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I wouldn't say it's pointless, although it is certainly ambiguous, and downbeat. The Daphne du Maurier story on which it's based leaves no room for doubt.

Perhaps I missed something nc, all I know is that there was a load of birds that went a bit divvy, pecked a lot of people, some to death, and then it all stopped end of film. There seemed to be no explanation as to why they behaved in this manner, and what if anything happened in order for them to return to normal. Very strange!!

The fact that there is no rational explanation for the behaviour of the birds is what makes it so unsettling, and of course leaves the way open for interpretation by amateur psychologists everywhere!

Not to mention a bloody awful sequel, Birds 2 The Empire Strikes Jack.....Sparrow!

I've always thought The Birds had a pointless ending as well as a pointless beginning and middle. The acting was rubbish, it was badly filmed and laughably unscary. I didn't like the story it was based on either.
Otherwise it was just fine.

Must admit Lez, I thought the acting was dire too!

Ya seen Cloverfield Foe? That's one of those flicks that don't really explain anything. Don't get me wrong, I loved the film, but by the end ya get no explation whatsoever of what the monster type thing was or where it came from or owt! Reckon yer just supposed to make up yer own mind about it. Abrams seems to have a tendency for leaving audiences wondering wtf?

Hi Blastro, no never seen Cloverfield, I'll have a look in a minute cheers.

Be warned tho, it's filmed from the perspective of a video camera - so if ya don't like those typa films...

Never seen those type of films before, only trailers. Sorry don't mean to give short replies, I'm just playing pool at the moment, who said men can't multi task? ;-)

OK, so spill the beans(please!), nc, I have always wondered what the score was with that film/book.

The monster in 8mm was just plain dozy. In fact, I thought the whole film fell on its face as soon as you got a glimpse of it and what was going on. The train crash was spectacular and the acting by the kids was first class. The rest was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Oh I dunno Smitty, I liked Super 8; thought it had a certain kinda charm to it.

Super 8 - brilliant first half, the train wreck is both utterly spectacular and preposterous but the film was spoiled by maudlin schmaltzy ending (Speilberg's influence?) and yeah, once you've seen the big fella he's a bit meh.

Yeah will agree that they laid it on a little too thick at the end; more than a mere nod in ET's direction methinks.

How 'bout comedy? Borat, anyone??

So funny that one. Shame about Bruno though.

Am in agreement, the two are miles apart; also, and I aint being homophobic, Bruno went a bit too far imo. All well and good if it was genuinely funny.
Borat still makes me scream now, and I seen it loadsa times; even the extra scenes on the DVD are hilarious.

Another of my fave funnies - and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be in the minority on this one, at least on this forum - is Braindead, one of Peter Jackson's earlier efforts. First time I saw it I wuz drunk and smoking the odd joint throughout the film (which obviously ramps up the 'funny factor') and I aint kidding, it had to go on pause every now and again for recovery's sakes cos my sides were literally hurting!
PJ made the most of what I'd imagine was a shoestring budget by making the gory effects intentionally unrealistic and really OTT. Same with the acting - terribly corny and OTT.
Definite proof that horror and comedy does work together when in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing.
The more recent Shawn Of The Dead's no slouch in the comedy/horror stakes either, mind.

Shaun of the Dead a classic Blastro, again unlike the other Pegg/Frost movies which are very average at best.

The 'cheese' scene is the funniest thing I have ever seen!

"We Take Pete's Car, We drive over to Mum's, we go in, we kill Phillip, grab Mum, go to Liz's, pick her up, bring her back here, have a cup of tea and wait for all of this to blow over" : )

Big-up for 'The Birds'. All Movie Guide says:

'The Birds features a classic Alfred Hitchcock setup: average people placed in circumstances turned upside down. And of course, there are the requisite dark insinuations and strange psychological underpinnings. Though we're never sure why the birds are rising up, their behavior seems to be a response to humankind's complacency and arrogance. It's a frightening yet sportive vision of Judgment Day. As in Psycho, Hitchcock's previous film, the normalcy of the setting is allowed to set in before the audience is thrown into the perverse drama. When the bird violence comes, Hitchcock pulls out all the stops to make it as realistic as one could imagine. There are 371 trick shots in the film. Some have dated, but for the most part the effects are still effective. The last shots are especially memorable. And the movie features a unique soundtrack from frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann: no music, only bird sounds organized as if they were music, for maximum creepy impact. The Birds stands as the end of an unprecedented period when Hitchcock could no wrong'. I agree!

Loved the record throwing arguments.

"For God's sake, he's got an arm off!"