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Production Year: 1960 - Thriller - Director: Alfred Hitchcock - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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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...
more...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 Sant 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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Its Not Me Mother
A review by jimbuck on Psycho DVD
December 16th, 2000


Author's product rating:   Psycho DVD - rated by jimbuck

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Good 
How does it compare to similar films? Outstanding 

Advantages: Great film
Disadvantages: Not good for the heart

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review
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?
 
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How does it compare to others by the same director? Outstanding 
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