Psycho: The Essential Horror Collection
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| Psycho (1960) |
Details
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Joseph Stefano (screenplay), Robert Bloch (novel)
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 109 minutes
Considered as one of the most iconic horror films in history, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. No doubt Psycho is one of Hitchcock's most famous film. This film is probably has the most plus for me, with its classics, perfect directing, this movie has rare values! Whenever you watch it, it never gets old, truly masterpiece!
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| Janet Leigh as Marion Crane |
Great story with perfect idea. The story centers on a secretary (Leigh) who steals $400,000 from her employer's client and sets off on the run. Being forced by rainstorm, she stops at Bates Motel where she meets Norman Bates (Perkins), a lonely and somewhat peculiar man. I supposed the story actually has simplicity to be heard, but with creative idea that mixed with the story, the simple story likely becomes an unsolved mystery.
Psycho is all about perfection, perfect directing and acting. With the typical performance from Janet Leigh, and also perfect match character for Anthony Perkins, this such quality of film is now very rare! The addition of Vera Miles as Marion's sister named Lila, is never disappointing. All dialog seems very meaningful with proper language. With the originality performance of each actor, turns the whole dialog into very attractive and alive. Back in 1998, some of you might saw the remake of this film with the same title Psycho (1998). Obviously, making a remake of a highly acclaimed film is very risky. Oh well, what a real piece of shit. The remake definitely failed, clearly from Anne Heche performance as Marion Crane. Janet Leigh portrayed Marion Crane with modesty, this such acting is a fine art.
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| The legendary shower scene! |
Speaking about Janet Leigh, I think almost no one could do a unique, rare performance as she did in Psycho. Therefore, the pivotal shower scene with its horror and mystery style blended with Leigh's body and scream creates Psycho as a very well-known horror film in cinema history. The death of Leigh's character, Marion, looks to die for! Even though, without special effects for the death scene, it looks superb than the Saw franchise! Hitchcock's calculated camera movements and perfect placements incite the sense of dread, moreover added with Bernard Herrmann's classic score gives a whole other layer of terror. No doubt, Bernard Herrmann's score for Psycho is his best one!
As a conclusion, this movie is definitely a marvelous horror movie with bunch of breathtaking scenes. There's a tense mystery in it and dreadful terror that make it prettier. Psycho is the flawless horror move that you can enjoy for the rest of your life.
Rating: A+
As a conclusion, this movie is definitely a marvelous horror movie with bunch of breathtaking scenes. There's a tense mystery in it and dreadful terror that make it prettier. Psycho is the flawless horror move that you can enjoy for the rest of your life.
Rating: A+