I loved the film although I probably am a tad biased because it was my first acting job - I played the Public Defender for Norman Bates (one line - “Congratulations Norman.”) It was the very first day of shooting and here I am in a scene with Anthony Perkins, Robert Loggia and Vera Miles! Insane when I look back at that day. They were all incredibly nice and so unpretentious. I remember Vera telling me how she didn’t come into town much anymore because she lived full time in mountains near Big Bear. I spent a good portion of the day on set sitting next to Tony, and he was very chill, although cognizant of the magnitude of this sequel. I remember him showing me how to hide our coffee cups behind props so they were out of the cameras sight line. Richard Franklin was incredibly nice as well. At any rate, I really liked the film at the time and was disappointed with the reaction to it. It’s nice to see Tarantino and a bunch of folks here enjoyed it as much as I did.
That's incredible, psycho 2 I saw when I was in middle school on AMC mid 2000s, I love it one of the best sequels, have the set on Blu-ray it's a great October binge.
An insanely underrated voice. The opening credit sequence intercutting the shower scene, slowly colorizing into the sequel, was bone chilling and tastefully handled.
Anthony Perkins was great in this and also made a great Inpector Javert in Les Miserables (1978). He was also great in Crimes of Passion(84). Meg Tilly is definitely an underrated actress in both this & Agnes of God(85).
My favourite is Psycho 3 Not only is Maureen In The Desert my favourite ever piece of music, but you really see in that film how much the victim he actually is, he genuinely doesn't want to be the way he is and it was also his best performance out of all the films if you ask me
I agree. The Psycho lll soundtrack is amazing. I really enjoy the weirdness of that film. It never lets you feel comfortable and gives the sleazy vibe of an old run down motel in the ‘80’s. It’s damn near perfect.
A friend had psycho 2 on vhs growing up and we watched it SO many times, more times than anyone should watch any movie. I might have been 10 or 11 and it always messed me up. I definitely need to revisit it. It’s easily been 20 years since the last time I’ve watched it.
Psycho II is a cracking movie, with some classic moments, especially that scene in the kitchen at the end. Perkins was a legend, always entertaining to watch him, whatever he’s in.
“Psycho II” has a criminally-underrated Jerry Goldsmith score… this was one of the first movies I could ever remember seeing as a kid: it played on ONTV back in June of 1984 along with “The Secret of NIMH” and “Blue Thunder.”
Anthony Perkins himself was no fan of Jerry Goldsmith`s score. That was the reason he hired Carter Burwell to score Psycho III because he wanted to get as far as possible from that score.
@@Wildcock23 Well, do you own the official CD soundtrack to Psycho III by Carter Burwell, released by Intrada Records? If so then please read the liner notes. If not then go to Carter Burwell`s official site and read Mr. Burwell`s own words from his recollections of his collaboration with Anthony Perkins. Then you will realize it is not bullshit at all.
@bisseborjesson9533 That proves nothing. If you have the CD to 'Psycho II' you will read about how Perkins cried on hearing the main theme by Goldsmith and asked for a copy of it. There is no chance that anyone who isn't tone deaf, would consider Carter Burwell a better composer than Jerry Goldsmith. His work on 'Psycho III' backs that up - the score is mostly lots of weird noises and pots and pans banging about. As for the off-key chanting for the murder scenes, that alone sounds like a feeble imitation of Goldsmith's fantastic score for 'The Omen'.
Psycho II is a good film, actually. Anthony Perkins did a really good job in it. I love the line that goes something like this, "But I don't want to kill her Mother. She's a nice girl. She's not like the others, Mother."
@@jameswatrous4399 I promise you it is Psycho III. I am obsessed with this franchise. Haha. He was speaking to his Mother about Maureen (III), not Mary (II). But, I would still rewatch them because they are great films!
In 'Psycho II', the only line that comes vaguely near what you quote is when Norman is on the phone to his mum and his eyes slowly turn on Mary... "No mother, Mary's still here with me. I like her. No, no of course not, not as much as you. No, I won't do that. You can't make me.......kill her. Do I have too, mother? But why? Why do I have to kill her? Please mother, please don't make me. I don't think you understand about Mary, mother. She's really very kind. I trust her. She would never do anything to hurt me...."
I've always preferred Psycho II to the original, because it really develops Norman as a character. He's so empathetic in that film because of Perkins' fantastic performance. You want so badly for him to succeed and have some semblance of a normal life, but it's not to be. It's a beautiful, tragic story, expertly directed by Franklin, gorgeously shot by Cundey, and hauntingly scored by Goldsmith. All in the service of Tom Holland's fantastic script.
I feel like personally the more you see of the character the less scary and intimidating. It’s like if jack survived the shining and the sequel was a psych analysis of him. But I see why some would prefer more depth
@@formerfilmstudent8349Psycho 2 is really less a horror film and more a redemption/drama story, its sort of like how Terminator 2 or Aliens is a completely different film than 1.
