Because your video is so flawless I n every other way. I, for one, forgive you. This is a beautiful love letter to one of my favourite horror films. 🙏🏻❤️
It's also tragic, because these two characters had grown so fond of each other (with Norman, it might have been love, but for Mary, more sympathy; maybe even maternal), and now Lila's scheme, and Emma's killings, caused everything to spiral out of control. This film is like a mixture of mystery, thriller, black comedy, and drama. The scene between Norman and Mary in the bedroom is incredibly heartbreaking.
Psycho II is a truly great film that both stands on it's own and also has the honour of being one of the best sequels ever made, especially in the horror genre. Excellent video, thank you.
Psycho II is amazing from beginning to end. Perfectly cast, perfect shot, awesome script, soundtrack, set design, and can't understate just how phenomenal Anthony Perkins is as Normal Bates trying to keep his fragile psyche together.
Anthony Perkins' performance as Norman Bates in all films is one of the greatest in cinema history. In Psycho II, he even makes us overlook some plot holes and thanks to him, we feel the tragedy of the character. I love the first half of Psycho II, the suspense, the acting, the cinematography and Jerry Goldsmith's score. I don't think the Spool retcon really works, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the movie, and also Psycho III.
Wow, this could be titled “Everything You Wanted to Know About Psycho II But Were Afraid to Ask.” Seriously, great job with this; you sure researched and presented the info in a very enjoyable form!
Nice job, man. Good to see some love for Psycho II. It's a wonderful movie. Yes, the original is a masterpiece, but I prefer II because of Perkins' amazing performance. Norman is so sympathetic in this movie that you're really rooting for everything to turn out ok for him. Alas, it's not to be. And that Goldsmith score. Beautiful and haunting.
That seems to be the consensual opinion of everyone who's seen Psycho II. before watching the film: "What a terrible idea, this is just a cheap cash grab on the slasher mania". After watching Psycho II: "Holy crap this movie was awesome!"
It was a great script that brought him back and regardless of what some critics say. I beleive it to be a great character study, if a bit contrived. Cheers from the birthplace of at least one Beautiful Tilley, Canada :)
Yeah I agree. I'm not sure how to square the "sane" certification with how ridiculously vulnerable Norman was. Like you have a suicide vest on you that's gonna detonate with the next moderate knock so you gotta tread on eggshells all the the while...
I think that's what's always gotten me. He did what he did, he went through therapy. He's clearly trying to be a regular person, but is also being released into a world that moved on since he last saw it. He has a chance at living out a normal life, but people step in to insure that he doesn't. I never cared for any of the further sequels (apart from some of the fin Perkins has in part three), but this makes a good second part to an untouchable original. The original has a protracted, boring monologue trying to explain Norman's psychology to an audience that wasn't attuned to the ways the mind works. The sequel shows how an audience that refuses to learn any further would treat someone needing help.
@@bayouradio Well spoken! Psycho III has a few memorable moments (ice machine, woody woodpecker) but overall the film felt like schlocky garbage. I need to check out Psycho IV sometime, I saw it when i was a kid but only ever remember the poisoning scene. Psycho II is fascinating because the film actually makes you sympathize with and cheer for Norman Bates who did but didn't do so many horrifying murders since he legitimately suffers from schizophrenia, almost like a Dr. Jekyll/Mr.Hyde type of thing where half of him is a genuinely nice but emotionally scarred man but there's that dark and evil side of him recreating his dominating dead mother as his persona that he's desperately trying to keep suppressed and you can see that he's terrified and sad of what he might become again and probably feels like is doomed to become again. And then of course in the film there's four different people throughout who have to go and mess with him and push him back into his old mental condition and screw everything up lol.
I gotta say, I love this retrospective. I’m a huge Psycho II fan ever since the day I gave it a chance, then embarked on a binge of the whole franchise. The film stays near and dear to my heart, sometimes even more than the original due to the scarcity of appreciation. Everyday I am greeted by a lobby card of Tony Perkins staring into my soul that I have framed right by my bedroom doorway. I loved the story of how this came together, not as a cash grab, but as a genuine tribute to what came before. Nicely done mate, and thanks for laying this all out.
I REALLY hope that this film gets a nice new collectors edition release for its 40 year anniversary in 2023. It is almost every bit as good as the original.
I've watched this movie many times in my 43 years on earth but only now i realize that Norman himself only killed 1 person in this sequel. But what i did notice years ago is that he actually poisons her as you can hear her gurgle 1 second before he hits her with the shovel. So in a way he killed her twice.
Psycho II is a great film and follow up to Hitchcock classic. It has got its own originality. The script is very original. Plus Jerry Goldsmith score is timeless.
@MrHootiedean I just realized that the music theme for Flowers in the Attic is reminiscent of the main title music for The Illustrated Man. I have to give Jerry Goldsmith credit for watching this movie, because I don't think I would have watched it for any other reason at the time I first viewed it. Later years, I may have, when I became more familiar with other filmmakers. I never watched the other sequels, though I would have liked to see the TV film Psycho IV, especially because it was evidently highly praised. However, I don't watch R-rated films anymore, and I believe that the fourth film was given an R rating.
