Psycho (1960) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@bobcunningham5288]

This may have been mentioned already, but the audacity of killing off the main character half way through, and then manipulating us to begin to root for who turned out to be her killer, was an incredible move for any filmmaker. Hitchcock had no equal!

[@apex2000]

Yeah Hitchcock was the head of the curve in lots of things. It funny when people forget just how long ago the films were made. Such s different world.

[@onepcwhiz]

Yeah, Executive Decision and To Live and Die in L.A. are two that come to mind that do this as well. I'm guessing it was done before Hitchcock as well, but there were limitations with the censor board once the Hayes code was implemented. If you get the chance check out The Bad Seed about a young girl (I think she's about 10) who kills several people. It was very controversial movie at the time. I can't say much more without spoiling it.

[@MDK2_Radio]

Credit also to Robert Bloch who wrote the original novel and plotted it this way. It’s a faithful adaptation.

[@barnabasstewart4104]

The main character was never her, it was Norman. The movie is called Psycho. It's all about him.

[@onepcwhiz]

@@barnabasstewart4104 True but up until her death it's all from her perspective and we are led to believe it's all about her. A diversion! :-)

[@jacobjones5269]

That last line really puts the icing on the cake.. “and they’ll say… Why she wouldn’t even hurt a fly?!”..

[@JosieSchuller]

“I probably shouldn’t be rooting for Norman.” 😅 I love when people come into this movie unawares. It’s so refreshing. I hope you watch some more Hitchcock films for your channel.

[@stevem.1853]

Superb acting by Anthony Perkins. Norman comes off as sad and kind but just a little weird....at first 👍

[@tbirum]

@@tanelviil9149 Go to bed little boy it is past your bedtime. They are not reacting to the movies I want them o react to "WHAAAAAY" Grow the fuck up little tiny boy. Psycho is a Classic. You just do not like movies that were made before you were born. You know, Because only things that were made after you were born matter.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Tanel You really think that we’re just pretending to like older classic movies? Wow.

[@bakercarl8518]

Yes,yes.

[@evoste]

@@tanelviil9149 You must be 10 years old to have thinking that backward. Just a life lesson for you Tamel not everything gets better over time. That's why art and music from 100's of years ago is still held in the highest regard. If you are incapable of understanding that then you need to have a little think about how things actually work. Otherwise youl will find life very difficult. Peace.

[@ChrisWake]

60 years later and the scene where Mother surprises Arbogast can still deliver heart attacks.

[@rynefox7366]

I feel funny leaving a reply to a 2 year old comment but anyway… This scene absolutely terrified me when I first saw it. And of the few reactors I’ve seen watch the film it always gets a jump lol

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Mine will always be the shot after they show Mrs Bates corpse and the cut to Norman in the outfit with the demented look on his face. That's what still gets me

[@terrygracy8345]

That last scene with Norm in the room , his moms voice. So good

[@wendylagrego3394]

I agree with you about Anthony Perkins' performance. In fact, he was so effective in this role that I think he never really could be seen by general audiences as anything other than a creepy character for the rest of his career. It's unfortunate, because his career sort of suffered just because he was so good in this role.

[@goldenager59]

One particularly creepy performance of his that chilled me as a boy was the first time I saw him, as the driven yet all-but-emotionless Inspector Javert in the 1978 CBS-TV adaptation of Les Miserables, co-starring Richard Jordan as Jean Valjean. The prison scenes were so abominable that I gave up on the movie by the first commercial break. (I also swore I would never do anything against the law as long as I lived.) 😧 😩 😉

[@joshuanelson6795]

Even after all these years, I still think the twist with Norman and "Mother" is brilliantly done.

[@komilithon1514]

What's not brilliant about it is that it becomes clear too early, as you can see in this reaction too.

[@piggyintheshadows]

@@komilithon1514 You figure it out early because movies do these twists constantly now and you expect it. At the time this really didn't happen and people had no idea.

[@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970]

@@komilithon1514 It becomes clear... now. This movie was done in 1960. Nobody expected that. Now we have seen a thousand movies doing plot twists "à la Shyamalan", so we are always expecting (and most of the time figuring out) the plot twist in the movies. Is diffcult to surprise audiences anymore, but you seem to forget this movie is 61 years old. It was done more than half a century ago...

[@indridcold3762]

@@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970 exactly man exactly. Tell him something.

[@MST3Killa]

@@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970 Modern audiences have become accustomed to twists to the point where we expect it. That Psycho STILL gets people questioning just goes to show how great it still holds up. However, the ONE thing I would change today if I were making it for the first time would be the portion stating his mother had been dead for 10 years. This is what really tips off the audience that there's a connection between "someone" and Norman (whether it's another person and Norman, or it's just Norman, or it's his mother and Norman and they faked her death... whatever it may be). The point is that line gives a bit too much away. But, I will say, Hitchcock wasn't really going for a 'twist'. It was a twist, yes, but he was going for suspense and he wanted a payoff that was worth it.

[@patrickflanagan3762]

"Why does everybody get out on the opposite side?" Cars back then had a single bench seat in the front instead of two separate bucket seats, and had manual transmissions and often had the gear shifter mounted in the steering wheel column rather than on the front floor. Also, many cars back then only put a lock on the passenger side, as it was figured to be easier to get in and out of a car from the sidewalk rather than walk around and risk getting hit in traffic.