@@rnw2739 I mean his performance is frightening. A madman trying to kill his wife and kids. And how deranged he is. I put myself in that situation and yeah I’m scared of him lol
@@formerfilmstudent8349 I can't agree. His feeble wise cracks and chat show host announcements sort of detract from any menace he might have had. Also, he is just as 'mad' from the very start of the film so I don't see where this terror cones from, but glad you like it lol.
I just recently rewatched Pyscho II for the second time in 30 years (because I didn't see it upon its initial release) and I loved it!! I thought it was so entertaining, well written and directed. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
@@maartenvangeffen4508 Doctor sleep isn't a bad film but has nothing on the original. A sequel can never ruin an original piece no matter how bad the sequal is. The original will always still be it's own independent art. If I don't like a sequel I just don't watch it again.
Psycho II is one of the best sequels to any film ever and is even better than the original imo. The script is brilliant, the cinematography is brilliant, the casting/acting is brilliant with Anthony Perkins giving a golden performance, the music is brilliant, and the ending is brilliant. Other than the gore effects the movie has no weak points but unfortunately over time it's fallen into the shadow of the groundbreaking original, but everyone who's seen it loves it. It's as good of a sequel to Psycho as there could've been.
I recently watched Psycho 2 for the first time and was VERY pleasantly surprised by it. It was a dark mystery that kept me engaged the entire time, and the acting was spectacular. Highly recommend. There were a couple things that left me scratching my head, but that didn't take away from my final outcome which was a film I will definitely be watching again.
Spoiler alert: …yes that it was the old lady doing all the killing throughout the film. I like the fact that they showed Anthony and his breaking points. But I think they could’ve gotten more agile aggressive old lady to portray his real mother at the end of the movie vs elderly woman they chose.
I gotta admit I was so surprised with how good this movie actually was. Something that you would think would be set up to fail and yet surprised a lot of us
I remember Psycho 2 played in heavy rotation on HBO, in the early days of HBO where they had limited movies, so they repeated often. Little Orphan Annie, Kentucky Fried Movie, Police Academy, Body Double, Conan the Barbarian...all seemed to ALWAYS be on. I was 14 in 1984. My 17 year old sister had part time job at a Hardees. She'd bring home leftover food. So we watched Psycho 2 while I gorged on cheeseburgers, slathered in mustard, because that's how they made them. Give me a fast food cheeseburger with mustard today, and I still recollect sitting on the floor Indian style, watching Psycho 2.
Psycho II is such a well crafted sequel, it gives you so much more character backstory, plus that scene with the shovel gave me chills because of how intense it is. I wish it was received better by audiences but I always loved it ever since I first watch it as a teenager in the 90's and still do and love to re-watch it.
Not sure people will agree with me, but I feel up until the early 90s, "sequels" were not the lazy reboot, rehashed, copycat cash-grabs that they are today. In the '70s and '80s sequels were almost their own thing, either a solid continuation finding new ground or something almost separate from what came before.
There's even a blink-and-you-miss moment where there's a silhouette of Hitchcock in a scene, a tribute to the man who always sneaked himself into his own films.
Psycho II is the perfect sequel. It's not just more of the stuff of the first movie but a natural progression of Norman's story. It's a clever who-dunit which slowly moves into horror. Goldsmith's score is wonderfully melancholic, and also downright terrifying.
I'm so pleased that Tarantino appreciated this film for it's intentions. It proved a lot of people wrong and is clearly warranted as a sequel in any franchise in my opinion. It was so well done (I wasn't too struck on the whole Emma Spool twist) and it was a shame that the two further sequels didn't keep to the tradition that this film did. I agree totally that Perkins was incredible in this film and had much more character to play with with a lot longer screen time too. It was a shame that Perkins and Tilly didn't get on because their scenes were amongst some of the most heartwarming of the series. The score is also wonderful by Goldsmith. So many highlights of this film which I still think is overlooked.
I finally watched it a few years ago when I heard Tarantino loved it. It’s definitely a masterpiece. Expands on the story while paying homage to what made the original great. Dean Cundy’s cinematography is glorious
Psycho II is not the landmark classic that the first movie was. But considering everything it had going against it, it was a surprisingly solid film. It was definitely better than almost all of its contemporaries in the horror genre.
Just heard this movie existed. Thought it was practically a joke. Nice to see that something with a premise like this is actually well liked. I'll have to give it a try sometime.
interesting that Tarantino was not 'overly enamored' with Psycho yet seemed to pay homage to the film during the Pulp Fiction Butch/Marcellus traffic stop scene.
