Easily the best

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2014)

This film belongs with those movies that are set aside from others; those that will never be forgotten. Its impact is overwhelming and its immortality is inevitable.
It is simply Hitchcock's best, as it is different from his previous films (which were all excellent) in suspense.
It is more quiet, more gritty and is set in a remote area in the US. This horror film has meaning and underneath the gore and horror there is something deep and poetic; unlike today's films that are filled with blood, gore and not much more. The idea itself sends chills down your spine.
The performances are fabulous. A crime was committed in not awarding the Best Actor Oscar to Anthony Perkins, who gave a breathtaking and blood-curdling performance that grew to become iconic. Janet Leigh was magnificent as well.
Hitchcock's incomparable directing and story-telling abilities made this film what it is , and the technical effects also help build up the suspense. Who can forget the infamous shower scene and its impact on film-making and suspense movies, where (in my opinion), the finest editing was ever performed in film. I actually believed that the knife was penetrating Marion's body.
The famous score by Bernard Herrmann tripled the movie's impact and was absolutely phenomenal, from the quiet suspenseful opening shot to the romantic theme, to the stolen money and the running away, and finally to the motel, where a quiet and creepy theme takes over, and then, of course, the shrieking violins of the murder sequences of the big reveal at the end. All of these factors helped in making PSYCHO one of the greatest movies ever made.
10/10