The ONLY person who deserved to be killed was that irritating nosey reporter! Norman killed everybody(minus Maureen) but at the end, he HAD to kill the reporter but didn't! Why?! He's have been free. I hated Her annoying character. Reminds me of a lot of weasels in corporate media, today. Too bad.

If you think that you have seen it all, you haven't seen anything yet. Anthony Perkins is back as Norman Bates in "Psycho III". He's back at the Bates Motel, running business as usual. He gets some help from a up and coming rocker(Jeff Fahey), and his first guest is a former nun(Diana Scarwid) ,who would end trying to kill herself after a nun who tried to stop her fell to her own death. Maureen(Scarwid) is saved by Bates and would later fall in love with him. But the other woman is "Mother", who would do as she can to keep Norman to stay away. In the second installment, head games was involved. But the woman in the house isn't "Mother", it's Mrs. Spool, Norman Bates aunt! Was she worse than Norma? Or just the same as her sister? I think both women belonged to the "loony bin". Norman went back to his psycho ways, again. But this time, he was way more unhinged. Necrophilia was seen. Kissing one of the stab victims. That was very messed up. The first one was classic, the second one was tamer, and this one gives the meaning very much. Enjoyed it very much. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

I don't get it. Wherever I go, it seems like everyone is bashing Psycho II, yet praising Psycho III. Even Roger Ebert liked this movie... Why?This is pretty much the first film, but with tons of gore, in color, and made in the '80s. Don't believe me? Well, we've got Norman looking through the peephole, we got a scene that imitates the famous shower scene, and even part of the plot deals with a woman who resembles Marion Crane and shares the same initials as her. Also, this film tries to do WAY too much. Okay, so we got an ex- nun on the run because she doesn't believe in God, some future rock star who applies at the Bates Motel, a snoopy reporter trying to dig up information from the previous two movies, and Norman Bates thrown in there somewhere. A lot of things didn't make sense, like why the aforementioned future rock star suddenly went crazy. Usually, with an unexpected crazy person, there are subtle hints. But not here! He just randomly goes crazy. Also, why did the Marion Crane lookalike suddenly go back to the Bates Motel? She pretty much found out from the reporter that Norman is a nutcase, so that's what drove her away. Then, in the next scene, she's talking with a priest or something, saying, "I must go back!" or something. It would have been interesting to have her reasoning for going back because Norman is proof of God existing, since he's like the Devil, but as I recall, the lady didn't have a motive to go back. She just randomly did it. And then, we have Norman going on a rampage and killing people. Oh, where have I seen that before? I did find the ending quite surprising, as (spoiler alert) Norman actually decapitates the head of his mother's corpse, suggesting that he is now set free from his demons. But then, at the last second, they cop out and have Norman pull that evil grin again. In the first one, it was terrifying. But here, it feels so tacked on, just like the peephole scene.But there were some things I liked, like how some of the supporting characters from Psycho II return, like the cop who was sympathetic with Norman. But this guy does have one stupid line of dialogue, and that comes at the end, when Norman is finally being arrested. He's like "I was for you, Norman. I believed in you." Really? This is the second time this has happened in recent times and you still believed in him. True, Norman wasn't really behind the killings in Psycho II, but still. He should have been feeling a bit suspicious by this point. Also, I liked how Anthony Perkins took over the role as director. I mean, if there's anyone who knows Norman Bates, it's him. And finally, I liked how they immediately discard that stupid retcon from the end of Psycho II, and Norma's sister never gave birth to Norman. But those weren't enough to save this movie.So, Psycho III. It's an overrated sequel that doesn't really do anything new with the plot. I don't recommend it.Also, am I the only one who thinks the poster looks silly? Norman has the keys in his hand and he's making a goofy face that looks like he's saying, "Look! I got the keys! Guess what I'm gonna do now!?"

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.