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The Birds: Much less to the storyline than the well-known Hitchcock movie version.....with the exception of the killer birds, but still creepy good with an old cottage on a farm for a setting and blustery winter winds to add to the eerie suspense of attack.......but oh so short! (I wanted more)
Monte Verita: This was definitely my least favorite (and unfortunately the longest) of the six shorts. The beginning did grab my attention with the mysterious mountain and disappearances, but fell short for me in the end.
The Apple Tree: There once was a crooked old woman.....who looked like a crooked old tree.....who drove her hubby to madness.....so they could forever be. Hauntingly Good!
The Little Photographer: When a bored, rich marquise on holiday lures a hard-working sole to the beach (during siesta time) .....mucho trouble begins.
Kiss Me Again Stranger: An innocent first encounter with an alluringly unusual movie usherette (with a liking for cemeteries) turns into a (view spoiler) killer of a first date for an unsuspecting auto mechanic.
The Old Man: As a voyeur neighbor secretly watches a family living in squalor on the beach, he witnesses a horror that turns unbelievably magical. The ending blew me away! By far the best of the collection!
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Very good, Carol. I had forgotten that her short story was source material for Hitchcock's "The Birds."
Howard wrote: "Very good, Carol. I had forgotten that her short story was source material for Hitchcock's "The Birds.""Thanks Howard....the book was mild compared to some of the scenes I remember from the movie.
There are scenes from the film I will never forget. I don't think I ever pass a jungle gym or see birds gathered on power lines without seeing the movie. A friend woke one day to see wild turkeys on the jungle gym in the yard next door. A combination of comic, creepy and other emotions.
Sue wrote: "There are scenes from the film I will never forget. I don't think I ever pass a jungle gym or see birds gathered on power lines without seeing the movie. A friend woke one day to see wild turkeys o..."I so agree Sue! I think wild turkey's would even be scarier...mean creatures!
Carol wrote: "Sue wrote: "There are scenes from the film I will never forget. I don't think I ever pass a jungle gym or see birds gathered on power lines without seeing the movie. A friend woke one day to see wi..."Turkey vultures might be even scarier.
Howard wrote: "Carol wrote: "Sue wrote: "There are scenes from the film I will never forget. I don't think I ever pass a jungle gym or see birds gathered on power lines without seeing the movie. A friend woke one..."Ewww! No thanks! :-)
