Psycho (Collector's Edition)

Buy This Item Psycho (Collector's Edition) by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $13.99  on 11-14-2008     At last--a great American movie available on video for the first time in its original aspect ratio. For all the slasher pictures that have ripped off <I>Psycho</I> (and particularly its classic set piece, the "shower scene"), nothing has ever matched the impact of the real thing. More than just a first-rate shocker full of thrills and suspense, <I>Psycho</I> is also an engrossing character study in which director Alfred Hitchcock skillfully seduces you into identifying with the main characters--then pulls the rug (or the bathmat) out from under you. Anthony Perkins is unforgettable as Norman Bates, the mama's boy proprietor of the Bates Motel; and so is Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, who makes an impulsive decision and becomes a fugitive from the law, hiding out at Norman's roadside inn for one fateful night. <I>Psycho</I> gets the masterpiece treatment it deserves on DVD, with extras including newsreel footage surrounding the making and release of the movie; an archive of production stills; the special trailer in which Hitchcock (acting as one of the original Universal Studio tour guides) himself leads viewers around the Bates place; credit designer Saul Bass's original "shower scene" story boards; posters and advertising materials for the movie's William Castle-like publicity campaign (No One Will Be Seated After the Feature Begins!); <I>and</I> a 90-minute documentary on the making of the film! What more could any movie fan possibly want? <I>--Jim Emerson</I> Reader Reviews This is one of the great all time classic horror movies. I never get tired of watching it.

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