Psycho 2 needs more recognition its sooo good!! Deserves to be paired with the orignal, who knew a sequel made 23 years after the first one would actually become a classic in it's own way
Psycho 2 is IMO one of the best sequels of all time (not just horror). And yes, it is better than the original (IMO). So many great twist, great athmosphere, awesome music score. The chemistry between Mary and Norman is fanastic. I love Psycho 2. Psycho 3 and 4 were okay/good but not nearly as PERFECT as part 2
@@Germaniac77 it’s good but the atmosphere in the original is perfect. It’s more claustrophobic and creepy. In part 2 the setting is familiar, the story itself is more expansive…but there are some unnecessary scenes that take me out of the experience. The new motel owner is awful in my opinion and idk why he was even in the story. The whole restaurant scene is bad. Although it shows Norman’s current fragile state, and how close he is to reverting to old behaviors, it could have been done differently. The knife through the mouth thing later on is also bad. Friday the 13th bad. Psycho was not graphic in this way. It left the gore to the imagination. To me this always works better than trying to show the actual gross out stuff.
It's shocking how thorough and in depth your reviews are. Incredible video! I would love to see you tackle the other installments in the Psycho franchise.
You know, you can watch a video 20 times and still miss a little tiny leftover clip in the middle of it. I've edited it out in TH-cam, but it may take a few hours. Please stand by.
Layton you do a great job and your going to be one of the best reviewers out there. You already are just with less subscribers but those will come.Keep up the stellar work!!
This was a fantastic video. I love the Psycho franchise and would love to see you continue with 3 and 4. Although 3 is cheesy, I think it had some great ideas like 2 did. I find myself rewatching 2 and 3 more than the original nowadays as I find them so fascinating.
A tragic piece of trivia: Anthony Perkins' wife and Oz Perkins' mother was a passenger on Flight 11, the first plane to strike the World Trade Center on its north tower on 9/11.
Fantastic work Layton! It is evident that you're pouring heart and soul into your videos. Can't imagine how much time and energy it must take you. Meanwhile, you're single-handedly setting a new standard for film review/retrospectives. After viewing your Psycho II, my partner and I have a new suggestion for consideration - Exorcist III. Honorable mention - Maximum Overdrive!
This was the first performance I ever saw with Dennis Franz. He is unforgettable as Warren Toomey. Dennis Franz was typecast as a "sleaze ball" in so many films. He is at his best here, with some comedy thrown in. His performance as Toomey was comedic, over the top, and what I best know him for. He went on to become a real star.
Hey guys! I just wanted to address a frequent complaint regarding ads on my videos. As far as I can tell, and if you know otherwise PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I have no control over the ads shown once the video has been made ineligible for monetization due to a copyright claim (which ALL of my "Story of's" have). This means I cannot change or remove the ads in any way and I receive none of the revenue for the video. I'm okay not getting the revenue, but it seems TH-cam or the copyright holder is going out of control with the ads and placing them every few minutes or so in my videos. If there is away around this, I have yet to find it. Anyway, I just wanted to clear that up. As always, thanks for watching!
Not your fault, due to TH-cam's censoring and removing of so many popular channels they don't like, they have a lot fewer channels to spread the commercials over, isn't censorship great?😃🤷♂️
Loving your retrospectives of amazing movies that don’t get the love they deserve. Sequels like Psycho 2 and Jaws 2 being a prime example. Psycho 2 has to be one of my favourite sequels. Knowing they had a classic to live up to, they actually put so much effort and love into the project and the results speak for themselves. The plot was brilliantly spun out and the twist unguessable.
I remember catching this late one night in my teens on cable and being shocked it wasn't horrible. Great little movie that will always be a pleasant discovery for whomever finds it.
Robert Bloch hated that they made a sequel. He didn't remember that Hitchcock had bought sequel rights when he bought the rights to the book (which was unusual in the 1950s) and Bloch thought he could prevent the sequel. I actually spoke to him when Psycho II was announced and he literally said, "They'll make that film over my dead body." Bloch failed in that so he wrote his own Psycho II novel in which he killed off Norman Bates!
The one thing that always bothered me about this sequel is that Lila briefly mentions she and Sam married. Not sure why this bothers me but it does… that Sam would marry his murdered girlfriend’s sister. Seems out of character for Lila.
@@ryanr20091 i do agree that Paycho 3 doesn't get enough love as 1 and 2, Duke is hilarious and at some points you genuinely feel that him and Norman have a friendship, 4 is definitely the worst in the franchise and i don't even consider that canon due to it being that bad, but 3 is defo where the franchise ended, the ending in the car with the mothers hand while looking into the camera smiling going to the asylum was a perfect ending to the trilogy.
@@ColdNumbzThePain The thing is 3 actually goes back to the original form for me while the second is all about trying rehab Norman into something he just isn't and fails into becoming. Don't me wrong I really like psycho 2 but it can really feel directionless exhausting at times with the plot all over the place in comparison to the original and the 3 feeling more straight on back to its roots .
Psycho 2 is one of the best sequels of all time. And coming from a film background, your retrospectives are superbly put together with high production value and excellent technique. Well done.
Back in the mid 80's, i was a lil tyke, and my grandma would often take me grocery shopping with her. I always got a couple of quarters from her when she was in checkout. You know those junk machines that you see in the lobby foyers of retail places? Well this one junk machine in particular, they had stickers based on horror movies and one of those i still have to this day is the sticker for this flick. Still on the old dresser i keep in the basement. I miss those kinda junk machines.
This channel is criminally, and I mean CRIMINALLY under noticed. Not underrated, because everyone I've talked to who knows about it cant say enough good things. But the detail and clear effort you put into these deserves so much more. Sharing on all forms of my social media is the least I can do. Do the same fella's!
Excellent retrospective--liked & subscribed. While there were a lot of elements that went into making this such a successful sequel, the most indispensible of them is Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. He inhabits the role to the point that he is identified with Norman in a way that few actors achieve, something that passage of over two decades can't erase. Perkins comes off as being enmeshed in the character as to make us sympathizes with Norman's vulnerability, because he first sympathized with it. Videos on III & IV are welcome.
