Review of Psycho (1960) by Aiu N — 04 Jan 2015

A universal knowledge of the twist and as many parodies as Taylor Swift has exes may have diminished Psycho's modern day impact, but Hitchcock's watershed horror is still as shocking as the day it was released.

The plot of Psycho was much hyped at the time, with cinemas refusing entrance to latecomers and Hitchcock buying every copy he could find of Robert Bloch's novel in an effort to keep the ending a secret.

A thieving secretary chooses the wrong motel to stay at and falls prey to a soft-spoken caretaker who has some mommy issues then.... you either know the rest or need to drop what you're doing and watch it.

Intense, slow burning, devious and intelligent, Hitchcock ironically considered Psycho a comedy. And if you think about it, it is; it poked fun at everything people were supposed to take seriously in the 60s; psychology, sexuality, cleanliness, money.

... and mothers.