After looking at several lists of top horror films, I discovered that Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was at the top of most of these lists. So I decided to check out some reviews on the movie. I linked to a review done by James Berardinelli. He gives credit to many other films such as Halloween, but claims that Psycho is one of the most frightening films of all time. He also claims that "Psycho is a brilliant excursion into fear that pushes many of our primal buttons". Berardinelli explains that the plot was a little weak and better characters could have been chosen, but the uniqueness and terror of the movie makes it an all time great. He gives great credit to the shower seen with Janet Leigh. Psycho is a film that can help put the horror genre into context.
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