The Psycho shower scene has to be one of the most overrated scenes in movie history. It's incredibly awkward and Janet Leigh looks like she's dancing through the latter half of the attack. I really find it difficult to believe anyone would be scared by it.

The Psycho shower scene has to be one of the most overrated scenes in movie history. It's incredibly awkward and Janet Leigh looks like she's dancing through the latter half of the attack. I really find it difficult to believe anyone would be scared by it.

I freaked out more by seeing his mother.

 

...of course, I was 12.

I actually expected Jaws to be higher than #5, but I'm glad it's right up there. It was my choice for #1 because of the effect it still has on me. I'm not scared of the water by any means, but I cannot going into any depth of water without the thought of a shark (or something) possibly being in there. That is thanks to Jaws. You know something gets to you when you think about it while in four feet of water in your backyard.

 

Agreed. No other horror movie has had any type of lasting effect on me other then Jaws.

I freaked out more by seeing his mother.

 

...of course, I was 12.

 

 

Yeah that was the best part about that movie.

I messed up again... dammit.

 

Adjusting list.

I freaked out more by seeing his mother.

 

...of course, I was 12.

I was 10. I saw it at the theater when it came out in 1960. My friend and I went to the theater like we often did on Saturday afternoons. We didn't have a clue what we were about to see. Scared the s*** out of me.

As for the shower scene being "overrated" that's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time, sorry. It's been studied in film classes for decades for it's editing. Psycho was original and groundbreaking and in 1960 considering films at the time and prior to, was totally shocking.

I was 10. I saw it at the theater when it came out in 1960. My friend and I went to the theater like we often did on Saturday afternoons. We didn't have a clue what we were about to see. Scared the s*** out of me.

As for the shower scene being "overrated" that's the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time, sorry. It's been studied in film classes for decades for it's editing. Psycho was original and groundbreaking and in 1960 considering films at the time and prior to, was totally shocking.

 

Saying that it was original for 1960 hardly counters the argument that it's incredibly lame by today's standards.

What do you want full frontal nudity, in vivid color with lotsa blood spurting all over the place? That would make it "better"?

What do you want full frontal nudity, in vivid color with lotsa blood spurting all over the place? That would make it "better"?

 

How about something that doesn't look like it was acted by kids in a middle school play? Stabbing motions done by someone who looks like they've held a knife before? A victim who isn't dancing?

 

The music is about the only thing that gives that scene any intensity.

Psycho is one of the most respected movies of all time from the worlds top directors, and is still shown at film schools for its masterful directing. To say that the shower scene is lame is ....well, lame.

Of course Norman Bates has no idea how to use a knife. He's a nebbish-y mamas boy from the sticks. and she is dancing, in a sense, to try to avoid the stabs. I don't know how it could be "acted" better. The editing is a marvel. I really don't see any weight to your argument that it is an "overrated" scene, whatever that means.

Interesting that Ed Gein was the inspiration for Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.

Of course Norman Bates has no idea how to use a knife. He's a nebbish-y mamas boy from the sticks. and she is dancing, in a sense, to try to avoid the stabs. I don't know how it could be "acted" better. The editing is a marvel.

 

What I was saying is that his 'stabs' look really awkward. Leigh's turn-in-a-circle-in-one-place hokey-pokey doesn't seem like much of a defense and it comes across rather silly that she's able to do so after already receiving a half dozen full stabs.

 

I really don't see any weight to your argument that it is an "overrated" scene, whatever that means.

 

I thought it was pretty self-explanatory. The scene is considered one of the best in movie history, despite, IMO, not being the least bit scary or realistic.

Each summer at my Scout camp we watch Jaws, outdoors, under the stars. Waves lapping up on shore, boats chugging past. Scuba divers planning tomorrows dives, surfers preparing for one more day on the waves, sailors thinking about going off shore, yeah, I'm a mean s.o.b.

 

 

I know it won't be on the list anywhere, but the movie that scared me worse than anything growing up was War of the Worlds. That used to freak me out for days.

While maybe not classic horror, Aquirre, The Wrath of God is a damn good movie that not enough people have watched.

What I was saying is that his 'stabs' look really awkward. Leigh's turn-in-a-circle-in-one-place hokey-pokey doesn't seem like much of a defense and it comes across rather silly that she's able to do so after already receiving a half dozen full stabs.

 

 

 

I thought it was pretty self-explanatory. The scene is considered one of the best in movie history, despite, IMO, not being the least bit scary or realistic.

 

 

Yeah the stabs are awkward, like there is something wrong with him, almost like he's psycho or something

Welll.... That's it!

Whoa, the Shining beats out Exorcist for top spot?!??

 

Both darn good movies, but I still easily give the nod to The Exorcist.

 

Great job as usual on the listmastering, knightni! :headbang

 

Happy Halloween!

lmao @ Psycho being lame

Happy Halloween!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPvhUT-_CLc

1. The Descent

2. Saw

3. Halloween

4. The Shining

5. Pet Semetary

6. The Ring

7. Paranormal Activity

8. Poltergeist

9. Dawn of the Dead Remake

10. Sixth Sense

11. Cloverfield

12. Psycho original

13. Nightmare on Elm Street

14. Friday the 13th

15. Omen

16. Carrie

17. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

18. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Orginal

19. Jeeper's Creepers

20. Hostel

21. Hellraiser

22. Child's Play

23. Dark Water

24. Cannibal Holocaust

25. Earnest Scared Stupid!

 

My list. Exorcist way overrated.

Edited October 31, 201015 yr by Buehrle>Wood