[@openfor45]

All that, plus cars were much much more roomier back then. Miss those cars! {Olds Cutlass Supreme i grew up with}.

[@aatragon]

Plus, they’d be getting out on the side away from the camera.

[@eliasshaikh2065]

As I recall some cars in the 1970s were still designed to have a bench front seat.

[@MDK2_Radio]

@@eliasshaikh2065 my 1979 Toyota did, but my next car, an ‘86, had buckets and so have every car since then.

[@eliasshaikh2065]

@@MDK2_Radio yeah that’s right about when that trend faded away. I have to admit as an 80s teenager I loved the feeling of bucket seats in a small coup. The driver’s seat of an 80’s Oldsmobile felt like a pilot seat.

[@maximusmfg]

Fun fact, Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill are all based off of real life serial killer Ed Gein.

[@MDK2_Radio]

Since Gein is known only to have definitely killed just two victims he’s not technically a serial killer. Most of the body parts found in his home were acquired from grave robbing. But he was far stranger and more twisted than your average misogynistic Ted Bundy type.

[@maximusmfg]

@@MDK2_Radio The police thought he may have killed as many as 5 people, but could never prove it. But yeah, definitely not your average serial killer, much more macabre.

[@MLJ7956]

Plus after countless interviews and testimony from Ed Gein done after his trial & when he was in jail, he did explain much about his complex love/hate relationship with his very own mother...which author Robert Bloch took into account when creating the character of Norman Bates...

[@azazello1784]

That is not fun. It's depressing

[@sexysadie2901]

@@azazello1784 But "depressing fact" isn't an expression.😂

[@sssteamheat6547]

Tony Perkins was such a great actor. You never caught him acting. That whole parlor scene should be taught in drama classes. And the gorgeous black and white cinematography!

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

It's also not at all like most acting of the period, which tended to be more stagey. His performance would be perfectly at home in a modern film.

[@flaggerify]

Still very modern too.

[@el34glo59]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Agreed

[@RicoBurghFan]

The parlor scene is as classic and as creepy as the shower scene.

[@rnw2739]

​@Corn_Pone_Flicks Agreed But so would Martin Balsam and Janet Leigh.

[@drlee2]

"At least Norman's...NOT a murderer?" Well, Yes...and No!

[@HobGungan]

Why, he wouldn't hurt a fly...

[@MLJ7956]

He is a 'Psycho' after all, lol 😉😆

[@pudgebl67]

It is true... From A Certain Point Of View

[@anelims.4576]

Lol I see what you did there

[@dorothywillis1]

Mother did it.

[@m.e.3862]

The shower scene is so well known that you expect it. It's Martin Balsam's staircase stabbing that catches people off guard!

[@bruhmoment-yc5zg]

Also the mom's corpse scene. That terrified me

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

What interests me is figuring out what actually makes people jump. Is it the music suddenly and violently kicking in, or is it the mother, sorry, Norman running out with the knife that gets people? It's interesting.

[@rnw2739]

​@robertmcghintheorca49 There's a jump scare here which contains no music or Norman/Mother running about, and that's when Sam comes out of Cabin One and walks to find Norman and Norman is standing in the door of the office and goes "Looking for me?" That scene has got lots of reactors jumping lol I think because by then, they are so tense and caught up in the plot.

[@stevem.1853]

That creepy smile from Marion in the car is BOSS foreshadowing for the end scene 🤯! "We all go a little bit mad sometimes...... Don't we?"

[@munchausen8755]

Anthony Perkins' jaw should have won an Academy Award for this film.

[@newfate26]

"This movie has one distinct scene." Me: The first onscreen toilet flush! "Shower!" Me: Yeah, that was pretty memorable too.

[@samantha_schmitt]

Is this a fun fact?! So cool

[@newfate26]

@@samantha_schmitt The film is full of lots of interesting tidbits. From the blood being chocolate syrup, to the fact that the censors had them remove all the shots of the knife striking the body, the film has a lot of fun facts. If you're ever interested in looking up the inspiration for Norman Bates, Ed Gein, he was also the basis for Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

[@Keijoz]

@@samantha_schmitt well almost, its the first time in a mainstream film. Not the only one nor the absolute first, but when this movie was made, showing a toilet in film was effectively unheard of and in general considered a taboo so the fact it was shown was about as shocking as the shower scene and was a thing they had to fight censors over.

[@pete_lind]

@@samantha_schmitt All in the family , was first TV series where you can hear a toilet flush 1971 , cant see it ....explanation is simple , TV series and movies were filmed on studio sets where you did not have anything to connect a toilet to .

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Hitchcock always tried more than one "set piece" on his movies... something that a generation of directors did years later, I'm talking in particular of Steven Spielberg and Brian De Palma... Scorsese did it too, Coppola a little less. Those guys from the same generation that grew up watching the classic masters and became masters themselves by copying the old cats that developed film vocabulary

[@MrSporkster]

The way you two watch with your arms entwined (and hands clasped?) is just so damn romantic and adorable.