I think its not quite a sequel. Its Psycho 1 extended and brought into the next generation of viewers. First one confronted people with smth relatively new called psychology and the unthinkable horrors of it. Psycho II confronts the viewer with the resocializing debate. Does it work? What are the risks? How would people react to a person. How would the life be for the person and so on. Really great movie.
could lisen to quetin talk about films all day long, anyone who has real love and passion for something is always a pleasure to lisen too. quetin is like a human google when it comes to films, is there any film he hasnt watched ? its beyoung even that, he knows what actors were in it, what films thay did befor it and after it, its like he has the entire history of films world wide and all actors directors lives and history in his head, amazing mind he has
I have always preferred 'Psycho II' over the original - call me a heretic, but that's the truth. I'm not sure what it is about the film that makes it so good and rewatchable for me.... It could be Goldsmiths score, the wonderful Meg Tilly, the fact that we root for Norman and genuinely want him to do well..... all these elements combine to a wonderful degree and make this film a masterpiece to me.
Look up all of Anthony Perkins movies. He also had a great singing voice, spoke french fluently, talented on the piano also. Great family man, loved by many.
I was surprised that all 3 sequels are worth a watch . 2 and 3 are so good knocking you back and forth on whether or not you think Norman is really a psycho and 4 sums up the story well . Perkins is in all 4 .
Just watched it because of this video, and Quentin's latent desire to diminish and constantly neg Hitchcock aside, I'm really glad I went in blind. I don't know if I like the final couple of scenes as much as everyone else in these comments, but everything prior to that was deeply tragic and very engaging. What I like the most is that it wasn't just a simple whodunnit for the entire film, I love that they reveal their hand so early in the film since my first thought was that Mary was up to something. Really liked how the movie turned into a much more interesting web of psychological twists and turns over something driven more by plot points and twists. Such a tragic and depressing story, you almost wish it would end with that scene of Mary cradling Norman on her bed.
I first saw Psycho II back in 1985 on TV and i have been a big fan of the Psycho movies ever since and the movie is A winner because Richard Franklin him self was a serious Hitchcock Scholar that really Benefited in him directing It. It's story and plot is true to the original Psycho, thou I was a bigger fan of Psycho II more then the first movie and it Been made in color was one of the reasons for that.
The reason Tarantino is famous and the reason why he has been so super successful as he is not a sycophant. He believes in himself and doesn’t see genres or films as unattainable for himself. He sees himself as an equal with great filmmakers that came before him whereas most people in Los Angeles are afraid and hold individuals up on pedestals. They could never imagine themselves doing work at that level.
I been locked up a few times. Watching Psycho 2 is so creepy. Upon release jail or asylum's really fucks you up mentally. You gotta catch up with pop culture. New music. Then comes the way people are after lockup. How you try to subconsciously be a better person but not knowing if that monster is still hiding in you or if it was never there in the first place.
Okay, so we now have Rob Ager (Collative Learning) Roth and Tarantino praising Psycho 2. I think it's now officially objectively a great film 🤘And I like watching people get hit by surprise with a shovel.
Most people who dismiss PSYCHO II haven't even taken the time to actually watch the film. They refuse to see it in the same light as the original or even as a standalone film. Its actually got a better story than the first film. This is actually the way I feel about JAWS2. A great rollercoaster ride of a film which actually has a lot improved on from the first film, yet sadly gets lumped in with the awful sequels which followed.
@@darensparks They would, but if you were to get them to watch both films back to back they might agree with you. It's often an opinion based on recollections of what they saw and sometimes they mistakenly put some of the good parts of what they might have seen in the sequel and assume it was from the original. I go back to JAWS2 again. People will often talk about parts of the original film and say, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in to the water..." or "Remember when JAWS attacker that waterskier?". It happens all the time. I wonder how many times someone has recalled the first Friday The 13th film and assumed it was the film where, "JASON wearing the goalie mask killed all those campers", yet it was actually his morher who was the killer in the first film and Jason was her tragically long dead son seen only in flashbacks.
@@jayanxiety Not remembering that fact about Jason and his mother is what got Drew Barrymore killed in scream. Jaws 2 was a very good sequel. A really well done follow up to an original movie is when the second one just feels like an extension of the first and thus people blur their memories of them in their head like you've said. Because jaws 3 and 4 are so awful the second film gets lumped in unfairly. Then their is the second exorcist movie which was complete garbage. This caused the third film not to get a fair shake because of the sequel, and for me the third exorcist is a great horror movie.
@@darensparks Looks like we think alike when it comes to movies! And yes, Exorcist 3 is a great psychological horror films ever! It also has one of the scariest jump-scares ever put to film! Too bad Drew Barrymore's character was only a "casual" fan of Friday The 13th! Glad Ghostface didn't ask her which film did Jason get his goalie mask, she probably wouldn't have realized it only happened three-quarters of the way through Part 3!
@@jayanxiety Yes Brad Douriff was terrifying in that movie. And a creepy fact about that film was Jefferey Dahmer was obsessed with his performance and would watch it over and over.
