Classic Thriller

Rating: Null/10 (8 November 2011)

"Psycho" is perhaps the best horror film of all time, directed by the best horror director of all time, Alfred Hitchcock. It has a simple plot, and to describe the events that take place would be quick work, but the suspense and fear the film creates can not be described. Hitchcock was masterful. His direction of this film made something as pedestrian as a police officer approaching a car, or taking a hot shower fill you with a sense of fear and trepidation. Hitchcock let the suspense build throughout the film, while the plot twisted and turned until the shocking climax, that I'm sure no one saw coming. Anthony Perkins was wonderful as the quiet Norman Bates, and the rest of the cast was solid. This film was Hitchcock's magnum opus, that embodied movie making at its finest. From camera work, to acting, to plot, Hitchcock made a film that defines what quality is, while tantalizing and scaring you more than you would think possible.