Bonzi and I decided to go through the top 100 movies of all time and watch what we haven't seen if available, and if we are interested in seeing it.
First up was Psycho. Made in 1960.
It is impossible not to notice it was filmed on a low budget as Hitchcock couldn't get any studios to fund it.
The film crew he used was the TV series crew and their equipment. And so indeed, it has kind of a TV feel to it.
I would say the movie hasn't aged too well. There is zero special effects, as Hitchcock couldn't afford it. So the "knife scenes" are really quite terrible. As you basically see nothing but the blade being lifted in the air.
All in all I really wasn't that impressed, and believe it doesn't belong on the list at all. IMO - the only reason it won the awards it did was because it was the first of it's kind and it was made at a time when audiences wanted to be shocked.
And yes, I realize at the time, the effect was very different for 1960 audiences compared to 2023 audiences.
But we specifically chose a list of best movies of all time without consideration for the effects of the movie at the time.
First up was Psycho. Made in 1960.
It is impossible not to notice it was filmed on a low budget as Hitchcock couldn't get any studios to fund it.
The film crew he used was the TV series crew and their equipment. And so indeed, it has kind of a TV feel to it.
I would say the movie hasn't aged too well. There is zero special effects, as Hitchcock couldn't afford it. So the "knife scenes" are really quite terrible. As you basically see nothing but the blade being lifted in the air.
All in all I really wasn't that impressed, and believe it doesn't belong on the list at all. IMO - the only reason it won the awards it did was because it was the first of it's kind and it was made at a time when audiences wanted to be shocked.
And yes, I realize at the time, the effect was very different for 1960 audiences compared to 2023 audiences.
But we specifically chose a list of best movies of all time without consideration for the effects of the movie at the time.
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