Army of Thieves Review

 

Army of Thieves is a romantic heist comedy movie, the prequel to Army of the Dead, and the second installment of the Army of the Dead franchise. The movie is produced by The Stone Quarry and Pantaleon Films and distributed by Netflix. Army of Thieves is written by Zack Snyder and Shay Hatten and directed by Matthias Schweighofer.

The story is it's years before the events of Army of the Dead and we're only at the beginning stage of a zombie outbreak in Vegas. During this time of confusing and panic, Ludwig Dieter has only just begun his days of safecracking but is called upon by a mysterious woman for a job. Now it's up to him and a group of other aspiring thieves to get the job done.

Initial Reaction

Now since I had blast with Army of the Dead it was only natural that I would be looking forward to what came next. So when I saw a trailer for this movie I was very much interested. And I really loved Matthias Schweighofer as Dieter, he provides a great performance for the character so the fact we're getting an entire movie based on his character seems like a good idea for a movie. Especially since everyone else seemed to love his character too.

Cons

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Middle Ground

One gray area with Army of Thieves is the humor. There were some funny moments, but you do get those bits that just don't work. Then we have a feeling a familiarity. There are at times when you are gonna see things that you've seen from other heist films. But the filmmakers did try to do something. For instance our team isn't going after one item but three, and each one absolutely needs a different plan for everything to work, otherwise they're screwed.

Pros

Now for the pros about this film, one of those being Dieter. I mean when I say I love this character. He's just so likable that there's nothing to really hate about him. Then we have quite a bit of focus on characters. I'm by no means saying Army of Thieves has the greatest character development but, I felt like I knew enough to make a decision of which characters I liked and wanted to win in the end. I also want to give credit to Matthias Schweighöfer's directing. I don't know if this was he's debut as a director and if it was good job Matthias. The last thing I want to give the movie credit for is the pacing. I was surprised by how fast things went. I remembering going to the bathroom and pausing the movie and seeing I was 57 minutes into the movie. I felt like I was watching the movie for quite awhile but I didn't think I was that deep into it.

I had a lot of fun with Army of Thieves. Sure there were some funny moments that didn't work and you can't help but have a familiar feeling when watching it. However, what saves the film is Dieter himself, a focus on character, Schweighöfer's directing, and the pacing.

My final rating is Good.

Okay I'm all done here. Come back on Monday, Nov 1st when I return to the Road to The Matrix Resurrections with my review of The Matrix Revolutions. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Looking Back at the Films of 2020 Part 6 - Batman: Death in the Family

 

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Looking Back at the Films of 2020. Today's movie is the interactive animated DC film, Batman: Death in the Family. Let's get started.

Why Didn't I See Batman: Death in the Family?

Now if you read my Tucker & Dale vs. Evil review than you would've known that I was indeed planning on reviewing this movie. So what happened? Well I then had to write about why that wasn't going to happen. The simple story is everyone had the same idea as me. When that movie came out on Blu-Ray and sh*t everybody wanted a copy. So much that no matter where I went in Ohio there wasn't a copy in sight.

What is Batman: Death in the Family?

Batman: Death in the Family is an interactive animated short film based on the storyline Batman: A Death in the Family and is considered a spiritual sequel to 2010's Batman: Under the Red Hood. The movie was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Batman: Death in the Family was written and directed by Brandon Vietti. The story is one that's all too familiar, we find Jason being brutally beaten to death by the Joker. Only this time Jason's fate is in your hands. You can chose which path our heroes and villains will go down, but chose wisely.

My Thoughts

The Good: One thing I enjoyed about the film was the animation. It's almost as good as it's spiritual predecessor, Batman: Under the Red Hood. Could've used just a bit more in the budget, but overall it still looked good. Another thing I enjoyed was the voice acting. Especially from Vincent Martella. I really liked his performance in this. He could really hit those more emotional moments with Jason Todd. Speaking of Jason Todd and a fan of this character, I really liked how this kind of felt like his movie. And because of that not only do we see a lot of him in action but, we also get explore what's going on with him mentally.

The Bad: The thing I didn't like about the movie was this one segment they had I think the filmmakers titled Under the Red Hood: Reloaded, and you get that one by choosing to let Robin die. And I really did not see the point in that, because it's basically just Bruce/Batman telling a shorter version of the events of the 2010 movie, Batman: Under the Red Hood. Sure there's a cool moment where it's revealed that Bruce was telling this story to another iconic DC superhero, but do I really got to sit through a retelling of Under the Red Hood just to get to that moment? 

