Watch more films!

Rating: 6/10 (11 February 2006)

anyone who calls this the "greatest film of all time" needs to watch more films, especially films from other countries around the world.
Psycho does a few tricks on its audience but other than that, it has nothing much to qualify it as a "great film."
technically, it's also nothing great. if you're looking for good technique in a Hitchcock film, you're better off watching The Birds.
psychologically, it's also nothing impressive. sure its main reference is Freud's Oedipus Complex, but many films before it has already explored that, albeit in different ways.
sure, it's surprising that the first protagonist dies halfway through the film.
and sure, the twist at the end is awesome.
but "the greatest film of all time"?
you need to get out more often.