PSYCHO (1960) Movie Reaction - FIRST TIME WATCHING
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Starring:
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John gavin, martin Balsam, and Simon Oakland
Written by:
Robert Bloch and Joseph Stefano
Directed by:
Alfred Hitchock - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Hey everyone! I am so glad I finally got to check this movie out! After studying it in film class and knowing the twist ending through pop culture osmosis, I can finally say that I have seen psycho. What a thrill of a movie! Even knowing the ending didn't stop my enjoyment of it, and maybe even made it more enjoyable as I was able to look for little things that could be seen as breadcrumbs towards the big reveal.
Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!! :)
You going to film school?
Great analyze of the film. You have a lot of Hitchcock to catch up on. My favourite is Vertigo.
Love this film!
The second one is actually also very good. I think it was Anthony Perkins (Norman) who directed that one. I was really surprised at how good it was. Maybe the best horror-sequal I've seen.
All the best! :)
Reacting to a movie that you already know the plot and the plop twist, loses the best reactions, spontaneous, sincere and unique that people want to see.
When people react to songs they already know, the reaction is boring, predictable, and overstated.
On the other hand, if you react to a song that you hear for the first time, it is an interesting, spontaneous and real experience.
the reaction is completely ruined when you already know the plot twist of the film, really cringe, clap your hands, smile and say ... here comes the plop twist ... CRINGE !!!!!!!
Nobody who wants to see reactions, wants to see that reaction,
It is totally the opposite of what is expected.
Anthony Perkins was a great Actor. He died of Aids many years ago now, but his genius lives on in Psycho.
He should have , at very least, been nominated for an Oscar. I think it’s disgraceful that he wasn’t.
Interesting fact: This was the first major Hollywood film to show someone flushing the toilet. Before this, such things were considered quite taboo as no one displayed such disgusting things as having bodily functions :)
You mean the StARs use the john?? SAY IT AIN'T SO.
I think it was also the first (or, at least one of the first) films to have a semi-dressed, unmarried, couple in bed together. That was a no no during the Hays Code period in Hollywood.
It was also the first film to have a main character die less than halfway through the movie. That was VERY shocking to moviegoers at that time.
So glad the younger generation like you see just HOW Brilliant this movie is. My favorite of all time. I'm 62, I was around 6 months old when they started making this movie, and it is one of THE Greats. You are such an intelligent young man, and really enjoyed viewing this.
I love that you turned yourself black and white for this movie. Very fun.
Fun Fact: In the opening scene, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is wearing a white bra because Sir Alfred Hitchcock wanted to show her as being "angelic" at first. After she has taken the money, the following scene has her in a black bra because now she has done something wrong and evil. Similarly, before she steals the money, she has a white purse. After she's stolen the money, her purse is black. It's subtle storytelling that Sir Alfred Hitchcock is known for.
Bonus Fact: Janet Leigh is the mother of "Scream Queen" Jamie Lee Curtis.
I love that little fact about the movie! Stuff like that is why I love film!
@@RolyPolyOllieReactions Movie starts with a fly and ends with a fly. This was the first toilet flush in cinema history. there are lots of historical layers to this movie.
It's nice to see a young reactor appreciating black and white instead of treating it like a fault.
The other secretary (the one with the tranquilizers) was played by Patricia Hitchcock, Alfred's daughter. She was in a few episodes of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV show and three of his movies, most notably Strangers On a Train. She passed away not too long ago.
She's great in "Strangers On A Train", one of my top three Hitchcock films (maybe top two). I always say: Psycho, Rear Window, Strangers On A Train and Shadow Of A Doubt. Those are the four tightest, most quintessential "master of suspense" Hitchcock movies. And all four go down real easy. Love her in "Strangers On A Train". I'm happy she got to work with her Dad!
Pat Hitchcock passed away Aug. 9, 2021.
@@TTM9691 I knew about her appearances in “Psycho” and “Strangers On A Train”, but what other film of his was she in?
