Psycho (1998) - Movie Review
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- What's the definition of insanity? Gus Van Sant's Psycho is a shot-for-shot remake of the Alfred Hitchock classic. Maligned by fans and disregarded by critics, this remake has quickly fallen into irrelevancy. Does this modern version of Psycho deserve the hate or is there some merit beneath the familiar surface?
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Its amazing how Vince Vaughn succeeded after this..
It feels like this movie was forgotten so fast after it came out. It's so below the radar so I feel like most of the actors in this got off free.
Psycho 1960: Masterpiece
Psycho 1998: Inferior copy
I really disliked this remake. It was such a pointless thing. Honestly. But your review is great, as always.
Odd Eyes94 better off watching Bates Motel series.
16:01 Anthony Perkins's Norman was a guy with a split personality who blacked out when he switched to Mother. He couldn't help himself, wasn't responsible for his actions and couldn't remember what the Mother personality had done once he was back to himself. Vince Vaughn's Norman came off like he didn't have a split personality at all and was just a creepy guy who liked dressing up as his mother and killing people.
Perkins also perfectly fit as being a normal person with the hidden dark side. Just watch his performance during the parlor scene when he gets threatening and then goes back to his charming self, it’s so effective
What a miscast. I wonder why they went with Vaughn
Gus Van Sant said that he did this to see if a movie would have the same effect on an audience if it was a total recreation of a movie that everybody knew. My thought on that is, "Isn't the answer to that pretty obvious? Did you really need to spend so much time and money to figure that out?"
I think he did it as a passion project.
@Jason Loper Yeah, but the thing is, film is such a different medium than theater, and reviving a play is so much different an undertaking than making a movie, original or remake, that I'm not sure that approach really holds water.
@Jason Loper No, I have heard that Van Sant did say that was part of his approach, so it wasn't a waste of time at all.
And given what Cody said in the Tenet review he put up, I just want to announce this: people, what Jason Loper and I are doing is how you have a civil, adult conversation about film, rather than resorting to stupid name-calling over differences of opinion.
@@Layne618 Seeing the same movie with a different cast saying the same lines makes it feel weird and also a really frustrating and uneven watch.
@Jason Loper It's just like adapting Shakespeare.
I hate the remake. I love Bates Motel, one of the best shows i've ever seen! I loved your psycho reviews Cody!
Bates motel is really great show but underrated to me 🙂🤔
These reviews had my favorite intros of yours. Especially this one with poking fun at the movie
Your probably the only person who does horror film reviews and doesn't make me want to pull my hair out so great job for that. Loved the review Cody keep up the amazing work!
When I saw that you uploaded this, my day was made. It made me realize that William H Macy and Julianne Moore are indeed the only good actors casted in this movie. They did nail those roles. Vince Vaughn was the most out of place actor in this movie. The exact opposite of what Norman Bates would be. Even my aunt said that Vince Vaughn was the worst idea just by his appearance alone. Viggo Mortensen was okay as Sam but not nearly as good as John Gavin. I still say Fuck this movie because of how pointless the shit is.
I haven’t seen this remake.....
And I already know it’s utter GARBAGE!!!
Adalynn’s Horror World! You’re so lucky.
I wanna watch Prom Night remake .
Don't!
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100% agree with you on Ann Heche. Never cared for her either.
The media was just fascinated with her at the time because she Ellen's girlfriend
She's not exactly who you would call a sex symbol or a dashing leading lady.
Michael McDonnell she’s just a very bland and boring actress kind of like judy Greer. The casting is what really ruined this movie. I never knew until recently that Henry Thomas was considered for Norman Bates. He totally just looks the part and it was a hugely foolish mistake to go with Vaughn instead. He was horrible in this.
@@sociopathsurvivor7129 Need somebody as beautiful as Janet Leigh for Norman to be taken with her. Henry Thomas if you wanted a slim Perkins type but if you wanted an overweight Norman like in the book Vincent D'Onofrio.
