This may be hard to believe, but I’d never seen Psycho from beginning to end until just last night. I’d seen all the most significant scenes, of course, same as everyone else who’s watched television from time to time. I must’ve watched the shower scene dozens of times by now. But until last night I’d never seen the whole thing.

“Were there any surprises?” My Darling B asked, as we were leaving the theater.

Just about all of it, as it turns out. I didn’t know it started with Janet Leigh having an affair, stealing a truckload of money and then skipping town. I didn’t know Vera Miles, playing her sister, hired a private detective to find Janet after she disappeared, or that the detective was Martin Balsam, or that Martin Balsam got whacked.

Oh, sorry. Spoilers.

What can I say? It was great. Even better than great, because the first time I saw it was on the silver screen, instead of video.