You're absolutely right that it took a long time for this movie to get the praise it deserves. It has only started to happen in recent years. 20 years ago when I first started using the internet, the message boards on IMDB (gone now) were completely scathing about this movie. Now it is seen as an underrated classic. And rightly so (the classic part, not the underrated part). It is not only a sympathetic portrayal of mental health (a subject that the original only used as a means for violence and shock), but the movie itself is so respectful of the original and of the character. A cheap cash-in this definitely isn't. I have rarely seen a sequel that so delicately and respectfully continues the story of a previous movie. Even things like the Diner (where Norman gets a job), is something that was actually set-up in the original movie. And while managing to do all that, it ALSO has an extremely clever and intricate mystery that keeps you guessing to the end.
LAYTON EVERSAUL!!!!!!!!!! ANOTHER AMAZING JOB!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED THIS MOVIE AND FELT IT DID GREAT HONOR IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE CHARACTERS AFTER 22 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!
I have a "thing" about "Psycho." I'm also a major fan of the first sequel and Jerry Goldsmith's awesome score (poetic since he and Bernard Herrmann wrote music for my favorite TV show "The Twilight Zone"). Thank you for such a fabulous and well done exploration.
I love Psycho 2. I find it more watchable than the original. The first one is a classic for sure but being a child of the 80s this is one I can happily rewatch whereas the original, great as it is, is not something I could watch time and time again, probably owing to the pacing and my modern (ish) sensibilities.
I stumbled onto Psycho II on a dull summer day, and I loved it…it’s brand of suspense and horror was a more akin to the 60s with a few minor updates. Anthony Perkins’ performance was truly sympathetic and captivating. Psycho II could have been an embarrassing retread, but it is a sequel that is worthy to its original.
Now this is how you do a retrospective. Lots of good archival footage, good insights into the making of, and interesting fun facts. I was one of those, less than overwhelmed, when first hearing about a possible sequel, and it took me some time to actually see it, but I think it's more than worthy. As you said, the dark humor is well-used, knowing the audience's familiarity with the characters. Will be looking for more of your R & Rs.
BRAVO, LAYTON! This was a fantastic presentation! Thank you so much for creating this! It was an amazing treat! Looking forward to Parts III and IV as well!
The funny fact is Perkins became famous for "Psycho " and its legendary shower scene but he saw this scene after it was shot because he was in New York!
Dude, your video"s are great...I'm trying to complete online computer courses and getting absolutely nowhere...thanks for so much well researched commentary, will get on Patreon soon and sort out...
Psycho is Hitchcock’s film. His direction focuses on Norman’s tics and mannerisms. Psycho II is Perkins’ film. His performance gives us the depth of Norman’s character. Both movies are masterpieces in their own way.
The doctor wrestles the knife from her? No, he startles her and she stabs him. Found her mother's body under a pile of rocks? It was coal and it was Norman who stumbles over it and discovers the body. Psycho II has a much broader palette of tone and emotion compared to the original. The original is a top notch suspense and horror thriller, but the sequel has that on top of being a drama. You find far more of the human side to Norman to where you actually have sympathy for him in the sequel.
Hi. This is an amazing perspective of the Psycho universe. I actually saw Psycho II for the first time as the CBS network broadcast and before seeing the original classic. I fell in love with Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack more than anything and then the Victorian setting of the house. I do think the graphic violence went a bit overboard in Psycho II compared to the classic but still maintained the suspense of a psychological thriller mixed with the slasher film genre of the time. I agree...Psycho II is one of the best sequals to a classic movie ever made. I do look forward to your reviews of the next movies of the series, as bad as they are. Both lack the suspense that make the previous two superb.
I just found your channel because of your video on Salem's Lot and I am hooked! I would absolutely love to see videos on the other Psycho movies! Even..that other one.
I really felt sorry for Norman in this film they really did him dirty. With that being said I LOVED this movie too bad it was so criminally underrated and slept on
Great video, in fact I’d go as far to say the best documentary I’ve seen on Psycho 2. I thought I was the only one who loved it! Had it on VHS as a kid when my love of all things Hitchcock was just starting.
I always thought Jamie Lee Curtis should have been Mary. Not the typical scream queen role she usually was doing and she died at the end! Let this be her last horror movie, nice nod to her mom too.
Psycho 2 is such an underrated gem that imo surpasses the original film for me. A film that came out in a time where the horror landscape was very different and very fucking wild!!
Man, this was fantastic. I love Psycho 2, so it was neat to see such a deep dive into a somewhat lost classic. You see what deep reverence they pay to the original, and its why the sequel works so well. One of the best sequels ever, really. Subscribed.
Thanks for this. I never did see the sequel for Psycho and this got me intrigued. I always smile when I hear the names Loomis and Bates since Halloween used those same names. 😁
Really enjoying these. Can I make a couple of "The Story of..." requests? - Jaws 3 - Friday 13th Part 6 - Moonraker - Halloween 3 - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer - Temple Of Doom - Alive
Great review Layton! I have always loved this sequel! It helped me appreciate the brilliance of the original Psycho by watching that again after seeing this one. Thanks for covering this!
One small correction...the actor who played the sheriff in this film, and PSYCHO III, is Hugh Gillin.....not Gillie! Aside from that, thank you VERY much for your work in producing & posting these awesome segments!!!
This video is fantastic. I love the little touches like the fade outs and the pauses giving me a bit of time to digest what I just heard. The pacing needs editing are flawless. This is a wonderful piece of documentary. The commentary is clear measured with great intonation. A very fitting tribute to a fantastic film 👍🏻👏🏻❤️
Ever since I watched your documantaries about the Jaws sequels and the Psycho sequels, I'm a fan of your work. This stuff is worthy to be on home media releases as in depth extra's. Great and most of all, interesting! Thanks for having the love for movies that are now almost overlooked and providing new info that not every fan has about these great films.