As such a fan of the original film, you'd really think that I would hate this film,but not even a little. It took enough hard lefts to keep you guessing and fully invested in Norman's plight. I wish that I could say the same thing for Psycho III. It wasn't terrible, but it certainly didn't live up to the standard set by the first two.
"I'm not as enamored with Hitchcock as everybody else is, nor am I overly enamored with 'Psycho.'" Thank you, Quentin. Another reason why he's my favourite living film critic/historian.
Road Games is one of my favorite horror movies. Quintin doesn't mention it but it's basically a Rear Window remake. Rear Window in the Australian outback. Instead of thinking his neighbor killed someone he thinks someone on the road did and then spends the film like in Rear Window trying figure out if he is indeed a killer and how to prove it. Great movie, but as far as I'm concerned that's two Hitchcocl movies Franklin remade.
Perkins gave amazing performances in every film he was in, check out some of his other stuff too. But yes Psycho 2 is a masterpiece, and I remember watching it and rooting for Norman, just like he says in this video.
I disagree with QT on not really liking Psycho or Hitchcock in general all that much, but I agree with all the way on Psycho 2. It's a great movie and one of the all-time great sequels.
Psycho II is a brilliant sequel. While the original is the greater film, I would argue the sequel has aged better for today's audience. And although it's not technically a haunted house story, I can't think of a single haunted house movie more scary than this one.
Really nice set of movies, despite the shocking subject matter. Audiences aren’t usually invited to feel sympathy for the mentally I’ll characters in movies. I think the whole psycho series does.
Underrated secuela! Es brillante! se me rie el glande con los criticos que no valoraron por no ser canonica, recrea algunos momentos iconicos de la primera y le agregan unos toques slashers espectaculares, gran Perkins, portadorazo!
I loved the film although I probably am a tad biased because it was my first acting job - I played the Public Defender for Norman Bates (one line - “Congratulations Norman.”) It was the very first day of shooting and here I am in a scene with Anthony Perkins, Robert Loggia and Vera Miles! Insane when I look back at that day. They were all incredibly nice and so unpretentious. I remember Vera telling me how she didn’t come into town much anymore because she lived full time in mountains near Big Bear.
I spent a good portion of the day on set sitting next to Tony, and he was very chill, although cognizant of the magnitude of this sequel. I remember him showing me how to hide our coffee cups behind props so they were out of the cameras sight line.
Richard Franklin was incredibly nice as well.
At any rate, I really liked the film at the time and was disappointed with the reaction to it. It’s nice to see Tarantino and a bunch of folks here enjoyed it as much as I did.
That's incredible, psycho 2 I saw when I was in middle school on AMC mid 2000s, I love it one of the best sequels, have the set on Blu-ray it's a great October binge.
It’s a really underrated film. A worthy follow up to “Psycho” and, yes, a magnificent performance by Perkins.
Totally agree. I was captivated by it. Another really underrated one that came out two year earlier was Halloween II.
Everything that has ever happened is underrated
I only ever hear that it's very good. So I guess it's approriately rated. ;)
Perkins, I agree, magnificent.
Everything has to be "underrated" these days...
I was fortunate to see it in theaters- the transition from b/w to color was genius.
An insanely underrated voice. The opening credit sequence intercutting the shower scene, slowly colorizing into the sequel, was bone chilling and tastefully handled.
The 'memories of sandwiches' scene... Psycho II is superb 😢👏🏻
Anthony Perkins was great in this and also made a great Inpector Javert in Les Miserables (1978). He was also great in Crimes of Passion(84). Meg Tilly is definitely an underrated actress in both this & Agnes of God(85).
I was reading the comments for mention of Meg Tilly. She looks ethereal which is what made “Agnes of God”.
he was great in Pretty Poison too
My favourite is Psycho 3
Not only is Maureen In The Desert my favourite ever piece of music, but you really see in that film how much the victim he actually is, he genuinely doesn't want to be the way he is and it was also his best performance out of all the films if you ask me
I agree. The Psycho lll soundtrack is amazing. I really enjoy the weirdness of that film. It never lets you feel comfortable and gives the sleazy vibe of an old run down motel in the ‘80’s. It’s damn near perfect.
A friend had psycho 2 on vhs growing up and we watched it SO many times, more times than anyone should watch any movie. I might have been 10 or 11 and it always messed me up. I definitely need to revisit it. It’s easily been 20 years since the last time I’ve watched it.
Psycho II is a cracking movie, with some classic moments, especially that scene in the kitchen at the end. Perkins was a legend, always entertaining to watch him, whatever he’s in.
“Psycho II” has a criminally-underrated Jerry Goldsmith score… this was one of the first movies I could ever remember seeing as a kid: it played on ONTV back in June of 1984 along with “The Secret of NIMH” and “Blue Thunder.”
Anthony Perkins himself was no fan of Jerry Goldsmith`s score. That was the reason he hired Carter Burwell to score Psycho III because he wanted to get as far as possible from that score.
