Many people will stay loyal to the original, saying how this one is unadventurous and too colourful. But I don't. See, what annoys me, is the principal/rule that some movie goers have, which defies them from admitting to enjoying a remake, however brilliant it is.
The remake of Psycho, is in no way brilliant. In fact, in parts, it is very disappointing-Anne Heche and Viggo Mortenson for example, are not as good as they were in previous films. But, the original, also had faults. Casting Anthony Perkins was a big mistake, and despite however many people say how good he was, I think he was terrible. Vince Vaughn is incredibly scary. His nervous laugh as he watches Marion Crane eat the sandwiches he prepared for her, the well executed line "She just goes a little mad sometimes, we all goe a little mad some times". His dark stare and smile at the end of the film as he sits looking in the direction of the camera. William H Macy is also an improvement on the original despite the awful hat he wears during his screen time.
The casting directors didn't really have a hard time watching loads of films to cast the right people-Julianne Moore starred in Boogie Nights with William H Macy. She also starred in The Lost World Jurassic Park with Vince Vaughn, and he starred in the recent hit, Return To Paradise with Anne Heche.
In summary, the new version is slightly better made-it should be after all this time after the original, but I couldn't help thinking that a remake should be ten times better than the first because of the large gap between the two, and how well films have progressed over the ages. This is no indication of how far films have improved. Rating=3/5
The remake of Psycho, is in no way brilliant. In fact, in parts, it is very disappointing-Anne Heche and Viggo Mortenson for example, are not as good as they were in previous films. But, the original, also had faults. Casting Anthony Perkins was a big mistake, and despite however many people say how good he was, I think he was terrible. Vince Vaughn is incredibly scary. His nervous laugh as he watches Marion Crane eat the sandwiches he prepared for her, the well executed line "She just goes a little mad sometimes, we all goe a little mad some times". His dark stare and smile at the end of the film as he sits looking in the direction of the camera. William H Macy is also an improvement on the original despite the awful hat he wears during his screen time.
The casting directors didn't really have a hard time watching loads of films to cast the right people-Julianne Moore starred in Boogie Nights with William H Macy. She also starred in The Lost World Jurassic Park with Vince Vaughn, and he starred in the recent hit, Return To Paradise with Anne Heche.
In summary, the new version is slightly better made-it should be after all this time after the original, but I couldn't help thinking that a remake should be ten times better than the first because of the large gap between the two, and how well films have progressed over the ages. This is no indication of how far films have improved. Rating=3/5