It's episode 218...and they made some mess too. Smashing into buildings and everything. They always make a mess.
The Birds (1963) tells the story of some birds who, sick and tired of having the unfettered freedom of the skies, wish to rise up and attack the land-dwelling human population too. So, they migrate, only this time, they're migrating straight into your eyes, beaks-first, and there's not a damn thing you, me, Mitch or poor Melanie Daniels can do about it.
We discuss one of the all-time classics of the horror genre - does it stand up after all these years? More importantly, does it walk on two taloned feet? Does it dive at you as you're filling your car with petrol and, most importantly, does it lurk behind you in the school playground as you're innocently having your tenth cigarette of the morning waiting at the school where your beau's ex-lover works to check on your beau's younger sister at the behest of your beau's mother? Plus, we ask which weapon is best for killing birds - a baseball bat or a tennis racket? Also, should you stalk a man you barely know for the sake of a prank? All this, and many more Hitchcock impressions than you could ever want or need.
All of which leads to one important question: How would you survive?
Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn't have a chance!
Next week, we continue 'Animals in Films' season with the oft-requested and long-awaited Snakes on a Plane (2006)
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How to Survive: 28 Weeks Later (2007)
How to Survive: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
How to Survive: Signs (2002)
How to Survive: The Sixth Sense (2002)
How to Survive: Midsommar (2019)
How to Survive is now on Patreon!
How to Survive: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
How to Survive: Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
How to Survive: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
How to Survive: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
How to Survive: Dark Water (2002)
How to Survive: Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
How to Survive: Cabin Fever (2002)
Joe Shervell's Vegan Hour
How to Survive: Wolf Creek (2005)
How to Survive: Snowpiercer (2013)
How to Survive: Train to Busan (2016)
Bonus Episode: Chris and Joe chat about Avengers: Endgame & Game of Thrones
How to Survive: As Above, So Below (2014)
How to Survive: Titanic (1997) (again)
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