The Birds (1963) Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

Banned User · 10-07-2010, 01:18 PM

Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds
Release Date: Hopefully soon!!

A wealthy San Francisco playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California
town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack
people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (story), Evan Hunter

(1963) 35mm Technicolor 1.85:1

Pre-order at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00466H3I6

Best news I've heard all week. I hope it gets the same treatment as Psycho did!
Now if we can just get a release date. I wonder if the UK will get another Steelbook release for this?

Hopefully this isn't being scheduled to release with the remake or it will be a long wait.
Plus I prefer real birds taped and nailed to surfaces then CGI

jeffroinc · 10-07-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Banned User

Best news I've heard all week. I hope it gets the same treatment as Psycho did!
Now if we can just get a release date. I wonder if the UK will get another Steelbook release for this?

Agreed. Already pre-ordered.

TheManInBlu · 10-07-2010, 01:27 PM

The Birds and Psycho are my two fave Hitchcock movies so I'm psyched that in 2 weeks we'll be getting Psycho and very soon The Birds on BD

jeffroinc · 10-07-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheManInBlu

The Birds and Psycho are my two fave Hitchcock movies so I'm psyched that in 2 weeks we'll be getting Psycho and very soon The Birds on BD

You can buy the Psycho steelbook super cheap. It is awesome AND it came out like two months ago.

SammyJankis · 10-07-2010, 01:49 PM

The Birds? Eh, it's lesser Hitchcock. Give me Vertigo and Strangers on a Train!

TDreamer · 10-07-2010, 01:53 PM

Classic Hitchcock movie. It's about time The Birds got a bluray release. Great news!

iap738 · 10-07-2010, 02:15 PM

I was just watching it on DVD last night and thinking of how it could use a good remaster, only to log on the site and read the news. Needless to say, I'm in for a pre-order!

LuFeng · 10-07-2010, 02:16 PM

im def getting this but hoepfully they will announce a steelbook before i preorder

feeter · 10-07-2010, 02:54 PM

Great news but cant wait for Rear Window also

antoinedoinel · 10-07-2010, 07:15 PM

Great news. Not in my Top 10 Hitch, but at least Universal is moving fairly quickly.

JaseT · 10-07-2010, 07:44 PM

YAY! Preordered!

P@t_Mtl · 10-07-2010, 07:51 PM

Is there an actual release date? Is it just for the UK?

movielover101 · 10-07-2010, 08:08 PM

Where is this news?

Banned User · 10-07-2010, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SammyJankis

The Birds? Eh, it's lesser Hitchcock. Give me Vertigo and Strangers on a Train!

The Birds is a monumental Hitchcock film. Technically his most challenging on many levels. Any Hitchcock fan should be excited to get it. One thing is for sure had PETA been around back then I don't think Hitchcock would of survived the shoot.

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Originally Posted by movielover101

Where is this news?

Its part of the list of Universal releases announced. They are up for Preorder, but the release date has not been set yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed nothing will fall through the cracks.

Banned User · 10-12-2010, 01:36 PM

Just saw this over at the Digital Bits site..

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[Editor's Note: I've just confirmed directly with Universal that all these titles - and those mentioned this morning as well - are indeed scheduled for Blu-ray release by the studio in late 2010 and the first half of 2011. Expect them to be announced in progressive waves over the coming weeks and months.]

Looking good so far! I hope they are correct on the dates. 2010 to early 2011. Also since many of these were HDDVD titles I hope they are not just ported over to Bluray and all have a fresh remaster.

biglou114 · 10-12-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SammyJankis

The Birds? Eh, it's lesser Hitchcock. Give me Vertigo and Strangers on a Train!

Agreed on all points.

Marienbad · 10-29-2010, 06:32 PM

We may argue in nauseum whether this is lesser Hitchcock or not, but from a technical point of view I think it is one Hitchcock movie that will benefit greatly from a good HD transfer. I mean it's Technicolor (North by Nortwest looked wonderful) and it's has a few stunning visuals (just picture that last scene at dawn when all the birds are waiting outside the house).

I for one am really looking forward to this as I've been stuck with a 4:3 dvd for some years just waiting for this release. Of course, stuffed homicidal birds on strings besides, what we all really want is Vertigo, isn't it.

Grand Bob · 10-29-2010, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Marienbad

I for one am really looking forward to this as I've been stuck with a 4:3 dvd for some years just waiting for this release.

