Arguably Hitchcock's best.

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2004)

"Every boy's best friend is his mother." -Norman Bates Psycho is the best chiller-thriller of all time, tied in with a huge mystery. It is so influential many movies have copied and ripped off of it. The famous story is about Marion Crane, a business associate who steals 40,000 dollars from her boss and then runs away to her boyfriend with the money. She stops at the Bates Motel, and befriends with hotel owner Norman Bates. She is murdered in the shower that night and Norman is scared stiff when he finds her dead. He drowns her body in the swamp that night, but it isn't very long before the police and her family come looking for her. Psycho is definitely the most memorable "scary" movie I've ever watched. Anthony Perkins is great in his role (should have been Oscar-nominated), as is Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and John Gavin. Possibly the best from perfectionist director Alfred Hitchcock and one of the 60's best. 10/10 stars.