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.

5/10

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Well, first of all this sequel was actually the length of an average movie, whereas the first movie ran at about an hour only. So that at least works in favor of the movie...

Or so you would think. Alas, but no, that was not the case. Why? Well, because this movie was incredibly slow paced and with very little of any interest or any consequential worth, so it just felt like time stood almost still while a whole lot of nothing transpired on the screen.

I am rating "Nekromantik 2" 3 out of 10 stars, whereas I rated the prequel 2 out of 10. The reason for a slightly higher rating for this sequel was because they upped their game significantly in terms of production and effects. This actually felt like a movie, whereas the first one was more amateurish and like a home movie recorded on tape.

The storyline in "Nekromantik 2" was quite simple, and very similar to the storyline in the first movie. Just as shame that it was so pointless, because there was very little entertainment in the movie, truth be told.

Sure, "Nekromantik 2" also has some fairly gross and bizarre things in it, much like the first movie. It is also visual, but not on the same lewd level as the first movie. The sequel was a bit more refined - if one can use such a word about a movie such as this.

The acting in the movie was adequate, taking into consideration the kind of movie that you are watching. But don't go placing any wagers on this being phenomenal acting that will be remembered for years to come.

I watched "Nekromantik 2" solely because I just watched part one and I had both movies lined up. I decided to watch the sequel despite of being nowhere near impressed by or entertained by the first movie. So now I have seen both of these so-called cult movies, and will never return to watch them again.

Nekromantik 2 is set in Germany where a nurse named Monika (Monika M.) digs up the corpse of necrophiliac Robert Schmadtke from the original Nekromantic (1987), she takes it back to her flat where she has sex with it. Being a necrophiliac isn't easy you know, things like rotting corpses are a pain so Monika decides to saw the cadaver up & just keep the important parts like the head & penis. While this is happening Monika is also seeing a guy called Mark (Mark Reeder) who starts to have suspicions about her when she asks him to have sex but not to move while doing so & the strange photo's of him in dead positions don't help either, unable to be totally satisfied in bed by either the living or deceased Monika devises a plan to have the best of both worlds...

This German production was co-edited, co-written & directed by Jorg Buttgereit & I have to say Nekromantik 2 is an acquired taste to say the least. The script by Buttgereit & Franz Rodenkirchen doesn't really have a plot so to speak, it's a bizarre & often grotesque character study of someone who has necrophilia & if that sounds like something you would enjoy watching then the original Nekromantic & this sequel are the films for you as I don't think there are many other films quite like them. There's hardly any dialogue, there are no sub plots & it's a very basic film with a slowish pace & an extremely distasteful subject matter which to be fair to it doesn't shy away from when showing the gruesome details. There are some pretty nasty moments in this especially a gory & twisted ending that you need a strong constitution to watch. There are some strange scenes though, particularly when Mark finds Robert's severed penis in Monika's fridge & doesn't seem to say anything, I mean wouldn't you? Wouldn't you say something like 'darling why do you have a severed rotten penis in your fridge?', well OK maybe not.

Director Buttgereit does OK on what was probably a low budget, shot in German you'll have to read the subtitles so bear that in mind. The film feels like an underground experimental effort at times although as mentioned already you'll need a strong stomach & not get easily offended. There's the predictable gross scenes of sex with a corpse, there's an extremely gory decapitation & a sequence where Monika saws Robert's corpse up in a bath, it's lovingly shown in detail complete with severed body parts & intestines. Also bear in mind the special make-up effects are excellent & pretty realistic & it's filmed in a matter-of-fact sort of way so there's no exaggerated sound effects or goofy rubbery limbs. Add that to the fact there's a scene of a seal autopsy & it being sliced to pieces so animal lovers beware & anyone who gets queasy easily. I wouldn't say there's anything scary here, it's more disturbing piece of work overall.

Technically it's OK, it's basic, barren & doesn't have much style but it's generally well made for what it is. The acting is OK by people who probably needed the money.

Nekromantik 2 is not a film for everyone, I found a certain morbid fascination with it & it's got some nasty scenes in it which helps although I'm not sure everyone will agree with me & take many positives from it. I'll leave this one in the air & say this one's down to personal opinion & tastes.