Psycho (1960) CLASSIC MOVIE REACTION! | FIRST TIME WATCHING!!
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- For our second Halloween movie of the week we watch the classic Afred Hitchcock Movie Psycho (1960).
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That's Jamie Leigh Curtis' mum!
One of the best parts of H20 was Janet driving the car from Psycho.
They also act together in John Carpenter's The Fog in 1980.
@@Lyraxhaze I really want them to react to The Fog.
It's Jamie Lee, not Leight.. Lol.
This movie also has another connection to Halloween. Marion's boyfriend is named Sam Loomis. Michael Myer's psychiatrist is named Dr. Samual Loomis. also Janet Leigh showed up in Halloween H20 and even drove away in the car from Psycho while the Psycho theme played quietly in the background.
You have to take into account that psychology at the time was still a very niche thing. So the idea of split personalities would have blown audiences minds at the time. Literally everything about this movie was groundbreaking. Even going so far as being the first film to ever show a toilet on screen. Killing off the lead early, plot twists, murder, psychology, the camera work. It was like nothing anyone had ever seen before.
It is an absolute masterpiece. I appreciate this movie more and more as time goes by.
Oddly they didn't want to fund the film so Hitchcock spent a good bit of his own money financing it. That's why it's black and white ( cheaper film stock), and why some of the shots were, hmm, odd for films of the day (he used the crew from his television show, so the cinematography was kind of unique). So many things, but Hitchcock was a master, and used those potential problems and made a classic.
People 'like Norman' aren't usually serial killers though... What's going on was made for the movie to be 'creepy' and have a cool twist.
@Gerry C yeah, you're fully right.. I think my comment was a knee jerk reaction from seeing too many people play arm chair psychologists on movies like Split, etc. and they somehow think DID, BPD, etc.= Murderer/Psychopath
@Ben Fizz sorry on my part, I see too many comments on movies thay portray inaccurate psychological problems. This ain't it because, yeah honestly Hitchcock kept it vague enough I guess that it's not trying to point fingers at real life diagnoses.
Gerry also pointed out good examples of actual murderers who have had arguably similar situations like Norman.
Sorry about the outburst oAo/
As iconic as almost every aspect of this film is, Anthony Perkins' performance is severely undervalued. He could have easily portrayed Bates in the most melodramatic way, but he brought a layered complexity that nobody else could have brought to the character.
@Ben Fizz What do you mean by modern? (just curious)
His career never recovered from his performance, he was so good, people couldn't imagine him in any other role.
I have never disliked a film that featured Anthony Perkins and likely because Perkins was in it. One of my favorites of his is "Pretty Poison".
Astounding performance
in LOVE with his performance. he actually wore mostpy his own clothes for the role
I love how for the shower scene they were expecting it so it was all fun and games and they were cracking jokes but then Arbogast's death was unexpected so you really get perspective on how terrifying the film really is to a first time watcher.
That scene where the camera zooms out of Janet Leigh's eye is even more amazing when you realise that back then film cameras didn't have automatic focus, so it had to be adjusted manually through that entire scene.
Imagine that massive eye on the big screen back in 1960. It would have been as shocking as anything else in the movie.
I watched this film in cinemas last week and even though I’ve always found this film creepy it was genuinely terrifying in cinemas. Very modern looking aswell
cinema cameras still don’t have auto focus... it’s not reliable. Of course nowadays we have more ways to pull focus more precisely, but still.
Agreed! Typical modern films don’t use auto focus though, there is a special person to manually focus. But of course, technology makes it so much easier now, so it’s super impressive here
@@ryanwhittaker2167 That’s an important point. Some films are better when watched at a movie theater.
The thing that makes Anthony Perkins’ character so scary is his cadence in the way he speaks, it’s so normal sounding and modern compared to the old Hollywood sound of everyone else. Genius
Problem for Perkins is that everyone always thought of him as Norman Bates whenever he audition or portraited any other role.
@@frankgesuele6298 Except for on Broadway. He did great in theater afterwards.
That's probably because he was still new to it all by that point. He started only seven years earlier, and then didn't get noticed until even later. His first leading role came in '57. He was a newbie still, young, fresh-faced, uncorrupted (but it didn't take to check that one off; they ruined him).
Huh?
Yesh guy was waaaaay ahead of his time. More than many other actors
I first saw this film at the cinema when it first came out in the 60s. I had never seen anything so suspenseful. When the skeleton of his mother was revealed the whole audience screamed and the hairs on the back of my neck literally stood up. It's never happened since. A classic in every sense.
how old r u bro
@@keeleygrace_ 76 today!
@@kingstumble Wow!
@@kingstumble I hope 77 is even better to you!
It is STILL a great film to see in a theater... full of knowledgable fans... it is STILL just as powerful - knowing the scenes doesn't remove their power.
The house is a life size model. Your comment that Janet Leigh’s character remained present even though she was dead was spot on. Never thought of that.
