Psycho

Pros: Direction, acting, editing, cinematography, score
Cons: Not fully coherent

When you talk about the film, Psycho, people literally jump in fright. Many will long remember this film as being the most frightening film of all-time, and the American Film Institute (AFI) recognized this film as the most heart-pounding film of...

Pros: Well done suspenseful thriller.
Cons: Not for everyone.

I really enjoy good suspenseful thriller movies. Unfortunately, many of the movies that are advertised as suspenseful or thrillers turn out to be not very good with very little in the way of suspense. Alfred Hitchcock was able to make several very ...

Pros: Creepy Ambience, Great Performances, Frightening but Intelligent Story
Cons: Pacing Issues

When speaking of slasher films most fans are quick to name off their share of Halloweens, Friday the 13ths, A Nightmare on Elm Streets etc. I've noticed lately that one of the grandfathers of the horror sub-genre has gone widely ignored by younger ...

Pros: Score, Direction, Leigh, Perkins
Cons: Supporting cast adequate, not great

Psycho (1960) Ree-Ree-Ree-Ree!!!! It was the sound that got me in Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece of horror and suspense in stark black and white. Bernard Herrmann’s string section with that strident passage that is so unforgettable. ...

Pros: An American Movie Classic; frightening; interesting; great story
Cons: Probably not interesting to those who don't like "old" films

Before taking my Hitchcock class at The University of Alaska - Anchorage, the only Hitchcock film I had seen was The Birds. To tell you the truth, I was young when I saw it and I don't ...

Pros: Even though you know how it ends there is still genuine suspense.
Cons: Nothing.

I love Norman Bates. Oh, I know there are the less 'savoury' aspects of his personality, if you will, but how could you not fall for that boyish face, the almost puppylike urge to please, the eagerness the chirpy, friendly conversational tone. And who ...

Pros: Anthony Perkins' acting is unsurpassed, Effective acting by Janet Leigh, Tight script writing by Stephano, Hitchcock's masterful direction and editing, the camera-work, The images that stay with you forever. Everything in this classic works well!
Cons: Nothing of consequence though the psychologist scene could be cut tighter for modern audiences

I wasn't allowed to see Psycho when it first came out in 1960. My parents only allowed us to see Walt Disney and John Wayne movies automatically and only a handful of other approved films. Psycho didn't make the list. Perhaps a...

Pros: Hitchcock, score, Anthony Perkins, very suspenseful, scary
Cons: Long, John Gavin

There are some movies you just know you have to see. Any person with even a slight interest in film knows that they need to see Lord of the Rings, Casablanca, and Gone With the Wind in order to hold their heads up high. There’s no escaping this ...

Pros: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, and one of the industry's best ever musical scores.
Cons: The ending's a bit hard to take.

What can I possibly say about "Psycho" that hasn't been said before? Is it the scariest movie ever? Probably. (And anyone who says that "The Blair Witch Project" was scarier need read no further - that is, assuming you can read in the first place!) Is ...

Pros: Superb acting, direction, and plot
Cons: A non-essential scene slightly tarnishes the film as a whole

THE PLOT

Marion Crane (Janet Leigh: The Fog) has stolen $40,000 dollars from her boss with the intention of driving across several states to run away with her long-distance boyfriend. When the fear of being...

Pros: Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Bernard Herrmann's musical score
Cons: John Gavin, Vera Miles, talky ending

Today Psycho stands as a testament to the artistic genius of director Alfred Hitchcock. As simple as Joseph Stefano’s screenplay may be, it has risen over the decades to become the quintessential horror film of all time. Few, if any, have matched it, ...

Pros: Anthony Perkins; groundbreaking; chilling.
Cons: Supporting cast doesn't stand out.

The best laid plans of mice and men usually end up with you dying in the shower. Or something of that sort.

Alfred Hitchcock, the undisputed master of suspense, went for the throat with 1960's Psycho. The film, based on Robert Bloch's...

Pros: your imagination will keep you on your tip-toes
Cons: -

I guess everybody knows the story - a young lady arrives at the Bates' Motel which has its terrible secrets ready to be discovered by her.

When I saw the movie the first time I was a teenager and it took me a while back then to understand it....

Pros: One of the greatest movies ever made; full of suspense; exquisite forced point-of-view camera work
Cons: Not for the squeamish

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See this movie - several times. To pass up the chance to see this movie is to admit your disdain for films as a whole. Many universities have school-wide requirements, Psycho should be among...

Pros: Very surprising
Cons: none-just don't see the new version

This is the most provoking look at Multiple Personality Disorder, now called "Dissociative Identity Disorder"(why do they keep changing the names for things?) I kept houding my psychology professor to show this film while we were on the subject of...