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has anyone ever seen the movie psycho if u did fill me in please

It's widely accepted as one of the best and most influential horror films of all time. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and every serious horror fan should watch it at least twice.

would there ever be a remake?

There was one a few years back with Vince Vaughn. It got a lot of crap but I never made up my mind about how I felt about it. (I'm a big Vaughn fan though)

was it any thing like the original?

It was a shot-for-shot remake.

The remake is also in most Wal Marts right now in their horror displays for 10 bucks. There is also talk of remaking it again believe it or not. I also have Psycho II and III on DVD. I like part II but still haven't gotten around to watching part III.

they made that many remakes?

No, they only made one remake. But, the original film spawned three sequels and a short-lived television series.

so wat was the rest like n y didn't they conue it

The rest just couldn't live up to original film. They stopped making them after Anthony Perkins died.

aw that sucks im goin to watch the original in black n white to day r u shor its going to live up to its rep

Only you can say if it lives up to its rep. I like the film a lot.

Psycho is an excellent horror film.

I wasn't allowed to watch the movie until I was 12 because I caught a sneak of the shower scene and I had nightmares for two days...

To this day, I lock my door while taking a shower.

Psycho is one my my favorite hitchcock films... yeah definately if you are a horor fan you need to see this flick....

i seen it finally the beging was a lil slow 4 me but the end had me bugin with the fly n all

im stuyding films by alfred hitchcock do you recomend any web sites where i can gather this information and also any abut women in horrow films..

I, too, was a little disappointed the pace the first time I saw this film -- maybe because its reputation had me geared up to be terrified from frame one. Over the years I've grown to love it more and more.

Amazing movie in the fact that it creates menace without showing any violence. If you notice in the shower scene, you never actually see the knife go in Ms. Crane. Look for the BIRDS!

This is a bit of a myth. You actually do see the knife going into her in one quick shot. It's done with a retractable blade rather than a prosthetic torso, so I guess technically you can see the knife didn't go into her, but still...

I actually didn't have any problems with the pace of Psycho.

Perhaps it's because I grew up loving the slow and comfortable pace and atmosphere of classic movies, horror or not.

But I thought it was perfect, and when the first real scene of horror came, it packed a double punch in the gut. The calm before the storm. Absolute film perfection.

i liked Psycho from the minute i saw it .. it's a masterpiece.
It was the first (and one of the only) films that killed off the main character early on in the film.

I thought the pacing made the film, not weaken it.

my only issue was that they felt the need to provide a 'wrap up' at the end ...

Not to mention, it was the first mainstream movie ever to show a toilet flush.

(:) )

Wow, what a pointless fact.

did you know that when they made psycho, since it was in black and white, they used chocolate surup as the blood

Wow! Really?! Nobody on a horror forum would ever know something as amazing as that if it wasnt for you!!

:rolleyes:

Haha, smartass.



;)

pyscho sour recipe:

2 ounces Pisco
1 ounce Lime Juice
1/4 ounce Simple Syrup
1/2 Egg White
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Blood
More Blood
Even More Blood
2-3 good dollops of Blood

someone pissed in this guys cornflakes :D

psycho is, IMHO, the greatest horro film of all time - not because it still shocks us, impossible given its notoriety, but because of its subtely and humor and masterful touch. . . hitchcock was an amazing director ta the heighth of his power!

The thing about "Psycho" that is so totally lost on today's viewers is the fact that it's main character (Janet Leigh) is actually murdered at the end of the film's first act. She not only dies, but so brutally as well. This was Hitchcock pulling the rug out from underneath the viewer - no one expected that back during it's first release and Hitchcock did a lot to safeguard that shocking secret when the film was released (anybody ever see the trailer for "Psycho" where Hitch asks the viewer not to tell anyone what they saw?). It's one of the reasons why that scene is considered to be the all time greatest moment in cinema history (in addition, of course, to how well laid out it was). "Psycho" is as good as it gets.

Yes - it's these unpredictabilities that make great films.

Strangely, films not going exactly to the viewer's plan seem to cause upset and even disdain.

Keep fucking with them all I say.

I loved the film, personally. I think that Hitchcock made the pace slow for a purpose. He was leading us into the the darkness and through the darkness bit by bit. People had so many different reactions to Janet Leigh's death... either your heart stopped or it raced...

I remember being a kid and seeing the light swinging back and forth illuminating Ms. Bate's skull. That used to scare the shit out of me. It still really really creeps me out. Not to mention the end, when her skeletal face begins morphing with Perkin's own, and her voice begins blending with his. Creepy, but good stuff.

Also, I wanted to mention another interesting point in the creation of this film. I watched a really old documentary about this film or a "making of..." done by Hitchcock himself. He explained that they had a butcher knife and a table full of different types of melons, pumpkins, and other shit, and what he was doing was stabbing those things trying to produce the closest possible match to a body being stabbed. They either settled on a pumpkin or a very large watermelon.

Does anyone remember that?

All horror fans should see psycho at least once or they can't call themselve horror fans.

Indeed

personally, i think the gus van sant remake is far superior





































oh my god i can't believe i just wrote that . . . i wonder if anyone is stupid enough to believe that i meant it? or, more interesting, i wonder if those words have ever appeared together before???