Review – Psycho

Here we have one of the great classics of the silver screen, one of the key moments in the genesis of the slasher genre. A lot of this movie has become cliché, particularly the famous, oft-mimicked shower sequence. And of course Anthony Perkins did such a masterful job as the deeply disturbed Norman Bates that he ended up typecast for most of the rest of his career (including recreations of the role in several inept sequels). Overall this film is such a wonderful example of how much can be accomplished without recourse to gore (or color, for that matter) that it’s a wonder the genre ever advanced much beyond this stage. Arguably director Alfred Hitchcock’s finest moment, this one is not to be missed. Buy the tape