The Okay: The mix bag with this movie was one story where our choice brings us with Jason, Batman, and Talia al Ghul. You're giving two choices but one of the choices doesn't feel like we got a real ending. For me it didn't feel like the story had a satisfying end, it felt more like it just stopped. Like "Okay, there you go. Onwards to the next thing."

Final Verdict: Good.

Okay I'm all done here. Come back on Saturday, Oct 30th for my review of Netflix's newest movie, Army of Thieves. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Road to Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Ghostbusters (2016) Review

 

Ghostbusters (later retitled to Ghostbusters: Answer the Call) is a 2016 supernatural comedy movie, a reboot to the Ghostbusters film series, and the third movie in the franchise. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Ghost Corps, and The Montecito Picture Company and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Ghostbusters was written by Paul Feig and Katie Dippold and directed by Paul Feig.

The story is three scientist named Abby, Erin, Jillian and an MTA staffer Patty have discovered that ghost are real and they're all over New York City. After capturing some ghost here and there, they soon discover someone wants to take over New York. Now the four must find out who's behind this plan and put a stop to it.

• Negatives

One of the biggest reasons why this movie is so bad is nobody asked for it. I never in my entire life heard anyone say "Ya know what we need right now in cinemas?.....A remake/reboot of the Ghostbusters!" Everyone was pleading for a Ghostbusters 3 not a reboot.

Now for the Ghostbusters. I didn't hate them, but at the same time I really didn't care for them. Personality wise I guess they're decent, but there's nothing to really help them be memorable as the '84 Ghostbusters.

The issue with the movie is the very generic designs to the ghost. In the 1984 movie the ghost had some very creative looks to them, and because of that you could separate and recognize each one. In this one, the ghost have the same dead flesh and the same ripped clothing look. The only thing that separates them is some will have a blue glow to them, while others will have a green glow to them. Even when they try with a different look like the ghost dragon/demon hybrid, the look is still so generic that you could throw in any horror movie and nobody would probably know that that design was used in this one first.

What I also hated about this movie was the cameos. Yes, the cast from the '84 movie came back in the most pointless use them ever. Someone have a blink and you'll miss them moment, Dan Aykroyd's cameo was bad because he was just this taxi driver with a very stereotypical New Yorker accent, and Bill Murray...oh boy. You can tell he didn't want to be there. His whole two scenes in this are just him sitting down and berating the Ghostbusters. I think that's the only reason he agreed to be here. He'll do his scenes but there better be a chair for him to sit on.

The other thing that I hated about 2016's Ghostbusters was the villain. Talk about a downgrade. We went from an evil god with Gozer to a power mad tyrant who used black magic with Vigo to a guy who wants to destroy New York because people called him mean names. Do I need to say anymore than that? That's not only lazy but it's unimaginative. He's also completely forgettable. I only watched the movie yesterday and I don't even remember his name. That's how much of a poorly written villain we're dealing with.

Then we have the jokes.....dear lord the jokes. Now I didn't see too many comedy movies back in 2016 but, I still found this to be the most unfunny movie of that year. The jokes either don't work or the writers will go full juvenile and use a queef joke. I wish I was making that up but no. It happened and just to make matters even worse, that was the movie's first joke. You only get one shot to make a good first impression and this movie didn't. But another reason why the jokes don't work and I didn't realize it until I saw The Critical Drinker's video on it. He mentioned how the jokes aren't good is it's because the characters are always talking. And he's right. Whenever there's a joke the characters are always saying something whether it's funny or not. This is a trick a lot of bad comedy movies use. They think if they have the characters talk a lot and make the dialogue sound like it's something funny, then that means the audience will automatically think it's hilarious. But unless the lines are actually something comedic than no. Having the characters talk nonstop isn't going to get a laugh out of anybody. All we're going to do is think that they're annoying and beg them to shut up.

• Mix

 I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

• Positives

Honestly the only thing I liked was the special effects. That's really the only good thing about the movie.

Ghostbusters (2016) is absolutely horrible. Nobody asked for this reboot, the Ghostbusters themselves aren't memorable, generic looking ghosts, we have pointless cameos from the original cast, the bad guy is a downgrade from the last two villains we got, and the humor is dreadful. The special effects we're nice.