@@bisseborjesson9533 Bullshit! I've read that Perkins was so taken with Goldsmith's score on part II that he welled-up with tears!
It is one of the most beautiful scores I've heard!
@@Wildcock23 Well, do you own the official CD soundtrack to Psycho III by Carter Burwell, released by Intrada Records? If so then please read the liner notes. If not then go to Carter Burwell`s official site and read Mr. Burwell`s own words from his recollections of his collaboration with Anthony Perkins. Then you will realize it is not bullshit at all.
@bisseborjesson9533 That proves nothing. If you have the CD to 'Psycho II' you will read about how Perkins cried on hearing the main theme by Goldsmith and asked for a copy of it. There is no chance that anyone who isn't tone deaf, would consider Carter Burwell a better composer than Jerry Goldsmith. His work on 'Psycho III' backs that up - the score is mostly lots of weird noises and pots and pans banging about. As for the off-key chanting for the murder scenes, that alone sounds like a feeble imitation of Goldsmith's fantastic score for 'The Omen'.
Psycho II is a good film, actually. Anthony Perkins did a really good job in it. I love the line that goes something like this, "But I don't want to kill her Mother. She's a nice girl. She's not like the others, Mother."
That quote was from Psycho III.
@@trannongoble7722 I think it's Psycho II, but I guess I would have to rewatch both II and III to know for sure.
@@jameswatrous4399 I promise you it is Psycho III. I am obsessed with this franchise. Haha. He was speaking to his Mother about Maureen (III), not Mary (II). But, I would still rewatch them because they are great films!
It’s definitely Psycho 3, as he’s talking about the ex nun Maureen. I just watched it.
In 'Psycho II', the only line that comes vaguely near what you quote is when Norman is on the phone to his mum and his eyes slowly turn on Mary...
"No mother, Mary's still here with me. I like her. No, no of course not, not as much as you.
No, I won't do that. You can't make me.......kill her.
Do I have too, mother? But why? Why do I have to kill her? Please mother, please don't make me. I don't think you understand about Mary, mother. She's really very kind. I trust her. She would never do anything to hurt me...."
I've always preferred Psycho II to the original, because it really develops Norman as a character. He's so empathetic in that film because of Perkins' fantastic performance. You want so badly for him to succeed and have some semblance of a normal life, but it's not to be. It's a beautiful, tragic story, expertly directed by Franklin, gorgeously shot by Cundey, and hauntingly scored by Goldsmith. All in the service of Tom Holland's fantastic script.
I feel like personally the more you see of the character the less scary and intimidating. It’s like if jack survived the shining and the sequel was a psych analysis of him. But I see why some would prefer more depth
@@formerfilmstudent8349Psycho 2 is really less a horror film and more a redemption/drama story, its sort of like how Terminator 2 or Aliens is a completely different film than 1.
@@formerfilmstudent8349You found Jack frightening?!!!!!!!! Wile. E Coyote with an axe and a limp???
@@rnw2739 I mean his performance is frightening. A madman trying to kill his wife and kids. And how deranged he is. I put myself in that situation and yeah I’m scared of him lol
@@formerfilmstudent8349 I can't agree. His feeble wise cracks and chat show host announcements sort of detract from any menace he might have had. Also, he is just as 'mad' from the very start of the film so I don't see where this terror cones from, but glad you like it lol.
So happy to have stumbled on this interview. I absolutely love Psycho 2 and I'm glad to hear it getting some love
Psycho II is one of my favorite 80s horror movies. So well made. Anthony Perkins was absolutely chilling!
I just recently rewatched Pyscho II for the second time in 30 years (because I didn't see it upon its initial release) and I loved it!! I thought it was so entertaining, well written and directed. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed it.
I'm gonna put it on my watchlist. I put it off just because I'm not into sequels to all time classics. One exception for me is Doctor Sleep.
@@musicaleuphoria8699 what did you think of doctor sleep? i still havent watched it cause i dont want it to ruin the original
@@maartenvangeffen4508 Doctor sleep isn't a bad film but has nothing on the original. A sequel can never ruin an original piece no matter how bad the sequal is. The original will always still be it's own independent art. If I don't like a sequel I just don't watch it again.
Psycho II is one of the best sequels to any film ever and is even better than the original imo. The script is brilliant, the cinematography is brilliant, the casting/acting is brilliant with Anthony Perkins giving a golden performance, the music is brilliant, and the ending is brilliant. Other than the gore effects the movie has no weak points but unfortunately over time it's fallen into the shadow of the groundbreaking original, but everyone who's seen it loves it. It's as good of a sequel to Psycho as there could've been.
I recently watched Psycho 2 for the first time and was VERY pleasantly surprised by it. It was a dark mystery that kept me engaged the entire time, and the acting was spectacular. Highly recommend. There were a couple things that left me scratching my head, but that didn't take away from my final outcome which was a film I will definitely be watching again.
