Add to cart. Sold by goodwillrs About this product Product Information Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. However, Hitchcock's black-and-white original, featuring Anthony Perkins's haunting characterization of lonely motel keeper Norman Bates, has never been equaled.
Bates presides over an out-of-the-way motel under the domineering specter of his mother. The young, well-intentioned Bates is introduced to the audience when Marion Crane Janet Leigh , a blonde on the run with stolen money, checks in for the night.
But Momma doesn't like loose women, so the stage is set for this classic tale of horror--and one of the most famous scenes in film history.
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I don't much care for storyboards, but I thought it was somewhat interesting to compare how the scene was conceived opposed to how it was executed. Universal should have run the film alongside the storyboards in a split-screen configuration, though, so we could more directly make that comparison. Psycho contains a very extensive supplement of still photographs. In all we see about pictures, but they're rather confusingly organized.
However, the "production photos" shown in that section are actually promotional shots; some of these are taken on the sets, some aren't, but all are clearly staged for the photographer and intended to promote the film. These are all actual production photos of the cast and crew working on the set, and they probably should have been all placed under one heading. Anyway, I most enjoyed the "production photos;" I found the staged promotional shots to be very interesting and entertaining.
Real production photos don't do a lot for me, but the ones shown here are pretty good. The DVD contains some pretty good production notes. These aren't a replacement for the terrific documentary on Disc Two, but they do supplement it well. This is one of the most unusual trailers I've ever seen; actually, it probably is the most unique promo reel I've witnessed.
The trailer clocks in at more than six and a half minutes in length and it shows literally no clips from movie itself. Instead, it shows Hitchcock's droll little walk through the set as he discusses all of the terrible events that "happened" there. It's tremendously amusing and entertaining and is unquestionably one of the greatest trailers ever made. In addition to that little masterpiece, the DVD includes five re-release trailers. All of these are very similar; essentially they just promote the fact that the television version of Psycho is edited so you'd better see it in the theaters or else you'll miss some of it.
These clips are interesting, but not in a league with the original trailer. Over on DVD Two, the main attraction comes from an excellent minute and eight-second documentary simply called The Making of Psycho. This program is created mainly from a combination of modern interviews interspersed with production photos and clips from the movie itself. Although he didn't work on Psycho , editor Paul Hirsch also appears; he relates some anecdotes about his experiences working with composer Herrmann and also tosses in an interesting story that relates to his experience on Star Wars.
In addition, filmmaker Clive Barker tosses out a few thoughts. Although this method has some limits due to the deaths of many of the film's creators - most notably Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins - it works very well and offers a nicely complete picture of the creation of the film. Despite the absence of so many main figures, I can't imagine that the piece would offer any more complete a picture of how the film was made.
All of these areas receive a lot of attention, and we learn a ton of great details. It's an absolutely terrific program that entertains as it informs. This kind of show inevitably becomes something of a lovefest. They discuss the source novel and what attracted Hitchcock to it, some aspects of cinematic storytelling, and a few aspects of the flick.
So it's no surprise that Universal is re-releasing a handful of Hitchcock's greatest films as part of their legacy series, starting with what is perhaps his most defining achievement -- Psycho. It's almost impossible for most of us internet-generation critics to appreciate first-hand the impact that Psycho had on its original audience. This critic's grandmother has a story from having seen the film for the first time in London, shortly after its premiere there. The woman next to her, sucking on newly-purchased popsicle, unexpectedly — or so goes the tale —inhaled the entire thing when the shower curtain pulled so famously back, choking while the audience screamed in terror.
Thankfully, the story ended better for her than it did for poor Marrion Crane. It's a movie that hardly bears reviewing.
Chances are good that you've seen it on either DVD or late-night television, and if you haven't, then you've got better things to do than read this review. But where much praise is given to films like Citizen Kane for pioneering now-everyday film techniques — occasionally elevating the film beyond it's modern-day effectiveness -- Psycho continues to be not only the film from which all other suspense films would eventually borrow, but a damn good thriller so many decades later.
The twisted story of a boy and his mother works for a number of reasons: Joseph Stefano's chilling script and Anthony Perkins' equally chilling portrayal of the troubled Norman Bates; the sudden and shocking murder of the film's seeming lead actress; the shrill-sounding strings; the simple, yet brilliantly stylized direction by the master himself — Alfred Hitchcock. It's a movie that takes its time, building tension slowly only to release it in quick, terrifying bursts — the famous shower scene, or Arbogast's murder.
In fact, one could hardly imagine the landscape of modern cinema had Psycho not established its historic, bloody precedent. Nor would one want to. Score: 10 out of 10 Video and Presentation God knows there have been previous Psycho DVD releases, but the digitally re-mastered transfer of the film makes it look about as good as you're likely to see it.
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