My take: This is a masterpiece of suspense and horror. If you have not seen it, I am utterly jealous of you because I would pay good money to watch it again for the first time.
Rating: 4 out of 4 stars
I remember the first time I saw this movie. I was in high school and my mom did a terrific job setting it up. She didn’t tell me anything about it other than to say, “You have to remember that Janet Leigh was a star. Everyone was going to the film to see her.”
With that in mind, I hit play and was utterly floored at how quickly things progressed. Just in case there are those of you who have not seen it, I do not want to ruin the fun too much.
The story basically involves a young woman (played by that infamous Janet Leigh) who is in love with a man who cannot afford to marry her. When $40,000 in cash falls into her lap at work, she grabs the opportunity and takes it. She drives quickly toward her beau, fearful of the police coming after her.
Poster for Psycho
But the drive is long, and when she becomes lost in a storm she is forced to spend the night at a motel run by Norman Bates…
I’ll leave it at that. But I can tell you that the movie is good enough to have spawned 4 sequels, one remake, and a television show (Bates Motel). I would recommend this movie to darn near anyone. I don’t think you even have to be a fan of horror to appreciate Hitchcock’s mastery of suspense.
Even this trailer for Psycho is excellent and shows the man himself giving you a private tour of the set:
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