When you have Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith's music in the same film, it is physically impossible to make a bad movie. I remember learning that in science class.
I’ve always thought this movie was a good as the original. It’s beautifully haunting and well written. I remember rooting for Norman and was more pissed at Lila and Mary. I was really surprised at the ending. Perkins was an amazing underrated actor who had so much range. Dean Cundey was so damn good at his job.
This is an incredible review of this movie. I love Psycho 2 and your review was so we'll done. Definitely subscribing to the channel. I hope you do cover the other two sequels. Perkins is highlight of them imo
superb review and retrospective man. i subscribed . This movie is a masterpiece to me and i loved all the behind the scenes info you gave us . i have watched this several times now . Thanks a million . Great work
FYI: At around 40 minutes I use a picture of an older Tippi Hedren instead of Vera Miles. Not sure what I was smoking when I made that mistake.
Same as me loving this review mate. ;)
Because your video is so flawless I n every other way. I, for one, forgive you. This is a beautiful love letter to one of my favourite horror films. 🙏🏻❤️
We all go a little mad sometimes
So well researched and informative. It gave me a new appreciation of this film. Can't you edit in Miss Miles' late-age photo?
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Anthony Perkins is a legend, this score is extremely beautiful, the cinematography is awesome. Psycho II is one of my favorite movies ever
Psycho II is a criminally underrated masterpiece.
I fuckin loved Psycho II and Psycho III.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 same! N still do I watch it religiously
As good as it is it can't measure up to the masterpiece that was Psycho.
It's a very good movie. A more than worthy sequel. But a masterpiece? 🤔
I love it I just wish Vera Miles had a different fate in it lol
These documentaries are excellent. You have a natural gift for narration.
Thank you! I'm always working on it.
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One of those perfect sequels ever made, RIP Anthony Perkins + Robert Loggia + Jerry Goldsmith + Richard Franklin
Robert Loggia
Very Miles, too,,
after ALIENS yeah ..
Gregory Jenkins Vera Miles is alive. She is about to have a birthday on August 23rd. She’ll be 91.😊 I was sad about John Gavin’s passing in 2018.
@@Stevesk0011 ups yeah Robert Loggia
I felt sorry for Norman in this movie when he was trying to calm "his mother" down while he was being stabbed
yeah that got me too rip anthony perkins
It's also tragic, because these two characters had grown so fond of each other (with Norman, it might have been love, but for Mary, more sympathy; maybe even maternal), and now Lila's scheme, and Emma's killings, caused everything to spiral out of control. This film is like a mixture of mystery, thriller, black comedy, and drama. The scene between Norman and Mary in the bedroom is incredibly heartbreaking.
Me too
Psycho II is a truly great film that both stands on it's own and also has the honour of being one of the best sequels ever made, especially in the horror genre. Excellent video, thank you.
I absolutely loved the ending shot with Norman at the top of the stairs leading up to the house with Mrs. Bates silhouette in the window of the house.
Yes! So iconic and creepy.
Psycho II is amazing from beginning to end. Perfectly cast, perfect shot, awesome script, soundtrack, set design, and can't understate just how phenomenal Anthony Perkins is as Normal Bates trying to keep his fragile psyche together.
I have that image on a t-shirt I bought at Universal FL in 1994. Still wear it
Me too!
Fuck yes that was the perfect ending to a perfect film start to finish.
Anthony Perkins' performance as Norman Bates in all films is one of the greatest in cinema history. In Psycho II, he even makes us overlook some plot holes and thanks to him, we feel the tragedy of the character. I love the first half of Psycho II, the suspense, the acting, the cinematography and Jerry Goldsmith's score. I don't think the Spool retcon really works, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the movie, and also Psycho III.
Psycho 2 is one of the best sequels ever made. And it's probably the #1 most underrated. Amazing job on this retrospective!
Wow, this could be titled “Everything You Wanted to Know About Psycho II But Were Afraid to Ask.” Seriously, great job with this; you sure researched and presented the info in a very enjoyable form!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
Nice job, man. Good to see some love for Psycho II. It's a wonderful movie.
Yes, the original is a masterpiece, but I prefer II because of Perkins' amazing performance. Norman is so sympathetic in this movie that you're really rooting for everything to turn out ok for him. Alas, it's not to be.
And that Goldsmith score. Beautiful and haunting.
Ironically, this was my introduction to Psycho. My mom, who was a big Hitchcock fan, rented this and that it was better than expected.
That seems to be the consensual opinion of everyone who's seen Psycho II. before watching the film: "What a terrible idea, this is just a cheap cash grab on the slasher mania". After watching Psycho II: "Holy crap this movie was awesome!"
Love Psycho II…An underrated gem of a movie! Thanks for taking the time to do such a thorough retrospective!
I find it ironic that people complain about the violence in Psycho 2. For its time, Psycho was very violent and was criticized for it.
Great video, this is my favourite of the franchise, would love to see your retrospectives on the sequels in the future. Cheers!
Thanks for watching! I'm definitely planning on it.
Perkins was very talented. He recorded some jazz albums in the 50s. He had a really nice voice. Glad He decided to do this movie.
It was a great script that brought him back and regardless of what some critics say. I beleive it to be a great character study, if a bit contrived.
Cheers from the birthplace of at least one Beautiful Tilley, Canada :)
He was a talented pianist also.
