Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I've noticed a trend recently where it's been cool to dismiss Alfred Hitchcock's work. There a few untouchables, usually NORTH BY NORTHWEST and VERTIGO, but I've seen a lot of people feel the need to voice their dislike of Hitchcock's films and his style.

I'm not one of those people. I've loved Hitchcock since I was a kid and the movie that hooked me into Hitchcock's library of titles was THE BIRDS. It's his biggest straight up horror movie. PSYCHO I love, of course, but there's something broader about having your main villains being animals attacking humans. Maybe it also had to do with the film being in color and seeing the bright red of the blood as Tippi Hedren got pecked.

Anyway, I loved the movie then and I still do. So, no I'm not all that hot on the idea of remaking it, but even I have a base level of curiosity with the names that have come out today via the trades.

It's pretty clear nobody's signed, but right now Naomi Watts is attached to play the Tippi Hedren character, pending approval of the shooting script, and Martin Campbell (CASINO ROYALE) is in talks to direct. That's pretty interesting. We know Watts has been part of some good remakes before and Campbell can handle action and has the style.

I wonder if they're going to INVASION it up and make it modern or if they'll keep it period. I'd love to see it set in the '60s again, maybe even try to capture that great poppping IB Tech color scheme, but restructure the story. If they're going to do it at all, I could see that being interesting. Or maybe they should just leave well enough alone. Thoughts?