You know what never gets old?
"I know the twist."
"She is dead? But we are only halfway through the movie?
People focus on the obvious twist, that the smaller one is forgotten until you see the entire movie. And yes, it is one of the biggest twist in movie history.
P.S. Watch the trailer to 'Psycho'" if you want to see another masterpiece.
I loved that she died half way through! It really turned me for a loop and made me question everything
Yeah. This film has more than one twist. I'm so glad i saw this film without knowing a single thing about it. An experience that not many will ever experience now. One of the all time great films, but only when you know nothing. Saying it isn't a mystery film only applies if you know all about the film before you watch it.
My older sister saw this movie as a first run film. Want to know her reaction to the shower scene? For the rest of the movie, all she kept saying to herself "She's not dead. She can't be dead. She's going to come back somehow." And THAT is what younger people don't understand why this film traumatized audiences in 1960. Look at the original poster. You'll see it gives NO indication of what the movie is really about. The gimmick for the movie was that it HAD to be seen from the beginning. If you arrived 5 minutes late, too bad. You waited two hours till the movie started again. To this day, this remains the only movie I wish I could get into a time machine and see on opening day. They all thought for 45 minutes they were watching the story of a woman who stole money. Surprise. And you are right, this was a first - and not just slasher, but a first on a lot of levels. And show it to someone who doesn't know what's going to happen and it STILL goes over really well.
I appreciated your honesty in telling us that you knew about some of the key moments in this film at the beginning. I suspect that some people who have reacted to Psycho have already seen it but pretend that they haven’t because they know people prefer a first time reaction. But I liked your reaction and your opinions on the movie at the end 👍
My friend Dorothy's dad did the music for this film. It was voted by NPR as most important top 100 music pieces of the 20th century.
Benard Hermann? OMG. I'm such a HUGE fan of his!
I liked that, " You're acting like there's a body in your trunk." LOL!!! :She's in deep, deep water." LOL!!
"You're acting like theres a body in your trunk", how prophetic. Little did she know......🤣
Janet Leigh's last name is pronounced "Lee" as in her daughter's name, Jamie Lee Curtis.
Still wonder why she didn't spell her middle name Leigh as well. But still, Jamie Lee is the scream queen.
@@prp2 Probably because people would mistake the pronunciation of her mother’s last name. The was another actress named Vivian Leigh (of “Gone With The Wind” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” fame) whose name was pronounced “lay”. l guess Janet didn’t want the same mistake to be made with her daughter.
@@MsAppassionata That's a good point! Hadn't thought about that.
One of the greatest films ever made, Hitchcock is a genius
I never realized that the taxidermied birds could represent the death of freedom, or that fredom is captured. Anthony Perkins was a masterful actor. Just amazing in this role.
I had the opportunity to see Psycho in first run. There was a unique advertising campaign to hype up the mystery over what the film was about. They announced that no one would be admitted after the film started. People who had seen the film were urged to keep the story line and ending secret. The shower scene was a major fight between Hitchcock and the sensors. A lot of people refer to that as the nude scene, but if you watch closely, there is no nudity at all and no direct "slasher" scene as such. It's all done by suggestion, and the action moves so fast that you merge what you are seeing with what you think is happening outside the shot. While totally tame by any modern standard, Psycho was considered too violent and over the line in its day.
composer bernard hermann's score is one of the greatest ever written for a film. it is scored for string orchestra only, a reflection of the relatively modest production budget for psycho, but herrmann brilliantly exploited the unique sonorities of the string instruments, not only the iconic "stabbing" theme, but also in the brooding music that underscores most of the film.
Janet Liegh 's daughter, is Jamie Liegh Curtis ,of Halloween fame.
Thank you for choosing this immortal classic. My personal favorite by Hitchcock is "North by Northwest."