This is the movie that led to movie start times. Before that, one would go into the theater and watch movies from midpoint or wherever, watch cartoon and newsreels, and so on. Hitchcock wanted people to get the full shocks of the film (killing off the "main" character midfilm and also the ending) properly and insisted on start times for Psycho. And it's been that way ever since.
I had never heard that. That's awesome. I would hate starting a movie in the middle :(
@@randomlibra well, you could spend the whole day in the cinema. As a kid, back then, you could spend a hot summer day in air conditioned comfort, watching the same movie over and over. It's also why movies credits used to be at the beginning. Without start times, they knew people would want to see how the story started, and so would wait through them in a way they wouldn't at the end, if they had seen it from the start.
Hitchcock actually hired Pinkerton guards to keep people out of the theater once the film began.
This is so funny to me. I always picture a guy showing up to see Psycho 30 minutes in and going "WHADYA MEAN I CANT GO IN? WHAT KINDA SHIT IS THIS?"
Movies always had start times, but back then they weren't enforced because you would pay once to get in and you could watch the movie over and over again if you wanted to. There was no hurry to get to the theater on time because people knew they could catch the beginning of the next show to see what they missed. Hitchcock knew it would ruin the movie if people missed the beginning, they would be expecting to see Janet Leigh and would be confused if they came in after the murder, so he used his power to force theaters to stop people from going in after the start of the movie. Plus, it was a good publicity gimmick.
Perhaps someone has mentioned this already, but the use of the toilet was intentionally added by Hitchcock because the censorship boards at the time wouldn't allow a toilet to be shown on film. Hitchcock enjoyed trolling them so much that he made the toilet essential to the plot so that they wouldn't be able to force him to cut those shots from the final film.
How far we’ve come.
To put it in context of how sheltered audiences were before this, and how shocking it would be, it was also the first movie to show a toilet being flushed.
Psycho was one of the first films to break out of the old Hollywood Production Code.
Wait, you couldn't show a toilet in a movie? Even a clean one that was only used to flush scraps of notepaper? Who was running hollywood? That one religious aunt that beats you if you say "heck"?
Said it before I saw your comment, lol
My mother saw this while pregnant with me and blamed it on my obsession with horror movies! LOL
Haha! My mom used to watch The Twilight Zone in the 1960’s when she was pregnant with me and blamed that for my love of Stephen King books and horror movies. 😂
This is a 10/10 film in everyone's language. Whenever you see lists of the top films of all time it always comes in the top 20. Ýou obviously knew the outcome which takes about 9 10ths of the impact away. Plus of course this is a sixty year old film. Probably the most shocking film in history, I can't think of anything that comes remotely close. If you didn't know, Janet Leigh never took a shower again after this film. This is the one film in all of film history that you need to see knowing nothing about it.
Cool Fact: Psycho was the first movie to show a working toilet. Hitchcock believed it would soften the blow of the murder.
Worth mentioning too, Janet Leigh was a mega star when this was released, the fact she was killed first half of the film shocked people and because of the plot twist. There was a rule for theaters not to let anyone in once the film started.
The 1930 film Going Wild actually did it first. A plumber works on a toilet and flushes it.
It's like Barrymore in Scream
It was also shocking that she was having an affair with a married man, and she was seen in her undergarments. Very edgy and daring for the time period.
@@austinhowell672 More accurately, I believe "Psycho" was the first movie to do it after the Production Code went into effect. "Going Wild" was a pre-Code movie (made before movies had ratings or guidelines). I think a lot of people just forget or get confused by that distinction.
It was Joseph Stefano's idea, Hitchcock didn't even care for it and told him he'd have to fight the MPAA himself.
Perkins was so handsome!
"We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?"-- Norman Bates. One of my favorite movie lines ever, and perfectly played by Anthony Perkins R.I.P. 9/12/92 (Also R.I.P. to his wife and the mother of his two sons, Berry Berenson, who was on Flight 11 on 9/11/2001).
I thought he was gay? In fact I'm pretty sure he was.
EDIT: Actually I just looked it up and he was in exclusively same sex relationships till he was age 33 and married a woman when he was 41 and had 2 children till he died at age 60. So, he seemed to be bi sexual and not gay. I stand corrected.
The Perkins/Berenson marriage may have been a “Hollywood” one, as many were with big name gay actors back in the day. Not that they didn’t love each other- I believe they did. And, of course, plenty of gay men father children. He did die of AIDS, so I suspect he continued having same sex relationships after he was married. Love is love, and often complicated. So who really knows? Live and let live, IMO. It’s just terribly sad, especially for their sons, that both died tragically and too soon. ❤️
The moment Norman leaned into the camera and softly said with that scared look in his eyes "You mean an institution?", that actor's performance sold me. Such subtlety in the delivery and the facial expressions. Like he himself is scared to be put into one of those places rather than his mother. Or since we know what we already know about Norman, he is aware he has to follow his mother wherever she goes. He knows he's her prisoner, even long after he killed her. He had allowed her to haunt him, because of his guilt, his regret, his love a son has for his mother. Even when he resented her for betraying him, or at least that's how he saw it, he couldn't imagine being without her. That is why he is a "Psycho".
