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Title: Nekromantik 2 (2005) Starring: Lena Braun, Jörg Buttgereit, Carola Ewers, Astrid Ewerts, and Florian Koerner von Gustorf Director: Jörg Buttgereit Rating: NR (Not Rated) Runtime: 103 minutes Avg. Score: 4 Avg Score: Submit Comment Hits: 83

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• Posted on 2008-06-22
  Not Taboo, Ta-boring Is More Like It
  
  I've read a lot of reviews for this film, and picked up both films from a store in the city after just being curious and looking to add to my horror collection. I enjoyed the first film very much, but this one is just terrible. I heard it was nowhere near as good as the first, but i didnt expect it to be THIS BAD.
  
  Just as others have said, there are a bunch of pointless scenes where nothing is being said or done. The first sex scene with the corpse is long, not shocking and just plain boring. This is supposed to be taboo i guess, but it really just puts you to sleep.
  
  I know the director wanted to do something different and not just rehash the first film, but it could have been so much better. If you edit out the few gore sequences, its more like a boring date movie than anything else.
  
  If you can find the find the first one, pick that up. Do yourself a favor and save your money on this snoozefest.
  Score: 1
• Posted on 2007-12-04
  Very sick and perverse film, I loved it!.
  
  O.k. the first Nekromantik film was a shocking and disgustingly gory and sick film which I thought was brilliant, so I was really looking forward to the sequel I ordered both films from another online store and it did take a while but it was definitely worth it German director Jorg Buttgereit has made a very interesting gore flick that has a bit of artistic merit and some drama. There is alot of controversy with these films but then again it does have the disturbing subject matter of necrophilia so its not exactly meant for anyone only those who've watched these type of gory and extreme horror films, the film was in German and had English subtitles the only gripe that I had with the film was the audio some scenes I felt like the audio was turned down a bit. The opening sequence starts of with the amazing and bloody suicide scene with Rob from the first film in black and white, moments later we see a young woman Monika (Monika M.) hanging around in a graveyard and then starts digging for a corpse and of course takes Rob's corpse along to her small apartment and starts stripping his clothes off and starts screwing the corpse and this sequence was shot in slow motion yes very nice. We then meet another lucky bastard ;-) Mark who is already arranged to meet his girlfriend on a date to watch a movie but she doesn't arrive so he decides to ditch her and then meets Monika who works as a nurse, Mark seems like a normal guy but he is clearly unhappy with his job which is dubbing porno films and doesn't seem to be enthusiastic until he meets Monika they quickly develop a relationship and this guy is obviously fascinated by this woman despite the fact that she likes screwing dead people which he has no idea but is about to find out only it becomes to late. The film's special fx were great especially with the dead and rotting corpse which looks disgustingly realistic and when Monika starts chopping up the body parts in the bath tub it did look rather sick (she keeps the severed penis wrapped up in the fridge) and not to mention the great ending which I'm not going to ruin but it was the most spectacular gore scene ever filmed!, anyway the film did have some slow parts that dragged on a bit like the scene where both characters take a trip to the zoo and the amusement park it could have been edited to make it a bit shorter but it was never dull and there were some really good and memorable scenes along with a few unnecessary ones where we get to see a seal autopsy that doesn't serve any purpose other than shock value just like in the first film it was done in extremely bad taste. The acting was fairly good I wouldn't say that it was bad cause I've seen alot worse but then again what do you expect from a low budget gore flick. Well what can I say I really did enjoy this film cause I thought it was different and I'm not sure if there ever going to make a film like this again, Jorg Buttgriet is either a genius or a completely insane person to make a film like this. If you're interested in European cinema or just want to watch a good gore flick then you should definitely check this out. The two disc edition from Barrel Entertainment has tons of special features including the entire soundtrack for both Nekromantik films, interviews with the director, trailers, a music promo with Monika M., behind the scenes footage and a crappy short film done by Buttgriet called Manne The Muwi? The commentary track was interesting to say the least as the director talks about alot of things including a court case which he won from Germany who wanted to ban his films, it does seem like he gets criticized alot but his films are quite good and hes an underrated director.
  Score: 4
• Posted on 2007-11-28
  [2.5]--A lonely soul in search of that illusive "orgasm"
  
  I try to enjoy this film but it wouldn't let me. It had it's moments but it took so long to get there. I haven't seen the first one due to it's availability but went straight to this one. In here we have a German necrophiliac by the name of Betty (Monika M) who feels torn between her living boyfriend and the corpse of her dead ex in the follow-up to Nekromantik. Her former lover, Rob (Daktari Lorenz), committed spectacular erotic suicide after she abandoned him capriciously in the previous film. Digging up Rob's corpse and making love to it in her home, Betty nonetheless stumbles into a more conventional romance with Mark (Mark Reeder), who makes his living providing sound effects for porn films. Alarmed by Betty's insistence that he remain perfectly motionless during sex, Mark considers leaving his paramour -- especially after finding Rob's withered body part in the refrigerator and witnessing Betty and her girlfriends watching videos of animal cruelty just for kicks. Betty, meanwhile, Betty set the stage for another of over-the-top finale. After watching this film I was disappointed by the outcome of the film. The first and the last scene was what really kept me awake. The scene first scene in particular because it was probably the funniest and best suicide scene ever shot.
  
