Smell the Movies
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| Year: | 1960 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Genre: | Slasher |
| Starring: | Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles |
| Rating: | 5/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/ |
| Tagline: | A new- and altogether different- screen excitement!!! |
| Favourite line: | "We all go a little mad sometimes." |
The first slasher movie?
Well probably and, even though it has certainly dated, it still stands up today as a great film.
Anthony Perkins is superb as the deranged and damaged Norman Bates - his scenes bristle with menace - and most of the support are credible too.
The only real problem watching it now is that some of the scenes with dialogue seem a little clunky, particularly towards the end, but this can be put down to audiences lack of sophistication some 40 odd years ago.
A great movie, and a must see, especially for horror fans, but recommended to all.
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