Rent Bates Motel: Series 1 (2013)

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6h 56min
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Synopsis:
From the producers of Lost and Friday Night Lights comes a modern day prequel to the iconic horror film, Psycho. After finding his father dead, teenager Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga), purchase a motel and move to White Pine Bay in search of a new life, but they soon discover this idyllic seaside town hides some deadly secrets. Unable to trust anyone but each other, the two indulge in a deeply twisted relationship that raises the question: does mother really know best?
Actors:
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Directors:
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Producers:
Justis Greene
Voiced By:
Max Thieriot
Creators:
Anthony Cipriano
Writers:
Anthony Cipriano, Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, Robert Bloch, Jeff Wadlow, Bill Balas
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
BBFC:
Release Date:
03/02/2014
Run Time:
416 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Paley Center Panel Discussion with the Cast and Creative Team
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following episodes:
1. First You Dream, Then You Die
2. Nice Town You Picked, Norma...
3. What's Wrong With Norman
4. Trust Me
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following episodes:
5. Ocean View
6. The Truth
7. The Man in Number 9
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following episodes:
8. A Boy and His Dog
9. Underwater
10. Midnight
BBFC:
Release Date:
03/02/2014
Run Time:
416 minutes
Languages:
Brazilian Portuguese DTS 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
Brazilian, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Paley Center Panel Discussion with the Cast and Creative Team
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following episodes:
1. First You Dream, Then You Die
2. Nice Town You Picked, Norma...
3. What's Wrong With Norman
4. Trust Me
5. Ocean View
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following episodes:
6. The Truth
7. The Man in Number 9
8. A Boy and His Dog
9. Underwater
10. Midnight

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Reviews (2) of Bates Motel: Series 1

Good but not amazing - Bates Motel: Series 1 review by JR

Spoiler Alert
13/08/2018

Deciding to make a series around the early years of a psycho means they really have to try hard to make you like the main protagonist, and when you see him change into the psycho you are supposed to have conflicted feelings about him. Unfortunately they didn't quite manage this for me in Bates Hotel. I never really liked Norman or his mother Norma, even though they were very well acted.

From the very start, Norman always comes across as a slightly strange, bookish, kid with a manipulating mother and although this relationship is fleshed out later, I never warmed to either character. For some unknown reason Norman seems to be freakishly interesting/desirable to a number of attractive woman which wasn't at all realistic.

My favourite character and storyline turned out to be his older brother Dylan, who gets mixed up in the local towns shady dealings. For me this is the story that kept me watching, and I'd be happy for Norman's story to be a sub plot rather than the main focus.

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Enjoyable Mash-up of Psycho set in the Present Day - Bates Motel: Series 1 review by PV

Spoiler Alert
01/08/2020

This 2013 series passed me by so I am working my way through them now. I do expect later series to 'jump the shark'.

It all reminds me a tad of the TV series DEXTER for some reason.

All a bit silly at times, almost a fantasy movie, and tbh the characters do not seem weird enough - esp Norma Bates. But also Norman. The original movie has not equal in that - though the over-rated Hitchcock did not actually create the shower scene (storyboarded by an underling).

Freddie Highmore looks younger than the 21 years he is, which helps and reminds me of Nicholas Hoult. As a child actor for a well-off family of actors and mum was Daniel Radcliffe's agent, he had all the advantages BUT it's still hard for a child star to make the transition to adult acting. He does here with aplomb.

Best not to think to hard when watching this - let it wash over you. I particularly liked the way it all started.

4 stars

0 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

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