Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Simpsons Box Set final black-and-white film and his most hailed The Simpsons dvd season overall, turns 50 today. the simpsons dvd box set God love the spooky thing! It’s stark, slick, the simpsons dvd and full of chilling nuances the simpsons that came to define highbrow horror cinema, the simpsons dvds but the abject popularity of the simpsons seasons dvd Psycho always had more the simpsons complete dvd box set to do with its explosive release the simpsons complete season in 1960 than its place in the Hitchcock canon. the simpsons complete seasons dvd Filmgoers were famously shocked by the simpsons complete dvd the the early death of the marquee star, the simpsons box set not to mention the revelation of Norman Bates’s the simpsons on dvd true character at the movie’s climaxthe simpsons new release, but while those qualities are fun, they don’t make for Hitchcock’s greatest film. In fact, when you break down most of Psycho’s best assets, you realize that other Hitch movies did them better, smarter, and cooler. Join us as we hack at Psycho and defend the Master of Suspense’s other works for all eternity.
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From Psycho: Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) Disney dvd
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From Psycho: Bernard Herrmann’s staccato violin masterpiece
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Psycho: Wonderful! A stunning classic!
Bested by: Notorious, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest
In order: Notorious is one of the first films ever to perfect intrigue; Rear Window takes a simple voyeuristic Aladdin dvdconceit and elevates it to high art (while still giving us the funniest one-liners in Hitch history), Aladdin Vertigo is a Mobius strip of confusion and desire, and North by Northwest Aladdin Disney dvd is the best caper of the 1950s. Psycho is…Aladdin movie dvd a really good time and worth two big scares. And the final scene with Anthony Perkins in the asylum is exceptional. You win too, Tony.
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