[@matthollands7771]

They're definitely in my top 3 reaction couples list, alongside Nikki & Steven, and Late to the party

[@Xehanort10]

11:06 She stole it to give to Sam so he could pay off his dad's debts and his ex wife's alimony so him and Marion could get married. It was basically a moment of madness since he'd never accept stolen money and she realises that after her talk with Norman. She sees that if she doesn't give the money back her and Sam's relationship could end, she could lose her job at the bank. She was probably willing to take her punishment and be arrested but her boss actually hired Arbogast because he didn't want her arrested or taken to court and just wanted the money back.

[@MDK2_Radio]

She probably was going to lose her job anyway. How could she ever be trusted again? But this is all right on.

[@Raine-97]

@@MDK2_Radio Yes, I’m sure he was planning on letting her go, which is only fair. But, still didn’t think that she deserved to go to jail, if she had just owned up to her mistake and accept the termination.

[@m.e.3862]

This is very typical of Hitchcock films where the protagonists are not completely good or evil

[@eduardo_corrochio]

During her talk with Norman in the parlor she decides to go back and fix whatever she can; some of the things he says bother her and I believe she begins considering how bad she's acted (stealing cash and disappearing). So when Norman leaves her alone and she takes a shower, that shower is for Marion a washing away of her wicked deed, a chance to make things right. Make a clean start, no pun intended. But unfortunately she does not get the chance to face the music.

[@hebneh]

"She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?" And Marion comes to her senses about stealing the $40,000.

[@Jedicake]

Never gets old watching people watch this classic.

[@togroglog2457]

Jamie Lee Curtis actually showed up to a premier recently in costume as her mother carrying a bloody shower curtain!

[@jksgameshelf3378]

I just came across a photo of Jamie and Janet together partying at Studio 54 in NYC in the 70's, which was super random.

[@julienielsen4462]

@@jksgameshelf3378 oh wow that is awesome. That club sounded like alot of fun.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

The premiere was for Halloween Kills.

[@hgman3920]

Next year she needs to dress like her dad in Some Like it Hot

[@adamwarlock1]

Nice. Hopefully these two will see some Tony Curtis at some point (Spartacus? Sweet Smell Of Success? Black Shield Of Falsworth?) because JLC definitely has some of his looks as well.

[@claymccoy]

Norman: "Oh, but she's harmless. She's as harmless as one of those stuffed birds." "This place happens to be my only world. I grew up in that house up there. I had a very happy childhood. My mother and I we *were* more than happy." Great foreshadowing.

[@Wigfield84]

Also "her fire would go out, it would be cold and damp like a grave"

[@joefrog91]

Killing off someone everyone thought was the star of the movie was unheard of back then. It was a total shock and that's why Hitchcock instructed theaters to not let anyone in after the movie started. Wes Craven paid homage when he did the same thing in Scream. Everyone thought Drew Barrymore was the star of the movie.

[@aaronliggett3224]

I think that the fact that Marion is such a TERRIBLE criminal is a testament to to her status as a GOOD person.

[@janleonard3101]

She only wanted to be able to marry the man she loved. Reactors don't seem to realize you couldn't openly be in a serious relationship in 1960 without at least having definite plans to marry. Premarital sex was a big social taboo. So the sole obstacle to the marriage was Sam's money problems. And Sam probably would have wanted to support Marion after they married. It's unusual that the other secretary was married and still working, but I think her flashing her wedding ring in Marion's face added to her frustration. Money would have fixed all of these problems.

[@StayFractalesque]

lmao that is hilariously true

[@peterkragelund4794]

Yes definitly a good person, but one that had seriously sinned - and therefore deserved the nemesis that befell her?

[@rnw2739]

@Peter Kragelund So spending £700 of £40,000 you embezzled but then plan to return warrants being brutally butchered whilst naked on a shower then dumped in a car boot and submerged in a bog? Fuck you as a judge!

[@peterkragelund4794]

@@rnw2739 No, no don´t get me wrong - the punishment certainly did not fit the crime. But that is seldom the case when the Gods (or GOD) decide to punish you. Give Them (or HIM) the smallest excuse.....

[@ChrisWake]

It's quite amazing how everyone who watches the film becomes captivated by that conversation in the parlor between Marion and Norman. Her entire arc is resolved just by comparing her life to this lonely sad sack. It's also a real testament to the script and Hitchcock's direction that the first 40 minutes feel like 15-20.

[@jgatsby9596]

Sam Loomis is Marion's boyfriend. That's the also the name John Carpenter gave to Michael Myers' psychiatrist in Halloween as an homage to Hitchcock's masterpiece.

[@samantha_schmitt]

Oh no way! We didn’t put that together

[@stevemccullagh36]

Loomis is also Billy's surname in Scream.

[@annaallen6335]

@@samantha_schmitt Jamie Lee Curtis looks like her dad Tony Curtis

[@BlueShadow777]

Perkins was one of the 'new breed' of actors of the "method" school, along with his contemporaries such as Brando, Clift, Dean, Steiger etc.

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

I suspect Perkins would have put the "method" on hold for Psycho ... Hitchcock would never tolerate the method and the probing interrogation between actor and director that it requires ... it's why he mainly used very established , no nonsense stars like James Stewart and Cary Grant in his films. I think Perkins should have won an Oscar for his brilliant performance

[@BlueShadow777]

@@fringelilyfringelily391 Nonsense. How can anyone trained in something to the degree of it being second nature… put it “on hold”? You’re trained in a particular way, it’s now part of you.

