Bates Motel

Advantages: Great film
Disadvantages: Not good for the heart

...Forty years on and Psycho still gets people talking about the shower scene which will forever be associated with Hitchcock's Psycho. In the opening scene there is no hint of what is to come as a young lady drives away with the boss' money and arrives at the Bates Motel. Norman, the proprietor, seems to be a bit spooky but you put that down to the loneliness of the place rather than to him. With his lean frame Anthony Perkins is the ideal person to play Norman Bates and seeing him in other films your thoughts cannot help but turn to Psycho Finally, did you see Alfred Hitchcock at the beginning?... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: A seemless epic of murderous proportions.
Disadvantages: A lack of content on three discs

...will be after her, Marion makes sure that she cannot be traced by changing her car. When she books into the Bates Motel however the last thing that she is expecting is that she will be murdered by a serial killer. Filmed in 1960 and shot in black and white Psycho is one of the best known horror movies, and it launched the term "Slasher" when referring to a movie of this type. During the film you are constantly told that it's very hot, 1960 was not a hot year in America. However for the movies Director Alfred Hitchcock (A Brit) it was, all his films prior to Psycho had been filmed in the winter. 1960 actually goes on record as being one of the coolest summers of the 60's in America. The film is very well thought out; when Marion first takes to the road in her head she plays out a series of events as they may occur. The killer also plays out... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Norman's back
Disadvantages: Weak supporting cast

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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful