I would agree, it's not one of his best. I'd replace it with Rope or Notorious.

by qbartell 4 months ago

Considering how Hitchcock treated Tippi Hedren, I'd leave The Birds off the list for that reason.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

This is a fair statement. Do you feel similarly with The Shining?

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Yes.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Fair is fair. I have a hard time not seeing The Shinning as an all time great horror film, but I don't have a problem with people personally knocking the film down for Kubrick being an asshole (even if I personally don't in this instance.)

by Anonymous 4 months ago

The Birds is just overrated in general.

by ActionHot 4 months ago

It's okay. The whole concept is a little goofy. I love how in usual Hitchcock fashion it's got 45 minutes of exposition that has nothing to do with the plot of the film. Did Melanie really go swimming naked in Rome? What's the deal with Mitch's mother? Is the teacher a lesbian or did Mitch's mother drive them apart? That whole Mitch's mom/Melanie/Teacher who might be a lesbian dynamic is more interesting than the birds part.

by Marie16 4 months ago