Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Matt Greene This is one of the strangest and most unnecessary experiments I've ever come across, and it serves as unintentional proof of why some films simply MUST be shot in black-and-white to work.

Paul Magne Haakonsen It was quite something of a bitter pill to swallow and having to sit through this frame-by-frame remake of the 1960 classic horror movie.What were they thinking they decided to do this project?It was so hard to take it serious by any account. And the cast had no chance in even matching those in the original movie. Sure, they did a good enough job, but it was just an atrocity towards the original movie. I will say that Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen and William H. Macy were doing great jobs, despite being challenged with an abominable project. It was somewhat more of a strained effort to watch Vince Vaugh trying to waltz through the performance of Normal Bates.This 1998 remake might actually pass as an adequate watch for those not familiar with the original movie. But if you have seen the original movie and if you liked the original movie, then do yourself a favor and stay well clear of this one.I've seen it once before, although I don't recall when or recall how I thought about the movie back then. But I decided to revisit this remake recently, and found it a struggle without end to endure and sit through it. I was cringing so often and it was toe-curling to witness director Gus Van Sant do absolutely no justice to the original "Psycho" movie.

Desertman84 This 1998 version of the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock "Psycho" was definitely a remake of the original.Or to put it wisely,it was a shot-for-shot remake of the horror classic.It stars Anne Heche as seductive Marion Crane and Vince Vaughn as the memorable psychotic Norman Bates together with Julianne Moore,Viggo Mortensen and William H. Macy. Director Gus Van Sant tries to provide the contemporary audience of a modern shot-for-shot remake based on the 1959 Robert Bloch novel and it carries practically over the original screenplay of Joseph Stefano as well as the original music of Bernard Herrmann. Too bad that this experiment would fail miserably as it carried over the troubles the 60's movie would provide to present-day viewers like the pacing that proved too slow and difficult and many other troubles.Added to that,comparison versus the original would always be considered such as the performances of the cast which does not match that of the original cast especially Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins as well as the lack of creativity or innovation that it has as the use of audience manipulation by Hitchcock has been commonly used for since the 1960 film has been released. In summary,there was basically limited improvement in this 1998 version except probably that it was shot in color and the use of stereo sound.Sad to say,the special effects used could probably be defined just as a minor improvement compared to the 1960 classic but proved obsolete for modern audiences.

Kirpianuscus the purpose of this remake is the red line who challenge the viewer. not the idea to make , shot by shot, same Psycho - it could be a form of homage for the original. not the bizarre choice of Anne Heche for a Marion who remains out of her entire film. not the small details who represents differences by original. maybe, not the colors or acting .but the impression, in few scenes, to be a parody. or childish game. sure, the idea of Gus Van Sant could be noble, generous, exercise to translate in images for new generation a classic gem. but the result is far to be the best. or, maybe, in few moments, decent. something missing. something real important - its soul. a film like a corpse because it not gives more than a kind of experiment, the fight of Ann Heche and Vince Vaughn with too heavy roles. a good point - maybe William Macy to do a credible Arbogast and, sure, Julianne Moore noble intentions.