Review of Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) by Michael G — 26 Jan 2009
When I saw Psycho IV back in the day I thought it was amazing, but after seeing it many years later it's just a badly dated piece of crap. With the original Psycho being one of my Top 2 favorite movies the flashbacks were amazing and elaborated on a lot of little details from the original.
But the modern day storyline with the call-in show was godawful. Henry Thomas as a young Norman was okay, Olivia Hussey was trying too hard. Joseph Stefano's (who wrote the screenplay for the original Psycho) heart was in the right place but that final sequence at the motel was kind of painful.
If you love the Psycho series (or just the original for that matter) enough you might get something out of it but otherwise don't bother.
This review of Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) was written by Michael G on 26 Jan 2009.
Psycho IV: The Beginning has generally received mixed reviews.
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