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

@@BlueShadow777 I reserve the reproof "Nonsense" for anti-vaxxers and Trump supporters, not for people voicing there musings about movies ... Hitchcock was famously short with actors, which is why he used very seasoned actors like Stewart and Grant in his films ... the book of Truffaut's interviews with Hitchcock is very enlightening about his way with actors. Perhaps you underestimate Perkins'. versatility and discipline. He could always adopt another way of working if he was the actor I think he was. .... but I will refrain from calling your reply nonsense, and let it stand on it own small merit..

[@BlueShadow777]

@@fringelilyfringelily391 Ignorance is bliss… you had to bring politics into a discussion about an apolitical movie. There are nouns for people like you. “Put the ‘method’ on hold for Psycho” 👏🏻🤣 You obviously know nothing about acting.

[@angelotrinidad6888]

I didn’t even know he was a “method” nor studied under Stanislavski or Adler. The rest sure I know they were all method.

[@michaelsegriff3362]

Hitchcock’s Rear Window and The Birds are terrific. He really is on another level. There is also a drama about the making of Psycho, called Hitchcock, where Hitchcock is played by Anthony Hopkins of Hannibal Lecter fame. Also, a documentary called 78/52, which focuses on the iconic shower scene which had 78 setups and 52 cuts in that one scene.

[@alankingsley2916]

Don’t forget Vertigo!

[@michaelsegriff3362]

@@alankingsley2916 You’re correct of course. I watched Rear Window and The Birds this week so they were fresh in my mind. But Vertigo, certainly.

[@lewstone5430]

Just watched “Notorious” this week for the first time. It was pretty good.

[@michaelsegriff3362]

@@lewstone5430 I don’t remember much about that one. I’m going to watch it this week.

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

@@alankingsley2916 One of my favourites is Strangers On A Train.

[@pablosplinter5530]

I feel like Anthony Perkins' performance is generally underrated. It is one of the greats as far as I'm concerned

[@lukacalov1988]

Yes this was top 10 performances ever easily

[@el34glo59]

Brilliant. So ahead of its time it's ridiculous. Very modern

[@SueSnellLives]

"I mean, he's just covering for his mom, he didn't kill her." THIS WAS THE BEST TIME THANK U

[@thorstrebla980]

Is Tommy going to be okay, Sue?

[@eddyandthebadcheese2247]

Anthony Perkins reprised his role for the 20 year sequel , Psycho 2, its really underrated and has a great ending.

[@emilymcplugger]

Yes! This is very true. For a sequel to an all-time classic it managed to actually do a really good job and the ending is delicious.

[@fynnthefox9078]

It makes you empathise with Norman and messes with you until the end.

[@johnnym7575]

Vera Miles returning as well. One of the best horror sequels out there.

[@ThatPurpleGirl81]

"1-2-3 Shower" you guys are so wholesome I love it. 🤣 Eta: You guys: "poor Norman"..."probably shouldn't be rooting for him"..."him and his mom have an effed up relationship"... Me: oh honey...🙄🥰🤣 Eta2: perfection. If I could give you multiple upvotes I would. I am so happy you enjoyed this classic!

[@thomaseggle8886]

Bates's smile as he's about to kill the sister in the end is about the most chilling part. The look of pure joy as if it's a game to him is spooky as hell.

[@edkeaton7242]

Fun Film Fact: The character of "Sam Loomis" was also played by Donald Pleasence in the original "Halloween" (1978). It was Carpenter's ode to Alfred Hitchcock.

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

And then Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson gave the name "Billy Loomis" to one of their characters in "Scream" as a tribute too.

[@sonnyhenriksen9398]

And Janet Leigh is the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis.

[@ForEternia]

@@sonnyhenriksen9398 duh... Everyone here knows that 🤪🤦‍♂️

[@hendrikjansen7130]

There's the theory that Donald Pleasence Sam Loomis from Halloween is the exact same Sam Loomis from Psycho

[@fynnthefox9078]

@@ForEternia Well, not everyone.

[@hebneh]

For 1960, this movie was really groundbreaking. It showed a gruesome bloody murder, showed a major Hollywood star nude (or nearly so), showed a toilet, and showed a psychotic transvestite. All this stuff was considered shocking, not to mention that the biggest star in the entire cast was killed off and eliminated after a lengthy introduction during which you assumed she would be the focus of the entire film.

[@bdog1323]

In case you are wondering why people use to get in and out of the passenger side was a curiosity of mine decades ago. Back in the day in the early days of automobiles, in the bronx (NYC)anyway, it was illegal to get out of the driver side because of traffic going by. I use to ask the old timers about that and they said early cars were built higher from the ground and it was easier too. They even showed me why in certain parts of the suburbs (New Rochelle NY) why there was a rectangular stone in front of many of the old houses, even one I was renting a studio from. Was for people stepping out of the cars 100 years ago. That area just happens to have houses about 100 years or more old including the one I was renting the studio from. They just never dug up the stepping stones.

[@bdog1323]

On another note, talk about a mama's boy, literally.