There's something about that top-down shot of Mother coming out of the room to catch him at the top of the stairs that is so, so unsettling.
It was also a practical concern, because it was the only angle where you wouldn't be able to see Norman's face, and also so it wouldn't look like they were going out of their way to hide his face.
I wonder if this inspired the classic jump scare scene from, I think Exorcist 2, where the killer suddenly comes in behind with shears to chop the nurse's head off. It definitely reminds me of it. Edit: It's exorcist 3, scene is here th-cam.com/video/zH8ynu0jRvY/w-d-xo.html
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks yeah, I can totally see the practical application there in that regard, too - but it never *looks* like they're trying to hide something. That angle and the blocking of the shot - as a viewer you see the danger before he does, but if it was a real situation and you were there it's nowhere near enough time to yell out or warn him, only enough time to get filled with dread knowing you couldn't stop it. It's masterfully manipulative like that.
@@icikle genuinely one of the best jump scares!
@@icikle Me too! the scene with the nurse lol yes, very similar
I just gotta say this: You guys are some of the most likable, well spoken and intelligent reactors I've had the pleasure of watching. Keep it up, guys :)
Agreed. I appreciate the fact that they don't overreact. I'm too old for that nonsense. :D
@@tomwisniewski8988 Hahaha, could've quoted Lethal Weapon right there: "I'm too old for this shit!" :D
@@nikolaiquack8548 Riggs! Riggs!
Agreed...and they come of like 2 regular dudes...not these corporate shills like every other channel is.
And they're not effeminate unlike most guys today.
@TrIgGeRHaPpYTJ Ahahaha, sure
Norman Bates is one of the iconic horror characters who was inspired by the real life serial killer Ed Gein - a quiet loner who lived with his overbearing religious mother who went off the rails when she died, took to hacking up victims, taxidermy some and made lamp shades, other objects and masks out their skin. Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs were also inspired by him.
Psycho was actually filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood. The house is there, and if you go during Halloween Horror Nights, part of the tour takes you near the house where you can walk up to it on foot while scary characters chase after you! They have an actor dressed up like Norman Bates you can take a photo with on the front steps. It’s awesome.
I've always wanted to see the original house. I was able to see the Bates house and motel that was built at Universal Studios in Orlando for the shooting of the 4th movie many years ago before it was torn down which was cool but still not the same as the original.
Another fun fact about the house in Universal Hollywood is that when Rob Zombie was shooting House of 1000 Corpses on the Backlot there they would have lunch inside the actual house.
Yes, this is a classic for a reason. The craftsmanship and the time taken are both spectacular, not to mention the incredible acting. Anthony Perkins is the best kind of villain - one you don't really suspect, although you're certain something isn't right below his boyish smile. The most horrifying monster is the one living right next door, hiding in plain sight, waiting.
you even feel for Norman, you feel emotions for norman not the he is a monster. but he is a human...and you empathise with him then its he was the killer.. many films dont build that emotional punch in the gut,, bad guys are BAD GUYS..
The exorcist director this. Is the most scary. Film he had seen you would be more afraid of the living than the dead
More Hitchcock: Rear Window, Vertigo, The Birds are great for commentary
And Rebecca..
Definitely Rear Window & Vertigo. They were groundbreaking films.
North By Northwest too.
YES.
Yep - so many films have cribbed from Rear Window, and Vertigo is haunting. It blew me away when I saw it.
I can't believe you guys are judging these films so mature for your age, wow. I think this is becoming my favorite reaction channel.
The movie “Hitchcock” starring Anthony Hopkins, is about the making of Psycho, his struggle and how he fought for his art. Great Work guys
Although it's not exactly a full bio-pic, it's one of my favourite bio-pics to watch.
Not just one of the greatest horror films but one of the greatest films ever made. And so very influential.
And definitely more Hitchcock. There's too many worth watching to list but I'd rank Vertigo, Rear Window, and North by Northwest as some of the best.
Yes! I hope they check out more Hitchcock too like Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, Rope, Suspicion, Rebecca, The Birds, etc.
Perry Comics did a reaction for Rope, and many others have done Psycho, but no one is reacting to other Hitchcocks, which is a shame.
I agree. I also have a very soft spot for the man who knew too much, the 1956 version
@@johnmoore2910 There's not really any wrong answers with Hitchcock.
Rear Window is certified garbage
Fun fact: They stabbed different melons to get the right sound for the stabbing scene. They had a bunch lined up in front of Alfred Hitchcock and stabbed each one in turn. When they finished, Hitchcock simply said..."Casaba".
