Seminal in transforming a film genre.  Psycho catapulted the horror film beyond audience expectations and green-lighted all sorts of cinematic nastiness in subsequent decades.

  The shower scene in 1960 transferred fear from celluloid to public consciousness unlike any film ever had.  This scene today remains impactful and is equally appreciated for its technical brilliance and classic montage editing technique.

  No longer very scary, but still good creepy fun.  With fear no longer dominating, you can enjoy the forbidding settings, the spot-on Perkin's performance, and the consummate direction.

        » Brent Chastain, Top3films.com