This film is genius, Alfred Hitchcock was a genius. I love all of his films. Definitely a film that is very layered and worth rewatching. Look forward to further films and your reactions to other Hitchcock films. Strangers on a train is worth a watch!
I would second Strangers on a Train.
I've not found any CZcams channels that have reacted to it
The drunk guy who was set to spend $40,000 was giving his daughter a hell of a gift. That amount is the equivalent of $400,000 today.
I think the movie has two main characters, but Marion is the one whose head we get into. Even at the end, it isn’t Norman’s head we’re in.
One of many ways in which the film is superior to the novel.
Vertigo is Hitchcock’s most acclaimed film and one of the most acclaimed of all time. Hopefully, y’all get to that eventually. North By Northwest, Notorious and The Birds should be checked out eventually as well.
I’ve lived in Phoenix for 30 years now and I always recommend this film to people here who haven’t seen it. It’s jaw dropping how much the city skyline has changed. I first visited here in the 70s and it was a huge change in only 15 years. Now even the 1998 remake is very different from the skyline of today. I’ve only seen Anthony Hopkins in two other films. The Black Hole which was Disney’s first PG rated film. It was actually major news the film was PG. The other film I’ve seen with him is On the Beach, the 1959 film and not 2000 miniseries. On the Beach is largely forgotten about today but you may want to do a react video of it. A nuclear war with salted nuclear weapons to make them even worse has killed all life in the northern hemisphere. A US Navy sub pulls into one of the last ports left in the world, Melbourne. Other than no gasoline for cars life tries to carry on as normal there but the radiation is coming south.
Anthony Perkins is another amazing actor we lost too soon because of the AIDS crisis.
Norman Bates had great customer service skills.
Norman, Anthony Perkins was the boy next door. Audiences sere shocked.
The composer was Bernard Herman, many critics consider him the greatest film composer. He started and ended his career scoring the two greatest American films. He started with "Citizen Kane And ended with "Taxi Driver"!
$40,000 back then could buy 3 houses (you could buy a house for $13,000 in Phoenix) It’s equivalent to about $370,000 today.
Bernard Hermann's score for this was entirely strings, mostly to save cost. The jarring nature of the discordant notes in "The Murder" (the notes are slid up by 1 semi-tone with every bowing) really sets your teeth on edge.
If you haven't already seen it, watch "Hitchcock" with Sir Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock and Helen Mirren as Alma Revell (his wife). It's all about the making of Psycho. Not 100% accurate but a superb film.
“Crane”… a bird
"Phoenix" a bird
The music when Marion is stabbed sounds like bird "caws."
Norman knocks over the bird portrait which falls to the ground, symbolic of his having just killed a "Crane."
Bird an English slang for woman a young one in particular.
a p.s. to my previous comment, composer bernard herrmann was one of hitch's most frequent collaborators, writing the scores for seven of the director's films. they had a falling out over the scoring of torn curtain (1966), which unfortunately brought their collaboration to an end.
Vera Miles was an underrated actress. Check her out in the FBI story and Hitchcock’s The Wrong man. Her reactions searching the house and the fruit cellar can’t be understated. Miles at 83 is the only surviving cast member of psycho
She is 94
You know that Janet Leigh is Jamie Leigh Curtis' mom, right?. From the movie Halloween.
Her father is Tony Curtis from Some Like It Hot.
I did not know that at the time!
Yes. Tony and Janet were a power couple back in the 1950s and 60s.
Hitchcock actually used chocolate syrup for the bathroom scene...🤣
The only other film I remember with Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates) is Catch-22. I think he plays the role of the Chaplain.
I went to see this when it came out. I was 13 yrs old (before the rating system). Electrified! So what did I do? I asked a girl out (also to see it) and enjoyed watching her freak out. I asked 2 more girls out that week lol. And we all couldn't take a shower for quite a while.
Bad boy! 🤣
The Birds is a great movie as well. They did a TV series called Bates Motel that was a modern take on Psycho. It started Freddie Highmore from movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, August Rush and the TV series The Good Doctor; as Norman Bates.