I also have the DVD (Collector Series) and the video quality is very poor. We can only hope the Blu-ray version gets the treatment it deserves. This is my favorite Hitchcock movie, not because of the subject-matter birds, but the interaction of the cast and camera work.

ShellOilJunior · 12-22-2010, 11:10 PM

Release date is 1/4/11. (same for Mockingbird)

At least according to Amazon's email to me.

Dubstar · 12-22-2010, 11:13 PM

didn't HDNet Movies show a few Hitchcock films (including 'The Birds') in new hidef transfers recently?

10-07-2010, 01:18 PM	#1
Banned User Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 4K collection:138 Blu-ray collection:2400 DVD collection:92 Blu-ray reviews: 5	The Birds (1963) Blu-ray Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Release Date: Hopefully soon!! A wealthy San Francisco playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (story), Evan Hunter (1963) 35mm Technicolor 1.85:1 Pre-order at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00466H3I6 Best news I've heard all week. I hope it gets the same treatment as Psycho did! Now if we can just get a release date. I wonder if the UK will get another Steelbook release for this? Hopefully this isn't being scheduled to release with the remake or it will be a long wait. Plus I prefer real birds taped and nailed to surfaces then CGI Last edited by Banned User; 10-07-2010 at 09:36 PM.

10-29-2010, 06:32 PM	#17
Marienbad Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Stockholm, Sweden 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:2012 DVD collection:122 Blu-ray reviews:3	I happen to like stuffed birds on strings We may argue in nauseum whether this is lesser Hitchcock or not, but from a technical point of view I think it is one Hitchcock movie that will benefit greatly from a good HD transfer. I mean it's Technicolor (North by Nortwest looked wonderful) and it's has a few stunning visuals (just picture that last scene at dawn when all the birds are waiting outside the house). I for one am really looking forward to this as I've been stuck with a 4:3 dvd for some years just waiting for this release. Of course, stuffed homicidal birds on strings besides, what we all really want is Vertigo, isn't it.

12-22-2010, 11:10 PM	#19
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Release date is 1/4/11. (same for Mockingbird) At least according to Amazon's email to me. Last edited by ShellOilJunior; 12-23-2010 at 02:17 AM.

10-07-2010, 01:27 PM	#3
TheManInBlu Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Québec, Canada Blu-ray collection:98 DVD collection:48 Trading Score:7	The Birds and Psycho are my two fave Hitchcock movies so I'm psyched that in 2 weeks we'll be getting Psycho and very soon The Birds on BD

10-07-2010, 01:49 PM	#5
SammyJankis Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Austin Blu-ray collection:664	The Birds? Eh, it's lesser Hitchcock. Give me Vertigo and Strangers on a Train!

10-07-2010, 01:53 PM	#6
TDreamer Junior Member Member since:Oct 2010	Classic Hitchcock movie. It's about time The Birds got a bluray release. Great news!

10-07-2010, 02:15 PM	#7
iap738 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2009 4K collection:252 Blu-ray collection:918	I was just watching it on DVD last night and thinking of how it could use a good remaster, only to log on the site and read the news. Needless to say, I'm in for a pre-order!

10-07-2010, 02:16 PM	#8
LuFeng Power Member Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Conway,South Carolina Home Theater Gallery:58 Blu-ray collection:1753 DVD collection:291 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:74	im def getting this but hoepfully they will announce a steelbook before i preorder

10-07-2010, 02:54 PM	#9
feeter Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Dirty Jersey	Great news but cant wait for Rear Window also

10-07-2010, 07:15 PM	#10
antoinedoinel Expert Member Member since:Aug 2010 Blu-ray collection:150 DVD collection:175	Great news. Not in my Top 10 Hitch, but at least Universal is moving fairly quickly.

10-07-2010, 07:44 PM	#11
JaseT Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2009 Location:Colorado, USA Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	YAY! Preordered!

10-07-2010, 07:51 PM	#12
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Is there an actual release date? Is it just for the UK?

10-07-2010, 08:08 PM	#13
movielover101 Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Chillicothe, OH 4K collection:526 Blu-ray collection:2236 DVD collection:202	Where is this news?

12-22-2010, 11:13 PM	#20
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	didn't HDNet Movies show a few Hitchcock films (including 'The Birds') in new hidef transfers recently?

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