Poor Norman the guy was sane till they started messing with him
Yeah I agree. I'm not sure how to square the "sane" certification with how ridiculously vulnerable Norman was. Like you have a suicide vest on you that's gonna detonate with the next moderate knock so you gotta tread on eggshells all the the while...
One of the biggest ironies in cinema. Psycho II is one of the greatest character study films in cinema history.
I think that's what's always gotten me. He did what he did, he went through therapy. He's clearly trying to be a regular person, but is also being released into a world that moved on since he last saw it. He has a chance at living out a normal life, but people step in to insure that he doesn't. I never cared for any of the further sequels (apart from some of the fin Perkins has in part three), but this makes a good second part to an untouchable original. The original has a protracted, boring monologue trying to explain Norman's psychology to an audience that wasn't attuned to the ways the mind works. The sequel shows how an audience that refuses to learn any further would treat someone needing help.
@@bayouradio Well spoken! Psycho III has a few memorable moments (ice machine, woody woodpecker) but overall the film felt like schlocky garbage. I need to check out Psycho IV sometime, I saw it when i was a kid but only ever remember the poisoning scene. Psycho II is fascinating because the film actually makes you sympathize with and cheer for Norman Bates who did but didn't do so many horrifying murders since he legitimately suffers from schizophrenia, almost like a Dr. Jekyll/Mr.Hyde type of thing where half of him is a genuinely nice but emotionally scarred man but there's that dark and evil side of him recreating his dominating dead mother as his persona that he's desperately trying to keep suppressed and you can see that he's terrified and sad of what he might become again and probably feels like is doomed to become again. And then of course in the film there's four different people throughout who have to go and mess with him and push him back into his old mental condition and screw everything up lol.
Yes. You're rooting for him from the get-go, but them ladies screw him up bad.
Your last line : it’s a film by cinema lovers FOR cinema lovers is PERFECT! Great retrospective!
I gotta say, I love this retrospective. I’m a huge Psycho II fan ever since the day I gave it a chance, then embarked on a binge of the whole franchise. The film stays near and dear to my heart, sometimes even more than the original due to the scarcity of appreciation. Everyday I am greeted by a lobby card of Tony Perkins staring into my soul that I have framed right by my bedroom doorway. I loved the story of how this came together, not as a cash grab, but as a genuine tribute to what came before. Nicely done mate, and thanks for laying this all out.
I REALLY hope that this film gets a nice new collectors edition release for its 40 year anniversary in 2023. It is almost every bit as good as the original.
This move is so underated. This as good as the wizerd of Oz.❤😢the way they gaslight him.we felt sorry him..A good movie.
I've watched this movie many times in my 43 years on earth but only now i realize that Norman himself only killed 1 person in this sequel. But what i did notice years ago is that he actually poisons her as you can hear her gurgle 1 second before he hits her with the shovel. So in a way he killed her twice.
Psycho II is a great film and follow up to Hitchcock classic. It has got its own originality. The script is very original. Plus Jerry Goldsmith score is timeless.
I'm a big Christopher Young fan and you can hear Goldsmith's influence all over his work, especially his score for Flowers In the Attic.
@MrHootiedean I just realized that the music theme for Flowers in the Attic is reminiscent of the main title music for The Illustrated Man. I have to give Jerry Goldsmith credit for watching this movie, because I don't think I would have watched it for any other reason at the time I first viewed it. Later years, I may have, when I became more familiar with other filmmakers. I never watched the other sequels, though I would have liked to see the TV film Psycho IV, especially because it was evidently highly praised. However, I don't watch R-rated films anymore, and I believe that the fourth film was given an R rating.
This movie was definitely better than it had any right being.
Facts thank you!!!! 🔪💯
Psycho 2 needs more recognition its sooo good!! Deserves to be paired with the orignal, who knew a sequel made 23 years after the first one would actually become a classic in it's own way
Psycho 2 is IMO one of the best sequels of all time (not just horror). And yes, it is better than the original (IMO). So many great twist, great athmosphere, awesome music score. The chemistry between Mary and Norman is fanastic. I love Psycho 2. Psycho 3 and 4 were okay/good but not nearly as PERFECT as part 2
@Randy White It's better.
@Randy White Psycho 2 is nowhere near the origonal ... because it is miles above it! P2 beats P1 in terms of suspense , athmosphere and story.
@@Germaniac77 it’s good but the atmosphere in the original is perfect. It’s more claustrophobic and creepy. In part 2 the setting is familiar, the story itself is more expansive…but there are some unnecessary scenes that take me out of the experience. The new motel owner is awful in my opinion and idk why he was even in the story. The whole restaurant scene is bad. Although it shows Norman’s current fragile state, and how close he is to reverting to old behaviors, it could have been done differently. The knife through the mouth thing later on is also bad. Friday the 13th bad. Psycho was not graphic in this way. It left the gore to the imagination. To me this always works better than trying to show the actual gross out stuff.
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That’s a bold statement. As much as I loved Psycho 2, The Empire Strikes Back holds that title.
It's shocking how thorough and in depth your reviews are. Incredible video! I would love to see you tackle the other installments in the Psycho franchise.
You know, you can watch a video 20 times and still miss a little tiny leftover clip in the middle of it. I've edited it out in TH-cam, but it may take a few hours. Please stand by.
Hey would you ever do a retrospective on halloween 5 it be great if you did
@@mr.smith45 October is just around the corner ...
Please do a retrospective on Psycho III in my opinion it's a pretty good continuation and i'd love to know more about it. That would be awesome.
This is one of the best reviews I've seen! Please do Psycho 3 as well.
When talking about how Vera Miles is now retired, it holds on a photograph of Tippi Hedren.
