WTF You Need To Know: Psycho Franchise 

I was introduced to cycle through psycho 2 and 3. Those are my favorite. BATES MOTEL was a fantastic show, with Freddie Highmore as an awesome Norman.

Psycho 2 is awesome.

The primary series (Psycho 1-4) really is one of the most consistently well made and enjoyable horror series out there. Great job as always!

One of Anthony Perkins' most underrated performances was in The Trial (1962), an Orson Welles-directed adaptation of Franz Kafka's book. The movie essentially puts Perkins' character in an unescapable nightmare, I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it. It's practically a psychological horror.

I remember going to Universal Studios as a kid and they had a Hitchcock show. It was the Psycho set. The house alongside with the motel. They had actors come out and reenact the scenes from the movie as it played in the background. I’ll never forget how real The mother’s voice felt on that sound stage and how the artificial rain kicked against the old house. Ever since that day i grew to both fear and love this movie.

Psycho II is excellent. And III has a pretty catchy score.

Psycho II was an even better sequel of the original one. Plus, Meg Tilly is very cute. It made her character's fate even more tragic😢

One night me and my wife were trying to think of what to watch, I suggested Psycho 2 as I hadn't seen it in ages, maybe when I was 8 years old, and she looks at me confusingly and says Psycho what? Never heard of it. Happy to say she also enjoyed it. Glad to see there is so much love for it. Underrated as fuck!

The only thing you need to know is that everyone goes little mad sometimes and a boy's best friend friend is Mother.

My very favorite parody of Psycho's "Shower Scene" was by Mel Brooks in his spoof of all things Hitchcock "High Anxiety"!! 🙃🙃🙃 Of all the sequels I adored Psycho 4 - The Beginning best. Olivia Hussey's performance as young Norma Bates really fleshed out Mothers character and why Norman killed her.

Lots of fans don't know this, but his character was done again by him 5 years later, but different, in 1965's The Fool Killer, where he once again plays a serial killer of a different sort and reason. But you see Norman all over his portrayal of Milo in that film, a lot more psychological but a performance you don't want to miss either. I love all 4 of the films. care ntohing about the tv movie and barely paid attention to the series.

"78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene" is a fantastic documentary for any fan of Hitchcock and great filmmaking

What a film series. I first saw Psycho at the age of seven and it has obsessed me since... having visited the set and made my own fan videos. This is a great piece and went over some awesome points. Many, many thanks.

Such an underrated horror franchise. I think this is mostly because of the high status of the original film, but each Psycho film has something to appreciate. My rankings: Psycho (1960) Psycho III Psycho II Psycho IV

Did anyone see that Norman Bates Oatmeal Raisin Crisp commercial from 1990?

BATES MOTEL is fucking epic. What an emotional rollercoaster. You really gotta detach from your preconceptions of the film lore and appreciate it as its own thing. PSYCHO 2 and 3 are underrated and fun slashers with a good bit of campy humor but an honest attempt at follow-ups. I have yet to see any of the further installments, but I have a bit of a soft spot for PSYCHO as it's pretty much the O.G. slasher film and established so many horror tropes we now have come to expect!

Psycho 2 and 3 are underappreciated gems. Other films I love of Perkins are Fear Strikes Out, Crimes of Passion, and Edge of Sanity.

I've always thought the sequel was underrated.

Never seen the remake or tv stuff and won't be .Some things just don't need touching .Great video 😊 🐾 💜

Also worth checking out: STRAIT-JACKET with Joan Crawford, from writer Robert Bloch & director William Castle. It feels like a sequel to PSYCHO, only with a woman instead of a guy. As a result, PSYCHO II feels like a remake of STRAIT-JACKET. I remember going into PSYCHO II wondering, okay, how are they going to do this story different? THEY DID!

Even though the first movie was shot in black and white, Hitchcock still used color to tell us things. For instance, in the beginning of the movie, Marion Crane’s undergarments were white showing that she was pure and innocent. When she undressed for the shower, her undergarments are black showing that she sinned.

Call me crazy but I didn't mind the Vince Vaughn version. No where near the original obviously. For what it is I though it was decent. Remaking such a iconic movie definitely took some big balls or extreme stupidity.

Just read the book for the first time on a cruise two weeks ago. Really enjoyed it even if Norman was described completely differently than the movie.

Hitchcock (2012) is an entertaining yarn about Hitch getting Psycho made on the heels of North by Northwest (IMHO), his two best movies came out a year apart!

I loved the Psycho movies, Anthony Perkins rocked as Norman Bate's.

