Bates Motel is a terrible film. If you are a fan of Psycho and the Psycho series trust me, you are not missing anything.
Where to start? The plot centres around a man named Alex who met Norman Bates in a sanitarium, and on Norman's death, is left the Bates Motel in his will. Alex then goes about finding the place, and fixing it up so Bates Motel can live on.
Now here's how you know a movie is bad: 1) You go into it with low expectations and it's still awful.
2) You take the film on it's own terms, not worrying how it relates to the Psycho franchise and it's still awful.
3) You take it in the context that it's a pilot for a sitcom and it's still awful.
Bates Motel is more of a comedy than anything else, and while I'm willing to accept (just) that the Psycho franchise can go in this direction, I cannot accept the woeful attempts at humour that are featured in the movie.
The acting is terrible and the script woeful, complete with an ending that anyone who has seen an episode of Scooby Doo will guess very early on. This film is so far away from the original Psycho as to be offensive to anyone who treasures the original for the stone cold classic it is.
Just please be aware, Bates Motel is rare and hard to get for a reason. It is awful, and stands as the worst film I have ever seen.
Where to start? The plot centres around a man named Alex who met Norman Bates in a sanitarium, and on Norman's death, is left the Bates Motel in his will. Alex then goes about finding the place, and fixing it up so Bates Motel can live on.
Now here's how you know a movie is bad: 1) You go into it with low expectations and it's still awful.
2) You take the film on it's own terms, not worrying how it relates to the Psycho franchise and it's still awful.
3) You take it in the context that it's a pilot for a sitcom and it's still awful.
Bates Motel is more of a comedy than anything else, and while I'm willing to accept (just) that the Psycho franchise can go in this direction, I cannot accept the woeful attempts at humour that are featured in the movie.
The acting is terrible and the script woeful, complete with an ending that anyone who has seen an episode of Scooby Doo will guess very early on. This film is so far away from the original Psycho as to be offensive to anyone who treasures the original for the stone cold classic it is.
Just please be aware, Bates Motel is rare and hard to get for a reason. It is awful, and stands as the worst film I have ever seen.