I quite like Rope. It's a well-made, suspenseful play. So too Dial M For Murder. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a very good adventure movie. So good he made it twice. Some of the Cary Grant ones were not ridiculous all the time.
Vertigo makes little sense and is a very silly little movie. And has anyone actually _SEEN_ The Birds? It's diabolically bad... man and woman notice lots of birds in the city, head to a small town, mad birds attack the small town. THE END. ...Huh?
Even Psycho is "adequate" at best.
In short, I think Hitchcock deserves the "Master of Suspense" label. He was also master of film in general -camera movement (or not), lighting, how to set an atmosphere, etc.
But most of his films -the more famous ones in particular- in my opinion are almost laughably bad outside a key-scene or two.

...Oh I just remembered my favourite: Rebecca! Excellent film. And I must admit Rear Window has grown on me over the years. Like damp through a wooden frame perhaps, but grown on me anyway.

Hell the more I think of it... I apologise for some of the above but I'd prefer to let it stand... he was truly great. If every director failed as Hitchcock failed cinema today would be in an *infinitely* better shape.
I still think Vertigo and *especially* The Birds are two stoopid movies though.
And Shadow of A Doubt is another great one. And I used to love the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series. Mostly. As I remember it.
I'll shut up now. :)

ahhh...we'll have to agree to disagree re: The Birds ;)

i think it's great - notice how the end of every scene ends with a character staring out into space = Hitchcock's response to the New Wave etc. - a fascinating film - but of course we all have pictures that have a special place in our heart and that leave others cold - Gareth loves The Goonies for example...