The great director proves how truly great he is by directing Psycho in a masterful way, and manages to deliver the shocks when needed. The whole of Psycho is terrifying, suspenseful and shocking. The scene with the old woman in the chair also made me jump out of my skin.

The shower scene isn't the only effective or chilling scene in the film- in the events leading up to that scene I was biting my nails. I had a similar experience watching the Disney film Sleeping Beauty with Maleficent enticing Aurora to the spinning wheel, and Mrs Gulch turning into the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz. When I first saw that scene on the 100 Greatest American Films, I was so terrified and I admit it I have never recovered. The infamous shower scene is without doubt one of the most terrifying murder scenes in any film. Psycho is a film that you see once and never forget, and one of the few movies out there that has left me traumatised. After seeing this movie, I think Psycho outshines Vertigo. Before I saw this, I considered Vertigo as his masterpiece. My top 5 favourites are Vertigo, North By Northwest, Rear Window, Rebecca and this masterpiece. I am a huge fan of Hitchcock, and have really liked all of the movies of his I have seen so far. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 10 / 10 A film that you see once, and never forget. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into the Bates Motel. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store.

One Friday, Marion is trusted to bank forty thousand dollars by her employer.

She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks, and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. Phoenix office worker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her.

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