Nekromantik 2 (1991)

Wonderful character development!

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

hyped garbage

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Nekromantik 2 (1991) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Monika (Monika M) is a nurse who has a desire to have sex with corpses. This very strange fetish of hers is something she tries to keep from the man (Mark Reeder) she's dating but soon he finds out.Jorg Buttgereit's NEKROMANTIK is a film that pretty much sent shock waves down the horror community and it quickly gained a notorious reputation for being a work of art that really managed to cross several lines. This sequel isn't nearly as good but there's no doubt that fans of the director will want to check it out and especially since it contains more bizarre and rather vile scenes between the living and the dead.NEKROMANTIK 2 is a more polished and better looking film as it's clear the director was working with more money. I think the raw nature of the film movie is what helped make it so memorable but I personally didn't mind the more polished look here. The biggest problem with this sequel is the fact that it clocks in at 102-minutes, which is way too long. I think there were several sequences that could have been edited out of the movie and it would have made it more entertaining. The movie that the two are seeing on a date could have been edited out and I'm not exactly sure what the seal autopsy has to do with anything other than letting the viewer experience some real gore.As usual, the special effects were quite good and I must say that the corpse was a very good design. I really liked the look of it and I must say all the added slime and blood really made a great impression. I also thought the two leads were quite good here with both of them delivering believable performances. The film has several gory moments as well as some outrageous sex scenes and yes there are some involving the corpse. As usual, Buttgereit manages to take a rather vile subject and add an art house feel to it. The film certainly won't be for everyone but it's well-made.

I had never heard of Jörg Buttgereit before watch this NEKROMANTIK 2 but now I know he has a lot of movies in the same genre of this one. All in all I think it's a romantic comedy in spite of all perversions and absurdity, because it's all done in a sarcastic and funny way. In fact we can't take it too serious because it's more dark humor than anything else! It's never shocking, gory or too bad taste. The intention to shock is there but as it's always mixed with the intention to make you laugh it's always softer than it might be if it was a gory movie with the same thematic. Besides, the film seems to pretend to have some kind of poetic feeling as proves the melancholy of some scenes and the always present melodic piano music. I can't say I found it amazing but for the dark humor and the audacity I will score it 6/10.

Well, the one thing I liked better about this movie, when comparing it to its predecessor, was that this movie had a more professional look over it. Because of this the movie also was more 'pleasant' to watch and easier to follow.Yes, it made the movie and what it tried to achieve more understandable all. However this doesn't mean I liked the movie much though. The movie still remained a bad and tasteless one that uses simple and cheap gore to disgust the viewers.It tries to set up its mood by building up things incredibly slow. It has many long, slow moving sequences and besides that the movie is also featuring sequences that just don't add enough to the movie and seem to be only put into it to disgust its viewers. How can you find some joy and entertainment in seeing a woman making love to a corpse a watch a the autopsy of a seal? I couldn't even watch that sequence since seals are my favorite animals.As a sequel it also doesn't add enough. I mean, this movie basically features the same sort of story as the original. It has the same sort of sequences, though this movie succeeds better at it at trying to tell a story as well. Not that its much of a story though. Jörg Buttgereit tries to achieve much but succeeds at little. He also directed the original first movie, as well as some other German shockers, such as "Der Todesking" and "Schramm". He must have a real sick mind to make movies like this really and it's not like I can't handle any gore or disturbing sequences. The gorier the better really. This movie however just goes too far, even for my taste.The acting is horrible within this movie. Just like in its predecessor they try to conceal this by giving the actors as little dialog as possible. I'm sure this movie would had been far worse when it featured more dialog, so it was a good choice really. Yes, it also adds well to the atmosphere and style of the movie, which basically prevented this movie from being a completely horrible one.More watchable than the first movie but still mostly a movie of bad taste.5/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

The first "Nekromantik" is one of my favorite underground horror films. Although "Nekromantik 2" is shot beautifully and has some really good gore scenes, it just doesn't have the punch that the first one did. There are many scenes that are long and drawn-out and detract from the pace of the film. Some scenes seem like they don't belong in the film at all. There are some genuinely funny scenes that are good for a laugh, and definitely some strong gore that rivals the first "Nekromantik", but I found myself checking my watch too often. Buttgereit and crew could have easily shaved a half hour off this film and made it a more sleek and streamlined film, but being that Buttgereit seemed to have a bigger budget this time, it appears he wanted to spend it on filming as much footage as possible, not always to the benefit of the viewer. Still a decent experience and definitely worth checking out for the extreme horror enthusiasts, and the ending is suitably matched to the first film. Give this one a look 7/10