My final rating is Awful.

Well folks, that concludes the Road to Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Kind of a downer way to end this, but hopefully Afterlife will be good. So, come back on Thursday, Oct 28th for part six of Looking Back at the Films of 2020. For that one I'll be reviewing Batman: Death in the Family. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Dune (2021) Review

 

Dune (or as it's titled onscreen Dune: Part One) is an epic sci-fi film based on Frank Herbert's 1965 novel of the same name, and is part of a planned two-part adaptation. The movie is produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Dune is written by Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth and directed by Denis Villeneuve.

The story is a young gifted man named Paul Atreides along with his family are traveling to the most dangerous planet in the entire universe. Once there sinister forces have plotted something horrible that have left Paul at the mercy of this dangerous world. Now he must survive if he wants to put an end to these foes.

Initial Reaction

Now what drew me into the movie was that Denis Villeneuve was going to direct. I liked his work on Arrival and I was really surprised that he was able to bring a sequel to Blade Runner and pulled off making it a good movie. So I was curious about this. Then trailers started dropping I was fully invested in his version of Dune. I was so pumped for this I even watched/reviewed the 1984 version.

Cons

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Middle Ground

The mix feelings I had was with the pacing. There were times when I felt like there were some scenes that were going a little bit slower than I thought they had to be. Other than that I was surprised how much time went by when watching.

Pros

One great thing about the film was Hans Zimmer's score. Much like the world we're transported to within the film, Hans made music that's just as unique as the world of Dune. Another amazing thing about the film was Villeneuve's directing. Once again the man has crafted a beautiful movie. Every single shot is fantastic and really made the scope of the movie much bigger than it needed to be. Denis Villeneuve, you really brought your A-game for this, and for that we're grateful. Then we have the performances. Typically I'll pick which one was my favorite, but with this I felt like everyone did a phenomenal job. The cast really help make this movie just as much as the director. The other aspect of Dune that makes it a wonderful film experience is the special effects. I'm giving the people who worked on those a big round of applause because they were great. Nothing to me seemed to look bad or out of place, it was all so gorgeous. The last thing I want to praise the movie for is the unique world. When the movie first started I was sucked right into this fictional world. I couldn't take my eyes off and I was laser focused on how things worked from the technology to how these houses and the politics around them work. I think what also helped with that bit of the film was whether who read the book or your just a general audience member, I think you'll understand what's going on around you and why/how things do in this world.

Dune was well worth the wait. It has a great Hans Zimmer score, Denis Villeneuve's directing was top notch, the performances were great, the special effects were amazing, and really will be interested in this fictional world. My only slight issue was the pacing with some scenes, not just some.

My final rating is Great.

Like I said before, well worth the wait, and I recommend you watch this film on the big screen. Anyhow, that's all for me. Due come back on Monday, Oct 25th for when I return to the Road to Ghostbusters: Afterlife with my review of.......ugh, Ghostbusters (2016). Yeah...if you couldn't tell with that "ugh", I'm not looking forward to that one. But until then, enjoy the rest of your day and do give Dune a watch.

Injustice Review

 

Injustice is an animated direct-to-video comic book movie based on the Injustice franchise. The movie is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Injustice is written by Ernie Altbacker and Ian Rodgers and directed by Matt Peters.

The story is Joker has tricked Superman into destroying everything he holds near and dear to his heart. Because of these events, Superman now wants rule the world as he sees fit in what he believes will keep people save. Batman not wanting to stand side-by-side with a dictator has formed his own alliance in an attempt to stop Superman and his tyrannical rule. How far will both sides go to put an end to one another?

Initial Reaction

Come on...it's Injustice...do I really need say anymore than that? Okay, I will. So yes, what hooked me in was that this DC animated movie was going to be about Injustice. That alone was enough to peak my interest but, what also got me interested was it was going to be made by the same people who produced both Mortal Kombat Legends movies.

Cons

The absolute biggest problem with the movie is it REALLY should've been either a film series or an even better idea, a TV series. Because the Injustice story takes place within five years and then we get to the game. This movie actually tried to jam in the Year One through Year Five storylines and a tiny bit of the game into an hour long movie. Which wasn't a good idea. Cause what we ended up with was a movie that really felt rushed. So when I was watching I really couldn't get into it because the filmmakers were trying to do so much with only a small runtime.

