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Psycho 2
1983
Norman Bates returns home to be greeted by who else but his mother Read more
| Starring | Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia |
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| Director | Richard Franklin |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Psycho 2
Norman Bates returns home to be greeted by who else but his mother
| Starring | Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Franklin |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES VIDEO |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 26 Jan 1999 Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Two decades after the motel murders, Norman Bates is released from the asylum and returns to the scene of his crimes — but has “Mother” come too? Of course, this isn't Hitchcock, but it's a highly credible, nicely creepy and well paced sequel, and Anthony Perkins reprises his most famous role with no visible signs of ennui. There are several other enjoyable and gritty performances, most notably from original cast member Vera Miles, still seeking vengeance for her sister's demise in the first film, and Dennis Franz as the motel manager whose entrepreneurial skills are not appreciated by Mr Bates. Great fun.
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With Norman Bates judged sane and released from mental hospital 22 years after the Crane shower murder, things revert... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Good
I liked this thought it was realy good would say better than the 1st in some ways.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Not bad... But a mere shadow of the original
I have to admit that my expectations of this film weren't very high, but it was slightly better than I had anticipated. The storyline fits in well with the original film, and there were a few interesting twists!
However, it was missing those magic Hitchcock touches that made the original such a masterpiece. I feel this could've been a much better film if Franklin had made more of an attempt to bring his own style to the film, rather than trying to be an 'imitation Hitchcock'.
It is interesting that Perkins chose to reprise his famous role as Norman Bates, although his performance here seems a little lacklustre. None of the performances really 'stood out' - and it did have something of a 'made for TV' quality to it!
In all, this film has a strong plot, but unfortunately fell into the trap of being good in theory, but poorly executed. -
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