@@sociopathsurvivor7129 Henry Thomas actually played Norman in the 4th “Psycho” film. He really is good playing a young Norman and had chemistry with Olivia Hussey as Norma (Norman’s deranged mother). The movie isn’t great, but Henry Thomas and Olivia Hussey are excellent and it was one of Perkins’s final performances prior to his death in 1992
Omg I forgot all about domestic disturbance! That use to be on tv a lot when I was growing up, need to give it a rewatch ASAP lol
"Maybe it's the short hair, and she just looks like a bitch." Laughed so hard at that. I've been watching your videos for about a year now Cody. Keep up the good work man
This is the Lion king remake of the slasher universe...
Another soulless cashgrab.
Brazilian Pennywise that’s an insult to the Lion King remake.
It's the horror equivalent of every live action Disney remake. Instead of being a new version of the story it's just the exact film done again to get more money out of the original.
Brazilian Pennywise the Jungle Book and Pete’s Dragon remakes are better than the originals and nothing will change my mind about that.
@@hillhouseproductions yeah the new jungle book is my favorite Disney remake
Bates Motel is amazing definately my favorite depiction of the characters. Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore are brilliant in it.
Those two really understood how to differentiate their performances from the original film. Freddie has that shyness yet he’s trying to be an extrovert while Vera comes across as an average mom trying to take care of her son but eventually falls apart. They also tackled the creepy dynamic well without copying
Yep totally agree with vera and Freddie are just great
How you feel about Anne Heche is exactly how I feel about Vince Vaughn. There's something about him that makes me very uncomfortable no matter what movie I'm watching him in.
Vince Vaughan's casting in one word: anchovies.
"some creature swim up my pants" - Ann Heche.
I always thought it was made just to have a version of it in color. Very much like The Night of the Living Dead remake at the time.
Nah. Night of the Living Dead remake was done because they never had royalties with the original, most of the same crew returned to work on it. That was the main reason iirc. Tom Savini spoke about it
Can I just say that you fully delivered on what I hoped the intro would be to this train wreck 🤣🤣🤣 Now onto the review!
Thought I was the only one who remembers “Domestic Disturbance”
Bates Motel had 5 seasons and the last one was basically remaking Psycho as a season of tv
At least that was different
Like From Dusk Till Dawn the series, it’s a story you’ve seen before, but told in a new way
Julianne Moore is a great actress. I love Vince Vaughn but he's just not Norman Bates. I dont care for Anne Heche either you are not alone on that opinion. Loved this review series on the Psycho franchise good job Mr. Leach.
You rock Cody thanks for the fantastic reviews man your the man
I watched this on release in 1998. I was 18 and even then I remember thinking the only reason it had been made was because Scream and Halloween H20 had made a shit load of money and the studio were trying to make a quick cash in on the horror trend that was just re-starting. Let us not forget we were then subjected to Carrie 2 soon after. Another pointless crap cash in based on an untouchable classic. Now there's a franchise I like to hear your thoughts on.......
William H Macy is a great actor, I also love Shameless
What about the movie Hitchcock starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlet Johansen, about the making of Psycho?
Gary Van Buren That movie was pretty good. I also liked the other Hitchcock biopic staring Toby Jones. Both movies are very good. It is hard to say who played him better. Toby Jones or Anthony Hopkins.
I did see the remake and you're absolutely spot on about it. I was sitting thinking the whole time "WHY?"
Hey Cody. Did you know threre is another Bates Motel movie? It's a made for tv movie from 1987.
The intro was so good! I really liked it! Awesome job!
Did anyone else crack up laughing when Vaughn's Norman starting beating off while looking through the peephole?
One of those remakes that everyone has forgotten about but remember the original like Footloose, RoboCop, Total Recall, Ghostbusters.
Terrible movie. It wouldn't be so bad if the casting of Norman Bates was better. Vince Vaughn is terrible, definitely out of place. Great review, Cody!
Is there a color-ized version of the original? That's the main reason I like this one, because the black and white bothers me more than it should. It's strange, I liked Sin City and the game Madworld but Psycho's b&w always bugged me for some reason.
The Intro is f**king awesome!
How would Psycho be remade well though? What can be changed and what is sacred? I'm thinking what if the Craine sisters were identical twins and Norman couldn't tell them apart, eventually leading to him letting it slip "I thought Mother killed you." What if Mother wasn't actually dead and it turned out she was the actual killer? She had been manipulating Norman into thinking he has "blackouts" and is responsible. I'm thinking Linda Hamilton would be perfect in that role. Even though the twist is great, the idea of an old woman doing the killings is somewhat scarier imo.
