Scariest and best movie i've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2001)

I was not even a gleam in my father's eye when this movie was made, and yet this movie is as scary now as I'm sure it was then. "Scary" movies these days generally do not scare me at all. Alfred Hitchcock's movies have always had an uncanny ability to scare the wits out of me. Particular Vertigo and this movie. The Birds was scary also, but not as disturbing as these. Now, about this review. I had never seen this before and on a boring Saturday evening I decided to go buy this dvd from the local store. So, I got it and watched it that night. I watched it with the lights out, my surround system cranked, and on the edge of my seat the whole time. I cannot tell you how many times my heart skipped a beat in this movie. The music, the photography, the lighting, everything combined to make this a movie that I will not forget. The music in the shower scene that is repeated at the very end (screeching violins) is forever engrained in my memory. I tried watching this movie again by myself today and I cannot do it. That is how scary it is. Anthony Perkins is amazing. Everyone in the cast is amazing, but his is the performance that you will remember from this movie.
Now, about the dvd. This dvd is incredible. A 90-minute making of Psycho is incredible. There is also a trailer, another documentary, and tons of other good stuff. They really crammed a lot onto this dvd to make it worth your money. The video quality is crystal clear. The audio quality is stupendous. It is only Dolby Digital stereo though. Just be sure to crank this one to let Bernard Herrmanns score scare you out of your mind. To sum it up, do not rent this dvd, this dvd belongs in your collection so do yourself a favor and go rent it. But do not watch it by yourself unless you are brave.