Psycho review

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2011)

This movie was the first Alfred Hitchcock movie I had ever seen. It was very suspenseful and realistic. This movie has a very different style compared to today's horror films which is more about blood and gore rather than suspense and mystery. I thought Anthony Perkins did a wonderful job as Norman Bates. I liked how he could go from playing innocent character to a psychotic madman. I also like Janet Leigh's performance. I think it's too bad that they never released a colored version of this film.
I think more horror movies today should try being more suspenseful and adding mystery rather than blood and gore, but with today's horror fans, I doubt that will ever happen. It seems that we've lost touch with suspenseful horror movies and just get into the blood and violence. Every now and then, we do see a horror movie with suspense and mystery, but it always seems to get outnumbered by the slasher movies.