Usually I'm in-sync with Christian's reviews but here I have to disagree.

First, Psycho II is vastly superior to Psycho III. In fact it is now considered as one of the best sequels to a horror film. The plot is quite clever with a shocking and at the same time ridiculous and funny last minute resolution. Richard Franklin did a very good job in directing the movie. Anthony Perkins brought a wonderful presence to the screen, first heartbreaking then slowly descending back into madness.

Finally, Jerry Goldsmith wrote a wonderful melancholic score. It helps to sympathize with Norman Bates and make him appear vulnerable. Certainly Goldsmith knows how to write creepy music, especially towards the end with "The Cellar" and "It's Not Your Mother" with really unnerving string sections.

For me at least a four star score.

> For me at least a four star score.

I wish scores from horror films these days had the same quality.

> I wish scores from horror films these days had the same quality.

Lots of them do. You need to listen and watch more horror films!!

> Lots of them do. You need to listen and watch more horror films!!

Um, no they don't, most of them rely on brooding ambient sound design and stingers, at least Jerry wrote a score that has themes and counterpoint and has a narrative tapestry and is completely orchestral with just slight electronics, horror scores today, especially those by Joseph Bishara are almost completely droning electronics and are mostly grim, disturbing affairs, at least Psycho II has pleasant moments and the horror music is not abrasive on the ears unlike most of the stuff that comes out nowadays. I wish there were more composers like Jerry Goldsmith scoring horror films today and maybe we'd get a modern day Omen or Psycho II.