Psychose

C'est injuste de considérer "Psycho" comme un représentant d'un genre ou comme un film qui a fait peur à un certain degré par plusieurs étoiles. "Psycho" mérite d'être évalué comme un exemple des possibilités de l'art cinématographique. Comme un exemple de la créativité géniale d'Alfred Hitchcock. Et en suivant cette voie, on peut arriver à une seule conclusion - "Psycho" n'est pas un film, c'est un "sur-film". D'abord, il est lui-même, ensuite viennent les films évaluables par des étoiles en fonction de leur succès. ___ Imaginons que le pinceau d'un peintre ait X possibilités de mouvement, d'inclinaison sur la toile, d'intensité du contact avec la toile. La réalisation cinématographique a également ses propres possibilités, travaillant avec les procédés cinématographiques et le spectateur. Hitchcock a maîtrisé ces X possibilités avec lesquelles les autres créateurs travaillaient jusqu'alors, il a jonglé avec eux avec un sourire et a créé une nouvelle palette de possibilités XYZ. La réalisation est une science. Qui et quand sera un inventeur cinématographique plus grand que lui ? (07/04/2003)

I'll preface this with the fact that it's a better 3 stars. Where this movie wins is the music. I watched it in the cinema, with my classmates around me, and quite a few of them flinched in horror at the murder of the private eye. But that's mostly because of the music. Unfortunately, it didn’t fire me up, which is definitely a shame. And the other problem was that it was clear to me almost from the beginning what the ending was going to be. But I think this film belongs in the "must-see" column, so I don't regret going to see it at all as part of Project 100. But the last scene (before the credits jump in), that was really awesome. (18/12/2009)

Film delicacy, which belongs to the golden treasury of world cinematography and if Hitchcock hadn't filmed anything else, he still deserved to have a marble monument carved for him. The shower scene or the fall down the stairs are for me a symbol of perfect direction, and the slowly rotating chair in the basement is a symbol of horror as a distinct genre. Excellent performance by Perkins, who was never able to surpass his performance and actually never got out of the role of the deranged Norman. The ingredients in this film are balanced in such a way that a delicacy was created... The incredibly impactful music is also worth mentioning. Overall impression 100%. (06/05/2007)

It’s such a shame that this film’s twist is so profane today, the experience would have been much greater without knowing it. What surprised me a little is that it was the bathroom scene the one that became the most famous, I think the one of the attack at the stairs is a lot better – it’s one of the best and most terrifying attacks on film I’ve ever seen. Basically, it manages to precisely capture the instant between the reveal of the attacker and the attack itself, thus saving both the moment of surprise and the moment of tension. It’s like when, in a fraction of a second, you notice that the person who has just started running towards you is holding a knife. Yeah, and before I forget, Psycho made me realise what is that thing that often bothers me in old films, that characters driving a car shot from the front turn the steering wheel too much :-) 90% (05/01/2009)

When I saw Psycho in a packed cinema, it evoked more laughter than horror. It wasn't laughter of relief in response to something shocking, but in response to some now unintentionally funny dialogue and situations towards the end of the film. Times change and what worked 40 or more years ago doesn't have the same power today. I appreciate Hitchcock's great surprise for the uninitiated (the famous shower scene and its completely unexpected consequence) and the shocking twist. The black-and-white cinematography is also excellent, and the realities of where the film takes place are impressive. But overall, Hitchcock's most famous film didn't leave a deep mark on me. Just because it was made by the great Master himself, I won't waste a full rating. From a historical point of view, five stars. From a purely subjective point of view and overall emotional experience, a decent four stars. (24/08/2003)