Doing the opposite would be interesting since in the original Psycho book and film you think Mother's alive and doing the killing then it turns out Norman killed her a decade ago and created a split personality which killed women he was attracted to out of jealousy. So making people think things would go the same way only for it to turn out that Norma really was alive and doing the killing would be interesting. It's like the Marion Crane twist they did in the Bates Motel show since in the original you think Marion will be the main character but she gets killed in the shower shortly into it. But in Season 5 of Bates Motel you're made to think Marion will die just like in the book and film but she survives and leaves the motel with the stolen money. And in the show it's Sam Loomis who gets killed in the shower and also Norman kills Sam as himself not Mother.
I don't want to see anyone replace Anthony Perkins, especially after how Psycho IV tied up his story. If anything, they should make a Psycho reboot about Norman's child going back to the ruins of the motel. Maybe Norman was right and his child does go insane like he did and his split personality would be the evil self and Father(aka Norman) trying to keep him on the good path. Something different and new, but still calling back to the old films.
How about the Bates Motel telefilm from 1987? Total oddity. It's on TH-cam.
It's more like a bad Scooby Doo episode than a Psycho film since it's about an old cellmate of Norman's who inherits the Bates Motel after his death but a real estate developer pretends to be Norman's mother to scare the guy and the people he has helping him fix up the house and motel so the developer can sell it.
@@Xehanort10 And then there's another story about a young woman who checks in to one of the cabins intending to kill herself and is visited by the ghosts of other young people who died by suicide who convince her to live. The movie was a backdoor pilot for a series but wasn't picked up, but I guess the idea was that new guests would check in in each episode and the main characters would get mixed up in their lives. It's just a really odd curio though, worth a watch if you're a fan of Psycho, just seeing the iconic sets used in this weird new context is kind of amusing.
Gus Van Sants Psycho is like a bad school play of the original film.
In the words of the Comic Book Guy,
after watching the 1998 remake:
“WORST. REMAKE. EVER.”
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I haven’t had a chance to see
the original Psycho movie,
or it’s sequels:
Psycho II,
Psycho III,
or Psycho IV: The Beginning!
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Keep up the good work, Cody!
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Fun Fact: Tobey Maguire, Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, Jeremy Davies, Henry Thomas and Joaquin Phoenix were considered to play Norman Bates in this version
Tobey Maguire? Damn, I can literally hear his squeaky voice saying “My mother? Why, she’s harmless. She’s as harmless as one of those stuffed birds.”
In my opinion, the only more serious role Vince Vaughn had in a movie that works is the form of Nick Van Owen in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and I don’t really believe he was miscast in that movie, sure is character in the movie might not be the most memorable or the best of the Jurassic Park franchise, but it feels like that is one of the few instances when Vince Vaughn succeeds in portraying a character in a more serious film.
There were a few SLIGHT changes in this, from the original. That glass breaking at the end, and one shot of Norman from a different angle, during one of the kills.
Some friends and I popped in a copy of the remake during an after bar one night.
Let me tell you, washing an edible down with some Jameson really helps a person (or group of people) enjoy this flick.
I love all these pyshco films, just like all Rambo films. Great video man.⛧🤘Stay Metal🤘⛧
Bout to watch Bates Motel for the first time👍
Ryon Webster I love bates motel. Enjoy.
@@lindsaybrooke5782 here nothing but great things, so I'm excited...thanks
Silhouette of Mother would work in colour if the room was darkly lit or painted in a dark colour like in Bates Motal.
The O N L Y positive I had from this film is I thought did a very very good job Vince Vaughn (he is no Perkins.....) but the film around him, and the stupid idea to do a shot for shot remake for this just was a HORRIBLE idea. Easily a 1 star film if that, I always tell people to steer away from this unless they want to be surprised how above average to good Vaughn was in the role. Thanks for the review and the memories (bad as they were lol) @Cody. Shame Julianne Moore was in this she must of owed someone a favor :).
@Cody Leach Great review as always, man! However, as a fellow huge NOES fan, can you tell me where you got that awesome Freddy shirt?!
