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What can I say about Stealing Harvard? First thing, this review may contain slight spoilers. And then I can say that it has to be one of the funniest and entertaining movies that I've seen in a very long time. With Tom Green, you know it has to be a riot, which is exactly what this movie is. The writing is wonderful and with a wonderful cast to back it up, it turns out to be a wonderfully entertaining masterpiece. This movie was just plain hilarious, what more can I say? With Tom Green, you can't go wrong. The plot deals with a man played by Jason Lee, who works for his rich, soon to be father-in-law, played by Dennis Farina. Lee promises his niece, at a young age, that if she ever gets accepted to college, he'll pay for the entire thing. So, when she reaches the age, she gets accepted to Harvard and needs $30,000 to cover the charges that she doesn't have. Lee calls on his friend from High School, played wonderfully by Tom Green. After many mishap robberies Lee's fiancee decides that they should steal the money from her father. But, will they get caught like every other time? For a ton of laughs, wonderful acting and writing watch Stealing Harvard. I give it a 5 out of 5.

The film starts two decades after Norman Bates was first arrested for murder. He is now sane and ready for normal life. Normal life is not ready for him! Lila Crane-Loomis doesn't want to see Norman released and she would do anything to make sure that he's not-- and she does. (Possible Spoilers) Norman gets a job at a diner as a part of a rehabilitation program, there he meets Mary Samuels, a girl with "boyfriend troubles" Norman notices that she no longer has a place to stay because her boyfriend kicked her out of his house. Norman offers Mary to stay at his motel F.O.C. of course, so she does and soon "mother" is talking to the so-called stable Norman. Mary Samuels turns out to be Mary Loomis the daughter of Lila and Sam (from the original Psycho). Despite all of the killings that take place Norman is always vindicated by the town sheriff. In the middle of the story we learn that Mary and Lila are trying to make Norman go crazy again calling the house as his mother, leaving him notes, and yes-- even killing people. Also, in the end we learn that Norman's mother is NOT dead, Mrs. Bates just took care of him-- Mrs. Spool-- the lady from the diner is in fact Norman's real mother. Well-- like a loving son, Norman poisons her tea and kills her, and like his stuffed birds, stuffs mother and starts doing just what he did before. Believe it or not, this film has some dramatic moments and you actually feel sorry for Norman in most of the film (watch for the "Toasted Cheese Sandwiches" scene) don't get me wrong the film has suspensful moments and is much more intense than the original. Anthony Perkins does such a good job in this, as in the first one and the two next sequels. Psycho II gets a WELL deserved 10/10.

This movie is really the earliest horror film that everyone knows. It deals with a young man named Norman Bates managing a motel that his mother once owned. What role does the mother play in this film? A big one! Even though we only see her one time in the entire film she is one of the main characters. (Possible Spoilers) Norman Bates killed his mother and her lover in bed because he was jealous of her. After he killed her (as stated in Psycho IV) he still needed her and wanted her around so he stole her corpse from the grave and talked to her as if she were still alive. When the film starts we are first introduced to Marion Crane who steals $40,000 from the real estate company that she works for, she then darts for it and before you know it she ends up at the Bates Motel. When she first arrives she is charmed by Norman, offering her sandwiches and milk. But soon she hears Norman's mother talking and realizes that he has a rather dark side to him, the say goodnight and go to bed... or so you think. Soon after we see one of the most well known death scenes in cinematic history-- the macabre shower scene where Marion is stabbed to death by an unknown woman like figure which in the end turns out to be Norman Bates dressed as his mother. When Norman's mother first does the killing he has no idea what he is doing because the "mother" in him takes over and Norman blacks out and after he awakens he cleans up the bloody mess in which he believes that his mother has commited. There is much that this film has to offer, Alfred Hitchcock is a true genius! Psycho is one of the most horrific films in history. It is my favorite series of movies. Psycho gets a well earned 10 out of 10.