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Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-shot remake by Gus Van Zant in 1998. However, Hitchcock's black-and-white original, featuring Anthony Perkins's haunting characterization of lonely motel keeper Norman Bates, has never been equaled. Bates presides over an out-of-the-way motel under the domineering specter of his mother. The young, well-intentioned Bates is introduced to the audience when Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a blonde on the run with stolen money, checks in for the night. But Momma doesn't like loose women, so the stage is set for this classic tale of horror--and one of the most famous scenes in film history. PSYCHO was initially received by audiences with shock and amazement--and it still terrifies today. Though it is now considered prototypical Hitchcock, its setting, pace, and emphasis on terror were major departures for the director at the time, coming after the more classically grand NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
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Genre: Horror/Suspense
Rating: R (MPAA)
Relase Company: Universal Studios Home Video
Format: VHS
UPC: 00096895500138
Hitchcock made an absolutely terrfying film, and Janet Leigh is a great scream queen although her role is cut short! Hitch builds up the Manichean conflict between good and evil and then trumps it all by showing us that the evil is the wimp, Norman Bates!
I must have been about five when I first saw Psycho. That shower scene scared me then and still trips me out a little.
Oh geez, no more showers for me after I saw this movie at age 8. Well I'd shower but my mom would always yell at all the water on the floor (I was showering with curtain drawn). A first class psycho-drama that upped the ante for horror.
Oh geez, no more showers for me after I saw this movie at age 8. Well I'd shower but my mom would always yell at all the water on the floor (I was showering with curtain drawn). A first class psycho-drama that upped the ante for horror.
It it's time, I guess this was one of the most suspenseful and frightening movies of the day. You never expect a main character to be so brutally killed in the very first part of the movie. I still don't want to think about this movie when I shower. This is without a doubt a Hitchcock masterpiece.
The master movie from the master himself - Sir Alfred. Being a lifelong movie buff, I can honestly say that no movie has caught me so off guard by its sheer jolt power. Just when you think the movie is taking you in one direction - it does a complete 180 - and does it several times. Psycho is the holy grail of all suspense/horror/thriller films. The portayal of Norman Bates by Anthony Perkins is...
Kudos to Janet Leigh who just died today. Her acting in this film was magnificent. Loved the ending; this is a masterpiece of a pyschological thriller.
Excellent movie. The only time it falters is the overly long explanation scene at the end with the psychiatrist. Anthony Perkins is suitably creepy as Norman Bates. There are several outstanding scenes including those with Mother, the parlor scene with Marion and Norman, Lila looking for Mother, etc. Janet Leigh is sexy and very sympathetic. I remember seeing Psycho for the first time on TV when...
Infamous for its shower scene, but immortal for its contribution to the horror genre. Because Psycho was filmed with tact, grace, and art, Hitchcock didn't just create modern horror, he validated it.
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