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Topic: Psycho [1960]
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Evans A Criswell
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From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 11-02-2001 10:21 AM
I showed this movie to some friends on Halloween night and it had been 3 years (since another Halloween party in 1998) that I'd seen this movie. It's definitely a classic that people enjoy seeing again on occasion. Two people at my party had never seen it before and one person had seen it many times and voted for it.Psycho is a very interesting movie. Every time I see the movie, I notice some detail that I never noticed before. I typically do not like thriller movies, but this one is different and original, with only three violent scenes. On the first viewing, nobody knows when the violence is going to happen, and that suspense keeps people on the edge. In the 1998 remake of Psycho, as I sat through it, I was on the edge because I was expecting something new to be thrown in to catch everyone off guard that was familiar with the 1960 version, and although the 1998 version was a straight remake with no such additions, the suspense created by that expectation certainly worked. For people who have seen the movie several times and are familiar with it, humor is often found in some of the lines. At the 1998 Halloween party, many of us laughed at some of the lines because everyone had previously seen the movie. The cinematography was wonderful in Psycho. The DVD we watched was letterboxed to 1.85:1. preserving the original framing. The music used in the film was very effective. After seeing this movie, the music tends to get "stuck in one's head". If anyone here has not seen this movie, I highly recommend it. Get the DVD of the 1960 version with the 1.85:1 framing.
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Will Kutler
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From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-05-2001 07:48 PM
The remixed soundtrack on the rerelease of Exorcist was awesome---very detailed! Best I've heard in a long time!Some of the really classic horror films that I would love to see is Edison's--thats Thomas--Frankenstein and Lon Cheney Sr's London After Midnight! Unfortuneatly no prints are known to exist--all there is left are some still images and posters. Trivia--did you know that the origonal sets for Universal's 1931 Boris Karloff Frankenstein were dug up and used for Young Frankenstein! Biography on A & E bioed Bella Lugosi and spoke about how eastern European actors were typecast. Lugosi was buried in his cape--and he was actually a very famous and gifted Hungarian actor--word had it that his English was very limited at the time he made Dracula--that he spoke phoenaticly--his accent was authentic. Lugosi also turned down the role of the monster in Universal's 1931 Frankenstein because he had no dialogue--ego trip! Boris Karloff er William Henry Pratt was bioed on the classic television show This Is Your Life--this episode is really something to see! Vincent Price was another first class gentleman! Spent much time and gave much $$ to educational instutions (colleges and universities) I was very fortunate to have attended one of his lectures at the University of AZ--got to meet him too--WHAT A MENSCH! He was also a noted art collector and gourmet chef! One of my favorites was the House of Wax--which was a remake of Terror in the Wax Museum. House of Wax MUST be seen in its origonal 3D format to be fully appreciated! I can go on some more, but I'll give someone else a chance....
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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 11-14-2001 08:27 AM
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Bernard Tonks
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From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 11-15-2001 08:27 AM
Rachel, you must see the 1960 version of Psycho, and if you do think of us old time projectionists who did changeovers in those days. One particular changeover on my first run frightened the pants off me, which was a very fast shot going down the stairs in the Bates house with that awesome shrieking music! You might see the cue dots still on the DVD or video. I wonder how many changeovers were missed in its early history, I certainly nearly did once.
Release prints were masked 1.66:1 which was Odeon cinemas adopted wide screen ratio. ABC circuit and others’ wide screens were 1.75:1.(Error deleted)
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