 
A troubled and fallen
Nun Maureen Coyle (Diana Scarwid)
flees from her convent where she had
lived just as she hitches a ride from a
sleazy drifter named Duane Duke (Jeff
Fahey) who attempts to rape her and then
continued to travel until she reached the
Bates Motel -- at which Jeff has also
become newly employed upon being hired by
Norman (Anthony Perkins) himself.
However, Maureen reminds Norman of Marion
Crane, (the woman he murdered while she
was taking a shower 23 years before while
he was disguised as his Mother), which
disturbs him a great deal when he sees
her.
However, when he dresses up as 'Mother'
all the while thinking that she is still
manipulating him to murder these women
and to accuse them of being whores, he
discovers that Maureen is attempting to
take her own life in her bathtub by
slashing her wrists, so instead he saves
her by getting her to a hospital.
Norman is also being bothered by a nosey
journalist named Tracy Venable (Roberta
Maxwell) who asks questions about his
past and tries to get any information she
can from anyone who is dealing with him
as well as trying to find any clues about
Emma Spool who was also murdered by
Norman.
Maureen seems to have found love with
Norman, yet someone dressed as 'Mother'
begins to kill people around the Motel
one-by-one during which time Norman
believes that he is being given orders
from 'Mother' once again.....
There's a piece that involves Maureen Coyle feeling suicidal at the top
of a church and losing her faith in God
and while it looks a bit cheesy it is a
necessary scene as you'll see.
We have a good shot on Duane Duke at
the Bates Motel looking over at some cash
open at a cash register.
There's a good moment with Tracy Venable trying to get info from Sheriff John Hunt about Norman Bates at the
diner as heis being being stern with
her to leave him alone which works in well into the scene.
A good scene with Tracy talking
to Norman Bates while he is
distracted and shows disturbed
expressions when Maureen enters
the diner as well as a good shot on her
head banning down as well as a good close
up shot on Norman making him
remember the death of the woman that he
murdered, while she was taking a shower.
We spot many good scene's with Norman in his house talking to the back of the
head of the corpse of his mother.
A good shot on Maureen sitting
at her bed in the hotel looking at a holy
bible and then rocking herself while
crying.
There's a great shot on Norman looking
through a peephole in the hotel wall like
we've seen in the previous films.
We have a good shot on Maureen in
a bathtub as well as a dark and creepy
effect on Norman dressed as
mother about to walk in -- rather like an
updated scene from the first movie.
A nice shot on Maureen lying
in a hospital bed with two preachers being there
for her.
Perfect shots and scene's between Duane and a beautiful woman Red by having a lustful moment in
the hotel room as well as him acting obnoxious towards her. A good shot on him throwing her out of his motel room.
There's a perfect angle shot on Red in a phone booth trying to put her
shirt on while making a call as you
suspect a murder is about to happen
because we spot a great dark shot of Norman dressed as Mother while raising a kitchen
knife and then she is freaking out so
making the murder look perfect.
There's also a good moment with Norman while he is outside of the
motel when John puts his hand
on an icebox and not paying attention to
what he's grabbing and we see a hand of a
corpse is placed in there along with some
blood on some ice and you may wonder if
he will look at all.
A good discussion between Maureen and Father Brian having a discusssion
about Norman Bates.
Nice dusky shot on both Duane and Norman in a hotel room with
a deadly struggle.
Good shot on a car being driven into
the swampy water along with Norman trying
to struggle out of the car underwater and
swimming to the surface all with a
freaked out expression afte her spotted a
corpse in the water.
Good shot on Maureen walking
up the stairs in the Bates house walking
right up to the top which makes you
wonder if she will be murdered. A good shot on both Maureen and
Norman holding their hands out to one
another. A nice cheesy shot on her falling
down the stairs.
We also have a good shot on Maureen lying lifelessly on a couch with candles
around her along with Tracy just
being disgusted with her for being so
naive.
Bottom line is that this sequel takes place a
month after Part 2 and it's an
improvement. It's totally 80's cheesy
type horror but in a fun way. It does show some creepy dark stuff with
the killings and some other stuff too
with Norman Bates talking to his Mother
which looks effective also. It's a little different than the past two
films and it should be that way for
sequels but the story isn't as mysterious
either since we all know who is behind
all the murders all along too.
The
acting is not too lacking in this one as Anthony
Perkins (Norman Bates) still brings out the madness and tense moments to his character. He shows great intense
reactions towards his fellow actor in the
hotel office when he finds out that the
woman who resembled the one he killed in
the beginning, Psycho 1, is staying there
and in the same room too. A good conversation when he is talking to someone in
her hospital bed while he acts nervous
and he is fairly impressive with that
scene. Great
crazy reactions by him when somebody enters his home searching around. He shows a good expression on his face when someone looks in an icebox. He shows great anger during a struggling moment. He showed great intensity by
screaming his Mother's name.