That is unfortunate.
Just for clarification to this video’s creator, that’s Tippi Hedren at 40:10, not Vera Miles
Dean Strickson And speaking of Vera Miles. She’s about to have a birthday.😊 She turns 91 on August 23rd.
Layton you do a great job and your going to be one of the best reviewers out there. You already are just with less subscribers but those will come.Keep up the stellar work!!
Non-fun fact: Perkins' widow Berry Berenson died on one of the 9/11 flights.
Ray M that's so sad. One can Hope there souls are now together
Not fun, it’s sad, . Berry was in Barry Lyndon, Kubrick’s other cinematic masterpiece.
Ray M AA Flight 11 - the first of the two to crash into the World Trade Centre.
Gregory Jenkins that’s why he said non-fun fact.
The man who played larry Tate's on bewitched had a son die on one of those flights that day. Yes I know nothing to do with psycho
This was a fantastic video. I love the Psycho franchise and would love to see you continue with 3 and 4. Although 3 is cheesy, I think it had some great ideas like 2 did. I find myself rewatching 2 and 3 more than the original nowadays as I find them so fascinating.
What are your thoughts on the 4th one?
3 ruined it with the ending. 4 fixed it
A tragic piece of trivia: Anthony Perkins' wife and Oz Perkins' mother was a passenger on Flight 11, the first plane to strike the World Trade Center on its north tower on 9/11.
Fantastic work Layton! It is evident that you're pouring heart and soul into your videos. Can't imagine how much time and energy it must take you. Meanwhile, you're single-handedly setting a new standard for film review/retrospectives. After viewing your Psycho II, my partner and I have a new suggestion for consideration - Exorcist III. Honorable mention - Maximum Overdrive!
This was the first performance I ever saw with Dennis Franz. He is unforgettable as Warren Toomey. Dennis Franz was typecast as a "sleaze ball" in so many films. He is at his best here, with some comedy thrown in. His performance as Toomey was comedic, over the top, and what I best know him for. He went on to become a real star.
His death scene here is so interesting.
yes he did seem to play alot of roles like that ! i also remember him as the detective in " dressed to kill" a very cool movie imo !
Enough with the Dennis Franz. It's all you ever talk.
@@travzimmerman1340 Dennis Franz! Franz, Franz, Franz!
I saw this movie after seeing Franz as Sipowich in NYPD BLUE which was just odd lol
Hey guys! I just wanted to address a frequent complaint regarding ads on my videos. As far as I can tell, and if you know otherwise PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I have no control over the ads shown once the video has been made ineligible for monetization due to a copyright claim (which ALL of my "Story of's" have). This means I cannot change or remove the ads in any way and I receive none of the revenue for the video. I'm okay not getting the revenue, but it seems TH-cam or the copyright holder is going out of control with the ads and placing them every few minutes or so in my videos. If there is away around this, I have yet to find it. Anyway, I just wanted to clear that up. As always, thanks for watching!
I feel you... being in the same boat. Love your channel.
great stuff ! could you do salems lot (david soul ) ? please.
replay noway
and how did Norman get released in first place
Not your fault, due to TH-cam's censoring and removing of so many popular channels they don't like, they have a lot fewer channels to spread the commercials over, isn't censorship great?😃🤷♂️
Loving your retrospectives of amazing movies that don’t get the love they deserve. Sequels like Psycho 2 and Jaws 2 being a prime example.
Psycho 2 has to be one of my favourite sequels.
Knowing they had a classic to live up to, they actually put so much effort and love into the project and the results speak for themselves.
The plot was brilliantly spun out and the twist unguessable.
The "rocks" Lila is hidden behind is a pile of coal, also the reason there's a shovel in the house.
Very nice and informative retrospective!
I caught that too! (Coal cellar, right?)
I remember catching this late one night in my teens on cable and being shocked it wasn't horrible. Great little movie that will always be a pleasant discovery for whomever finds it.
Robert Bloch hated that they made a sequel. He didn't remember that Hitchcock had bought sequel rights when he bought the rights to the book (which was unusual in the 1950s) and Bloch thought he could prevent the sequel. I actually spoke to him when Psycho II was announced and he literally said, "They'll make that film over my dead body." Bloch failed in that so he wrote his own Psycho II novel in which he killed off Norman Bates!
The one thing that always bothered me about this sequel is that Lila briefly mentions she and Sam married. Not sure why this bothers me but it does… that Sam would marry his murdered girlfriend’s sister. Seems out of character for Lila.
This is such a great channel.
Not sure how it got my algorithm, but I'm glad it did.😊
Psycho 2 is soooo underrated as a sequel and as a movie in general! believe it or not i actually love Psycho2 more than the original
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Psycho 3 is even more underrated to me
@@ryanr20091 i do agree that Paycho 3 doesn't get enough love as 1 and 2, Duke is hilarious and at some points you genuinely feel that him and Norman have a friendship, 4 is definitely the worst in the franchise and i don't even consider that canon due to it being that bad, but 3 is defo where the franchise ended, the ending in the car with the mothers hand while looking into the camera smiling going to the asylum was a perfect ending to the trilogy.
@@ryanr20091 I always forgot about Psycho 2 - always 1 & 3 stuck in my mind but it’s been 30 years - I need a refresher on 3
@@ColdNumbzThePain The thing is 3 actually goes back to the original form for me while the second is all about trying rehab Norman into something he just isn't and fails into becoming. Don't me wrong I really like psycho 2 but it can really feel directionless exhausting at times with the plot all over the place in comparison to the original and the 3 feeling more straight on back to its roots .
