24 Shots That Completely Ruined The Tone Of Classic Movie Moments

2. Psycho

Psycho Norman Bates enduring appeal isn't just because of his threatening side (or more appropriately, the threat of the unseen killer for most of the film) it has more to do with the fact that Bates is so unexpected. He is slightly creepy in an emasculated, removed sense, and his otherness is what makes him an enduring character, and the idea of him cavorting flirtatiously with nubile female co-stars on set, while perched confidentally like a proud alpha chimp on top of a step ladder is completely perverse. That almost-coy facial expression is also a little damning - there's none of the unexpressed, desperate sexual hunger that hangs off the character like cheap perfume, and it sheds a whole new light on Bates the predator.

1. Kill Bill

Kill Bill Well, that looks pretty sore. Not only does the friendliness of the hug spoil the illusion of the dynamic between the characters, this angle spoils the special effects that otherwise looked extremely convincing in the final film. Unless Lucy Liu has an actual conehead, the perspective is pretty flawed here.
 
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