Yes, i was waiting for this when you mentioned you'd be doing it. The guy is Anthony Perkins, great actor. And i Love Vera Milles and Janet Leigh as well, they have great movies you might be interested in watching. Here's hoping for more classic/old movies.
I definitely want to keep doing more Hitchcock films and then from there maybe I'll branch out and do other older ones!
@@RolyPolyOllieReactions You HAVE to watch 'Psycho II' which starts when Norman (Anthony Perkins) is released from the institution and Lila (Vera Miles) is intent on getting him sent back...
It's brilliant.
The lead actress, playing Marian Crane, Janet Leigh - her last name is pronounced Lee! Her daughter is Jamie Lee Curtis, who made her debut in the horror movie "Halloween"!
her eye is the drain, her life is draining.
Marion is pronounced "MAR-ee-en." Rhymes with librarian.
"For the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin
Any talking out loud with any librarian
Such as Marian... Madam Librarian."
Hitchcock never won an Oscar. Brilliant film on all levels.
Two underrated films: Shadow of a Doubt and Stage Fright.
No, you’re not wrong. This is the original - and definitive - slasher film. Glad you enjoyed.
😎
She is Jamie Lee Curtis mother and she said after she made this she only ever took bath s not showers
In 1960 Janet Leigh was a major star, so audiences fully expected her to not only play the lead character but to be present for the entire film. For her to be dead after 45 minutes was even more shocking then.
"Ha! Think I'm FRUITY, HUH?!"
Imagine watching this in 1960 having no idea what was about to come! The only (minor) problem with it today is so many reactors know what's coming from having seen or heard of the scene through pop culture. Every reactor I've seen watch this movie so far has said something similar to "oh, this is THAT scene" as soon as she gets in the shower.
"I see dead people" wasn't a twist It was the center of the ad campaign.
Can it not be both?
You missed Alfred . He does a cameo in all his films.
Adjusted for inflation, $40,000 in 1960 is equal to $354,386 in 2021 and $700 in 1960 is equal to $6,202 in 2021
Janet Leigh the star is the real life mother of Jamie leigh Curtis from Halloween and they both starred in the Fog movie. the charactors names are all bird names in this movie .
3:48 Hitchcock’s daughter Pat appeared in some of his movies.
I would LOVE to see you react to Psycho II. It’s one of those exceedingly rare horror movie sequels which has fantastic performances, awesome direction & camera work, a phenomenal Jerry Goldsmith score, and a wild plot twist that you’ll never see coming. I think you’d really enjoy it. I hope you do it some day.
You should check out Dial m for murder and strangers on a train.
Strangers On A Train, so happy to see someone else bring that up! I rank that right next to Psycho and Rear Window. Shadow Of A Doubt, too. (Dial M is also good, definitely, not taking anything away from that one, but I LOVE Strangers On A Train.
Did you know the other Woman working in the Office is Hitchcock's Daughter?
R.I.P. Pat Hitchcock.
Love your reactions to older films like this. I'd avoid the 1998 Gus Van Sant directed "remake." That one has Vince Vaughn picking up the role of "Norman Bates"...and you get to hear what he's doing while peeping on "Marion" undressing.
Billy from Scream says the same thing. We all go a little mad sometimes.
My Hitchcock top 5
1. Vertigo
2. Notorious
3. Psycho
4. Suspicion
5th is tied with so many Rare Window, Dial M for Murder, North by Northwest, Rebecca Etc... there are so many
Oooh how about the earlier Brit ones? The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes? ❤️❤️❤️
Back in 1960, people had not yet been desensitized to violence. A lot of people, including the actress in the shower, took tub baths instead of showers afterwards..
It's always hard to say that some movie was "the first to..." but I think Psycho really redefined this kind of horror even if it didn't invent the genre. Thanks!
