True "Horror"

Rating: 8/10 (22 April 1999)

Just saw Psycho for the first time and I thought it was an excellent horror film. Now those of you who haven't seen the original don't be confused or misled by the word "horror." Most people today when they hear the word horror think of the likes of Jason or Freddy or Dracula hacking and biting people to a bloody pulp and leaving us with a very gross looking corpse on the the screen and a sick twisting feeling in our stomachs. Horror, according to the dictionary, means a state of suspense or tension; unfortunately, today one can't call a movie a horror film without gore. When people today for the first time see Psycho think that this movie isn't scary enough or gory enough to be considered horror. I must admit that I was at first trapped into that state of mind, but then I soon realized that Psycho is not a horror in the sense of gore or fright factor, but a horror in the sense that you are on the edge of your seat wanting to know what is going to happen and when it does happen you are shocked and sometimes disturbed by what has just occurred.
What adds to the mystery, suspense, and yes horror to it all is the fact that you don't know how the movie is going to end; unfortunately, I found out what the ending was going to be before seeing the movie. So I beg you all, don't tell others who haven't seen this film what the ending is going to be, because that is where I was the most scared in the entire movie. Just imagine what it would have been like if I, or anyone else, didn't know what the ending was.
We miss you Alfred.