The diner scene
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Birds
tatertawt — 9 years ago(October 31, 2016 12:26 PM)
The scene in the diner, right after the school attack, is so brilliant! Between Melanie, Mitch, the old know-it-all bird woman, the crazy drunken doomsday guy, and the terrified mom and kids at the table, as well as the more rapid, chaotic exchanges between everyone, a pinch of black comedy, and the small size of the diner it was all so weirdly cozy and charming. I liked this movie much more than Psycho because the characters were all so likable and endearing (whereas the only scene in Psycho that I really adore, and could watch over and over again, is the dinner conversation).
Every time Miss Voodoo is asleep Shelly walks hard as beep and it wakes her up. -
tmaj48 — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 12:52 PM)
"Are the birds gonna eat us, Mommy?" is one of the funniest lines I've ever heard
in a drama, particularly as the little boy delivers it with a touch more eagerness
than anxiety.
I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!
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Control Freak — 4 years ago(December 02, 2021 07:33 AM)
That scene reminded me of my favorite parts of zombie apocalypse movies where there are a group of surviving characters forced together due to the circumstances and how they react to the situation and how they react to each other. They doomsday old guy was funny. The crazy lady that accused Melanie of begin evil scared me. Her face looked evil.
Donna is the only member of filmboards that nimda punished for wanting to leave. -