Middle Ground

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Pros

One good thing from Injustice was the action. Once again DC has entertained by providing some very fun action scenes. One other positive was the voice acting. I can understand how some people would've preferred the cast from the game, but I felt like the cast we got did a really good job with the material they were given. The last thing I thought was good about the film was the animation. If you like the animation style from the animated Mortal Kombat movies, than I think you'll like the style here as well.

Injustice is the first time I've ever been disappointed in a DC animated movie. It's biggest problem is it took a very large story arc and tried to condense it into one movie, when this should've been a film series or a TV series. But what prevents me from giving the movie a very low rating was there is good action, voice work, and animation.

My final rating is Bad.

Hopefully next year's animated DC movies (those being Catwoman: Hunted, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, and Battle of the Super Sons) will be much better. So, that's all for me. Come back on Saturday, Oct 23rd for the very much anticipated sci-fi epic Dune. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Arachnophobia Review

 

Arachnophobia is a 1990 black comedy horror film. The movie was produced by Amblin Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, and Tangled Web Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Arachnophobia was written by Don Jakoby, Al Williams, and Wesley Strick and directed by Frank Marshall.

The story is after a nature photographer dies on his assignment from Venezuela, the casket his body arrived in has brought back a very poisonous spider to rural California. Soon after the spider found a mate, now there's spiders all over this small town killing people, and it's up Dr. Ross Jennings and others to put an end to these deadly arachnids.

• Negatives

The only real complaint I have with Arachnophobia is one of the characters has arachnophobia, and it's obvious that by the end of the movie he's going to get over his fears, or at the very least not be as scared of spiders as he once was before.

• Mix

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

• Positives

One positive about the movie is the bits of comedy. There's a lot of good humor in this and it's very balanced. The jokes don't over step the more scary parts of the film. The best comedic moments came from John Goodman as McClintock. That character was just awesome.

What also made the movie a great watch was the spider effects. One part was actually spiders and the other part was some sort of puppetry or whatever kind of practical effects. But what I liked about it was for a majority of the time you couldn't tell which was which. That my friends is a sign of great special effects at work.

Another thing that made Arachnophobia a good movie was the performances. More specifically from Jeff Daniels and John Goodman. Like I said before Goodman's character was just hilarious. And Jeff Daniels was great as Dr. Ross Jennings. What made his performance so good was he just really nailed playing a very likable everyman.

The last thing I'll give the movie credit for is the very effective scares. And what made them work so well is you're always wondering where the spiders are, and even if you do find them they're always some place you could imagine a spider being. Like in the shower or on your lamp. The part that scared me the most was there was a scene with a couple and they're eating popcorn and there's a spider in the bowl of popcorn. I first saw this movie when I was ten years old and it appeared on television. When it got to that scene ten year old me thought, "Oh God. There could be a spider in my bowl of popcorn right now, and I wouldn't know until it was too late". I never finished that popcorn after that scene.

Arachnophobia is a very fun horror-comedy. It has good humor, great special effects for the spiders, Daniels and Goodman have great performances, and there are a lot of good scares too. The only issue was it's very obvious that a character is going to get over he's arachnophobia.

My final rating is Great.

Okay, I'm finished here. Come back on Thursday, Oct 21st for my review of the newest DC animated movie, Injustice. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day, and please give Arachnophobia a watch. It's a very underrated movie that really needs more love.

DC FanDome Thoughts

 

Okay folks it happened again. We got another DC FanDome, and much like what I did last year I'm going to unpack and give thoughts of what peaked my interest.

So we kicked things off in a huge way with a teaser for Black Adam. And I gotta say after watching this I am very much excited for this movie. That one minute teaser only looked epic, and I can't wait for this one to come out.

Then we got a behind the scenes look at Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Now going by the concept art during this behind the scenes look, it seems like things are going to be bigger and crazier than the last movie. Which is awesome cause that's exactly what a sequel should do. Also, really digging the new Black Manta suit. It's nice and clean.

Now for any gamers that might be reading this, check this out.

Now I'm not that much of a gamer but, after watching this trailer I seriously want this game. It just seems like it's going to be absolutely bonkers, and I'm all for that.

Later on we get a teaser trailer for the upcoming HBO Max series, Peacemaker.

At first I wasn't really all that excited for this series. But after watching the teaser I'm actually looking forward to this. It looks like it's going to one part bloody action and another part hilarious. So yeah, I'm definitely marking my calendar for January 13th.

