I noticed this recently when I decided to watch Hitchcock's 'The Birds.' It was almost absurd to me not only how bland and drawn out most scenes were, but how

I noticed this recently when I decided to watch Hitchcock's 'The Birds.' It was almost absurd to me not only how bland and drawn out most scenes were, but how absolutely poorly acted it was. If it were not famous(ie didn't exist), and updated to today's vernacular and shot scene for scene, it would absolutely get reamed by critics. Funny how much changes in just a generation or two.