Psycho (1998)

Posted : 3 months ago at Aug 20 8:29

"A boy's best friend is his mother." This reviewer's thoughts on Gus Van Sant's remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (as well as the sentiments of virtually every critic and movie-goer in the world) can be summarised using one word and a bit of punctuation: Why?! This "why" can be addressed in a financial sense, but in terms of artistry the concept of remaking perfection remains baffling. Director Van Sant has proved that a bunch of Hollywood heavyweights can indeed use $25 million and colour photography to mimic a classic, but he failed to prove his ability to capture the terrifying essence of said classic. It appears there are only two audiences for this Psycho remake: those familiar with Hitchcock's film who are morbidly curious, and newcomers to the story willing to give this edit...Read more

Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago at May 1 15:41

This was a HUGE mistake by a good director. Who could have possibly thought this was a good idea? I hope someone got fired.

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Jan 10 2:03

Vince Vaughn is not Anthony Perkins.