I mean, it does in a way tie in with the other movies...Just because it's a weak movie, doesn't mean it's not part of the series...I think, as bad as it is, it should be considered part of the "Psycho" franchise...
Psycho
Psycho II
Psycho III
Bates Motel
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Psycho (1998)
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I would never in a million years consider this a Psycho installment. It would bring shame to the entire franchise. A sick joke. A shame. Poor excuse for entertainment.
Like it or not, it's part of the franchise. It takes place at the hotel and the house, features the Bates family sort of -- a pic of Norman (although portrayed by someone other than Perkins), the elusive "Mrs. Bates" and her late husband, Jake -- and tries to tie in with the first film. Denying Bates Motel as part of the Psycho series is like saying that Freddy's Dead wasn't part of the Elm Street franchise. How this pilot ever got made is beyond me, but it is part of the Psycho series. If we're gonna deny this one, we might as well deny Van Zandt's remake.
share^ Heck yeah I deny the remake. It did nothing for the series, except give the original color. I exclude it too. I also deny Hallwoeen 3 as being part of the Halloween series, because it had nothing to do with Michael Myers. A little off topic, but I thought I'd bring it up.
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I think Bates Motel has nothing to do with Psycho. Using the house and the motel doesn't make it a sequel. A bad joke maybe, but not much more. Can anybody consider this as an alternative sequel to Psycho. I doubt it. I just can't see the point of making this stupid pilot. Other than money ofcourse. I'm more than glad that it fell flat!!
shareAnnieHall88, your horror film review blog was quite entertaining and enjoyable. But I stopped reading after your one-star reviews of the original "Wicker Man" and "Jeepers Creepers," both excellent additions to the genre.
"Jeepers Creepers" I can (kind of) understand the hate, but the original "The Wicker Man"? No. Sorry, but no horror afficianado would hate "The Wicker Man."
I WOULD consider it as a Psycho installment, but only as a direct sequel to the original, since it has too many differences with the other Psycho films. "Bates Motel" is actually what Psycho II is to the original Psycho, a sequel, but a different sequel.
HERE'S HOW IT GOES:
Franchise 1:
Psycho
Psycho II
Psycho III
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Franchise 2:
Psycho
Bates Motel (like Psycho IV, it is a direct sequel with no references to the others)
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Not only would I not consider it part of the series, I wouldn't even consider it a movie. It was a failed pilot for a TV series.
shareThough this is not a horrible movie, I don't think it fits with the PSYCHO films, especially the sequels.
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