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.
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