Spoiler alert: …yes that it was the old lady doing all the killing throughout the film. I like the fact that they showed Anthony and his breaking points. But I think they could’ve gotten more agile aggressive old lady to portray his real mother at the end of the movie vs elderly woman they chose.
I love all four of the films, a guilty pleasure, love them.
I gotta admit I was so surprised with how good this movie actually was. Something that you would think would be set up to fail and yet surprised a lot of us
It’s shocking this movie was as good as it was. Never would’ve seen that coming.
I like Meg Tilly in Psycho 2. She was only about 23 at the time, and I think she is very good!
I remember Psycho 2 played in heavy rotation on HBO, in the early days of HBO where they had limited movies, so they repeated often. Little Orphan Annie, Kentucky Fried Movie, Police Academy, Body Double, Conan the Barbarian...all seemed to ALWAYS be on. I was 14 in 1984. My 17 year old sister had part time job at a Hardees. She'd bring home leftover food. So we watched Psycho 2 while I gorged on cheeseburgers, slathered in mustard, because that's how they made them. Give me a fast food cheeseburger with mustard today, and I still recollect sitting on the floor Indian style, watching Psycho 2.
I’ll never forget seeing it on USA late at night. Couldn’t believe how good it was.
Psycho II is such a well crafted sequel, it gives you so much more character backstory, plus that scene with the shovel gave me chills because of how intense it is. I wish it was received better by audiences but I always loved it ever since I first watch it as a teenager in the 90's and still do and love to re-watch it.
Well said
@@JulezNDrumz Oh thank you, much appreciated.
In my opinion, along with Damien: Omen 2, it's the best horror sequel.
@@tbone35453 Yes definitely, 100% agree.
Not sure people will agree with me, but I feel up until the early 90s, "sequels" were not the lazy reboot, rehashed, copycat cash-grabs that they are today. In the '70s and '80s sequels were almost their own thing, either a solid continuation finding new ground or something almost separate from what came before.
Psycho 1, 2, 3 on Peacock Network.
Psycho 4 on DVD, box set.
Watch as soon as you can.
Happy Halloween. Happy October.
There's even a blink-and-you-miss moment where there's a silhouette of Hitchcock in a scene, a tribute to the man who always sneaked himself into his own films.
The line at the end when the cop says. Boy now there gonna lock you up forever. And Norman says but ill be free. Was chilling stuff
Psycho II is the perfect sequel. It's not just more of the stuff of the first movie but a natural progression of Norman's story. It's a clever who-dunit which slowly moves into horror. Goldsmith's score is wonderfully melancholic, and also downright terrifying.
Thanks for the Video 😀
Rest In Peace Anthony Perkins.
Hugely underrated
I'm so pleased that Tarantino appreciated this film for it's intentions. It proved a lot of people wrong and is clearly warranted as a sequel in any franchise in my opinion. It was so well done (I wasn't too struck on the whole Emma Spool twist) and it was a shame that the two further sequels didn't keep to the tradition that this film did. I agree totally that Perkins was incredible in this film and had much more character to play with with a lot longer screen time too. It was a shame that Perkins and Tilly didn't get on because their scenes were amongst some of the most heartwarming of the series. The score is also wonderful by Goldsmith. So many highlights of this film which I still think is overlooked.
I finally watched it a few years ago when I heard Tarantino loved it. It’s definitely a masterpiece. Expands on the story while paying homage to what made the original great. Dean Cundy’s cinematography is glorious
I believe every movie should have a quick 3 minute critique of the movie by Tarantino. That to save time or teach.
NO ONE could play Norman lIke Tony!!!! BRILLIANT, STELLAR performances in ALL the Psycho films!!! LOVE TONY!!! Kim & Larry!
I’m right there in that video store back in the early 80’s. Hopefully he makes another 10 classics.
Psycho II is not the landmark classic that the first movie was. But considering everything it had going against it, it was a surprisingly solid film. It was definitely better than almost all of its contemporaries in the horror genre.
Psycho 2, Halloween 3 and Nightmare on Elm Street 3...All underrated horror sequels
Just heard this movie existed. Thought it was practically a joke. Nice to see that something with a premise like this is actually well liked. I'll have to give it a try sometime.
It's great! Definitely check it out
interesting that Tarantino was not 'overly enamored' with Psycho yet seemed to pay homage to the film during the Pulp Fiction Butch/Marcellus traffic stop scene.
I think its not quite a sequel. Its Psycho 1 extended and brought into the next generation of viewers. First one confronted people with smth relatively new called psychology and the unthinkable horrors of it. Psycho II confronts the viewer with the resocializing debate. Does it work? What are the risks? How would people react to a person. How would the life be for the person and so on. Really great movie.
