Anthropophagus II

2022

Horror

3
IMDb Rating 4.4/10 10 207 207

cannibal cult

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Plot summary

A group of female students and their lecturer, Nora, camp inside a bomb bunker to do research on the theses they are writing. After being escorted by a sinister-looking janitor, the girls prepare to spend twenty-four hours locked in the bunker. In the middle of the night, two of them disappear without a trace. Nora coordinates the search, but soon the survivors find themselves trapped in a maelstrom of violence at the hands of an anthropophagous.

Director

Dario Germani Photo
Dario Germani

Top cast

Chiara De Cristofaro Photo
Chiara De Cristofaro as Betty
Alberto Buccolini Photo
Alberto Buccolini as The mystery man
Monica Carpanese Photo
Monica Carpanese as Nora
Shaen Barletta Photo
Shaen Barletta as Sonia
720p.BLU
742.16 MB
1280*640
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 20 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kbtoys100 5 / 10

Long live Italian Horror!

After the early 90s, Italian horror and cinema in general has drastically faded so imagine both my surprise and wariness when a trailer for Anthropophagous 2 was released in 2022.Relatively little was shown and what was didn't look like much but I kept it in my watchlist, being a fan of the original Anthro and its pseudo-sequel, Absurd.So, was the movie worth the wait?The plot concerns a group of college girls and their teacher spending a few days locked in an old tunnel system for some sort of thesis or research, we really never know. Naturally they run afoul of a psycho cannibal living down there. That's about it.Director Dario Germani had previously made a few Italian drama films, but he pulls out a good sense of dread in the first part of this film. While many may dislike in the original that little happens in the first hour apart from buildup, here the first of the group is dispatched around 30 minutes in. The atmosphere is well done and the cinematography makes good use of the dark tunnels. The cast is full of pretty girls who do well enough, essentially being meat for the monster. They are all dubbed which will either delight or annoy, depending if you are a fan of the 70s and 80s Italian horror with its trashy dubbing.Sadly, rather than the slasher/cannibal route of D'Amato's film, this one goes for a 'torture porn' route, which I generally dislike, though it doesn't ever linger too long on people screaming or crying.Speaking of the gore, it is all practical and well done in respect to the budget. The titular anthropophagus sadly is nothing compared to George Eastman's hulking beast in the original. Here he is a skinny old man in a dirty wifebeater that feels like he was plucked from Hills Have Eyes or Wrong Turn.This letdown of the killer was the biggest detractor of Anthropophagous 2, as Eastmans creepy portrayal is what elevates the original and makes it watchable.Anthropophagous 2 is hardly the second-coming of Italian horror films, but it is a positive step and is functional enough to be worth a watch for both fans of the old Italian movies as well as more modern fans looking for a bit of bloody mayhem.
Reviewed by FilmFatale 5 / 10

The Gore Saves It, But Just Barely

Seven female university students and their professor travel to an abandoned (well, mostly) bunker to work on a thesis for history or sociology or whatever (it doesn't matter), only to discover that they're not alone. Our gals weren't allowed to bring cell phones and were forbidden from telling anyone where they were going so here they are locked in the giant bunker with a cannibal, and only the creepy caretaker knows.The ladies are attractive but the dubbing is atrocious and the dialogue is almost worse. Mr. Bunker Man is the most inefficient cannibal I've seen in ages - dude, you live in an abandoned bunker with a bad reputation in the middle of nowhere. There can't be much walk in traffic but ol' Bunky catches a girl, tortures her for a bit, and then starts to chow down without a thought to aluminum foil, plastic baggies, or a deep freeze.His leftover loss is our gain though, because the kills and gore are mostly awesome. Impromptu C-section, scalping, degloving, tongue removal, and more, and they all look great. It was very weird to watch one character have her nose bitten off and then her head slammed into concrete until it's a big mess in one scene but when one of the leads finds her in the next scene, she looks mostly ok,but I'm not going to quibble. Watch for the effects and not the plot and you'll probably have a good time.PS - this has nothing to do with the OG Anthropophagus or Absurd.
Reviewed by udar55 3 / 10

What the heck is this? Anthropophagusploition?

The Italians seem to be getting their 1440 Entertainment on with this in-name-only sequel to Joe D'Amato's classic Anthropophagus (1980) arriving decades later. A group of seven girls and their teacher (maybe?) head into the hills to spend a weekend locked in a WWII bunker. Why? Who knows as the filmmakers never bother to explain their reasoning. The Tubi plot synopsis mentions it is a "research project" but even that is suspect because the first thing they do when they get into this cavernous bunker is go to bed. Two girls wake up and wander off, only to run into a killer who alternately is seen in a wifebeater or hazmat suit. He then slowly stalks the group. To quote Evil Ed from Fright Night (1985): "Slowly, oh so slowly!" This one is a real headscratcher. Director Dario Germani actually mounts a pretty slick looking production as it is well shot and the locations are great. However, any credit it gets is quickly revoked by its steadfast stance of having zero plot. Want to know why the girls are there? D'Unno as it is never explained. What is the backstory of the killer? D'Unno as he is just there. What was the whole point? D'Unno. It is almost the same scenario over-and-over as girl wanders off/killer stalks girl/killer tortures them in his kill room. Rinse and repeat. It is so odd that they slap the Anthropophagus title on this generic flick as it literally has no connection. You have to wonder who this is even for. I mean, the only person who would immediately be hooked by that title is a D'Amato diehard who dreams of seeing a modern take on gut munching and fetus eating that they scramble to Tubi at 11p.m. On a weeknight to watch it. Oh crap, this was made for me!
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