Argh - was completely fooled until the very end... good job Hitchcock.

"Why she wouldn't even hurt a fly."

Dude, Anthony Perkins is so good. So so good. So good in fact it's kinda epic. Also, Janet Leigh has such expressive eyes, which explains why the camera is always focus on her face.

At one point while watching the movie, I was reaching for my drink until a certain scene caught me off guard and froze me in place. That scene is where Marion Crane is waiting at the traffic light and sees her boss crossing the street, both locking eyes. It is more effective if you watch it yourself.

Why do I have a feeling Alfred Hitchcock was a serial killer in a past life.

"We all go a little mad sometimes."

First half was kinda boring and the movie was pretty predictable. Saying that, Norman Bates was a great character and everytime he was on screen it was fun to watch.

She just goes - a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes.

Still holds up well. The scares are great. The score is fantastic. Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh are both terrific.

Horribly great movie. Watched it when it came out. Took me 30 years to take a shower without anyone in the house.

I'm only just now starting to watch some of the old Hollywood classics, as I used to feel I wouldn't be able to enjoy them properly after how conditioned I've been by modern film-making to expect fast paced, seamlessly edited, cgi filled movies, which I thought would, unfairly, make me dislike older movies. Psycho, however, has to be one of the greatest classics I've watched, and as different as style and form used to be back then, I didn't feel bored for one second, on the contrary, this has to be one of the most exciting films I've ever watched. It's a great achievement in the art of suspense, with its eerie soundtrack and chilling montages. The twists are great and the acting by Leigh and Perkins is just delicious. I loved it!

When Norman Bates ran in the room dressed as the dead mother while the soundtrack played, I legit got chills. I was disturbed to my core. I've never seen a movie so effectively freak me out that quickly and that deep. I almost started shaking when I saw that image.

A classic film which everyone must see at least once. For the time it was made is eerily creepy, and it still manages to stand up today. The plot is amazing.

You too! I had no idea Bruce Willis was actually dead the whole time!

>*"Well, a boy's best friend is his mother"*

Engaging, thrilling, creepy, unpredictable. Hitchcock's ***Psycho*** is without a doubt a masterclass in filmmaking. The camerawork and close ups to the character's faces make it so immersive and claustrophobic. The screaching high pitched score and the immersive calmer score work so good together. Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh are damn good actors. The scene where they sit down to talk is honestly one of my favorite scenes of all time, the dialogue was gold. I actually managed to avoid spoilers all those years and so the shower scene was totally unexpected. It's a great twist and everything after is still excellent but the movie took a hit because of it, it's like something was missing after. The mystery was so worth it for that final crazy twist! Perfect ending.

Looked forward to seeing this, especially due to all of the references. It was solid, but occasionally lost my interest. Good introduction to Hitchcock.

Themes (tone, impact) 0.5
Acting and characters 1
Story (writing, direction, pacing) 0.5
Aesthetic (sets, special effects, score) 1
Enjoyment 0.5

3.5/5

First time ever watching this… obviously heard of ‘Norman Bates’ and seen the iconic shower scene, but never actually watched the movie. I was always put off by the black and white, but I’m so glad I’ve finally watched this masterpiece! Solid right the way through, with a memorable ending. I can now begin to understand the hype around Alfred Hitchcock’s “psycho”.

Surely Hitch took his time to introduce the main character here.
"Psycho" has been quoted, remade, and parodied so many times that it lost a lot of its punch, but is still an entertaining film to watch. Historical value aside, the first half is a superb example of fine storytelling, and Anthony Perkins's performance is so natural that it makes me shiver every time. I like how the film makes such a big deal about Marion and the 40,000 dollars only to completely shift the focus halfway through. The second half gets kind of spoiled by Vera Miles' stiff performance but also offers an interesting twist. Nothing exceptional in 2020, but at that time it must have been something groundbreaking, as Hitchcock had to hire Simon Oakland just to explain the film at the end.

I will not be able to bring anything to "Psycho" that hasn't already been said. It is one of the greatest Horror films...no check that...one of the greatest films of any genre ever made. It paved the way for the modern-day slasher flick and it contained a couple of the greatest plot twists ever.

It looks wonderful on Blu-Ray. And by the way, people who haven't experienced old Black & White films restored to Blu-Ray have no idea what they're missing.

This is simply one of the greatest movies made by perhaps the greatest director of all time.

#1 AFI 100 years Thriller

2 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
.5 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
.5 / 1 writing
1 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think

0 / 0 misc

8 / 10

Even after 60 years it's story is much better than movies now a days.....one of the classic movie ....must watch

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is a cinematic masterpiece that delivers horrific scares. When a young girl goes missing after stealing $40 thousand dollars, a private investigator tracks her last known whereabouts to the Bates Model. Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh lead the cast and give strong performances. But, it’s Hitchcock’s brilliant directing that makes the film so powerful. He does an amazing job at building a suspenseful mood, and at crafting intense scenes. Psycho is a smart, groundbreaking film that has become an immortal classic.