Great reaction dude 👍....you should do the sequel Psycho II which came out in 1983 (which also stars Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates again & Vera Miles returns as Lila, Marion sister). It is very highly underrated (and a worthy follow up to the Hitchcock classic in my opinion). Not many CZcamsr have done a reaction video to the sequel (which is a shame because it is a very good movie again in my opinion). Tom Holland wrote the screenplay for the sequel (he would also go on to do Fright Night & Child's Play - aka the first Chucky movie later in the 80s) and Oscar Winner Jerry Goldsmith would do the soundtrack for the sequel...the film really plays with the idea (22 years later after Norman gets released from the mental hospital) is he still crazy or not because more murders start happening? Is Norman doing the killing or not...and if he isn't, is it someone else who is trying to frame him & why?...😱🔪🚿
Psycho II (1983) trailer...(relax, the trailer gives away nothing, no spoilers but is a very suspenseful trailer, the way good movie trailers used to be 😯)...
czcams.com/video/LKprv08HI0s/video.html
It’s so interesting that people still don’t expect the main character death and switch, even now. I guess that still doesn’t happen much.
This was great! Thanks. BTW, Janet Leigh is pronounced Janet Lee, and Marion is pronounced Mariun.
MASTERPIECE!! . SUPERB, ACTING, STORY TWIST, CINEMATOGRAPHY. 👍👍👍
The placement of Janet Leigh's name in the opening credits["and Janet Leigh as Marion Crane"] suggest Marion isn't the main character. The "and____" spot is usually reserved for a star of significance playing a role or a character of significance yet is not the main character.
I suppose you could say she's the main character of a prologue with the main story beginning when she arrives at Bates Motel.
Janet Leigh is Jamie Lee Curtis’ mother. The character’s name Marion is pronounced Mary En.
Psycho 2 (written by Tom Holland of Fright Night and Child's Play) gets a bad rap. But...it's a superb, if flawed, puzzle - *and* you _won't_ know the twist(s), Ollie. It's very worth watching.
Well, Peeping Tom came out a couple months BEFORE Psycho, but that movie wasn't great. Technically Peeping Tom did it first. But Psycho did it better.
Also, give Psycho II a watch, a highly-underrated slasher sequel.
Thoroughly enjoyed your analysis of Psycho. You have great insight and you kept it interesting. I think it's endearing that you are not that familiar with Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, who were major movie stars in their day.
Great reaction and love the b&w filter 🙌🏾
Really enjoyed your perceptive commentary after the movie. Subscribed.
A lot of people say that Psycho started the slasher genre, but that isn't really accurate. It was really a one-of-a-kind movie from Hitchcock (who was NOT known for horror movies). There were a few who tried to copy it (but really didn't get it). The slasher genre started in earnest with Halloween.
and 'Halloween' was a direct consequence and homage to 'Psycho' - John Carpenter himself has stated it as his inspiration.
So to sum up, 'Psycho' did start the slasher genre.
I am not so sure of that. There were good slasher films that predated Halloween, such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). The 70s were full of surprises when it comes to film.
The psychiater explaining it all at the end indeed feels awkward nowadays. But it was necessary for the audiences of those days to explain multiple personality disorder, which was a new concept, and psychiatry was only an upcoming profession to be recognised by the general public.
Yeah, when watching older movies, you gotta think about the time it came out in.
It is great you still had some surprises, even with the unavoidable spoilers!
Another classic horror is The Wicker man (1973). Please don't read about it and absolutely do not watch the remake from 2007! Just watch it :)
You don't like Nicolas Cage's interpretation of the role?
@@SeekingHisWill78 In a way comparing Wicker man 2007 to Wickerman 1973 is like comparing Terminator 3 to Terminator 2.
The foyer of your house is not, legally speaking, a "common area." Unless your house is a hotel, it's private property. Best. Leo.
I know Arbogast is described as both a private investigator and a detective. If he were indeed a PI (not acting under color of law), wouldn't his testimony be admissible as a private citizen?