[@samantha_schmitt]

Wait this is so interesting! Thank you for sharing that

[@jimmygallant4778]

Jamie Lee Curtis's father was Tony Curtis who did many films over his career, notably "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe as well as "Houdini" with Janet Leigh.

[@zedwpd]

If you really want to get into the film making of this. There are many many layers. The movie opens with a fly and also ends with a fly. Her bra is white while she is following the rules, but changes into a black one after she decides to commit the crime. There are many of these cinematic things throughout the movie. $40k back then is about $380K now. The girl taking the tranquillizers is Alfred Hitchcock's real daughter. The toilet flush is the first one ever in cinema history. Most reactors get it and say they didnt need the large exposition at the end. But the studio didnt think many would understand and made sure they added it. And we dont get out the nearest door in our cars because we no longer have bench seats which made it easy to slide across. It's hard to surprise people with a 60 year old classic because everyone knows some parts. While this is a very, very, good Hitchcock, Rear Window is even better.

[@michaelceraso1977]

haha You sound like u may have read the Huge book by DONALD SPOTO on his in depth deep dive on all HITCH films, he goes into the actors and the behavior displayed in every picture

[@hughdavidvisor1769]

Hitchcock always hated how much exposition Hollywood made him put into the films. They would usually have a scene at about the 2/3 mark when the main characters would go over the plot points one by one so all the exposition would get covered. In Hitchcock's last film, Family Plot, he gets his revenge by having Bruce Dern & Barbara Harris do the exposition scene while eating hamburgers, & whoever is speaking takes a big bite of burger before saying their lines, so you basically can't hear/understand any of it.

[@blanewilliams5960]

@@hughdavidvisor1769 "Vertigo" is pretty darn good also and I really like "Frenzy" as well.

[@conureron3792]

Another Hitchcock movie that is a “must” review: Rear Window! (Another horror one is The Birds).

[@gustonzimasheen]

10:35: "I had no idea that Norman Bates was....Psycho" never have truer words been spoken

[@vercoda9997]

Everybody's highlighting Rear Window and The Birds as other Hitchcock films to check out. I feel compelled to defend North by Northwest! That's got humour as well as some of Cinema's most famous setpieces and visual elements...

[@Johnny_Socko]

North By Northwest is one of my favorite films, period. It's got intrigue and adventure, so it's more of a crowd-pleaser. But I think the entire concept and execution of Rear Window is so genius, it's like people *NEED* to see that movie, it's a cultural imperative. lol

[@greglapointe1311]

Shadow of a Doubt and Strangers on a Train are both terrific movies also but I think Hitchcock's masterpiece is North by Northwest, which almost feels like a James Bond movie.

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@greglapointe1311 I almost made that same comparison in my comment! It *is* kind of like a James Bond movie. Plus I will watch James Mason in anything...

[@hilarymiseroy3251]

The build up to the plane scene in North stays forever in the memory. Hitchcock was an oddball but immensely talented.

[@j.prt.979]

...Vertigo??

[@Heritage367]

I love seeing people who don't know the story react to Psycho. Such a great movie, and a wonderful reaction from the two of you.

[@dorat.88]

I always loved Marion's sister's expression when she finds the mummy and then when Norman comes in with the knife. She cannot even scream, she's so shocked, scared, she cannot process what she's seeing. Wonderful acting. Thank you for the reaction, I really enjoyed it!

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I smiled so big when Norman was cleaning up, and you said "poor Norman." :D

[@lizfinkelstein1323]

Watching you guys watch this movie was super fun. And your first time observations undercut why and how Anthony Perkins was SO good as this character.

[@charleshowarth1]

It was awesome watching your journey through this classic movie. I share your admiration of Anthony Perkins amazing portrayal of Norman Bates. There are many Hitchcock greats to recommend, and my personal choice would be Vertigo. For a classic restrained movie for Halloween season I cannot praise the original version of "The Haunting" enough. Drenched in atmosphere and no cheap jump scares.

[@thunderstruck5484]

My older brother made me watch this on tv back in 60s and when t he skull face mom is turned around I think I ran out of the room screaming haha we still laugh about that all of us in our 60s thanks again

[@zatoichi1]

When I was six or seven, often I would sneak down and hide at the bottom of the stairs and watch whatever my parents were watching. Well I regretted it and stopped doing it after I saw the fruit cellar scene. I didn't stick around to watch the rest. My parents still laugh because at that part there was another scream that surprised them 😄

[@scarlettmi]

When it comes to Hitchcock, my personal faves (aside from Psycho) are Rear Window and The Birds. There's others that I know are great, like Vertigo, but The Birds and Rear Window were in my family's VHS collection growing up, so I've got a special affection for those ones. Rear Window, in particular, is one that I think holds up really well as just a tight suspense.

[@vercoda9997]

North by Northwest is still a stone-cold classic. I just find The Birds a bit dull, whereas there's all kinds of panamerican shenanigans going on in NbN.

[@MDK2_Radio]

North By Northwest and Vertigo from this period, The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes from his British period, and Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Sabotage, and Strangers on a Train from his earlier Hollywood period. Together with the films you mentioned. Frenzy is also worth considering.

