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Description: • Psycho (1960) - Hitchock's finest achievement, and one indelibly haunting picture, 10/10. WATCH full episodes of "Movie Night" -- bit.ly/JogJPMN READ my un-filmed reviews / scripts: bit.ly/JPMNNotFilmed FOLLOW me on Letterboxd to see what I'm watching / rating: bit.ly/JonLetterboxd ~~ Movie Night ~~ Your host, and film critic Jonathan Paula reviews everything from opening day releases, recent DVDs, upcoming trailers, and classics from years past. Each "Quick Review" is an excerpt from a full episode, which airs on the Jogwheel channel every week. ~~ Watch More Reviews ~~ Browse By Year ----- bit.ly/MNYear Browse By Rating --- bit.ly/MNRating Trailer Reviews ------- bit.ly/MNTrailers ~~ Other Channels ~~ Jogwheel (Main channel) --- bit.ly/Jogwheel Jon's World (2nd channel) -- bit.ly/JonWorld The Microwave Show --------- bit.ly/TMSArchive uStream Live Shows ---------- bit.ly/JogLive ~~ Social Media & Merch ~~ Twitter ---------------------------- bit.ly/JonTW Facebook ----------------------- bit.ly/JonFBFan Instagram ----------------------- bit.ly/JonInsta Patreon -------------------------- bit.ly/JonPatreon Letterboxd ---------------------- bit.ly/JonLetterboxd T-Shirts -------------------------- bit.ly/JogStore ~~ Credits ~~ Created by ------ Jonathan Paula Camera ---------- Panasonic HMC-150 Microphone ----- Sennheiser ME 66 Software --------- Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 Computer ------- bit.ly/JonPaulaPC • Jogwheel Productions © 2016 • ~~ Truncated Script ~~ Full review here: letterboxd.com/jonpaula/film/psycho/1 Alfred Hitchcock's most famous film earns its reputation for a reason. A departure from the scope and large budget of his previous project, "North By Northwest", this psychological horror was produced on only $800,000, and filmed in black-and-white by a television crew. The return to simplicity paid off in a big way, as the picture took home over $50 million in ticket sales, making it the second-highest grossing film of 1960. And in a particularly fortuitous move, Hitchcock deferred his standard $250,000 salary for 60% of these profits, which made him a very, very rich man. When a Phoenix secretary (Janet Leigh) embezzles a small fortune from her employer and goes on the run, she meets a peculiar young man (Anthony Perkins) under the domination of his mother when checking into his remote motel. Leigh is seductive and convincing as the nervous thief on the lam; constantly checking over her shoulder while hurrying to get out of town. We spend the first thirty minutes almost exclusively with her, seeing every cop car and potential threat from her paranoid perspective. As the creepy motel owner she reluctantly befriends, Perkins is sublime in his awkward assertiveness, answering a question about spending time with friends by confessing, "A boy's best friend is his mother". This is a stunted social outcast who isn't afraid to get what he wants, even if he's extremely nervous while doing so. His nuanced portrayal makes his character one of the most memorable villains in cinema history. ... Setting a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior, and sexuality in American films - "Psycho" is also considered to be the earliest example in the 'slasher' genre. Its influential legacy extends beyond even that however, as it led to three sequels, a prequel, a spin-off, two separate TV series, and a drive-by attraction at Universal Studios. The masterwork is hampered only by a single, penultimate scene, when a minor-character delivers a drawn-out explanation of the entire plot for slower viewers. Spelling things out so directly only serves to kill the perfectly-paced narrative, just before the movie's powerful final monologue. Receiving four Oscar nominations and incessant praise, "Psycho" is Hitchock's finest achievement, and one indelibly haunting picture. After careful consideration, and a recent re-watch, I think it's safe to say this is an AMAZING film. ~