death. There's been thousands of films about horrifying death, from mass chaos and murder to introspective and brooding psychological self-harm. This film synthesizes those extremes in a fairly effective way. Millions of people die, hundreds on camera; but there are a total of two deaths caused by hands other than their own. The rapidly dwindling survivors behave realistically, with an inwardly directed fear. Many films portray survivors of disaster as turning on each other, which certainly does happen in real life. This one mostly does not. There's little danger to anyone except for the self-inflicted, with one sad (and avoidable) exception claiming the above two lives. There's a little bit of moralizing, though some of it's tongue in cheek. By the standards of this director's films, it's definitely an improvement on his previous two rather poor efforts. I'd say it's about on the level of quality of Signs. If you liked that, you'll probably enjoy this one. If not, you probably won't. 3.5/5
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