I USUALLY DONT "THUMBS UP" Videos....
But when he said "open up the gift wrapping I'm going to say , bitch I already got one of these" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Excellent synopsis and review! But honestly, thank you for the Anne Heche comments. I thought I was the only one that had an irrational dislike for her. Something about her, I just can’t stand to watch her, even in movies that I have enjoyed I always wanted to fast forward through the scenes she was in. I just don’t like and she was the main reason when this came out, I wait for it on HBO.
Great review and you were more than fair with it, I feel. Also, hopefully you can help, but could you tell me what the music is in the background for the majority of your review?
Julianne Moore was also great in the Carrie remake.
You reckon? Compared to Piper Laurie, Moore's performance is pure Am Dram.
Dear God Vince Vaughn was terribly miscast for norman bates. He delivers lines with absolutely no emotion. Original for this one will always surpass. All of the sequels in this series are surprisingly good and under-appreciated
I have never seen this. Because once I found it was a shot-for-shot remake, and I've seen the original, why bother? And the first was so good.
I was wondering if you already reviewed Salem's Lot(1979)???
Vince Vaughn was great in True Detective season 2. Vince has more range than people give him credit for.
Well he certainly didn't display any of that great 'range' here!
Just a horrible movie that deserved to be a box office bomb and every Raspberry award that it got. The biggest transgression is not using the classic Bates house but rather some fake facade placed in front of it. Anne Heche was just terrible. Vince Vaughn was horrible at creating a mysterious character. The character of Lila Crane trying to be a modern action hero just didn't work either. There was just no need for this movie to ever be made. I saw it at the theater and was disgusted with it in the first few minutes.
Didn't see it but Norman in Bloch's novel is closer to Vince Vaughn than Anthony Perkins. Hitchcock was wise to cast someone less ominous though. It might have been interesting to see an adaptation that looked like the Novel, but that is really the only way to present a remake of such a well-known novel.
Lol I was hoping for a "Fuck this Movie" review for this one! I guess I have to agree with you on the positives though. Looking forward to another series review soon man! Maybe Die Hard? Jurassic Park? Harry Potter? We'll see!
The movie I’m about to mention isn’t horror, it’s actually Disney, but the most recent example of a shot-for-shot remake is the Lion King movie. I actually really enjoyed it though.
LOL! I could never quite put my finger on it, but you nailed it here: The biggest issue I have with Anne Heche movies is the fact that Anne Heche is in them.
Dunno what it is about her, but I just can't bring myself to like her.
I liked some of the casting choices and the new look to the house. But other then that, I could care less for this film. Maybe if it wasn't shot for shot and changed the story to their own vision, it could have been a good film
It surprises me Psycho (1998) had a $60 Million budget, and did the exact same thing that the original Psycho did, which only had an $800,000 budget. More money, but somehow barely different.
Wasn't Anthony Perkins like 6"1 or something?! I mean 6"5 is a lot taller, but still. My 5"2 ass would be intimidated with both
R.I.P., Anne.
The only reason for this movie remake existence, is to undoubtably prove to everyone, that the strong and impactful character of Norman Bates works, entirely due to Antony Perkins presence and powerful performance. Just in case, the original 1960 Hitchcock version, didn't undoubtably convince you.
Wait...it's 22 years since this remake! Time to do Psycho 2 with this casblueerrrgggggggghhhhhh
As Bryan Lomax implied doing a shot for shot remake using the same dialogue and camera angles is like adapting Shakespeare.
I think the reason this remake is exactly like the original is because the point of it is that it shows you what a remake really is.
07:09 - It's all true Cody
If you're a fan of the Lord of the Rings films, Aragorn is in this movie, as well. Also, this was released a year after The Lost World: Jurassic Park in which Julianne Moore and Vince Vaughn both starred.
Think when you have something as iconic as Psycho you get someone like Gus Van Sant doing a shot to shot remake, that happened with the JJ Star Trek and Star Wars.
This movie hurts so bad. I love the original film & even wrote a 4 page paper in high school that scored me a triple A+ from my teacher. I get that Gus Van Sant wanted to pay respect to Hitchcock, but he failed miserably by just doing the entire film over again but with worse acting and putting it in color
Domestic Disturbance! I remember liking that one when it came out. Vince was actually really unsettling.