It ain't Hitchcock, but it's a pretty sturdy movie with a delightfully satisfying ending.
could lisen to quetin talk about films all day long, anyone who has real love and passion for something is always a pleasure to lisen too. quetin is like a human google when it comes to films, is there any film he hasnt watched ? its beyoung even that, he knows what actors were in it, what films thay did befor it and after it, its like he has the entire history of films world wide and all actors directors lives and history in his head, amazing mind he has
I have always preferred 'Psycho II' over the original - call me a heretic, but that's the truth. I'm not sure what it is about the film that makes it so good and rewatchable for me.... It could be Goldsmiths score, the wonderful Meg Tilly, the fact that we root for Norman and genuinely want him to do well..... all these elements combine to a wonderful degree and make this film a masterpiece to me.
I really hope you’re being sarcastic.
@@Deadpool_64 I'm pleased to dash your hopes - I am deadly serious and mean every word I wrote above.
Saw this in the theater as a kid and it was great.
Psycho is a masterpiece. Psycho II is popcorn.
Bollocks.
Look up all of Anthony Perkins movies.
He also had a great singing voice, spoke french fluently, talented on the piano also.
Great family man, loved by many.
I love the whole lot of psycho films. I just Norman so much. And II, I think, is what expanded him into what it is I love about him the most.
So glad you're cranking the channel back up 💪💪💪
I was surprised that all 3 sequels are worth a watch .
2 and 3 are so good knocking you back and forth on whether or not you think Norman is really a psycho and 4 sums up the story well . Perkins is in all 4 .
Just watched it because of this video, and Quentin's latent desire to diminish and constantly neg Hitchcock aside, I'm really glad I went in blind. I don't know if I like the final couple of scenes as much as everyone else in these comments, but everything prior to that was deeply tragic and very engaging. What I like the most is that it wasn't just a simple whodunnit for the entire film, I love that they reveal their hand so early in the film since my first thought was that Mary was up to something. Really liked how the movie turned into a much more interesting web of psychological twists and turns over something driven more by plot points and twists. Such a tragic and depressing story, you almost wish it would end with that scene of Mary cradling Norman on her bed.
I love the "toasted cheese sandwiches" monologue by Perkins. Brilliant film.
Psycho 2 was FAR better than it had any right to be. Love this movie.
Psycho II is the best horror genre sequel. I also loved RoadGames (1981).
I first saw Psycho II back in 1985 on TV and i have been a big fan of the Psycho movies ever since and the movie is
A winner because Richard Franklin him self was a serious Hitchcock Scholar that really Benefited in him directing It.
It's story and plot is true to the original Psycho, thou I was a bigger fan of Psycho II more then the first movie and it
Been made in color was one of the reasons for that.
The reason Tarantino is famous and the reason why he has been so super successful as he is not a sycophant. He believes in himself and doesn’t see genres or films as unattainable for himself. He sees himself as an equal with great filmmakers that came before him whereas most people in Los Angeles are afraid and hold individuals up on pedestals. They could never imagine themselves doing work at that level.
I been locked up a few times. Watching Psycho 2 is so creepy. Upon release jail or asylum's really fucks you up mentally. You gotta catch up with pop culture. New music. Then comes the way people are after lockup. How you try to subconsciously be a better person but not knowing if that monster is still hiding in you or if it was never there in the first place.
quentin really understands cinena better than anyone.
LOVE this film - Meg Tilly is such a revelation in it, such vulnerability..
I loved it, too, Quentin & Eli! 🥂
Brilliant sequel and one of Anthony Perkins greatest roles.
Psycho II is like Exorcist 3. Damn well made movie.
I saw Psycho II on HBO in the mid 80's as a kid, and always thought it was a great movie. I think its better then the original but its close.
The _Psycho_ sequels are surprisingly good.
Okay, so we now have Rob Ager (Collative Learning) Roth and Tarantino praising Psycho 2. I think it's now officially objectively a great film 🤘And I like watching people get hit by surprise with a shovel.
psycho II is AMAZING! i saw it so many times...
Most people who dismiss PSYCHO II haven't even taken the time to actually watch the film. They refuse to see it in the same light as the original or even as a standalone film. Its actually got a better story than the first film. This is actually the way I feel about JAWS2. A great rollercoaster ride of a film which actually has a lot improved on from the first film, yet sadly gets lumped in with the awful sequels which followed.
I get your point. I think rocky 2 is a little better than the first as well . Most people would definitely disagree with me on that I know.
@@darensparks They would, but if you were to get them to watch both films back to back they might agree with you. It's often an opinion based on recollections of what they saw and sometimes they mistakenly put some of the good parts of what they might have seen in the sequel and assume it was from the original. I go back to JAWS2 again. People will often talk about parts of the original film and say, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in to the water..." or "Remember when JAWS attacker that waterskier?". It happens all the time. I wonder how many times someone has recalled the first Friday The 13th film and assumed it was the film where, "JASON wearing the goalie mask killed all those campers", yet it was actually his morher who was the killer in the first film and Jason was her tragically long dead son seen only in flashbacks.
