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Originally Posted by Archaea
I don't think it's his best work, but some of you are too spoiled to appreciate really how innovative Hitchcock was. An innovator doesn't always hit a homerun.
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I'm a huge Hitchcock fan. I suppose it was innovative in terms of being a modern, special effects dependent action flick. But I'm judging it based on his other works. In terms of plot and mystery it's very much lacking compared to his other films. I would say The Birds isn't even in the same time zone as the following:
Vertigo
Psycho
North by Northwest
Rear Window
The Man who Knew Too Much (the remake with Jimmy Stewart)
Rebecca
Rope
and I'd probably rank it below these as well:
Suspicion
Notorious
Shadow of a Doubt
Spellbound
The 39 Steps
Young and Innocent
The Lady Vanishes
Strangers on a Train