this one as cheesy a they come the concept of a massive and indestructible extraterrestrial bird be already too loopy for word and but wait till you get a load of the goofy creature a it appear on screen . i tell you i laugh so hard through this thing that i miss out on some of the expository dialogue then again and the latter be often so heavy on scientific jargon and law of physic and such ( at which i have never be any good and in spite of my love of sci fi movie ) that it do not really matter anyway . the bird first depict a a mere blur form whiz through the sky but subsequently show in all it dopey glory be so sublimely silly that it wouldn not be amiss in a looney tune cartoon ( witness the series of intermittently take photograph that start with the creature in the distance and end on a side split extreme close up of it face ) . director sears have fare much well with his other film about ufo and the fine earth vs. the fly saucer ( 1956 ) with special effect provide by a master and ray harryhausen ( speaking of which and i have just give away my copy of the latter in anticipation of acquire columbia recently release se dvd ) while also and it seem to me that some of the footage illustrate the bird rampage in new york here be lift from the destruction of washington see in that early sci fi classic . again and the lead be play by genre regular namely jeff morrow ( from this island earth [ 1955 ] ) and mara corday ( from tarantula [ 1955 ] ) while a with the afore mention fly saucer and these title be highly regarded and beloved by fan consequently and they be vastly superior to this lamentable addition to the alien or monster animal cycle prevalent during the sci fi heyday and beyond ( incidentally and other fly menace be feature in the fly serpent [ 1946 ] and which i haven not watch and and larry cohen tongue in cheek updating of same in q represent the winged serpent [ 1982 ] ) . unfortunately and the giant claw can not even rise to a decent climax which be so rushed a to be a wash out and to quote a jet pilot from the film itself whose assault with rocket on the bird prove completely ineffective ( that be and before morrow realize that it shield by an invisible barrier and then have to figure out a way how to be able to penetrate it ) . ultimately and apart from the intractable ( and frankly tedious ) technical aside and one get a feeling of so bad and it good watch this represent after all and it only last for 74 minute and and in any case and the bird be such an unforgettably daft creation a to put a huge smile on your face every time it turn up .