So after that we got a teaser for an upcoming DC animated movie called League of Super-Pets.

Now I'm still interested in this one, however I don't think I'm gonna agree with some of the voice cast for this, but hey. The movie's not even close to being out yet, so I'm gonna withhold my judgment like I do with every other movie that has yet to be released.

Now for one of the many biggest surprises.

That's right! We got a TEASER TRAILER for The Flash. Now I loved this one. What really got me was how much footage we got. I was expecting maybe behind the scenes footage but not a full blown teaser trailer. And this teaser did it's job of getting me hyped for this movie. I'm really curious about what's going to happen here.

Now I'm lumping these two together because unlike the previous things I mentioned they both don't have a reason to be their own separate thing. Basically both Doom Patrol and Titans both got renewed for season four. Which I really did like that bit of news, cause I enjoy both those shows so hearing they're getting new seasons put a smile on my face.

Another bit of news I'm lumping together is that we got concept art for not one but two upcoming DC movies. Those being Blue Beetle and Batgirl. Both of these look good, although I wish we got more information on them other than Batgirl's gonna have a cowl and red hair, but they're both in pre-production so this concept art will have to do.

Later on in the event we got a brand new trailer for yet another video game, Gotham Knights.

Now once again, let me repeat myself. I not that much of a gamer but, I loved this. After seeing that trailer not only did I get goosebumps, but I also wanted the game to be here right freakin' now! I love the Court of Owls storyline, so seeing a game being based on it gets me hyped. And I also want the game to be here right now because I really want to play as my main man Red Hood (😆).

Afterwards we moved on the animated side of DC with a trailer for Catwoman: Hunted.

Now I'm not a fan of anime (but I do have respect for the industry just like ever other form of entertainment), but seeing this trailer and hearing the voice cast does make me want to both watch and review it when it comes out. It seems like it's going to be a pretty fun movie.

We continue with the animated side, cause later on during FanDome we got a sizzle reel for season three of Harley Quinn.

I'm gonna be honest, after watching that I wish season three was here right now. Too bad we're gonna be waiting a long time, but it might be worth it.

So after a couple of boring segments I didn't care for, well expect for the Smallville panel that was pretty good. We transition over back to the movie side of things. Where we got a behind the scenes look at Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

Now much like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom it seems like things are gonna be bigger than the last movie. Not only are the Shazam family gonna be fighting evil goddesses but we're also gonna get some mythological creatures and different locations as well. Which all just sounds awesome and I'm 100% for this movie. Too bad we gotta wait till 2023, but given what I saw it might be worth the wait.

Now much like the Hall of Heroes from last year, we ended things with a brand new trailer for The Batman.

Ugh! Seeing this trailer really makes me wish it was Mar 4th, 2022 already. Granted that's only a couple months away from now but still. This trailer gave me both chills and goosebumps, and like I said before I wish it was Mar 4th already.

My Thoughts

Overall this DC FanDome was okay. Despite some of the awesome things I've shown above, a lot of the time there were panels that I just didn't care for and there was quite a few of them. Someone I follow on Twitter (keeping their name a secret just in case they don't want to be mentioned by name) said it best. It really seems like there was too much focus on tv shows that are already on television. Really the only things that really kept me interest and everybody else's was the movie stuff, Peacemaker, Harley Quinn, and some of the video game news we got. Like I said, this wasn't bad it was just okay when compared to last years.

Okay, that's going to do it for me. Come back on Monday, Oct 18th for my review of Arachnophobia. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Halloween Kills Review

 

Halloween Kills is a slasher film and the sequel to 2018's Halloween, as well as the twelfth movie in the Halloween film series. The movie is produced by Miramax, Blumhouse Productions, Trancas International Pictures, and Rough House Productions, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Halloween Kills is written by Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Scott Teems and directed by David Gordon Green.

The story is Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson thought they had finally gotten rid of Michael Myers, but Michael has found a way to escape his burning prison. He's on the hunt again, only this time he's a got a surprise, there's now am entire group of other survivors who want to put an end to him, but will this be enough?

Initial Reaction

After seeing the 2018 film and being very impressed, I was excited for what was next for the franchise. So when I saw that they were making both Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends I couldn't wait. Then we got a trailer and I was hooked. Later on, I got even more pumped for this movie when Geek Vibes Nation said the reviews things like "It's the best entry" and "The carnage is on another level". After reading that I just wanted it to be Oct 15th already.

