Psycho

1998

1h 44m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

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A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Directors

Gus Van Sant

Writers

Joseph Stefano(screenplay by)

Robert Bloch(novel by)

Stars

Vince Vaughn

Anne Heche

Julianne Moore

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Norman Bates

Marion Crane

Lila Crane

Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

Milton Arbogast

Dr. Simon

Sheriff Chambers

Mrs. Chambers

Tom Cassidy

Mr. Lowery

Caroline

Patrolman

California Charlie

Bob Summerfield

Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)

Directors

Gus Van Sant

Writers

Joseph Stefano(screenplay by)

Robert Bloch(novel by)

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Horror fans really should thank Gus Van Sant for his experimental "copy exactly" approach to re-making the horror classic Psycho. Filmmakers have learned that just modernizing the original with a bigger budget takes no creativity and falls into tedium and redundancy which most horror fan's hate. Gus Van Sant's Psycho remake, where nearly every scene is "copied exactly," is a perfect example of this. It was simply BORING. Even for those that never saw this first, the pacing is just too slow for the high-octane generations of the 90's and beyond. For a re-make to resonate with an audience that knows the original by heart, it has to deliver a new and different version while staying within the bounds of the original framework. We should be thankful because no director will try this again. For the secret formula to successful horror re-makes, watch 2012's The Evil Dead, 2004's Dawn of the Dead or David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986).

repojack22 Oct, 2020