The Best Film of all time

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2006)

Quite simply the best film of all time. Tony Perkins gives one of the best performances from a male actor on screen. Sensational story, superbly directed by Hitchcock and excellent performances from all actors especially Janet Leigh. An amazing film for 1960, the story is the best horror of all time, the lonely hotel, the eerie house and the quiet mysterious deranged proprietor make the atmosphere sensational. Would have been very enjoyable to have seen this movie when it was first released as the story was unknown and to have the beautiful main character (Janet Leigh) killed so early and in the most vicious way in the shower was such an unexpected and shocking turn! The scene is one of the most famous in movie history but was not done by Tony as he was very squeamish and shy around woman! What began as a young woman running away with some money to better her and her boyfriends future turns into the murdering, deranged world of Norman Bates. You never know that Norman is the killer until the end, nor do you know he is mentally ill, but of course you always have this feeling! The film especially for its time is just so different, so wonderfully done and the story is made from amazing imagination. The film is much better than the book as the character in the book is not similar to Tony Perkins Norman. This was Perkins role of a life time and he does it amazingly, he was born to play this part and will always be here with us as Norman as the film will always be in the memory as it is the best film ever made.It has also influenced every horror movie since and continues to be influential to this day. RIP Tony Perkins and Janet Leigh and thanks for the movies,the performances and the entertainments you gave us.