Diana Scarwid (Maureen Coyle) is good as a basket case runaway Nun who knew how to act gullible and naive as she seemed realisitic as someone who seems to have lost touch with reality. A nice reaction on her acting like she's in love when she knocks
and calls for Norman Bates at the front
of the house staring dreamily. She does well by
still appearing to have her head in the
clouds and being in love and almost
completely losing it When Norman's name is being mentioned.
Jeff Fahey (Duane Duke) is not too bad as a
scumbag drifter in the film working at
the Bates Motel as he is passable by
performing this role but yet at the same
time nothing too spectacular with his
performance. We have a realisitic looking moment with him in a car giving her a lift
while maybe looking a bit too friendly
with his actions although he pulls it off
well that he really is someone a little
too sleazy.
Roberta Maxell (Tracy Venable) does a fine job too
as a nosey person trying to get some
information on Norman Bates and his
missing mother. She was terrific near the end of her performance with her
screaming and trying to save herself by
holding Norman's arm -- the one
that held the kitchen knife.
There is
a brief breast and butt shot on Diana
Scarwid while she's taking her
clothes off to take a bath
Juliette Cummins shows off her
breasts in a hotel room during a lustful
scene as well as she has a partiallynude
shot taken of her outside near a
payphone.
There are some slit wrists.
There is bloody stabbing.
A woman's neck is cut open.
We have some good 80's
sounding horror synthesizer type music
with some thumping sounds and sexy
saxophone music during a lustful moment
composed by 4 different artists whose
names were: Stephen Bray, Carter
Burwell, D. Stanton Miranda
and David Stanborn.
Nun:
Wasn't your own sin red enough? You'll
burn in hell for this! You'll burn in
hell!
Duane Duke: Stupid bitch! You could
have been comin' instead of goin'!
Sheriff Hunt: I've had enough of this
Nancy Drew horse-shit from you.
Red: Mmm... Oh, God, don't tell me
you're one of those guys who farts, rolls
over, and then goes to sleep!
Duane Duke: I picked you up in a bar,
after one lousy drink! Whaddya want to
get married?
Red: You shit-heel!-- [She slaps
him]
Duane Duke: Look! I gotta get up for
work soon, so why don't you just go home,
huh?
Red: How? You brought me out here.
Duane Duke: Here's cab fare. phone
book's on the table.
Red: Jesus, You make it all sound
so cheap.
Duane Duke: It is? But it beats a
good vibrator.
Red: Yeah? Well at least a
vibrator gets me off! -- [gives Duke
the finger]
Duane Duke: [Grabs Red] Use
the payphone bitch!
Norma Bates: You dirty, dirty boy
Norman Bates: But I... I didn't do
anything, Mother... I didn't do anything,
Mother. She's a nice girl.
Norma Bates: She's a whore.
Norman Bates: But we didn't do
anything.
Norma Bates: You let her come
between us.
Norman Bates: But this... It isn't
right. It isn't natural.
Norma Bates: It's perfectly
natural for a son to love his mother.
Norman Bates: God, will you leave
me alone, Mother? Will you leave me
alone?
Sheriff Hunt: Norman! What the hell's
the matter with you?
Norma
Bates: Get that whore out of my
house! Throw her down in the muck and
filth where she belongs!
Norman Bates: I'll get you for
this, Mother. I'll get you for this.
Norma Bates: You haven't got the
guts, boy.
Maureen Coyle: You must think I've
gone mad.
Norman Bates: Oh, no... no. We all
go a little mad sometimes.
Norman Bates: You! You made me do
this, your tainted blood in me! -- (A
cartoon laughs from the TV) -- Don't
laugh at me, Mother! Don't laugh at me!
Duane Duke: (Repeated Line) Watch the
guitar.
Norman Bates: Mother!
Norma Bates: Why can't you leave my
poor son, my poor Norman alone?
Norma Bates: It's lies. It's all
lies. Norman, she's a lying whore!
Tracy Venable: Norman! Norman
where are you?
Norma Bates: She's a slut!
Tracy Venable: Norman!
Norma Bates: Don't let her talk
about me like that!
Tracy Venable: Norman! Please,
Norman, please listen to me! Norman, Mrs.
Bates, whoever you are, damn it doesn't
it make any difference in that demented
brain of yours?
Norma Bates: Kill her, boy. Get
her! Just like the others! Get her!
Tracy Venable: Oh! No! Don't! No!
Please! Norman, no!
Norma Bates: (Norman stabs mother)
Norman! Can't you do anything right? How
dare you treat your mother in such...
a... way... Norman.
Norman Bates: So I don't have the
guts, huh?
Sheriff Hunt: Jesus Norman, I wanted
to believe it wasn't you. This time,
they'll lock you up forever!
Norman Bates: But I'll be free.
I'll finally be free.
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