Whenever he says “we all go a little mad sometimes” thats the line billy loomis in scream says whenever it’s revealed he’s the killer
The Birds is a slow burn masterpiece. You two are the perfect ones to watch it. Thanks for viewing Psycho in the right frame of mind. I am old enough to remember my mother coming home from the movies and talking about Psycho with my aunts for a week. Imagine a time when there was absolutely nothing to compare this movie to. This was made 3 years before the first Beatles album was released. Nicely done.
William Castle's Homicidal (1961) was very much inspired by Psycho, a very effective little creepy affair.
I dressed up as Tippi Hendrin for Halloween about 8 years ago. I got some plastic crows in the pound shop, a blond wig and fake blood and sewed the crows on. Went to a party in my local and nobody knew who the hell i was supposed to be. So annoying!
Love the black and white affect you guys did!
"We all go a little mad sometimes." The killer in Scream quotes this right before shooting another character. The theatricality of the piece is definitely an artifact of the era, which nearly all Hollywood films before it adhered to. It's obviously not totally natural to our ears but I've grown to appreciate it, especially when it's done as well as it is here. I agree that scene between Norman and Marion is beautiful writing.
I think horror has built up this reputation that makes us tend to want to separate "higher art" from it, to try to classify material with good drama, dialogue, and stronger performances as something other than horror. We got this so much with "Hereditary" sometimes because it features all three in spades. I disagree. At the time, there wouldn't even be a chance of gore as we think of it today (not that this film needs or wants it). Basically, compared to the huge selection of it today, horror as we know it now almost didn't exist in popular film then, if we go by that definition. There's no reason why horror can't have good acting and writing. Just as some action movies are also highly dramatic/comedic, or some comedies will also feature a thrilling action scene. Do they stop being part of their genres?
The Oscars, man. Don't even get me started.
Yeah, Billy Loomis said that in Scream right before shooting Randy Meeks.
Well, those who try to separate horror from high art are usually relegated to about 5-15% of the viewing audience, and about the same of the critical audience. Heck, even Ebert, who hated a lot of horror movies, would rate one highly when it was good. Most critics do treat horror as it should be, but the ones most people see are the snobbish elite, that 5-15% who treat it different from other genres. It's genre fiction, not mainstream fiction after all. The same can be said for sci-fi and fantasy. Either way, there was actually quite a bit of horror as we now know it back then.
You're dumber than a bucket of rocks, this film is fifteen years after the Second World War, the Holocaust, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, people didn't know about gore, are you a fifth grader?
It is so cool seeing younger kats analyzing a classic film contextually and understanding the difference in audiences from then to now.
Top notch video, fellas.
You guys should watch Psycho 2, even if you do so in your own time and not on TH-cam. It's a truly underrated sequel.
Yes! Please, psycho 2 is probably just as good as the og
All its sequels are very good, even its final TV movie.
Agreed! Psycho 2 was a fantastic sequel and an examplele of how you CAN continue a story after a long time and make it feel plausible and worthwhile. Also, I thought Anthony Perkins' second outing as Norman was even better than the first, and the Jerry Goldsmith score was one of his best. You guys should check it out!
I've never heard of the sequel wow 😲
You guys should definitely do Psycho 2 (if you haven’t already)
interesting idea to put yourself in a persons shoes who's watching this in 1960 for the first time, probably a terrifying movie for its time. Great vid boys!!
My grandparents saw this in theaters together when they were in their 20s. My grandfather thought it was one of the worst things he'd ever seen and my grandmother LOVED it and immediately wanted more horror movies and serial killer content. Two types'a people.
A really interesting aspect of the novel it's based on -- that you never really realize until you read it -- is that each chapter is told from a different person's perspective. So when you're reading it, you're reading chapters told from Mrs. Bates' point of view, so of COURSE you assume she's real and part of the plot. It makes the reveal land even harder, I think, than in a film version of the same story.
SPOILERZ!!!
All I really remember from the book is the first chapter where Marion Crane gets her head cut off and Norman was fat, sweaty, and nervous.
@@xBINARYGODx It’s a 60+ year old book and movie. It’s a bit ridiculous screaming “spoilers”.
My grandmother and great aunt saw this movie back in the day. When I saw this in high school, I told my grandma that I saw it. Her response? "OH MY GOD, THAT MOVIE WAS SO HORRIBLE!!!" So, yes...people were shocked to see this back in 1960! XD
John Carpenter is a huge Hitchcock fan so when he made Halloween he hired Janet Leigh's daughter who was fairly unknown (great for their $325,000 budget) and named the doctor taking care of Michael Dr. Loomis.
I can't wait for An American Werewolf in London tomorrow, like, I can't wait
Omg me too timmy
Simply the GREATEST Horror/comedy ever! Nothing comes close.
