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Psycho - Collector's Edition Reviews
Hitchcock's Best
Though made in 1960, it still captivates and charms you like it was made yesterday. Well, maybe that phrase is inaccurate because if it were made yesterday, it would more than likely suck: as does most of the horror movies made.
Psycho uses suspense and progression of storyline to provide its scares, not a bunch of gore and shock value thrown together. Keep in mind, there's nothing wrong with blood and gore in a horror movie, but many think that's all a horror movie needs: just incessant killing with no compassion or respect for any of its characters and story. Can it offer anything else other than murder that makes it endearing? Well, Psycho does.
I swear, everytime I watch it, it's like watching it for the first time even though I know how it will turn out. I envy those who don't know the twist and are watching it for the first time.
Simply put, the movie is as near perfect as a film could be. Some criticize the psychiatrist's part as being unnecessary, and doing nothing other than dumbing down the movie. I partly disagree. If not for that exposition at the end, many people today would still be debating what happened, just like they do with Basic Instinct and Mulholland Drive. There is a difference between dumbing down your movie and simply providing clarity. I just think the style of the scene should have been different. Maybe a shrink speaking with just Sam and Lila as opposed to a room full of people with their mouths agape as the psychiatrist walks around explaining everything despite only having examined the case for a few hours.
Anthony Perkins is perfect as Norman, and even the mediocre acting of Vera Miles and the "stiff" who plays Sam Loomis doesn't detract from the movie's near perfection.
After watching the remake of Pyscho by Gus Van Sant, it becomes evident that a lot of factors go into making a movie great. It's not just the story. It's not just the actors. It's not just the director. It's a combination of all of that, plus style and a little luck.
Bottom Line: A great film that hasn't aged. It's Hitchcock's best. And yes, I've seen Rear Window and Vertigo.
Riveting magnum opus
This is one great movie! Although Robert Bloch's novel was partially based on the horrors of Ed Gein, there are only a few basic similarities between the two. Whatever the novel's influence, the movie version is 100% vintage Hitchcock. This is fortunate for us because in the hands of anyone else, this likely would have turned into either a sleazy exploitation movie or a turgid melodrama. In Hitchcock's hands, however, this is a suspenseful, intense character study of a quiet loner. Norman is a meek and mild mannered man who wouldn't harm anyone; it is his mother one needs to beware. The construction of the movie is flawless, as are the cinematography and score. Although the combination of these alone would have likely made this movie great, it is the performance of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates that makes this film so outstanding. He is excellent in this role and one must compare to lesser performances in other films about psychotics in order to truly appreciate how good he is here. For better or worse, Perkins was indelibly linked with this character after "Psycho." (I guess this is price to pay for being so good at something) The culmination of all the efforts put into this film is a fantastic work of cinema.
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