@@jayanxiety Not remembering that fact about Jason and his mother is what got Drew Barrymore killed in scream. Jaws 2 was a very good sequel. A really well done follow up to an original movie is when the second one just feels like an extension of the first and thus people blur their memories of them in their head like you've said. Because jaws 3 and 4 are so awful the second film gets lumped in unfairly. Then their is the second exorcist movie which was complete garbage. This caused the third film not to get a fair shake because of the sequel, and for me the third exorcist is a great horror movie.
@@darensparks Looks like we think alike when it comes to movies!
And yes, Exorcist 3 is a great psychological horror films ever! It also has one of the scariest jump-scares ever put to film!
Too bad Drew Barrymore's character was only a "casual" fan of Friday The 13th! Glad Ghostface didn't ask her which film did Jason get his goalie mask, she probably wouldn't have realized it only happened three-quarters of the way through Part 3!
@@jayanxiety Yes Brad Douriff was terrifying in that movie. And a creepy fact about that film was Jefferey Dahmer was obsessed with his performance and would watch it over and over.
This was the first R rated movie I saw. I went to the mall multiplex. 3 theaters no waiting.
As such a fan of the original film, you'd really think that I would hate this film,but not even a little. It took enough hard lefts to keep you guessing and fully invested in Norman's plight. I wish that I could say the same thing for Psycho III. It wasn't terrible, but it certainly didn't live up to the standard set by the first two.
Truly one the Best sequels!!
"I'm not as enamored with Hitchcock as everybody else is, nor am I overly enamored with 'Psycho.'" Thank you, Quentin. Another reason why he's my favourite living film critic/historian.
i'm suprised he has that much substance.
However Quentin Tarantino Loved Psycho 2, and Anthony Perkins.
Hitchcock Lives on Forever in all his work.
@@pn4613 I think "Psycho 3" (the one Perkins directed) is quite underrated.
A great follow up movie to a Classic
Psycho 2 was my introduction to Hitchcock.
Road Games is one of my favorite horror movies. Quintin doesn't mention it but it's basically a Rear Window remake. Rear Window in the Australian outback. Instead of thinking his neighbor killed someone he thinks someone on the road did and then spends the film like in Rear Window trying figure out if he is indeed a killer and how to prove it. Great movie, but as far as I'm concerned that's two Hitchcocl movies Franklin remade.
Psycho 2 and halloween 2 are one of best slasher sequels ever made
Perkins gave amazing performances in every film he was in, check out some of his other stuff too. But yes Psycho 2 is a masterpiece, and I remember watching it and rooting for Norman, just like he says in this video.
What a great video
QT has the same initials as mac media files, I love his style. he needs to do star trek. I write in a very similar style.
It's a great movie.
Very re-watchable.
I always rated psycho 2. Really good script.
Ive always loved Psycho II
I love Anthony Perkins performance in Psycho II. He humanized a character that was comprised mostly of eccentric tics and stutters in the original.
“You’re sure you won’t have a sandwich?” CLANG!
Psycho II is a great movie. Perkins is a great actor.
Agree psycho 2 is a great movie . Anthony Perkins slowly going crazy again event though you don’t want him to.
I disagree with QT on not really liking Psycho or Hitchcock in general all that much, but I agree with all the way on Psycho 2. It's a great movie and one of the all-time great sequels.
I always felt like people were waiting for Hitchcock to pass away before a sequel production would start.
Always loved Psycho II. Plus I totally fell in love with Meg Tilly.
2:33 wtf that's a great shot, man!
I LOVE TONY!!!! SOOO HANDSOME! KImberly
Psycho II is really a underrated movie. I love greasy Dennis Franz
Psycho II is a brilliant sequel. While the original is the greater film, I would argue the sequel has aged better for today's audience. And although it's not technically a haunted house story, I can't think of a single haunted house movie more scary than this one.
This was so well done!! Did it fare well at the box office?
Yes it did. It was the second highest grossing film of 1983, being beaten to number one by 'Return of the Jedi'.
@@rnw2739 oh wow. Thank you
saw psycho 2 and 3 on cable back in the day great times i thought they were going suck but i was impressed
I remember as I kid I learned about the Vince Vaughn psycho remake. I did think it was sacrilege.
Really nice set of movies, despite the shocking subject matter. Audiences aren’t usually invited to feel sympathy for the mentally I’ll characters in movies. I think the whole psycho series does.
I agree. I like it more than the first one.
Love Psycho II (and the original). Another one of those rare examples where a sequel may be superior to the original as well.
Underrated secuela! Es brillante! se me rie el glande con los criticos que no valoraron por no ser canonica, recrea algunos momentos iconicos de la primera y le agregan unos toques slashers espectaculares, gran Perkins, portadorazo!
Not enamoured with Hitchcock but is enamoured with the Australian Hitchcock 😂😂
I love Psycho II and 3 more than the original lol