I had never seen it. Watched it last night in preperation. Glad I watched it when I did rather than when I considered watching it as a teenager. I understand British culture much better now as a 28 year old than when I was a teenager, so I appreciated it more than I would have I think.
Very interesting movie....not exactly what I was expecting. I'm very much anticipating their reaction as well since they're brits and it's set in London.
same man
@@jl.motta_4169 same man me too
I got a chance to take my friends who had never seen the film before to a 60th anniversary screening over a week ago and they had a lot of the same reactions you guys did. Glad you enjoyed the film!
And awesome touch with the face cams in black and white.
FYI: the Bates house wasn't a model, but is in fact a standing set on the Universal Studios backlot in California. You can tour it when you visit the theme park.
Great reaction and discussion as always, dudes. Love the black and white, very nice touch.
Definitely watch The Birds, Vertigo and North By Northwest
Was looking for this comment about the house. ^^
I was gonna say the same about the house. Also I’d add Rear Window.
It's arguable if it's the same house. It has been moved several times, completely torn apart and put back together, rebuilt with new materials. There might be a few pieces of the original house in the current version at Universal, but it is uncertain.
@@TheReverendStrange Yeah, I should have worded my comment more clearly. But you're absolutely right
Great reaction to a great classic guys. (thought Shaun was gonna drop one of his famous one-liners on 'this' fly, hah!)
I'm really looking forward to all the flicks this week! And I got to thinking, no one ever reacts to "The Island of Dr. Moreau". Now that would be commentary to die for!
I'm glad Tom praised the score. Probably one of the best things about the film for me. Bernard Herrmann was a genius when it came to composing film scores!
That score is incredible 🖤
Film makers are still ripping it off... errr, making homages to it to this day!
And Herrmann's protege is John Williams. Williams learned from the best.
Hitch agreed! He was so impressed he gave him a bonus.
The black and white is the perfect touch, great video!
Well, you cannot compare Psycho with The Fly. They are two different genre. One is a psychological thriller, the other is a Sci-fi body horror. I was worried that you guys were gonna dislike the movie because it’s an old and black and white, like most young people nowadays. This movie is one of the greatest movies, I remember I watched it when I was younger and so afraid of taking a shower.
I had to rewind the scene where the detective was killed because your reactions were magnificent 🙀
Pyscho 2 is great the shovel scene is shocking
Anthony Perkins performance still stands up today. So good.
The three most terrifying words in cinema: *Bates Motel Vacancy*
Psycho. Halloween. And Scream. were the vocal points of the slasher craze.
1. Psycho Begun the Slasher Genre
2. Halloween Set the bar for slashers
3. Scream Rejuvenated Slashers when they were starting to die.
There's the age old argument: Was Psycho even a slasher film really? A psychological thriller for sure, but even though you saw the knife, Hitchcock never showed any violence directly, just the blood running down the drain in the shower (it was actually chocolate syrup), and a bit splashed on Arbogast's face on the stairs. And there were only 2 victims, unlike the body counts in so many slasher films like Halloween and Friday the 13th.
@@ceevio_art All that stil doesn't mean it didn't start the genre. It is still a guy slashing with a knife. Keep it simple.
@@bernhl LOL. Agreed.
@@ceevio_art It seems like Psycho unwittingly created the slasher genre, whereas like the OP stated, Halloween is actually the template for modern slasher films. Psycho is way deeper than just a slasher film, though.
Friday the 13th is number three!
I cannot describe the joy I feel every time I show this movie to someone for the first time. It's always so much fun.
As someone who’s studied and obsessed over films for decades, it’s really cool to see film fans watch these for the first time. I get excited for what they’ll see. 😆I wanna recommend The Silence of the Lambs
I love watching Tom go from joking around to getting progressively more frightened, concerned and finally horrified
We try so hard to hide our terrible vulnerability.
You guys have to watch "The Birds " and "Rear Window ", both Hitchcock classics, guarantee you'll love them!
And Vertigo and North By Northwest!
@@KevyNova you're right! Great movies! I was just trying to stick with the more scary, creepy Halloween type movies lol
@@johnmurphy1442 yeah, Vertigo and North By Northwest are more suspense but man they are suspenseful!
@@KevyNova again, I totally agree with you! But like I said, just suggesting scarier Hitchcock...here's one for you, "Rope" (I think that's the name) Jimmy Stewart, 1940s, , totally underrated!
Yeah! A Hitchcock Week. Get the poll out. I'm ready to vote.
The scene where the detective goes up the stairs is one of the most brilliantly set up shots of its time. The camera was on a crane and the staircase had to come apart to allow the crane to move from behind the detective to above, looking down and then the staircase came back together. This maneuver was needed to move the camera seemlessly so you didn't think about the change of perspective , which was needed so you couldn't see that the mother was really Norman in a wig. The viewer isn't left wondering why we didn't get a better view of the mother because the camera movement was so smooth!
