[adrotate banner=”1″]Why do I like these RiffTrax VODs? Is is because all I need to do is write up a paragraph and then copy/paste a whole bunch? Is it because they are a good deal and varied enough that there is bound to be something you are interested in? Nope, it’s because they’re are damn funny! So I’ll keep writing about them until that stops happening. Even though I’m way behind on catching up on these. But that’s the kind of problems I want to have. Too much good stuff. Speaking of good stuff, Psycho was some good stuff. Psycho II…not so much. But then, I did like Psycho IV, the one where he calls into a talk radio station. So if you can’t get enough of the Bates Motel tv series and want to see something similar but vastly inferior, grab yourself some Psycho II, turn on the shower, and let Mike, Bill, and Kevin make you kill yourself with laughter.

Turns out hilarious re-imaginings of classic Hitchcock movies aren’t just for James Nguyen! They even dug up the original Norman Bates (aka, Anthony Perkins, you may know him from his other work in just kidding, obviously, just kidding) and his momma (quite literally) for this one! Not to mention the Motel and roadside homestead, and even the iconic shower scene! Because, when you see a timeless thriller beloved by millions, the thing you want most is to follow it with a sequel 22 years later that pays homage by just whizzing all over it in every way possible.

Norman gets released home to his family crime scene with some help from psychiatrist Robert Loggia, who’s tough and cool as always, but utterly inept as a psychiatrist. Despite the fact that Norman’s killing spree would’ve made national news, with college kids wearing ironic t-shirts of him in his mother’s dress by now, very few folks in his sleepy hometown seem to remember him at all. And those that do are eager to give him a job, or, in the case of Meg Tilly, go back to his home and spend the night, just for funsies. Only Dennis Franz (and, presumably, his bare bottom) is suspicious of the man who IS STILL OBVIOUSLY INSANE. But hey, who knows, maybe Norman’s fine now? JUST KIDDING, OBVIOUSLY, JUST KIDDING, HE’S STILL NUTS AND TELLS THEM SO HIMSELF MULTIPLE TIMES.

Join Mike, Bill, and Kevin for Psycho II, and turn the crank on Hitchcock’s grave one more time!