Psycho

Name: Psycho
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: December 4, 1998
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn

1998

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 4, 1998 | R

Starring: Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn

Summary: Intrigued by the notion of taking an intact, undeniable classic and seeing what would happen if it were made again - with a nearly identical shooting script - but with contemporary filmmaking techniques, Gus Van Sant recreates the motion picture Psycho. (Universal Studios)

Director: Gus Van Sant

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 105 min

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Edward Guthmann

Norman Bates is alive and well, and just a tad kinkier than you remember him. Read full review

Ty Burr

The film is shot in color and includes an amped-up Danny Elfman version of Bernard Herrmann's haunting score. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

It remains the most structurally elegant and sneakily playful of thrillers. At least some things never change. Read full review

David Sterritt

It's so slavishly similar to its predecessor - right down to the symbolic lettering on Marion's license plates - that there's little to spark fresh discussion except the acting. Read full review

Rick Groen

In the shock department, the ante has been upped, way up, and a mere kitchen knife through a shower curtain just doesn't cut it any more. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

This Psycho seems a little nuts. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Van Sant's doomed and misguided experiment. Read full review

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lukechristiansc

May 13, 2014

I have not seen Alfred Hitchock's Psycho but i need see the remake . the new film describes every detail
of the original that is good the new generation of the film is the darkness of Vince Vaughn and the shower scene which was the best part . The remake was Absolutely the best one iI have not seen Alfred Hitchock's Psycho but i need see the remake . the new film describes every detail
of the original that is good the new generation of the film is the darkness of Vince Vaughn and the shower scene which was the best part . The remake was Absolutely the best one i scene and the psycho series was fun too .… Expand

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Jun 6, 2021

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Jun 27, 2021

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CooterPatooter

Mar 4, 2012

Roger Ebert said it perfectly. When your shot-for-shot remake turns out to have zero of the intensity of the original, it serves as excellent proof that **** sense of timing and atmosphere simply cannot be duplicated. Totally pointless and completely forgettable. Watch the original.

0 of 13 users found this helpful013

robertoiglesias

May 6, 2020

This film is a shot for shot remake and it's lazy, stupid, and dull.
I mean, I guess it's different. It's in color, it's not well acted, there's a bunch of overexposed shots, the very few new additions (like the sexual part of Norman) are awful, the film looks cheap.

0 of 4 users found this helpful04

aaronpaul121

May 14, 2012

Frankly, this experimented shot-for-shot remake is just an insult to the timeless, classic 1960 original version of "Psycho".

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Kadeemluvmusic

May 11, 2014

Boy, even the late Alfred Hitchcock should've laughed this mess of a remake that hard. Psycho is one of my favorite horror movies of all time and what did they get, a nobody director and a wasted script. Hitchcock was right on one thing. He shouldn't need any color. Insult to injury, thisBoy, even the late Alfred Hitchcock should've laughed this mess of a remake that hard. Psycho is one of my favorite horror movies of all time and what did they get, a nobody director and a wasted script. Hitchcock was right on one thing. He shouldn't need any color. Insult to injury, this shot-by-shot remake is definitely one of the worst remakes Hollywood needs to stay away. It's pretty stupid when you add Anne Heche, Vince Vaughn (as Young Norman Bates), and Gus Van Sant as a director who just doesn't know what the original version is all about. The original version features not only has one of the scariest theme songs of all time, but the shower scene where Bates slashed his wife is very memorable. At least, we desperately need a proper remake. But stick to the Hitchcock classic.… Expand

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