I absolutely think a 9.4 is warranted. I've known the entire story since before i actually saw the movie for the first time. But still, every single time he shows up in the basement with the wig and the knife i get chills. Not "i really like this part" metaphorical chills, but literal, physical chills.
Hitchcock's Vertigo is certainly a must-see.
That movie effed me up for at least a week.
absolutely! i find it so much more interesting and atmospheric than rear window.
It's not for nothing that it is considered by many to be the best movie of all time.
Hard agree
The general public's understanding of mental health has drastically improved since 1960. Hitchcock must've felt that he had to spell it out for his audience, although it comes off as overexplaining by modern standards.
Yeah, definitely the case. Without that ending in 1960 it might've been dismissed as too bewildering and left general audiences unsatisfied and confused. But in 2020 audiences are very used to that kind of storytelling and would just roll with it or interpret it their own way.
Hitchcock was such a shaping influence that its the Dracula effect: it has become cliche and overdone, because he invented huge chunks of cinematic language
@@user-zh4vo1kw1z oh yeah. Brian de Palma is a good example. His vision is very Hitchcockian
I still think the ending exposition is important because of the story about how Norman killed his mother and her married lover.
@@KevyNova In a modern movie that exposition would probably be dispensed differently.
"we all go a little mad sometimes"
"Anthony Hopkins - psycho"
- billy loomis, scream
*Perkins. Anthony Perkins
@@riddlemethis2610 oh sorry yeah
This film has the same effect on audiences in 1960 as "The Exorcist" did in 1973. People were hysterical because they had never seen anything like it before.
I highly recommend "Rope" (1948). Great Hitchcock suspense, mystery, and wicked dark humor. It's based on a play, which was loosely based on the true crime case of Leopold & Loeb. Really, any Hitchcock film will be a wild ride! Great reactions, guys-- keep doing what you do!
In terms of sheer craftsmanship, this is arguably the greatest horror movie of all time.
The second one. The first one is The Shining...
Not a horror film at all
@@neildavis3664
It’s horror
@Jack Storm I hear this explanation all the time, and it's so not true. Slasher films are horror. There's a lot of overlap between thriller and horror. This is certainly both.
@Jack Storm You are stupid.
THIS PART 6:36!!! His face literally changes, we can perfectly see the mother's personality and Norman's personality, in his face... Amazing acting.
Nice touch with the black and white...
Cinema Rules: I noticed you covered "The Fly" 1986. Try the origiinal version from 1958. Great make-up and special effects. Great all-around horror film starring Vincent Price. Fun fact: The original version of the Fly was filmed in color. Its sequel the following year "Return Of The Fly" was shot in black & White. Some real tense moments. Worth a watch. Cheers!
Psycho 2 is also superb. Janet Leigh was a star name back then so it was shocking to see her die so early. Scream payed homage to this with Drew Barrymores death at the begining.
Totally agree that Psycho 2 is terrific!
I remember my Mom telling me that the audience was shocked by the stabbing sounds.
lol. Hitchcock stabbed a casaba melon to get the squishy sounds.
The shower blood was Shasta chocolate sauce. It had just been introduced in a squeeze bottle, and when combined with the water in black and white, looked nauseatingly realistic.
For Kubrick’s elevator blood scene in The Shining, and the rest of the blood in that movie, he used a brand of professional movie blood called Kensington Gore. It is still used today, and comes in Arterial, Venial, and Aged varieties.
Oddly thrilled by Tom's high rating! Love seeing this at the top of his list. ❤
You guys need to watch What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
Great film. Apparently Bette Davis really despised Joan Crawford, so there wasn't a lot of 'acting' required. If anyone wants to know the meaning of 'passive-aggressive'....
@@ceevio_art You should watch Feud: Bette and Joan if not done so already - Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford. It's set when the filmed Baby Jane.
And Sunset Boulevard or All About Eve.
@@ceevio_art yesssssss!!
I'm not sure what other Hitchcock films you've watched, but I highly recommend Rear Window if you're interested in checking out more from him.
That was an excellent reaction.
Yes..... the audiences back then had no idea of split personality. He needed to explain it at the end.
Don't know if you notice but he does a lot of subliminal things that you often don't catch right off. An example is her underwear. Before she decides to steal the money, she's wearing white. Once she decides, it becomes black. The jump from good to evil.
The lead actress is Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis's real life mother. At the time she was a big star and it was unheard of that a big name actor would be killed off so early in the film.
Because of that, Hitchcock had theaters not allow people in once the film started. Before Psycho you could buy a ticket and walk in at any point in the show and just stay for the next showing to catch what you missed. Psycho changed all that.....it literally changed the way we watch movies.
The movie "Hitchcock" is fun to see. Anthony Hopkins plays Hitchcock and there is a good part where he spies on the movie theater to see the reactions when the classic scene hits...It is fun to hear a reenactment of the screams lol!