One thing few reviewers pick up on is the fact that the cop in the shades is introduced to make you think that she is going to be murdered by a rogue / psycho cop. Next try "The Birds" another of Hitch's famous films and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane". Both masterpieces of cinema history.
I know this sounds strange but it makes me very happy that people are rediscovering this film again
I also recommend psycho 2 from 1983, it’s the most clever, plot twisting sequel I’ve ever seen
Why does nobody who reviews this film on youTube ever mention Hitchcock's daughter, Pat, who has a delightfully creepy role? And Janet Leigh's name is pronounce Lee. Just think of Jamie Leigh Curtis, who is Janet Leigh's daughter (with Tony Curtis). If you liked "Rope," I'd very strongly recommend the film "1917," if you haven't already seen it. The central conceit of the Hitchcock film was that it was made to look like it was filmed in one continuous shot. That gimmick took over, and distracted from the story. On the other hand, "1917'"s attempt to do the same thing was incredibly successful. You will definitely be rewarded by viewing it, and be sure to watch it on a large screen in the dark.
Peeping Tom (1960) actually started the horror slasher film craze, Psycho is the second film of the slasher film craze though also from 1960.
I was going to mention Peeping Tom was technically the first, by a few months, as I recall. But it was buried for being too shocking and ruined Powell's career. It is brilliant. Rolly, as a film student, you'll love it.
anthony perkins is goat
A great movie like most of Hitch’s work!
PS: Vera Miles, still with us at age 93.
I believe she’s the last survivor of this film.
Oliver, I love watching your reactions! I'm watching you go through the original Star Trek films, currently. Even though I love Psycho (it's my second favorite Hitchcock movie) I can't wait to see you do Vertigo! That's his best, and considered by most critics to be in the top 10 films of all time!
The upper ups pushed for the ending with the doc last minute so that's why it felt off.
The black and white makes it spookier.
About your comment...
Yes, in the Novel version, it says that part of the time he was Norman, part of the time Norma (the mother), but never Normal.
The things about this movie is that many confuse the fact that this man is an investigator and not a policeman so he doesn't have to really abide by the same laws officers do even if he should have gone to the cops and report it in the first place.
I’ve read that Janet Leigh is Jamie Lee Curtis’ mother
Martin Balsam in lots of brilliant films….have you seen Twelve Angry Men of The Taking of Pelham 123?
I'm glad someone mentioned the original Taking of Pelham 123, a great film.
haha. it's cute the way you go "boop!" at 1:53 lol. was that for editing reasons?
I do it in almost every video! Just for fun :)
Great reaction! Subbed.
Janet Leigh, was the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis of 'Halloween' fame (her father was another famous actor, Tony Curtis).
I've seen this film a couple dozen times (I'm 50) and this time the most un-nerving part was... how much you look like NORMAN lol .... You need to watch Psycho 2, 3 and 4 to see what happens next. No one has covered those films yet and they are just as good as the other 80's slasher film series.
4:30 Always liked the way Hitchcock tells us that Marion's stealing the $40000 with nothing but a moving camera shot. 6:25 You can still buy a used car at that same address in LA. It's now a BMW dealership. They're all out of 1957 Fords tho. 23:01 It's strange that a guy who owns a motel just 15 minutes out of town and the guy who runs a hardware store don't know each other. Norman & Sam are about the same age and they might have/should have been in school together. The moral of the story is: It's much safer to be the slasher than the slashee.
Brilliant review of a brilliant movie!
40,000 in 1960 is worth around 333,000 today
Hitchcock threw viewers a swerve, had them thinking Janet Leigh was the main character. No no, no, the main character is Norman Bates, you just don't know it at the beginning. Leigh is pronounced as Lee, she is Jamie Lee Curtis's mother.
Janet Leigh (pronounced “Lee”) 😎
$40,000 in 1960 (adjusted for inflation) is around $364,000 today.