I thoroughly enjoyed this; however, the photo you show of “Vera Miles at 90” is actually Tipi Hedren.
CRISPIN4U Good catch! I don’t think there are any photos of an elderly Vera Miles online.
I caught that too
Layton Eversaul funny how this reflects Hitchcock’s preference for casting young blonde women who, visually, can be rather interchangeable.
Just discovered your channel and loving every second. Would you PLEASE do a video on Psycho 3 and 4? I'd even love one for the remake also!!
Psycho 2 is one of the best sequels of all time. And coming from a film background, your retrospectives are superbly put together with high production value and excellent technique. Well done.
Looove Perkins! One of his best performances. He's intriguing.
Oz Perkins also is known for his supporting role as one of Elle Woods’ supportive classmates in Legally Blonde
and now he's a director (check out "the blackcoat's daughter").
Vera Miles is awesome in both films! Recently caught her in an old episode of Colombo. Lovely But Lethal! So beautiful and such a great actress!
Vera Miles was so underrated as an actress. Check her performance in Hitchcock’s The Wrong Nan opposite Henry Fonda
Back in the mid 80's, i was a lil tyke, and my grandma would often take me grocery shopping with her. I always got a couple of quarters from her when she was in checkout. You know those junk machines that you see in the lobby foyers of retail places? Well this one junk machine in particular, they had stickers based on horror movies and one of those i still have to this day is the sticker for this flick. Still on the old dresser i keep in the basement. I miss those kinda junk machines.
This channel is criminally, and I mean CRIMINALLY under noticed. Not underrated, because everyone I've talked to who knows about it cant say enough good things. But the detail and clear effort you put into these deserves so much more. Sharing on all forms of my social media is the least I can do. Do the same fella's!
Thank you for the support!
I agree. I only recently found it in my feed and the quality of the work here is top notch.
Excellent retrospective--liked & subscribed. While there were a lot of elements that went into making this such a successful sequel, the most indispensible of them is Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. He inhabits the role to the point that he is identified with Norman in a way that few actors achieve, something that passage of over two decades can't erase. Perkins comes off as being enmeshed in the character as to make us sympathizes with Norman's vulnerability, because he first sympathized with it. Videos on III & IV are welcome.
You're absolutely right that it took a long time for this movie to get the praise it deserves. It has only started to happen in recent years. 20 years ago when I first started using the internet, the message boards on IMDB (gone now) were completely scathing about this movie. Now it is seen as an underrated classic. And rightly so (the classic part, not the underrated part). It is not only a sympathetic portrayal of mental health (a subject that the original only used as a means for violence and shock), but the movie itself is so respectful of the original and of the character. A cheap cash-in this definitely isn't. I have rarely seen a sequel that so delicately and respectfully continues the story of a previous movie. Even things like the Diner (where Norman gets a job), is something that was actually set-up in the original movie. And while managing to do all that, it ALSO has an extremely clever and intricate mystery that keeps you guessing to the end.
LAYTON EVERSAUL!!!!!!!!!! ANOTHER AMAZING JOB!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED THIS MOVIE AND FELT IT DID GREAT HONOR IN THE CONTINUATION OF THE CHARACTERS AFTER 22 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!
I have a "thing" about "Psycho." I'm also a major fan of the first sequel and Jerry Goldsmith's awesome score (poetic since he and Bernard Herrmann wrote music for my favorite TV show "The Twilight Zone"). Thank you for such a fabulous and well done exploration.
But man Psycho 4 is topnotch too!
Andrew Garfield bears such a strong resemblance to a young Anthony Perkins...does Andrew know who both of his biological parents are? 🤣
I love Psycho 2. I find it more watchable than the original. The first one is a classic for sure but being a child of the 80s this is one I can happily rewatch whereas the original, great as it is, is not something I could watch time and time again, probably owing to the pacing and my modern (ish) sensibilities.
I stumbled onto Psycho II on a dull summer day, and I loved it…it’s brand of suspense and horror was a more akin to the 60s with a few minor updates. Anthony Perkins’ performance was truly sympathetic and captivating. Psycho II could have been an embarrassing retread, but it is a sequel that is worthy to its original.
"Norman takes the news as.....one would expect."
*WHACK!!!!!!!*
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Now this is how you do a retrospective. Lots of good archival footage, good insights into the making of, and interesting fun facts. I was one of those, less than overwhelmed, when first hearing about a possible sequel, and it took me some time to actually see it, but I think it's more than worthy. As you said, the dark humor is well-used, knowing the audience's familiarity with the characters. Will be looking for more of your R & Rs.
BRAVO, LAYTON! This was a fantastic presentation! Thank you so much for creating this! It was an amazing treat! Looking forward to Parts III and IV as well!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! This was such an amazing comprehensive video. Obsessed with your channel!
This movie was carried on the back of Anthony Perkins. He will always be the definitive Norman Bates, aside from Freddie Highmore.
Bates Motel was good, did not go the way that I expected.
The funny fact is Perkins became famous for "Psycho " and its legendary shower scene but he saw this scene after it was shot because he was in New York!
@@Wolverine626 did that series complete? saw few episodes and fell off.
@@itchytastyurr Yes, it had an ending. No real unresolved issues.
@@Wolverine626 thnx
Psycho 2 and also Halloween 2, best sequels of all-time!! I can watch them over and over again and never get bored ❤️❤️ Soundtrack amazing and creepy
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Dude, your video"s are great...I'm trying to complete online computer courses and getting absolutely nowhere...thanks for so much well researched commentary, will get on Patreon soon and sort out...
Thanks for the support!
