2. "Hitch is top 5... but I'm only in my 20s" In response to In response to 1
and I'm far less likely to experience the impact of Hitchcock's films or bare witness to how his work shaped cinema (i mean we can all read critiques but it's not personal knowledge), and on top of that, aside from his most classic work, some of his films haven't aged too well.
They're very much of their time which isn't necessarily a bad thing, except for when we're assessing who's All-Time. then it's a really detrimental factor. Add to that the fact that Hitchock stayed within his comfort zone far too much (suspense-thriller, suspense-romance, romance-tragedy, suspense-romance-tragedy, suspense-romance-tragedy-with-psycho-birds) and u have an honorable but losing argument for ole Hitch.