  The film's direction is perhaps its greatest flaw. Buttgereit opens the film with a twenty-minute sequence with no dialogue (which I have no problem with). He spends minutes panning aimlessly around Monika's apartment when a simple establishing shot would convey the same information. Worst of all, we're treated to numerous scenes where his characters do nothing--they sit on screen and ponder thoughts that the audience has no access to. There's no voice-over here, nothing save for a character staring off into space. It's mind-numbingly boring to watch. Essentially, it takes what should be a fifty-minute movie and doubles the running time--all without adding anything to the story.
  
  The film has little in the way of FX. Aside from the corpse itself and the climax sequence, there's not much here to comment on, which is a shame, because the FX work in the first film was its one strong point. The performances are bland and uninspired, particularly that of Monika M. and Mark Reeder. Of course, it's hard to gauge whether they were just poor actors, or their performances were what Buttgereit was looking for. Either way, neither of these two is likely to blow you away or inspire you to seek out their other work.
  
  "Nekromantik 2" is a dull film that commits what is perhaps the gravest story telling sin of all--it takes something that's taboo and intriguing and makes it boring. It's little more than a poor attempt at making a serious art film...one that few art film fans would be interested in seeing to begin with. Of course, there's nothing here for the gore-hounds, horror enthusiasts, or trash/exploitation lovers either. It's a film without a fan base, save for the small band of Buttgereit followers--of which I am not a member. Watching this film is like getting poked in the eye with a sharp stick--repeatedly, give it a shot if your still curious.
  
  
  Score: 2
• Posted on 2007-11-01
  Everything you wanted to know about necrophilia but were afraid to ask
  
  If you're thinking about crossing over that line and experiencing necrophilia, there are some things you should know. This film gives some nice insight on many of the pros and cons--
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  PROS:
  1. Your partner is always in the mood
  2. You don't have to wine & dine 'em
  3. No foreplay
  4. Partner never complains about your performance
  5. No birth control needed
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  CONS:
  1. Your partner will probably stink
  2. Sanitation concerns
  3. No foreplay
  4. Partner never compliments your performance
  5. Rigomortis may set in
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  I strongly recommend watching this film prior to any attempts at necrophilia. This is a very entertaining and educational film.
  Good luck!
  
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2007-09-04
  Lots of gore and perversion, but way too much filler makes this tiresome at times.
  
  After hearing about Nekromantic and its sequel under review here, I finally had a chance to check it out. I've heard everything from "the sickest film ever made" to Jorg Buttgereit being described as an "art house director". I'm writing this review has both a student of serious art film and as an avid viewer of exploitation, b-movies, and trash cinema (hey - you can't watch Godard all the time!).
  
  First of all, I found "Nekromantic 2" uneven. It fluctuates between genuine, surreal imagination; depraved, uninhibited sickness; and incredibly vapid filler. There are some scenes that are nearly worthy of Bunuel such as the naked people on the roof top eating eggs and talking about ornithology for nearly ten minutes or the bizarre dream sequences. Some scenes go WAY over the top with blood and gore. I'm not going to defend it artistically, but that's beside the point anyway - exploitation isn't artistic, it's just fun!
  
  Finally, and this is what kills the film for me, there is a huge amount of filler. I know the movie can't ALL be sex with dead people, but do we really need to spend TWENTY MINUTES following two lovers around a carnival? Do we need to watch uninteresting characters go about their daily monotony in extended takes? Do we need to watch the heroine dig for a full five minutes to unearth a body? While it's extremely funny to see a frail woman (in high heels no less!) exhume a corps, the scene is way too long.
  
  This leads me to the conclusion that Buttgereit is most definitely not an art house director. Maybe this seems obvious to some, but there are some great moments in this film. The aforementioned roof-top scene is straight out of "Un Chien Andalou" or one of Duchamp's Dada films not to mention the grand finale (I won't give it away). You might be tempted to think Buttgereit is better than he really is. However, these scenes make up less than half of the film. Nektromantic 2 is a 40 minute film that runs and hour and 40 minutes. If you edit out all the filler and keep only the scenes that are justified by the narrative, you're left with a very disturbing and engaging short film. It would be a classic, no contest. As it stands though, it's just too long and the good doesn't always out-weight the bad.
  
  One final criticism: the dream sequence where the male lead (the living one) sees himself buried up to his neck is straight out of Arrabal's "Viva la Meurte". It's effective, but completely derivative. No points for Buttgereit on that one.
  
  Overall, if you're a fan of exploitation or extreme perversion, you'll want to see this. It's not great and you may want to fast forward through large portions, but it IS fairly unique. I wouldn't say it's overly disturbing. I still think "Last House on the Left" is about as disturbing as possible because it handles its material in an infinitely more sophisticated and thoughtful way.
  
  Essentially, this is like many Herschell Gordon Lewis films - great moments of exploitation between lots of bland, boring, poorly filmed walking around and talking. HGL always said that he needed to get his films to 69 minutes so they could qualify as "feature length". I think Buttgereit should have stopped there as well.
  
  I don't want to be too hard on the film, but I also don't want it being called an art film. I know art film and this is not it. It's just sick fun. If you like that, give this a shot.
  
  Five stars for some of the scenes *****
  Two stars for the rest **
  
  Overall - Three stars (for making me waste so much time on filler.
  Score: 3