GENIUS GENIUS GENIUS!

Rating: Null/10 (20 April 2002)

*May contain Spoilers* Unlike many slasher films these days, which provide temporary scares due to hardcore violence (sidebar discussion: how stupid are characters in horror films these days?) Psycho gets into your head and scares you psychologically. Janet Leigh's face as she is racked with guilt and fear, the music...and Anthony Perkins who is simply brilliant in this film (who was also robbed of an Oscar nomination), his performance as Norman Bates is haunting. Also that cop who stalks Marion is scary too. What's really amazing about this movie is the fact that Hitchcock can convey feelings of fear and terror without gore or hardcore violence. Also see: Rear Window (also really really good and genius)