The Birds (1963)
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright, Suzanne Pleshette
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Characters, Story, Sound Mixing, Effects
WEAKNESSES: Slightly Schlocky, Some Character Choices
A wealthy woman from San Francisco takes a trip to a Northern Californian town where she and the residents are inexplicably attacked by flocks of birds.
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Alien (1979)
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Harry Dean Anderson, Ian Holm, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto
Rated: R for Sci-Fi Violence/Gore and Language
Running Time: 1 h 56 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Pacing, Production Design, Atmosphere, Writing, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Wide Shots of Xenomorph
The crew of the merchant space vessel Nostromo lands on a moon to investigate a distress call, only to find something they weren’t ready for waiting for them.
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