Psycho

Psycho (1960) - The "Mother" of modern horror. A superlative, utterly compelling shocker, superbly acted, directed and scored. It has certainly lost some of its power to shock over the years as it has become established as an internationally recognized icon and one of the most parodied and "borrowed" sources for stuff like TV commercials and other movies. Yet, it remains THE class act among horror movies and has, like the other horror classics to stand up to a million repeat viewings. Each new viewing brings forward something new to admire and focus on, such is the depth of Hitchcock's masterpiece shocker. Laced with cyanide black humour and another of Saul Bass's fabulous title sequence's which stand a world apart, still. Bernard Herrmann's score is undoubtedly the most influential one in movie composing history - there can be little argument on that topic. His genius elevated this film to its incredible heights and it is in his shadow that Pino Donnaggio developed into a wonderful, let's face it, clone of Herrmann in all those De Palma homage's to Hitch. Most Memorable Moment: Something or someone is moving up to the shower very ominously indeed! - the brilliant bit before the knife comes down.