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Psycho (1960)
Oct. 15th, 2024 09:42 am9/10 fantastic film. Psycho holds up and is absolutely worth the watch if you haven't seen this classic yet.
Literally the only reason it isn't a 10/10 for me is becuase I laughed at all the death scenes. They did not age as well as the rest of the film.
Norman Bates is charasmatic and adorable in a way that makes you almost root for him. The way the movie handles Norman and his mother do such a great job of hiding the reveal that (most) know already due to the film being so old. (Cheers for "Rosebud" spoilers.)
It's also fun watching this film from a historical context. It's rated R and was absolutely schocking upon its release (A woman was shown in her bra! The "gore" of the shower scene! Crossdressing!), but now I struggle to see this film getting anything worse than a PG-13 rating.
Times in cinema have certainly changed.
All the same, this film is 100% worth watching for Norman Bates alone and I hope you check it out!
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Literally the only reason it isn't a 10/10 for me is becuase I laughed at all the death scenes. They did not age as well as the rest of the film.
Norman Bates is charasmatic and adorable in a way that makes you almost root for him. The way the movie handles Norman and his mother do such a great job of hiding the reveal that (most) know already due to the film being so old. (Cheers for "Rosebud" spoilers.)
It's also fun watching this film from a historical context. It's rated R and was absolutely schocking upon its release (A woman was shown in her bra! The "gore" of the shower scene! Crossdressing!), but now I struggle to see this film getting anything worse than a PG-13 rating.
Times in cinema have certainly changed.
All the same, this film is 100% worth watching for Norman Bates alone and I hope you check it out!
My Bluesky Liveblog and Mini Review
