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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 14:56:32 GMT
I liked the movie, I'm giving it a 9 for bringing something new, giving the audience an almost entirely new experience. Not my words, I'm not old enough to have seen it in cinemas, not even close. It's something my father said, movies that offered an entirely new experience, like The Excorcist, the French Connection, ...
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Post by SciFive on May 24, 2017 16:17:10 GMT
I liked the movie, I'm giving it a 9 for bringing something new, giving the audience an almost entirely new experience. Not my words, I'm not old enough to have seen it in cinemas, not even close. It's something my father said, movies that offered an entirely new experience, like The Excorcist, the French Connection, ... Most people are too young to know this, but "Psycho" was the first movie where the theaters refrained from seating people until the last showing was finished (and the old crowd had left the theater) so that the surprise at the end wouldn't be ruined for the people arriving to see the movie. It seems strange as hell now since all movies are seated so that people will see them from the beginning, but apparently, the old way of doing things was to have people show up whenever they wanted. They would sometimes start seeing the movie in the middle and then watch the first half after seeing the ending. The standalone theaters were only playing one movie at a time. "Psycho" changed this as the result of Hitchcock's demand that people see the movie from the beginning until the end (and then leave). He wanted his twist at the end to get the full impact of his design. When the surprise came at the end, I think entire theaters filled with people (including adults) were screaming their heads off. It was a groundbreaking movie in a lot of ways.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jun 6, 2017 13:56:25 GMT
9/10.
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Post by SciFive on Jun 25, 2017 20:24:09 GMT
B&W was the ideal call, even if it was because of censors afraid of red blood or whatever. I know it's called the greatest horror film of all time & yet whenever I watch it, it seems more mystery & suspense. I guess it did usher in horror as critically acceptable or whatever. The B&W choice wasn't because of the censors. It was about the money. Psycho was an A-list director doing a movie on a B-list budget (and Hitchcock wasn't the first to do this). Hitchcock didn't have the support of the studio - the subject matter was too gross. The story was inspired by Ed Gein (a real-life psycho who made Norman Bates look tame). His shocking case was only a few years old when the book was written. Hitchcock bought the rights to the book even though the lead character (Norman) was a middle-aged unappealing guy. Someone thought up the idea of making Norman a young, vulnerable looking guy instead (with a famous actress getting killed early in the movie). It was more interesting than the book. Hitchcock got his TV show people (for the most part) to make the movie like an episode of his TV show. (I've read a book about the making of Psycho.)
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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 10, 2017 1:15:00 GMT
Re-watched last night. I guess I never noticed the opening date December 11... which makes checking into the Bates hotel 12th day of the 12th month, along with the 12 cabins etc.
There's something masterful about how nice & clear this film's dialogue truly is. There's something crystal clear about everyone's enunciation as if it were a radio play or audiobook. Patient deliveries too, nothing's rushed or hassled.
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Post by SciFive on Sept 15, 2017 14:22:56 GMT
Classic movie - and interesting tale about how it was made.
10/10
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Sept 15, 2017 16:46:20 GMT
This is a no-brainer. 10/10.
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Post by THawk on Sept 15, 2017 23:17:07 GMT
6/10
Enjoyable, but did not find anything remarkable or truly memorable about it. Whatever it inspired later on in film history - I probably wasn't a big fan of that either. Just not my thing much.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Sept 15, 2017 23:30:53 GMT
7/10
I really liked Psycho II better
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Post by fangirl1975 on Sept 15, 2017 23:50:45 GMT
10/10. A crackerjack shocker.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 17, 2017 3:59:56 GMT
9/10
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Post by someguy on Feb 20, 2018 15:38:09 GMT
9/10.
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Post by James on Feb 20, 2018 23:27:15 GMT
8.5/10 (voted 9) Iconic and very memorable classic.
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Post by Vits on Feb 24, 2018 20:08:01 GMT
8/10 Probably someone who thinks Fast and Furious or Transformers are good movies. Ummm... A lot of critics and fans think that FAST AND FURIOUS became good movies after the 4th one. I mean, I'm open to discussing the weaknesses of the film, but COME ON. Saying "Come on" sarcastically like that gives the impression that you're not open to discussing it. Yeah lol who tf gave this a zero?! And why is that even a option Because we all have different opinions. Yeah, when did "0" become an option? Am I crazy, or did some of the earlier rate threads just go 1-10? Hmm... IMDB 1 didn't have a 0 option, which is why most threads here don't have it either. However, there's not an actual rule that states that there can't be a 0 option.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2018 20:54:09 GMT
8/10 Probably someone who thinks Fast and Furious or Transformers are good movies. Ummm... A lot of critics and fans think that FAST AND FURIOUS became good movies after the 4th one. I mean, I'm open to discussing the weaknesses of the film, but COME ON. Saying "Come on" sarcastically like that gives the impression that you're not open to discussing it. Yeah lol who tf gave this a zero?! And why is that even a option Because we all have different opinions. Yeah, when did "0" become an option? Am I crazy, or did some of the earlier rate threads just go 1-10? Hmm... IMDB 1 didn't have a 0 option, which is why most threads here don't have it either. However, there's not an actual rule that states that there can't be a 0 option. We all have different opinions, sure, but a zero is literally trolling. What films deserve a zero? That means the film has failed on EVERY level.
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Post by Vits on Feb 24, 2018 21:06:42 GMT
Trolling would be to insult out of nowhere. How is it out of nowhere if they're using an option that they were given in the first place? The scale was created for a reason: All movies must get one of those numbers. There's no such thing as a perfect movie, yet many movies deserve a 10. Why? Because the good things in them overshadow their flaws. It's the same with movies that deserve a 0.
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Post by teleadm on Feb 24, 2018 23:49:45 GMT
10/10
Less is more, Hitchcock's minimalistic masterpiece. and does something that so many others should learn, let the Camera talk!!!!
Never forget "A boy's best friend is his mother",
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Post by teleadm on Feb 24, 2018 23:54:27 GMT
Trolling would be to insult out of nowhere. How is it out of nowhere if they're using an option that they were given in the first place? The scale was created for a reason: All movies must get one of those numbers. There's no such thing as a perfect movie, yet many movies deserve a 10. Why? Because the good things in them overshadow their flaws. It's the same with movies that deserve a 0. You are stating a good point there, The good parts overshadows it's flaws.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Feb 25, 2018 6:31:10 GMT
I watched it with a 100 people in a university in the mid 90s and they burst into laughter when Norman appears at the end in the wig and dress. Kind of annoying.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2018 21:29:22 GMT
9/10.
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