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I’m sure everyone thought it was crazy to make a sequel twenty two years after the iconic original film. By all measures they should have been right, except this movie is a blast. It does not feature the amazing cinematography or meticulous plotting of Hitchcock, but by early ‘80s horror standards Psycho II has it all. I recall being pleasantly surprised by this on VHS back in the early 2000s, and then had the privilege of seeing a 35 mm print a few years ago. Dan Halsted, who is the amazing programmer for Portland’s Hollywood Theater, introduced the film and had the extremely hot take that it is better than the original. I can’t quite bring myself to agree, but this is an excellent horror film. I would have paid to watch Anthony Perkins read a Denny’s menu out loud, so to see him give his all for a Psycho reboot is a no brainer in my book. Mr. Perkins went on to direct the third installment in 1986, and it’s honestly not bad. Give that one a watch later on, but keep your expectations a notch lower.
Available on Blu-ray from Shout Factory.
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