The First Modern Horror Classic

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2000)

Revolutionary in its time, Hitchcock's Psycho still shocks today when viewed. It is the standard that every horror movie is judged by. Filmed in black and white, everything in this movie--the music, the dialogue, the scenery, etc. is perfectly in sync and is a big reason this movie is a classic. One bad thing is that I read somewhere that one of the goofs in the movie is when Janet Leigh is killed in the bathroom and staring at the camera, you can see her adam's apple moving. I had never noticed that, but after reading that I noticed it the next time I watched it and it sort of ruined the illusion for me. Oh well, that was about the only thing wrong with this movie. Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Martin Balsam are all outstanding. Herrmann's score is one of his best, and there are so many memorable scenes that you just need to go watch it right now. One of Hitch's 5 best.