2:15, that's Jamie Lee Curtis' mom, Janet Leigh. She starred in John Carpenter's The Fog 20 years later with her daughter.
I’m certain you will enjoy Hitchcock’s, The Rope.
It is a masterpiece!
So psychologically unsettling... top acting and It’s filmed in these long shots (you almost don’t notice a cut).
You do have to watch it.
My best regards.
One of my favorites.
One of my favorites from Hitchcock!
Your expressions when it was revealed that Mrs. Bates had been dead and buried for ten years was one of the best parts of the video.
"Psycho", one of my favorite horror franchises, one of my favorite, and one of the first, slasher films, only beat out by "Peeping Tom", another classic film.
Then there's Tony Perkins. I adore that man. This, "Fear Strikes Out", "The Trial", "The Champagne Murders", "The Black Hole", and "Edge of Sanity". Fun fact, back in the 50's he had a pop music career as Tony Perkins, and even had a Top 40 hit! He was a great singer, beautiful voice.
Sadly, he died of AIDS related illnesses at the too soon age of 60. He also was one who went through therapy to 'cure his homosexuality' since it was seen as detrimental to his career and life. His pain, his life, and his art are an incredible story.
Also, it's funny to note how different the book is. There, Norman is fat, balding, and middle-aged. Mother only comes out when he's blacked out or drunk. He had books about the occult, metaphysics, and the Marquis de Sade. He seemed to be interested in spiritualism and Satanism, which makes you question if it really was dissociative identity disorder or not. The final scene is exactly as it is in the book. Note also that the sequel books have nothing to do with the sequel films, but I won't spoil them for those who want to read them. The explanation scene is also in the book. It wasn't Hitchcock, it was Bloch. And really, back then, that was the only way of doing it, with the exposition dump, because in the public, this stuff didn't exist, multiple personalities, dissociative identity disorder, none of it existed to the public (just like Autism!).
I saw it for the first time at a drive-in theater with my older brother & sister in 1963. I was 7, and I loved it!
Probably didn’t hurt that I was born on Halloween, my first birthday cake covered with ghosts, witches, black cats- I loved it all all my life. It was the one thing I had on my big brother and sister- no fear of scary stuff or even death itself. 🎃👻
Can I just say that these guys are cuddle goals!
and now you know the difference between horror and a thriller/suspense movie. A horror movie will make you jump, squirm, maybe even feel sick at the moment. A suspense masterpiece like this will haunt your memory as you rethink, over and over.
I first watched this film in 2000 when I was 20. I was really blown away by it. I mean, I saw 1960s films before then, but nothing of this standard or quality. Still holds up till today if you ask me. Hitchcock was a genius.
13:28 The Silence of the Lambs, a crime thriller horror film, was nominated for seven Oscars. It won five, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, and Best Screenplay after another model.
Wow Shawn's reactions are so on point!! But I'm also so Tom's reaction lol y'all are the perfect pair! Me and my bestie have been since 1st day kindergarten!! 31 years and counting 🥰🍻
Normans last look in the jail cell right at the audience still gives me chills.
Hitchcock - a craftsman who understood cinema right from the start. Started off in the 1920's and finished mid 1970's. Yes he did have the occasional dud but they are all watchable. As they always say "they are classics for a reason." Always remember to look out for his own cameo in nearly every film he did ;-)
Janet Leigh was the only A-list actor in the movie. It was like having Sandra Bullock or Jennifer Lawrence eliminated in the first half hour of a film. Makes it even more shocking.
Just like Drew Barrymore in Scream
Marilyn Monroe strangled to death in Niagara (1953)
I could watch you guys all day. You're so likable and you know your stuff!
I love the brilliant way Hitchcock shifts your allegiance with one brilliant moment. The car with Marion in it is going down in the swamp and then it stops. It gets stuck. Suddenly... you're on Norman's side. You don't want him to get caught. Brilliant.
Actually Hitchcock shifts the audience's allegiance TWICE - Marion to Norman, then Norman to Lila and Sam.
1) When I was about 11, my parents took me to Universal Studios in California. One of my most vivid memories was seeing the creepy "Psycho" house on a hill (so, not a model). 2) I thought when Norman said, "We all go a little mad sometimes", I thought one of you would remark about that being one of the killers' lines near the end of 'Scream'. p.s. Enjoyed your critique!
First time I saw this film was on the big screen in my film class, one of the greatest experiences of my life. Arbogast's death was a total shock too! 10/10
Loved this film. So many creepy scenes like the skeleton in the cellar and the top down shot of norman at the top of the stairs. The shower scene is iconic. The whole thin is great.
I love how they like have the whole video in black in white to fit with the black and white feel of the psycho movie for the reaction.
1. I really enjoy the way you respond to films like this, feeling the impact and discussing why it's working so well. 2. holy shit guys, mirror the dude on the right so it looks like he's looking over at the other one instead of constantly looking off the side of the screen!