[@lauce3998]

My favorite is Vertigo, but it's too complex for a general audience. I would always recommend Norwest by Northwest, it is the most entertaining.

[@rajdixit1605]

Rear Window is a must-see masterpiece.

[@lewstone5430]

“Suspicion” is great. Carey Grant acting creepy and Hitch keeping us guessing, masterful.

[@vangannaway1015]

You two are the only reactors to figure out he preserved the mom.

[@hippiechic6772]

Hi TBR, This is such a great reaction and commentary to Psycho.... I like your take on Norman and all the details . I am really impressed at how you both were putting the clues together as it was unfolding . Thank you both so much for this treat .

[@bryanspindle4455]

I am always amazed at the number of young people who haven't seen so many classic and iconic movies. My niece who is in her mid twenties asked me who Humphrey Bogart was.

[@nightwood4379]

Yeah, it’s mind boggling

[@mikephillips8810]

You nailed it at the end - it was a psychological thriller. Hitchcock films are not slashers. Good reactions and well worked out!

[@glennwisniewski9536]

I even object to the use of the word "horror" here.

[@el34glo59]

@@glennwisniewski9536 Maybe. I think its creepy enough to fit in horror and ground breaking with the way the Shower scene was done. I'd call it horror

[@glennwisniewski9536]

@@el34glo59 OK, horror it is (or horror elements) as long as you also include psych thriller and even suspense too.

[@jeff-xm7fg]

As an old guy, I always love seeing young people like you two react to older classic films. Keep it up. There are tons of great classic films for you to enjoy. Keep the reactions coming!

[@MST3Killa]

At some point you should check out some more of Hitchcock's stuff. He's a legend for a reason. Rear Window, Vertigo, Saboteur, Birds... all classics.

[@MarkMcLT]

The 39 Steps (1935), Dial M for Murder...

[@MST3Killa]

@Luuk Hulsman Believe me, if I was listing "good" Hitchcock movies, I'd end up listing practically all of them, and that's not including his shorts and television pieces. NXNW is a classic, as well, as are many other of his films.

[@Acme1970]

All of the movies are just peak Hitchcock, you can't go wrong with them.

[@MST3Killa]

@Luuk Hulsman They're more for die hard fans, those with a deep appreciation for classics, and/or those who are trying to really study the art of film making. For reaction channels, it's tough with classics. They're usually not very big draws. To me you have to narrow lists down to 3-4-maybe 5 films to encompass the core experience. It's often difficult, but it distills the quantity into the prime quality.

[@rabbitandcrow]

North By Northwest!

[@SJ-ty5rw]

Enjoyed your reaction ! this movie is such a classic . It's hard to believe the only actor from the film still alive is Vera Miles , who plated Janet Leigh's sister . All the other's passed away

[@nates9029]

"Poor Norman!" Oh, I can't wait for the big reveal...

[@stuart5178]

The anticipation of waiting for them to see the legendary twist in this movie almost killed me 🙂

[@johnanderson5558]

Really enjoying your channel! As many people have mentioned, for another “horror” themed Hitchcock movie, try “The Birds”. For pure suspense and fun, try “ North by northwest”, and “Rear window”. Have fun!

[@hoopsmccann639]

rear window is my favorite hitchcock movie. i also think it's jimmy stewart's best film.

[@fuckTrump-v7j]

God damn! Earliest figuring out of the big "twist" I've ever seen in a first time reaction video to this movie. You guys should start a detective agency.

[@josephleowilliams]

You two are definitely the smartest movie reaction watcher on KZbin.

[@glennwisniewski9536]

They're good, but they definitely benefited from 60 years of Psycho imitators crapping up the works.

[@spenser9908]

Dude, they're acting. You think anyone alive isn't aware of the twists of Psycho. It's the most famous movie ever made.

[@crepesoftime]

24:10 Arbogast's murder is more startling for many people than the shower one. For one thing, most people already know about the first one but the second one catches them off guard. That screeching music that comes on is startling as well, more intense than the first time.

[@el34glo59]

Agreed

[@deckofcards87]

Psycho might seem a bit cliche at this point simply because every slasher movie uses its dna. "Strangers On A Train" , "Rear Window" , "Notorious" , and "Vertigo" are all masterpieces. For my money - "Vertigo" is his best. Critics and film direcotor's at the AFI recently voted it as the number 1 movie of all time, knocking Citizen Kane off of top spot.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

@Vahan Eloyan Rope is interesting, especially as the very first film to try the "one long take" technique, but not my fav, although I should watch it again. It's been quite a while. I usually go with "North by Northwest" as my fav, but you can make strong arguments for all the ones mentioned in the OP.

[@catherinelw9365]

Actually, since Psycho came first, subsequent movies are the cliched ones.

[@JamesWVanFleet]

Honestly, Hitchcock's run of "The Wrong Man," "Vertigo," "North by Northwest," "Psycho," and "The Birds" is about as good a streak as any filmmaker ever.

[@andreaschmall5560]

@@JamesWVanFleet No no ever mentions Hitchcock's "Marnie" with Tippi Hedren, and Sean Connery,

[@praxton]

Interesting bit of movie trivia: when Marion tears up the paper and flushes it down the toilet, that's the first time in cinematic history that a toilet was shown on screen.

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

"One, two, three---shower!" How adorable!

