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Psycho II (1983) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!! (Patreon)

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2025-10-01 19:09:52
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Psycho II (1983) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!

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Future Boy

8:30pm here in England. Using all my willpower to save this for midnight! :)

Tyler Foster

I wish I were there where I could snag the 4K before watching. If only I'd known a week or so ago when I was ordering a bunch of stuff, I could've had a copy in hand already...

Tyler Foster

Just pulled the trigger via a US retailer. Fingers crossed it arrives by Saturday with the expedited shipping.

Birdie Num Num

I'm probably in the minority, but Psycho III is also worth a shot. Anthony Perkins directed it.

ED209

Agreed. It's a trashier movie and more of a traditionnal slasher than Psycho I-II but it's stylish and a solid conclusion. Better than most slasher sequels of the era.

ED209

Just wanted to be sure that you realised that Lila's sister was not just some random victim of Norman, but Marion (aka Janet Leigh). Lila was one of the main characters in the first one and is still played by Vera Miles. Her dead husband was Sam Loomis (John Gavin). He's not in this film because he had retired from acting to become Ronald Reagan's US Ambassador to Mexico. Mary is named after her aunt Marion and her alias of Mary Samuels is the same one Marion used to signed into Bates Motel. She's played by Meg Tilly, sister of Jennifer Tilly. Psycho was a huge success, but Hitchcock vetoed any development of a sequel. It was only after his death in 1980 that Psycho II began to take form. It was written by Tom Holland, write/director of Fright Night and co-writer/director of Child's Play. The director was Richard Franklin, who's previous film Roadgames owed a lot to Hitchcock and starred Jamie Lee Curtis. What I love about this film is that though Norman regresses back to crazy killer, the story makes it clear it was not inevitable. If the Loomises hadn't conspired against him, if the State had more funds to assign him a social worker etc. Norman could have faced his illness and trauma (clearly his family was not quite right so there's a certain idea of how nature and nurture can make someone insane). The film has a lot of empathy for Norman and contempt for those who are consumed by revenge like Lila. She was almost killed by Norman and now she can't move on with her life. She's just as traumatized as him in way. Her inability to forgive dooming her daughter and herself.

Joe Lazarus

I agree, Psycho lll is worth a shot and especially Psycho 4 which is both a third sequel and prequel.

Joe Lazarus

THANK YOU, Sam for choosing this one!!!! Such an underrated, forgotten gem from the 80s. I hope you consider Psycho 3 and especially Psycho 4 which is a prequel starring Anthony Perkins and Henry Thomas as young Norman.

Crazy Ralph

I recommend parts 3 and 4, they're excellent IMO.

Dave Carmichael

TBR: "If she dies then I'll remove all suspicion of her".

Look out, Arbogast!

Richard Franklin did a hell of a job directing this as well as Tom Holland (writer of Child's Play and Fright Night) in writing this impossible task of making a sequel to such a masterpiece. Can't believe how much sympathy they make you feel for Norman. The parallel of Lila becoming the controlling mother to Mary like Norma was a wonderful touch to boot. Fantastic film.

Brad P

One of the main reasons that this got mixed reviews when it was released is that a lot of critics couldn't get past the fact that someone had dared make a sequel to such a beloved Alfred Hitchcock classic. However, its reputation has grown considerably over the years and it's now considered one of the best horror sequels of all time. Hitchcock actually does have a cameo of sorts in the film. His famous silhouette is seen in shadow at the right of the screen when Mary and Norman first enter Mother's room. Osgood Perkins, Anthony's son and the currently in-demand horror director of such films as Longlegs, plays the brief role of Young Norman as seen in the reflection of the doorknob to Mother's room early in the film. It's not exactly more Norman Bates but the upcoming season of Monster on Netflix, starting in two days, is about Ed Gein, the real-life serial killer who was the primary inspiration for Norman as well as inspiring Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.

Florian Meier

Great Reaction Guys!! I also like this Sequel, but i think Brad is right, The shadow of Hitchcock was to big, so it was tough for this Sequel when it came Out.... I would Recommend "Patriot Games" with Harrison Ford as very good Sequel to "Hunt of Red October" .... Also i love French Connection 2, not so good as The Original but Gene Hackmans Popeye Doyle works also good in the in the Second one .... Paul Newmans "The Hustler" is a wonderful Film and has a great Sequel with "The Color of Money"

Birdie Num Num

Its a bit of a stretch to say it was only behind Jedi in summer '83. There were many films that made more(a lot more) than Psycho II in the summer of '83 - Trading Places, War Games, Octopussy, Staying Alive, Mr Mom, Risky Business, Vacation, Superman 3, Jaws 3, Blue Thunder.

Dave Carmichael

Parts 111 1V are probably left for very serious fans only.

Future Boy

That was the most fun I've ever had with a reaction! Thanks again for fitting it into your schedule, and for having such a fun time with it! I've seen Psycho 2 so many times that I'm desensitised to how good it is, and how original and unexpected it is on a first watch, but I get reminded when I see someone else's first viewing. I love how the setup tricks you into thinking it'll be some standard, predictable slasher sequel, with Norman being released from the asylum and immediately going on a rampage. And then it slowly grows into something much more complex, original, and unexpected, and fun! It also amazes me that the story is so crazy and over the top, and yet by the end, when you have all the pieces of the puzzle to look at, it somehow makes perfect sense. I already know I'll rewatch this reaction next October!

Tyler Foster

Sam may be a little ambivalent, but the answer to the question of "is there another sequel that makes the original better?" in my book is T2 Trainspotting. Although like I said when you watched the original -- this one's got nothing even close to as intense as that one part of the first movie (and no flashbacks to any of the intense parts either). I think it's absolutely up there with Blade Runner 2049, Creed, Doctor Sleep, and Psycho II in terms of being one of the greatest "decades-later" sequels ever made.

Tyler Foster

My favorite Jack Ryan sequel is The Sum of All Fears. Can't say I cared for the Ford movies, but Affleck's is a great attempt to recapture the strategic communication aspect of Red October. Will echo French Connection II as a great one, and regardless of how I feel about The Color of Money (I'd like to see it again and re-evaluate it), bring it on if it gets The Hustler on the channel.

Future Boy

A sequel that makes the original better for me is Creep 2 (2017), following on from Creep (2014). I love both Creeps, and I love both Psychos. But I love their sequels even more. In both cases, I like pretending that the first films exist purely as backstory for the second films. When I watch Creep or Psycho, I enjoy them more when I think of them as the setup for the second films. The Creep films are obviously very obscure, but for anyone who hasn't seem them and likes found footage horror, they're worth checking out!

Tyler Foster

They've made a show now too. "The Creep Tapes."

Rob Walters

So what? The fact remains that this film was expected to be utter shit by EVERYONE even when it was still shooting and it was anything but. There are many people who find 'Psycho II' better than the original, and I am amongst them as well as Quentin Tarantino. The fact it made any money at all with the bad mouthing and dismissive attitude aimed at it deserves recognition. Why are you so wound up that the film done so well?

Rob Walters

Am overjoyed you finally reacted to this fantastic film!! I was one of the people pestering you too lol. I am even more pleased you both loved it! 'Psycho III' is definitely worth a look but then don't bother with number 4. Another sequel worthy of its predecessor (that you have already reacted too) is 'Damien: Omen II' (1978). Please react to that sometime as it is also highly regarded and holds its own against 'The Omen' easily.

Bmac Tattoo

The tv show Bates Motel is pretty damn good.