I really appreciate how you guys were about to put yourselves in a mindset of 1960 so that you’d understand how shocking it was then, if not by today’s standards. Part of Hitchcock’s genius was casting Janet Leigh who was a well known actress and making the first third of the movie about her. Anthony Perkins on the other hand, was an unknown so when he showed up, the audience had no idea that the movie was about to take a turn and focus on him. All of the posters and promotional materials focused on Janet Leigh, leading the public to think she was the protagonist and making her death even more shocking.
I’d love to see you react to more Hitchcock! Especially Rear Window, Vertigo, The Birds, and North By Northwest.
How can they put themselves in a "1960 mindset" when they weren't even born then, these guys were plenty scared, what more do you want bozo?
Hitchcock’s early films before he left England for Hollywood are worth viewing/reacting to, especially The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.
And Foreign Correspondent.
The biggest shock to audiences when Psycho was initially released, and which may probably be lost on present-day audiences, was the sight of Janet Leigh actually being killed halfway through the film. You have to bear in mind that, at that time, Janet Leigh was a major film star and the wife of another glamorous film Star, Tony Curtiss. The two of them were practically what one might call "Hollywood Royalty". It simply wasn't done to have the Bad Guy kill the Star halfway through a movie, and I don't think that any filmmaker had ever done anything like that before. At that time, audiences went into Psycho believing that, whatever happened in the movie, Janet Leigh would come out alright in the end because, after all, she was the Star. The fact that she got brutally murdered halfway through was, to put mildly, extremely unsettling. However, as I say, that factor is probably lost on audiences 60 years on. For the benefit of those who may not know, Janet Leigh was also the mother of Jamie Leigh Curtiss who, herself, is now getting on in years. In addition, Anthony Perkins was cast against type in the title role. Although Perkins has come to be thought of as playing creepy characters, that reputation has been based entirely upon his performance in this movie. Prior to this, Anthony Perkins played "juveniles" and romantic leads, not characters such as this one.
A few little details: Norman's hobby is stuffing birds, and Marion's last name is Crane. "Bird" was also a slang term for "girl" at the time, and therefore "stuffing birds" was also slang for sex. Janet Leigh was the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis, who went on to have her breakout role in Halloween. John Carpenter acknowledged Psycho as an inspiration for Halloween by naming Michael Meyers' doctor, Sam Loomis, after Marion's boyfriend in this film. The home wasn't a model, but a full sized facade; you can see it here: www.movie-locations.com/movies/p/Psycho-1960.php
Perkins was absolutely fantastic in this film. A lot of performances in older films can feel stagey or dated; his doesn't. You could transplant that performance into a modern film and it would fit right in.
I've always thought that horror should be worthy of Oscars. Some movies really give off amazing storytelling and cinematography and it's really awful that they're not taken seriously by the Academy because Horror movies are often cheesy or whatever. Anyway the idea of film needing to be dark and dramatic and moody to be taken seriously is something I think is ridiculous in general. That being said, great reaction you guys!
A few horror films have managed it, or horror/thrillers to be more precise. Silence of the Lambs cleaned up (including best picture, director, actor, actress and screenplay), and Kathy Bates won best actress as a murderous psychopath in 'Misery'. Both Anthony Hopkins and Bates played serial killers respectively, and there were plenty of jump-scares and gory moments in both movies. Psycho got nominated for 4 Oscars but won zero.
I think the Exorcist was nominated for best picture
You guys are the best at giving film reactions. Here's a list of classic horror films you guys should react to and I believe will love.
Alien, Jaws, The Silence of the Lambs, Rosemary's Baby, Carrie, Suspiria, Misery, The Lost Boys, Fright Night, The Birds, Diabolique, Don't Look Now, The Fog, Black Christmas, I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Yas!!
Carrie (1976) and Suspiria (1977)
And don’t forget..
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Yes! I didn't put that film on the list because they already are going to give it a reaction along with The Thing.
What about a couple of my favorite movies like Shivers(1975), Phantasm(1979), Interview With The Vampire(1994), Candyman(1992), Pet Sematary(1989), Christine(1983), Predator(1987), & The Howling(1981)? These are pretty good horror films especially Shivers(1975) which is what got me into David Cronenberg.
DIABOLIQUE!!! YES! MASTERPIECE!!
We should all officially refer to that scene at the end with the therapist as "Hitchcocksplaining" from now on
My addiction to handsome British blokes reacting to horror films continues. :D It's like Christmas in October.
The score to this film is incredible.
these reviews just keep on getting better an better, keep it up coz they are fucking awesome
I was halfway through the video before i realized you guys were in black and white too. It just felt so natural. Good job.
Fun Fact: Marion Crane's boyfriend Sam Loomis. The Director John Carpender in Halloween called Donald Pleasence's character Doctor Sam Loomis.