Truly Dreadful Film

Fantastic!

Best movie of this year hands down!

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Anthony Perkins owns the character of Norman Bates. He could have made 20 sequels to Psycho and he would be fascinating in every second of every one of them. There is a scene where he is walking to a room at the motel and he thinks "mother" is there and the look on his face is priceless, it's a sort of bemused haze. The movie has elements of a dark comedy and ridiculous camp. There is a scene between Perkins and Jeff Fahey that is absolutely hysterical. Honestly, I'm not even sure how I feel about this movie. On one hand, I don't think it's good but, I find it very watchable. For me it exists in the bad/fun bad arena. Ultimately, I would recommend it to someone who wants to watch an actor own a character like few actors have ever owned a character. Have a few dark laughs and shake your head at the mismatched parts. Psycho 3 might just work for you.

The ending of Psycho II left viewers in no doubt about Norman Bates' mental state: he was as mad as a box of frogs. Part III, directed by the series' star Anthony Perkins, sees Norman struggling to stay his stabbing hand when pretty ex-nun Maureen (Diana Scarwid) arrives at his motel, reminding the schizo killer of Marion Crane, his first victim. Sneaking into Maureen's room, carving knife at the ready, Norman discovers the young woman in the bath having slashed her wrists, and saves her life instead of taking it. Once out of hospital, Maureen returns to the motel where she and Norman gradually fall for each other. But 'mother' isn't about to let her son fraternise with a no good slut…Perkins' directorial debut, Psycho III is an assured piece of work, with lots of neat nods to the original movie, some terrific moments of black humour, and plenty of stylish visual touches, with particularly great use of colour throughout. It is true that the film is more 'slasher' than the previous films, with Norman upping the body count this time around, but the trashier elements—gore and gratuitous nudity—are offset by more nuanced moments between Norm and his mother, and the touching yet tragic relationship between two very emotionally troubled individuals. Excellent support comes from Jeff Fahey as Norman's sleazy assistant manager Duane Duke, and Roberta Maxwell as nosy reporter Tracy.7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

Anthony Perkins directed the third installment of the psycho series and early on it was clear to see he wanted to make it his own. The beginning of the movie introduces two main characters played by Diana Scarwid and Jeff Fahey who cross paths at Bates Motel. The movie took awhile to develop but it held my interest throughout. Bring back the sheriff, cook and back story of Mrs Poole I thought was phenomenal writing maintaining the story and keeping it intact to the previous two. There was also a lot of little shots and dialog bits that played homage to the original two which I didn't mind since it was overloaded with them. What gives this movie an average five rating is a weak ending which I thought could have been scripted better. All and all its a solid addition to the Psycho franchise.

Psycho III is another gruesome view into the life of Norman Bates. He is back up to his old tricks again trying to cover up his "mother's" tracks while growing more tired of doing so. Norman is becoming sicker with his mental illness with every passing year. More people will die at the hands of Norman's "mother" - it's time for Norman to finally face and stand up to his "mother".Psycho III does not loose any of the thrills, mystery or scare factor just because it's the third installment of the film series. Although the story is not quite as good as the first two films it is most definitely worth watching if you love horror, thrillers and mysteries. Fans of slasher films should also enjoy the first three Psycho movies because they fit well into that sub-genre.9/10