[@carterbradley4786]

You guys are adorable! You compliment each other perfectly, and I am thoroughly enjoying your reactions. Fun fact: after Janet Leigh (indeed Jamie Lee Curtis' mother and then wife of star Tony Curtis) finished filming the iconic shower scene, she was never able to shower again in real life without the shower curtain/doors open, and physically facing the open bathroom door!

[@ErnieTrinidad]

Classic film. I do highly recommend "Psycho II." It's a very well made and worthy sequel and features a stellar Anthony Perkins. Best to not know anything about it other than that it picks up the story 22 years later.

[@indridcold3762]

"Are you sure you won't have a sandwich?"

[@_AlejandroVega1]

Agreed

[@zatoichi1]

And I believe at that time, Psycho II had the record for the longest gap between an original and a sequel.

[@NachtmahrNebenan]

The music by Bernard Herrmann is a masterpiece as well! 🎶

[@Rob_Fordd]

Hitchcock was basically the Shakespeare of horror films. Unparalleled innovation in the genre, influence and staying power.

[@VestinVestin]

You were the most perceptive people to react to this, bar none, at least from everyone I've watched. There wasn't a single other person to not know the twist yet figure it out before the reveal. Hell - about half the people needed the summary at the end of the movie to even make sense of it. Props to you people; keep being awesome!

[@robpegler6545]

An indication of what a masterpiece of suspense this movie is: the first time I watched it, I knew going in what Marion's eventual fate was going to be (everyone does, because her death scene is go iconic) and yet I STILL felt tense and on edge during the early scenes when she's on the run with the stolen money. I knew that the cop wasn't going to arrest her, but it still made me nervous when he was trailing her, simply because those scenes are executed so well.

[@maca76]

i knew everything that happened, because had read many analisis from psychoanalisis. Yet i was so tense all the movie, i was expecting the reveal of the mom being death and still got to feel sympathy for Norman at the begining and was scared of the mother

[@Boomerbox2024]

Remember, with these older movies, the things you call iconic and the techniques you have names for, like jump shots, were just being INVENTED. Hitchcock is a genius because he created so much of the art if cinema that has lasted so long, even though he did not have a Hitchcock to inspire him. You owe it to yourselves to go back to the silent origins of the cinema and appreciate the history that brought us to where we are now. You are among the smartest, and most perceptive of all reactors, and I think that you can really stand out by raising awareness of this aspect of film, even as the others are saying how amazed they are at how good the CGI was back then. Thanks for doing what you do. You guys are the best.😉

[@sujalbageriya2619]

Please watch "12 Angry Men" if you haven't already. You won't regret it for sure.

[@bbwng54]

A great film!!! Outstanding cast

[@keithbrown8490]

Fun Fact Actor Martin Balsam who played the detective is one of the jurors in Director Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men plus Balsam and Perkins have roles in Lumet's 1974 version of Murder on the Orient Express.

[@gregall2178]

@@keithbrown8490 Juror #1 ;-)

[@conureron3792]

Oh yes. I think it is rated as a top 10 all time best movie.

[@sujalbageriya2619]

@@conureron3792 Oh yeah definitely. People use that movie to study films. That's how great that movie is!

[@JerrySaraviaCinema1895]

This was exciting to see people responding to this for the first time and not knowing what was ahead. That is how I felt the first time I saw it, back in 1983, a complete shock to the system. Great video.

[@billparrish4385]

When you see Janet Leigh here, I agree the resemblance to Jamie Lee isn't really evident. However, when I saw photos of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis (Jamie Lee's dad), that's when it clicked for me. She's definitely their daughter.

[@curtinparloe]

That's what I came here to say👍

[@aleatharhea]

Norman gives A great Kubrick stare at the end

[@markhamstra1083]

It’s curious how most people notice the Crane vs. Samuels discrepancy in the motel guest book, but almost no one comments that she said she was going back to Phoenix when she signed in that she was from Los Angeles.

[@johnkennethwiseman682]

thats what Norman picked up on straight away

[@HuntingViolets]

It’s not so much a discrepancy-I mean, you wouldn’t expect her to sign her real name, right?

[@markhamstra1083]

@@HuntingViolets It’s a discrepancy in that it was not her real name, not in that it was a wholly unexpected action. Regardless of why she did it, it is still a factual discrepancy - as is the Phoenix/L.A. slip up.

[@gluuuuue]

@5:36 According to youtube lawyers, you can refuse to give police identification in public if you're just walking around on the street, but if you're driving a vehicle, you *are* obligated to show driver's license, vehicle registration, and insurance when demanded because they have the power to ensure a vehicle is being legally driven.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

How frickin’ ADORABLE is it watching these two? 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@izzonj]

When this showed in theaters, it had a card at the end that told the audience not to tell friends the surprise at the end!

[@Warlocke000]

Your wrong guesses are just as entertaining as your correct ones. When you connected Psycho to the Bates Motel from the tour, I thought, "Oh no, did they realize they knew the ending already?" Then you went in another direction and I thought, "We're back in business!" Good stuff. It's funny how many people become convinced that the mother is still alive, even after it's revealed she supposedly died. They convince themselves the coffin was empty or it was another victim who was buried in her place. You caught on to the 'It's Norman dressing as his mom" aspect pretty quickly. Glad you had fun; so did I.

