Reipu zonbi: Lust of the dead 2

You would have to be a zombie to enjoy this rubbish. Poor plot, amateur actors & special effects that look like they fell out of a corn flake box. I usually enjoy films that are against the grain, but this has to be in a poor league of it's own. I should have known this would be as bad as it's title. You really would be better watching a blank screen.

While the first one is not a enjoyable or smart, in any way whatsoever, this second "movie" in the franchise is just plain dumb. It fails in every level. Not a single aspect of this is salvageable. They even have a scene where the actors walk in place pretending to stroll down the street on a green screen. This is laughable, and not in a "so bad its good" way Furthermore, how is this not called just porn?

The first Lust Of The Dead despite being ridiculous, misandric and crass was certainly memorable if nothing else. Horny zombies and nerdy zen virgins vs a female militia. The sequel actually continues the lore quite well, you simply wouldn't expect a franchise like this to have lore at all let alone this good! Equally crass but a bit tamer overall you can tell this had a lower budget as the sfx have gone from bad to truly dire. Like going from the original Sinbad movies to something Blue Peter would make.

The originals charm is missing but though the franchise is bad there is something about it I find endearing even though I have no idea what.

Zombie movies simply have never been weirder than this. If George Romero and Ron Jeremy ever made a movie together it would look like this. Come to mention it am I the only one who thinks that would be a great idea? Trouble is Hollywood wouldn't dream of touching a franchise like this, too risqué, too controversial and too damn messed up.

Just when I thought Japanese cinema couldn't raise my eyebrow any higher than HK: Forbidden Superhero (2013) we have this.

So hide the feminists, prepare for sfx that makes the scyfy channel look like professionals and brace yourselves for groin shooting action once again.

It is a film that improves a little to the first of the saga. I'm not saying it's a big deal but at least there is a development in some characters and on the other hand we see that there is a certain aim in the sequences that are definitely the attraction of the film. Even so, it is still mediocre at all levels ... As much as it represents the murky fantasies of the average Japanese, it is still lacking in quality for trained stomachs like those of this server. Only for fans.

Right, well I had watched the 2012 movie "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead" years ago, and I vaguely recall it as being a really, really bad movie. So as I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 2013 sequel "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2", it was with quite some reluctancy. However, I opted to give it a chance on the account of it being better than the first movie.

However, I have to admit that I wasn't harboring any expectations really to writers Yûko Momochi and Naoyuki Tomomatsu to deliver something outstanding. I mean, just look at the title alone, and the fact that the movie is starring Asami.

And as it turned out then "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2" was every bit as bad as the first movie, and then some. But hey, if you enjoyed the first movie then you'll also enjoy this sequel. I didn't enjoy the first movie, nor did I enjoy this 2013 sequel.

The special effects in "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2" are exactly that; special. And not in a good way. The special effects here are very low budget and amateurish. But then again, of course there is an audience out there for a movie such as this; perhaps a mostly Japanese audience I suppose, since this franchise has spawned five movies.

And with "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2" being as bad as the first movie, I am not even going to bother with the rest of the movie. This is definitely in a league of its own.

My rating of director Naoyuki Tomomatsu's 2013 "Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars, mostly for the effort they put into making this movie.