You never see the back of the Bates house in "Psycho 2". However, the house was used in "DC Cab"(1983). When I visited Universal Studios at that time, there was what appeared to be a two car garage behind the Psycho house set, which has since been removed. I have never seen "DC Cab". However, I think the house was where kidnappers were keeping two children, so the back of the house may have been completed for that film.

Psycho 2 is so awesome!

I used to always have a soft spot for the Psycho remake. Just the idea of a shot for shot remake is fascinating to me. But after all these years, you’re right, it just seems so soulless lol. Btw, not that they should remake it again, but I think Andrew Garfield would make a GREAT Norman Bates.

Besides the remake, this is one of the most consistent horror franchises around.

Great job Tyler! Need to watch all of these again

I haven't watched the sequels since renting them in the video stores in the 90's. I definitely need to rewatch them. Its funny, I remember really enjoying part 4, and that's said to be the worst. So I'm curious what I'd think of them now.

I love 4 and bates motel tv series. I'm a sucker for prequels.98 remake never happened you made that up 😎

It's a great trilogy, parts 2 and 3 are really under rated.

Must say this was a favorite franchise of mine…. Staple of 90’s premium movie channel.

I absolutely loved the Bates Motel show in AMC. I'd love to see a separate video on that.

Imagine horror cinema had this not been made?

Since Billy Loomis mention Norman Bates in scream. In the next scream if Stu comes back as the killer faking his death. I think a full circle twist would be Sam, Billy’s daughter who has mental illness similar to Bates seeing visions of her father. She ends up thinking she is him like Norman thought he was mother.

The nun in 3 was played by the same actress who played Christina Crawford in mommie Dearest

I love the Psycho films! I own all four that starred Anthony Perkins. The Bates Motel series was also great Vera and Freddy gave phenomenal performances.

Absolutely amazing video, I am a big fan of the four films and I think your video was the best. Thank you.

6:28 Correction: Emma *SPOOL. Apart from this one slight error, this was a very good showcase for the series.

Seems strange that no mention was made of CCH Pounder's radio show host, Fran Ambrose, in 4. She wasn't quite as memorable as Olivia Hussey, but it was a great character and a wonderful performance.

I still watch the shovel scene in part 2 from time to time. RIP Anthony and Anne🙏 🙏Viva la Vera Miles at 93! The only one still alive from the first one.

I took a tour ride of the backlot in October 2001. The driver told a story about Jim Carey coming down from the house as Norman Bates dressed as his mother and scaring the tourists on a previous tour ride.

Although that A&E series with Freddie Highmore was damned good.

Grew up with 1 and 2. I'm good. Aren't I, mother...

Original psycho movie from 1960 was the best 😊

Psycho II is my favorite 😇😇😇🤟🤟🤟🤟

wow I didn't know there was a Psycho 4. I love this movie series. Anthony Perkins was fantastic as Norman. The remake was god awful 🤮

Love Anthony Perkins 🎉❤🎉❤🎉

What about the newer Bate’s motel tv show? Kinda skipped over that

I would have given this video a thumbs up if they had talked about the Bates Motel tv series instead of skipping over it.

I love those movies part 2 and 3 and 4 awesome thank you

The bates motel tv show was great

06:45 to 06:59 MEG TILLY was so cute

I like Psycho II the most

Arrow video uk is releasing a new box set of the psycho films in September on 4k

Why do you say to skip Bates Motel? That was a great series. Did you even see it? Doesn't seem so.

_Psycho II_ is SSSOOO under-rated! It is both a good sequel and a good movie in its own right. Its up there with _Aliens_ and _Fury Road_ on the list of sequels that never _needed_ to be made but I'm very happy that they were made.

I love these movies (except for the remake)

I remember one late summer night me and my brother watched the remake on TV and I went for a snack. We didn’t have much so I decided croutons and dressing lol. The next scene was the skeletal mother. I felt sick lol and don’t know why I remember such a random thing.

I actually just watched Psycho recently after reading the book (I read it once years ago, but felt like reading it again after seeing news about a new limited edition re-print coming out, which sadly, I have had to pass on). Its an interesting read. While Hitchcock's film closely follows it very well, one crucial element he did change was making it start off following Marion Crane & her crime, which are short elements in the book, so the shower scene isn't a shocking twist like in the film. It was a wise creative decision on his part to get that extra twist in. I loved these movies as a kid, but I've not seen them (the sequels, or the remake), in years. I only saw the remake once as a kid & hated it. I thought it was boring & stupid. I also took a VIP tour with my Mum at Universal Studios in 2006, & our tour group got to stop off & walk around on the Psycho set of the backlot tour which was an amazing experience.