[@manueldeabreu1980]

The 4th wall break with the slot look up and smile is worth the price of admission. He may not have won an Oscar but he will always be remembered in this classic.

[@richieb7692]

Alfred Hitchcock was The Grand Master at twisting storylines and building suspense. He is one of the few people who genuinely changed films forever.

[@swampmusicinfo]

The pivot of protagonists was done so well it will be studied for generations

[@ShawnRavenfire]

After you've seen a few more Hitchcock films, you should check out Mel Brooks' "High Anxiety," which parodies several of his films, such as "Psycho," "The Birds," "Vertigo," and "North by Northwest."

[@kaseykasket]

I can't believe you guys had no idea! It was exciting to watch your genuine reactions with not knowing the ending

[@johnw8578]

A good movie to see is Carpenter's THE FOG (the original) that has Jamie and her mother starring together! Good ghost story movie.

[@eddiepiszczek4820]

The Fog is one of my favorites and Tom Atkins is my favorite spooky movie actor.

[@charlesderosas5577]

same as Halloween H20. I believe it was her their last screen time together.

[@jeffburnham6611]

I agree, that movie will keep you in suspense right up to the very last scene.

[@drlee2]

The Fog is in my top 3 Carpenter movies.

[@w.randyhoffman1204]

I ask for reactions to "The Fog" frequently, but it must not be popular among people who back reactors on Patreon, because I've never seen a major reactor watch it.

[@glen1ster]

32:54--during the last scene with Tony Perkins, there a skull superimposed over his face. I think Janet Leigh was married to Tony Curtis about this time.

[@davidmckie7128]

At the time this came out it was unheard of for films not to have a happy ending so for the leading lady to be killed so early in the film was unsettling for a lot of people. As you said, you do not see the knife touch the body, but the quick editing cuts and the music are enough for you imagination to do the rest. You don't need gore to make something frightening.

[@wolandbegemotazazello]

One of my favourute shots is the swinging light floating over mum's eye sockets...Hitch does suspense and tension rather than horror. That said, this film can probably be said to have given birth to post 70s horror (Carpenter). Janet Leigh mum, Tony Curtis pere of Jamie Lee.

[@primatador7326]

It's was fun watching you both come to the realization that Norman was the killer. Definitely watch more Hitchcock. I saw The Birds when I was a kid and it scared the bejesus out of me, but my favorite Hitchcock is Rear Window. Looking forward to you reacting to that some time.

[@josephtome3770]

What a priceless moment when TBR and Samantha realize the crux of the mystery.

[@Acme1970]

This movie has two connections to Halloween, the first one is of course the character of Marion is played by Janet Leigh who is Jamie Lee Curtis' mother and the second is Marion's sisters boyfriends name is Sam Loomis and John Carpenter used that name for the doctor in Halloween as a nod to Hitchcock.

[@ronaldwilson6295]

The $40,000 in “Psycho” is a MacGuffin. Alfred Hitchcock coined the term MacGuffin to describe an object, device, or event that is necessary to the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself. The MacGuffin is usually revealed in the first act and thereafter declines in importance. It can reappear at the climax of the story but may actually be forgotten by the end of the story.

[@jenfries6417]

"...not like she had debts to pay..." - Her boyfriend, Sam, had debts to pay. That's why he wouldn't marry her. She stole the money for him. Also, the car thing - at that time, car seats were like benches, not two separate seats with hardware between them. You could just slide right across to get out on either side. If you take another look at the scene where Marion is sleeping in her car, you can see that it's all one seat.

[@Steve_Blackwood]

Yeah, I’m old enough to remember those from my childhood. It was also common when parked on a street to slide across because it was safer to exit on the sidewalk side than into traffic.

[@jenfries6417]

@@Steve_Blackwood Yep, me too.

[@blotcho84]

Great reaction vid for a classic film! Anthony Perkins made Norman Bates so likeable and menacing at turns, it was a masterful performance.

[@elizabitty213]

Please do “The Birds” by Alfred Hitchcock as well as “Rear Window” 🙋🏼‍♀️🤩

[@waynequashie8381]

"We all go a little mad sometimes." - Norman Bates Portrayed by Anthony Perkins, RIP (1930-1992)

[@mafemartinez2235]

For those of us that have seen this before your reactions are golden 😆 ... I love this movie it is truly perfection, it will always be freaky. The cinematography is siiiiick & there’s nothing more chilling than that closing shot- Anthony Perkins killed it

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I love Alfred Hitchcock. My favorite is "Dial M for Murder" and "Rear View", mostly because they are easier to watch over and over than this one. :)

[@kcw1879]

This movie came out at a time when Lucy and Ricky had to have separate beds; and I Dream of Jeannie was not allowed to show her naval. It was SHOCKING and revolutionary for the time.

[@zackcross7190]

Fun fact: This was the first movie to show a toilet flushing.

[@hilarywilliams1909]

Two reasons for it being filmed in black and white at a time when color was the standard. The blood in the scene was Hershey's chocolate syrup, which shows up better on b/w film, and has a more realistic density than stage blood. Being in b/w allowed for a lower budget by being filmed by the crew of his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents