After 22 years in the
insane asylum, Norman Bates (Anthony
Perkins) is considered sane again and
released going back to his house and
hotel as well as working at a local diner
where he meets up with a beautiful woman
named Lila Loomis (Vera Miles) but
however he is getting strange messages as
if his mother was still alive leaving
nasty threats wherever he goes.
He also realises that Lila is Marion
Crane's sister although she makes out
that she's trying to help him is trying
to convince him that he's still insane
along with her wicked mother Mary (Meg
Tilly) while they stay at his resort and
house committing some murders there
dressed as his mother.
Bates' shrink Dr. Bill Raymond (Robert
Loggia) tries to help him keep his sanity
but it might be too late as already he's
convinced that his mother is still alive.
There's many interesting scenes like
with Norman Bates being
questioned in a court with a judge
as well as a woman at a court griping
about him being released from his asylum.
There's a good dispute between Norman and Warren Toomey in a hotel office when Norman himself fires him and this person starts
insulting him.
A nice shot on Norman standing
on the top of the stairs looking at his
phone as well as showing disturbed
expressions when he stares at the door
thinking of his mother.
There's a good discussion between Norman and Lila Loomis standing outside
at night after work when she is upset
about her boyfriend dumping her and has
nowhere else to go and he offers
her to stay at his hotel making out he's
not such a bad person after all.
A good shot on Norman opening a
cupboard looking for some tea at his
house along with a good conversation with Lila.
There's a suspenseful shot on Norman as he uses a knife on some lettuce
looking disturbed as well as the close up
shot on him cutting it in a restaraunt
Good angle shots on Lila at the
restaurant as well as Warren Tooney sitting
at the table mocking her although the
situations looked very cheesy.
A good shot on Norman bursting
out of the kitchen room as well as him
staring at a sharp knife next to a cut
piece of cake wondering if he is going to
go crazy again.
A good distant shot on Warren shouting obscenities while Norman is staring out at his window of his
house.
There's a good close up shot on a hand
with a kitchen knife raised in the air
along with Warren screaming but
the setting looks too obvious.
A good close up shot on
two teenage trespassers
trying to escape up in a window of a
cellar falling over some logs with a
killer closing in as well as a good shot
on one of the teens hand scraping against
a window while being stabbed.
A good shot on Lila climbing up
a chair and looking in a peephole in a
wall with a good shot of an eye staring
at her and she jumps.
A good mysterious and psychological moment when Norman answers the phone thinking that
he is talking to his mother and Lila goes on the other line in his house
demanding for him to hang up. This really grabs your attention big time thinking that he will kill again soon.
There's a moment with Norman keeping Lila in a room to keep
her safe from mother demanding her to
stay put which looks awfully cheesy but
then there's a good moment when he turns
around and acts very intense when he
doesn't believe something she says to
him. There's also a good shot on him holding up a knife showing her
sleeping.
A good intense quarrelling
between Lili and her mother Mary in a hotel lobby when she idly threatens her to leave Norman Bates
alone.
There is a good conversation on Dr. Bill Raymond talking to Norman about two women trying to make him go
crazy as he shows a very serious attitude
about this.
A nice shot on Norman coming up
from behind Lila telling him
what he heard almost sounding
intimidating and not impressed while she
is cooking something as you wonder if
he's going to do some damage.
There's a good shot on Mary walking
up the stairs to the house as well as a
good close up shot on her screaming in
the cellar when the killer is about to
get her.
Things seem twisted when Lila is dressed as mother approaching Norman thinking that he's on the phone with
his Mom as she tries to convince him that
his Mom is dead and then he slowly walking towards her and
good shots on her swinging the knife at
him and hitting his hands etc.
Bottom line: UGH! This film
doesnt NOT deliver like in the first one
as there never should have been a sequel
if it was going to look this bad making Hitchcock
look bad. It was stale and boring to begin with but
it is still psychological watching
someone trying to get sane again go
insane with what is going on and still
very mysterious but apart from that this
one bites and goes nowehere. Ignore this piece of junk.
The acting is very
plain and outdated for the era it was
done in. Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates) returns but isn't the same like
he was in the first film but yet can
still act disturbed during some parts of
the film. He does well putting his
head down and loosing his mind thinking
his insanity is coming back again yet at
the same time is a little overly done. A good disturbed look on his face
when he answers the phone thinking that
he is talking to his mother. Also does well slowly walking towards someone thinking it's his mother and acting convincingly disturbed.
Vera Miles (Lila Loomis) seems to present
herself not too bad as the deceivingly
nice one in the film trying to help him
out. Shows a good sharp and deceivingly caring attitude. Was strong with her words. Does well near the end of her performance by being dressed up as
the psycho killer Mom.
Meg Tilly (Mary Loomis) comes across well at
being the wicked one in the film but
needed a bit of a push in some spots like her screaming in the end of the flick.
Robert Loggia (Dr. Bill Raymond) seemed to perform
well as a psychiartrist in the film with
his serious attitude.
Hugh Griffin (Sheriff John Hunt) seemed to stand out
the most as a tough lawman showing good
attitude. He made a good
impression by questioning two of his fellow actors about a murder in the
cellar.
There is a brief
breast and butt shot on Vera Miles
while taking a shower.
Blood starts flowing out of
a toilet
A
knife is plunged through a woman's mouth.
The composer is fairly
descent with his strong piano playing
along with some violin music (But not the
creepy intense violin playing like in the
first one) as well as some dark keyboard
playing by Jerry Goldsmith
Dr.
Raymond: Norman was not convicted of
murder. He was found not guilty by
reasons of insanity, and since he is no
longer insane, he has the right to live a
normal life like you and I.
Norman Bates:
I don't kill people anymore.
Warren
Toomey: At least my customers have a
good time! What do yours get, Bates? Huh?
Dead! That's what! Murdered by you, you
loony!
Norman
Bates: Would you care to share my
toasted cheese sandwich?
Mrs. Spool: No thank you.
Mary: Can I use your phone again?
Norman Bates: Sure. Who you're
gonna call?
Mary: Uh, I just remembered of a
girl friend I have in town, well, she's
sort of a girl friend, but maybe she'll
let me spend the night at her place.
Norman Bates: I thought you were
going to stay here. You're more than
welcome to stay, there's a free room
upstairs.
Mary: I don't think that's a good
idea.
Norman Bates: Why?
Mary: Look, I don't wanna hurt
your feelings or anything, but Myrna
talked about you on the Diner today. Mrs
Spool told her to shut up but she didn't.
She said you've been locked up.
Norman Bates: [upset] Did
she tell you why?
[Mary nods no]
Norman Bates: Well I'll tell you.
When I was little, I had a fight with my
mother, so I put some poison in her tea,
you know. But I'm all right now.
Mary: You sure?
Norman Bates: Sure! Otherwise they
wouldn't give a job on a diner would
they?
Mary: I don't know, it takes a nut
to work there.
[Mary fishes out a blood-soaked
towel from the toilet that overflows with
blood]
Mary: Jesus! How'd that get in
there?
Norman Bates: After I killed that
kid, I used that towel to clean up the
mess, and then I stuffed it down there.
Mary: Norman, you coudn't have
killed that kid. You were locked in the
attic.
Norman Bates: It wasn't locked!
You said so yourself.
Mary: Norman, stop talking
nonsense! I'm telling you, you did not
kill anyone.
Norman Bates: Then how do you
explain all this blood?
[Mary does not reply]
Norman Bates: [shouts]
WELL?
Mary: I can't. I mean... I don't
know.
Mary: [to Lila] I think
there's someone else in the house.
Mary: Norman, what's wrong?
Norman Bates: It's starting again.
Norman Bates: Mary, I'm becoming
confused again, aren't I?
Mary: Of course not.
Norman Bates: [holding the
knife] Don't lie to me! Not you!
Mary: Yes, Norman... you are
becoming confused again.
Norman Bates: Where did you get
that gun?
Mary: Uh... my mother gave it to
me.
Mary: You could stop stuffing
bloody towels in toilets and peering
through peep-holes in the wall.
Lila Loomis: What are you talking
about?
Mary: The things you're doing to
Norman.
Mary Samuels/Mary Loomis: Then who
did it?
Norman Bates: My mother did, she
told me so herself.
Mary Samuels/Mary Loomis: Oh
Norman... You're mad don't you know that?
You're as mad as a hatter.
[the telephone rings]
Norman Bates: Should I answer it?
Mary Samuels/Mary Loomis: Why
bother? It's only my mother. She
shouldn't be calling she should be
sitting back and gloating.
Norman Bates: I better answer it.
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