Psycho franchise is the only horror movie that i love. i just wish sometimes that this franchise movie gets the respect rip alfred hitchcock Anthony perkins and Janette Lee❤

.... The original Psycho is the best! And Psycho III is pretty good, and creative. Psycho IV The Beginning is pretty awful.

Awesome.

I was surprised there was even three sequels . Even more surprised i enjoyed them all . loved how 2 and 3 had me constantly switching back and forth on whether or not norman really is a psycho Like norman poisoning the birds at the bird feeder and collecting them for stuffing . When he realizes one didnt die he takes it outside and lets it go 😂 just when he does somethingthat confirms hes a psycho he does something a psycho would never do

The 1998 remake was far and away head and shoulders the best of them all.

Love psycho

Re-Animator series has pretty similar theme music. Must be homage.

PSYCHO I HAVE THIS ON DVD THE ORGINAL TRUE HITCHCOCK CLASSIC NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE. I SAW PSYCHO 2 ON PEACOCK TWO YEARS AGO AND PSYCHO 4 ON SCI-FI CHANNEL BACK IN THE 2000'S GREATEST PSYCHO MOVIES OF ALL TIME.

All sequels are within 6-7 yrs or about, of Hitchcock's passing

I’m a huge lover of the sequels ❤

Psycho rocks rip Anthony perkins

Psycho (1960) Rulez✊🏻! Psycho II (1983) Rulez✊🏻! Psycho IV: The Beginning Rulez✊🏻!

I've seen all of them

My favorite is the original

Well. If you've already watched all the movies you know his mother was a abusive person. And by Blood she wasn't his mother she was his aunt oh, she had a pseudo incestuous relationship with him. Or I should say a covert incest relationship with him.. And then she made him feel dirty for for responding to her behavior. Basically he was supposed abused and then gas-lit that there was no abuse. That he was just disgusting and sick, his real mother was mentally ill and I do believe she went away. What I love about the town that he grew up in is when the sister of the girl that was murdered in the first thing came to visit and was trying to trick him into admitting that he murdered her sister. A good lot of townsfolk that were in the diner was telling her to leave him alone including a police officer or Deputy or whatever. His I suppose the people around him figured he was sick and that he had gotten a little bit better or better enough to be out. And they didn't want him stressed. Hell even she didn't want him stressed after awhile. The origin story wasn't that bad, I can't even say that Norman getting a good ending and burning that fuckinghouse was a good idea as well. The fact that he chose to believe that his child would be nothing like him and that he could have a good future and his nurse / doctor or whatever the hell she was why he can trust her. I think it's a little weird that both the franchise and several other franchises show doctors dating their psyche patience is kind of bad but hey she loves him and you know good for her. All's well that ends well I can see why they wanted to make it into a television show. And events Vaughn thing wasn't that bad but yeah it's not my favorite he would never be my favorite Norman anyting. I do like the show version of Norma better than I do the flashback Norma.

I reject the 3 "re" = remakes, reboots, retcons (that includes prequels and sequels that rewrite what came before them) The world is in dire need of stories of new fresh tales and characters. Not recycled stuff and rehashes.

Love the psycho movies good films

I enjoyed Psycho II

I love the franchise

I like #3 better than 2.

Paramount didn’t put up any money. Hitchcock with his wife Alma finance the movie. And got 60% off the box office

bring her back

I know I’m in the minority but I loved the remake. I thought Vince Vaughn was amazing in it!

Psycho 2 is the best sequel worth the watch. 3.....meh sure

there are 4 PSYCHO movies 💡 💡 💡 💡

Skip Bates Motel?!? No way, it’s brilliant.

Wow u guys totally ripped off my dude Horror Timelines whole format down to the watch it or skip it.

I_ ❤ _ everything _ about_ the_ movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 😑 everything 😁😁😁😄😄😄😃😃😀🙂🙃🙃😉😉😊😊😊😊

That's Bud Cort from Harold & Maude in the TV movie... Probably worth mentioning

1 was classic 2 was ok Can't remember the rest

psycho 2 > psycho 1

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More of the women with better microphone

Why does the narrator speak that way?

Original Psycho was the only one that made sense. TV show was a woke rehash with some interesting ideas.

why are you always saying WTF?

The Psycho remake is one of the most underrated horror movies of the 90’s. People have just been told not to like it, & unfortunately people often do as they’re told.

I can’t wait for the Psycho 4K collection boxset coming out soon