Review of Paranoiac (1963) by Ramis V — 14 May 2008

Psychological fear that's one way to put it.

This review of Paranoiac (1963) was written by Ramis V on 14 May 2008.

Paranoiac has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ryan V (1,568) on 09 Oct 2016

A wonderfully twisted film that deserves to be remembered. The Ashby family is wealthy, scandalous, and entirely insane…

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By Tom H (1,836) on 06 Apr 2011

Great film from Hammer. Oliver Reed is great as a spoiled rich narcissist. A suspenseful and eventful piece of cinema…

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By Hunter D (441) on 17 Sep 2009

A short and very sweet psycho-thriller directed by Freddie Francis, who is probably best known for being David Lynch's cinematographer…

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By M. K (165) on 13 Jun 2011

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By Tyler B (826) on 05 Jun 2007

Oliver Reed is brilliant in this role. Similar to the character of Norman Bates, I still prefer this film over Psycho. A Hammer Horror classic…

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By Yoshi S (243) on 01 Jun 2013

Excellent British Hammer suspense thriller. Movie was really entertaining, thrilling, suspenseful, clever, twisted and romantic…

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The best part of this movie is watching Oliver Reed chew the scenery. Otherwise, it's one of the worst movies ever made…

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From what I've seen to this point, there seem to be two different types of Hammer films…

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Seems like Hammer was just trying to capitalize on the success of Psycho at this point…

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