It's a fricken MOTEL, damn it!!! MOTEL...not HOTEL!!! He hasn't expanded his hospitality services!!! He's not an enterprising Psycho!!!!
You just spoke it into existence they are gonna remake it soon now Cody
Remakes, different versions of things can work like Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, but there usually isn't a good reason to remake.
I feel like the only way you could do a remake of psycho without having to copy the original is if you make the new version not a remake but a second adaptation to the Robert Bloch novel because if you were to compare the Alfred Hitchcock Psycho film to the Robert Bloch novel there are plenty of differences most notably with the characterization of Norman Bates. I feel like that opportunity was brought to Gus Van Sant here but he wasted it by doing a shot for shot re-creation of the original.
As it's been just over 22 years since this remake of Psycho, wouldn't it be interesting to see Vince Vaughn in a shot for shot remake of Psycho 2?
I thought Vince Vaughan was fine in it, I’ve not ever noticed him before but I’ve probably seen him in some other things. It’s a good remake .
Remember in your review for the original Psycho where Norman’s voice is heard saying, “Mother! Oh God, mother! Blood! Blood!” You said it was really corny, right? Well, that just happens to be the ONLY thing I liked about this remake. I thought Vince Vaughn’s reading of that line was a lot better than Anthony Perkins’ performance.
Btw, he runs a MOTEL….not a HOTEL! He’s not an enterprising Psycho!
Youre not wrong with Anne Heche I have felt the same way all these years .. thought I was the only one
Are you going to do a ranking video of the psycho movies?
Yes
A Psycho remake should never happen, that’s a given. But if they H A V E to, they should go a completely different direction. The visual inverse, like the Suspiria remake. Instead of Hitchcock’s psychological yet grounded approach, maybe go for something a little more abstract and serial. It should also be an almost precise adaptation of the original novel.
Might be interesting to do a remake that follows more closely to the original novel.
They should re-edit the remake and CGI add the original Psycho House. Why did they changed the house? It’s the only thing that really really bothers me.
Watch the movie with the color setting down to the max, kinda cool.
Unpopular Opinion here:
Not saying the movie was great, but I thought Vince Vaughn actually did a decent job as Norman.
Don't kill me!
After breaking up with Ellen you never heard from Anne Heche ever again
This movie sucks. I liked the nightmare remake though. I liked the first 4 psycho films though, but remaking it was dumb. I think psycho is like nightmare. Its going to be hard to remake it with a new leading character. Dont think its gonna work.
Enjoying all your Psycho reviews the moment. Not sure why they are all appearing on my feed now but hey ho. As for this particular movie. Who decided this was a good idea!?!? 😂😂😂
Hey Cody what are your opinions on Green Day's new song? Love the vid!
Honestly, a pointless remake could mean that it's worse than a bad or even terrible movie. If a movie is really bad, you can at least watch it and laugh at how bad it is. I've done that with a couple horror movies. But if a movie is pointless, it becomes boring, and in my opinion, that's even worse, because you can't even laugh at how bad it is. If a movie can't get a single reaction from you, then you know it's fucked up.
Awesome review , btw I’m making a horror movie called Holidays it’s about a family trying to survive against 3 killers on Christmas what do u think
If its done in a Strangers/You're Next manner with intelligent and capable characters I think itd be good. Equally refreshing if the victims were to turn the tables, and go against the stereotypes of horror. An honest opinion from a novel writer. People enjoy subterfuge. Use the opportunity to create clever characters.
Thank you for the feedback
When people say Psycho I never think of the remake. Plus, the black and white just gives the film a more creepy feeling to it.
Maybe they thought a shot for shot remake would a easy win with audiences like many remakes/reboots and sequels that do the copy and paste route.
You should review the 1987 Bates Motel (film) it’s part of the Psycho (franchise)
Most remakes cannot catch the magic of the original.
Nightmare couldn't do it
Child's play kinda did
The thing definitely did
It's sad most remakes cannot do it.
This has been a great series. Enjoyed it. Would you ever do the Hellraiser franchise? Another movie view coming out next year.
I don't remember thinking Heche was that bad, but besides that I agree with everything you said. A waste of time and space of a movie.