Cons

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

Middle Ground

One grey area with the movie is with Laurie Strode. Going by the marketing I was lead to believe she was going to have another showdown with Michael Myers. But really she's stuck in the hospital recovering. Now I understand why the filmmakers went with that decision. One, the character (and Jamie Lee Curtis) is an old lady now, so really she can't just spring back into action like nothing happened to her. Two, she did get pretty messed up in the last movie. So it makes sense that she wouldn't be able to do anything. So if anything I'm blaming marketing for this one. The other mix bag is the humor. It mainly stems from two characters named Big John and Little John, and I thought they were good. But there are those times when I felt like the jokes just didn't work.

Pros

Now to discuss the more positives things about Halloween Kills and that's the music. Much like the 2018 film it's very John Carpenter like, but with a little bit more put into it. What I also liked about the film was the 1978 flashbacks. Not only do we get just a tiny bit more information about what happened that night but, those scenes were shot incredibly well. It actually looked like I was watching a 1978 movie. Right down to the way the characters looked to even the quality. Now I'm going to keep this next part brief, but everything you heard about the kills are true. They were both brutal and bloody. There were times when I actually cringe or grab a body part like my arm. That was how vicious the kills were. The last thing I'll give Halloween Kills credit for and it's my absolute favorite part of the entire movie, and it's the mob story. We got a bit of that in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, but this one goes full force with that idea. And what I mostly liked about it was it really showed how the people of  Haddonfield have been effected by Michael Myers. They themselves are becoming the very monster they want to stop. It was quite an interesting part of the movie.

Halloween Kills much like the 2018 movie is one of the better editions to the franchise. It's got a good score, great 1978 flashback scenes, brutal killings, and that mob story was great. The only grey parts were Laurie Strode and the humor.

My final rating is Good.

So yeah, I think you should check Halloween Kills out. In theaters not on streaming. Anyhow, that's going to do it for me. Come back tomorrow on Oct 17th for my thoughts on DC FanDome. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.

Classic Film Night - Psycho

 

Psycho is a 1960 psychological horror thriller movie based on Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name. The movie was produced by Shamley Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Psycho was written by Joseph Stefano and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

The story is Marion Crane is on the lamp and has decided to rest up at the Bates Motel, where she meets the owner of the motel, Norman Bates. She soon starts to regret coming here after it seems Norman's mother is a psychopath. Now she only wants to get out of the motel before someone gets her.

My Thoughts

One thing you absolutely need to praise about this movie, and that's Bernard Herrmann's score. Sure you got the ever so classic shower scene, but I've always been more in favor of the opening theme. Which I'm so grateful they played I do believe two more times during the movie.

What also makes Psycho is the performance from Anthony Perkins. The guy really did make Norman a very charming, nice, and believable man. It's no wonder critics and fans claim it's one of the best performances of all time.

Another piece that made this film amazing was the dialogue. There are a lot of great quotes in this. Such as "A boy's best friend is his mother", "we all go a little mad sometimes", and you have that ending quote from the killer claiming how they couldn't even hurt a fly.

Hitchcock was know as the "Master of Suspense", and after watching this movie, title earned. I remember one suspenseful scene where after the shower scene, Norman is cleaning up after he's mother's murder. I was just sitting there watching and wondering if either A) if he's gonna get caught or B) If he's going to screw up during the clean up. It was a great scene before, during, and after the famous shower scene.

Now I found this movie scary for two reasons. Reason #1 the suggestions. The movie is always having suggestions, which in return makes your mind wondering what's going on and what's going to happen next? Reason #2 it's realism. This is probably the most realistic horror movie I've ever seen. Because a lot of the things that happened here, you can picture that happening in real life. For instance, Norman has to take a victim's car and get rid of it. So he takes it to a swap and let's it sink. That is something I can definitely see a real-life killer/criminal do.

Psycho earned it's spot as one of the greatest movies (not just a horror movie) ever made. It has a great score from Herrmann, Anthony Perkins has a great performance, it has beautiful dialogue, it's suspenseful, and it's scary for both being realistic and for suggestions.

My final rating is A Must Watch.

Okay, that's all for me. Come back on Saturday, Oct 16th for my review of Halloween Kills. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.