Psycho is Hitchcock’s film. His direction focuses on Norman’s tics and mannerisms. Psycho II is Perkins’ film. His performance gives us the depth of Norman’s character. Both movies are masterpieces in their own way.
The doctor wrestles the knife from her? No, he startles her and she stabs him.
Found her mother's body under a pile of rocks? It was coal and it was Norman who stumbles over it and discovers the body.
Psycho II has a much broader palette of tone and emotion compared to the original. The original is a top notch suspense and horror thriller, but the sequel has that on top of being a drama. You find far more of the human side to Norman to where you actually have sympathy for him in the sequel.
We need some William Castle retrospectives on the channel. Especially Straight Jacket starring Joan Crawford.
Yeah, that would be a good idea.
Hi. This is an amazing perspective of the Psycho universe. I actually saw Psycho II for the first time as the CBS network broadcast and before seeing the original classic. I fell in love with Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack more than anything and then the Victorian setting of the house.
I do think the graphic violence went a bit overboard in Psycho II compared to the classic but still maintained the suspense of a psychological thriller mixed with the slasher film genre of the time. I agree...Psycho II is one of the best sequals to a classic movie ever made.
I do look forward to your reviews of the next movies of the series, as bad as they are. Both lack the suspense that make the previous two superb.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I love this movie so much it’s nice to see others do as well.
Thank you!
I just found your channel because of your video on Salem's Lot and I am hooked! I would absolutely love to see videos on the other Psycho movies! Even..that other one.
Oh they’re coming ...
I really felt sorry for Norman in this film they really did him dirty. With that being said I LOVED this movie too bad it was so criminally underrated and slept on
Glad I'm not the only one who thought this was decent...
It seldom ever been thoroughly reviewed
I saw it in the theatre a few times when it came out. The basement/coal scene scared the crap outta me. 10/10.
Great job on the video. You sir, have just earned yourself a new subscriber!
Tim Alton Thank you very much!
Fantastic, great work and keep it up. I will do my best spreading this video and I hope you hang in there. This work will not go unnoticed.
Have always loved this movie since it came out, and is a formidable mate to 'Psycho.' GREAT JOB ON THIS RETROSPECTIVE. DO THE SEQUELS,
Great video, in fact I’d go as far to say the best documentary I’ve seen on Psycho 2. I thought I was the only one who loved it! Had it on VHS as a kid when my love of all things Hitchcock was just starting.
I always thought Jamie Lee Curtis should have been Mary. Not the typical scream queen role she usually was doing and she died at the end! Let this be her last horror movie, nice nod to her mom too.
Psycho 2 is such an underrated gem that imo surpasses the original film for me. A film that came out in a time where the horror landscape was very different and very fucking wild!!
The end with the shovel hit is the funniest shit ever filmed!
Thank you for spotlighting what has been a personal favorite of mine for decades. I would absolutely LOVE a retrospective on Psycho III.
Where has this channel been all my life. Thank you for such a lovingly made video.
Man, this was fantastic. I love Psycho 2, so it was neat to see such a deep dive into a somewhat lost classic. You see what deep reverence they pay to the original, and its why the sequel works so well. One of the best sequels ever, really. Subscribed.
Thanks for this. I never did see the sequel for Psycho and this got me intrigued. I always smile when I hear the names Loomis and Bates since Halloween used those same names. 😁
Really enjoying these. Can I make a couple of "The Story of..." requests?
- Jaws 3
- Friday 13th Part 6
- Moonraker
- Halloween 3
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
- Temple Of Doom
- Alive
Great review Layton! I have always loved this sequel! It helped me appreciate the brilliance of the original Psycho by watching that again after seeing this one. Thanks for covering this!
I think that's Tippi Hedren who is shown when it is mentioned how Vera Miles was ninety at the time.
One small correction...the actor who played the sheriff in this film, and PSYCHO III, is Hugh Gillin.....not
Gillie! Aside from that, thank you VERY much for your work in producing & posting these awesome
segments!!!
Thanks for pointing that out! I'll get it right in Psycho III.
This video is fantastic. I love the little touches like the fade outs and the pauses giving me a bit of time to digest what I just heard. The pacing needs editing are flawless. This is a wonderful piece of documentary. The commentary is clear measured with great intonation. A very fitting tribute to a fantastic film 👍🏻👏🏻❤️
Ever since I watched your documantaries about the Jaws sequels and the Psycho sequels, I'm a fan of your work. This stuff is worthy to be on home media releases as in depth extra's.
Great and most of all, interesting!
Thanks for having the love for movies that are now almost overlooked and providing new info that not every fan has about these great films.
When you have Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith's music in the same film, it is physically impossible to make a bad movie. I remember learning that in science class.
Amen!!! The two best ever.
I’ve always thought this movie was a good as the original. It’s beautifully haunting and well written. I remember rooting for Norman and was more pissed at Lila and Mary. I was really surprised at the ending. Perkins was an amazing underrated actor who had so much range. Dean Cundey was so damn good at his job.
This is an incredible review of this movie. I love Psycho 2 and your review was so we'll done. Definitely subscribing to the channel.
I hope you do cover the other two sequels. Perkins is highlight of them imo
Thanks for your support! I definitely plan on doing the other sequels, as well.
Always liked that Psycho II is set 22 years after the original and this movie came out 22 years after the original.
Great “Making of” a wonderful sequel!
I do need to point out that the photo you show of Vera Miles at 90 is actually Tippi Hedren.
Psycho II scared the hell out me when I first watched it on video (!!) - great sequel!
superb review and retrospective man. i subscribed . This movie is a masterpiece to me and i loved all the behind the scenes info you gave us . i have watched this several times now . Thanks a million . Great work
Thanks for the support!