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Psycho

Psycho (1960)

June. 22,1960
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8.5
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R
| Horror Thriller Mystery

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

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Ensofter
1960/06/22

Overrated and overhyped

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Rio Hayward
1960/06/23

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Casey Duggan
1960/06/24

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Kaydan Christian
1960/06/25

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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justin-fencsak
1960/06/26

When Psycho was first released in the summer of 1960, it became Hitchcock's most profitable and successful movie of all time. It changed the face of movies, and horror, forever. I've seen it so many times on TV as well as on VHS and blu-ray. It's a superior movie to the remake as well as the sequels and two tv series. The title in the movie refers to the psycho killer named Norman Bates (Tony Curtis) who's main target is Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), who gets killed by a knife set to the loud music of Bernard Hermann and some scary editing. But the movie doesn't end there, as the killer goes to his mom in the famous psycho house and tells what he had did before he gets caught red handed by cops after he kills his brother. In the end, Norman is in a ward, looking at a fly on his hand, before his car gets removed from the muddy lake. The End.

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MJB784
1960/06/27

No list of favorite movies is complete without something from Alfred Hitchcock. I keep changing my mind on my favorite of his. Vertigo was one for a while, then I switched to Strangers on a Train, but the pieces add up best in Psycho. If someone has never seen an Alfred Hitchcock movie and would like to know why he's so important to cinema, here's a perfect introduction. The music by Bernard Herrmann is one of the most famous songs in the history of music. The scenes are memorable both in what they're about and how they're filmed. The casting is pitch perfect. The story adds up all the way through. The trade marks of Hitchcock are everywhere in this, especially the "twist ending", which he invented and never fails to shock me when I watch the picture due to it's realism.

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Anssi Vartiainen
1960/06/28

One of Alfred Hitchcock's most well-known films. Regarded as one of the very first examples of the slasher genre. Still one of the most beloved thrillers ever made and an all-around classic. The shower scene movie.And yet, if that's all you know the movie from, you're missing a lot. The shower scene was scandalous back in its day, much like the rest of the film in general, but it doesn't encapsulate the film all that well. It happens near the middle of the film and a lot happens after it. Sure, it is the most striking scene in the film, but I would personally put more weight on the overall performances of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates and Janet Leigh as Marion Crane.With these two powerful actors Hitchcock manages to tell a truly haunting and nerve-wracking story. Because, to be honest, nowadays the movie would be a bit boring and a lot predictable. The viewer is never truly confused as to where the film is going. But in a way that even enhances the experience. Because you can so clearly see why these characters would make these decisions given the amount of information they have.Add in some masterful camerawork, some really insightful use of surroundings and shadows, the two main actors and a one of the creepiest scores ever produced, and you have a masterful film in your hands.A must see film for all fans of horror and still a really, really good experience all around, despite its age.

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SHBCinema
1960/06/29

This film is amazing and can not be described with word. Director of the film director Alfred Hitchcock is directing the film and it's possible to say that he is one of the best directors of cinema history. He is very skilled in this work and uses every minute of the film, and if there is a sequence in his film, he is unreasonable and he will want to send a message to the viewer. In Psycho, there are no lost scenes from the moment the movie starts, until the movie ends. One of the surprises of this movie that puzzled me is the camera movements that make the movie exciting alone, and it's really great; for example, when Norman was talking to his mother in the room, the viewer was very curious and excited, The face of the killer's mother, but the camera does not allow us to do this, and by departing from Norman's mother's face, moving slowly upward and changing our viewing angle. Throughout the film, the viewer may guesses about the end of the film, but in any case, in the sequence Lila goes to the basement and sees the body of Norman's mother, the viewer is shocked, and everything happens so quickly that the viewer no longer has time to think and all his answers In less than a minute, this sequence is very attractive and exciting as the sequence of Marion's murder in the bathroom, and if you look at this sequence, you will not forget about it in your lifetime. The psycho film is not scary, it's so daunting, mysterious, and also full of excitement that the critics have likened to these fears.

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