Just a classic in every sense of the word. This film probably gave inspiration to most of the grindhouse and horror classics to come. It still holds up well because of Hitchcock's talented eye for suspense. What makes this transcend the genre is that it's also an in depth character study that doesn't cop out at any point. A must see for film buffs.

the original slasher. pretty fucking great.

True horror, not that zombie/demon/chainsaw thing again.

It lags in some parts, but still very suspenseful.

Hitchcock achieves a landmark, moving the art of cinema into the contemporary world that we know now. After watching countless psycho inspired movies, the plot may appear as predictible to the blasé crowd, but at a time when movies were pretty much real world cartoons, this was groundbreaking and extremely daring. Perkins' impeccable acting lifts the movie into a classic status.

Convinced me that classic cinema is that for a reason. I really, really enjoyed this and this proves to films like Saw that you don't have to be over the top to be a good thriller.

Just shut it off at the hour and forty minute mark, before the scene at the station.

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immensely iconic and for good reason. Anthony Perkins is godly, and Herrmann's soundtrack is timeless despite having being copied so many times.

A heavily influential movie, with an iconic performance from Perkins, iconic scene with a shower and perfect directing from the mastery of Hitchcock. Psycho plays great as a straight thriller/mystery/suspense/horror, but Hitchcock cleverly introduced subtle themes and images to give many repeated viewers the joy of gaining something new every time. The best film by the best director, perfect in every way and still the best horror fifty years onwards.