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It seems the makers of the first Possessed movie forgot everything about storytelling when they made this amateurish sequel. Or maybe they gave the filmmaking gear to a bunch of middle schoolers and told them to make a horror movie.

Ignore the high rated reviews and just watch the first movie twice.

I have a lot of respect for the other three IMDb members who have already left comments on this bonkers Hong Kong horror, but I really think that they have been WAAAY too generous with their scoring on this film. Whilst I agree that Possessed 2 is certainly 'unique' viewing, offering occasionally ridiculous moments that are impossible not to enjoy, the film as a whole is a mess. With awful pacing and editing, dreadful effects, and a story that makes almost no sense whatsoever, I found it hard to understand why everyone else was raving quite so much about it (as I write, the film has an 8.5 average!).

Possessed 2 centres on a dysfunctional married couple (adulterous husband and nagging wife) and their daughter, who move into a flat which is haunted by the spirits of a woman (who committed suicide after being jilted by her lover) and her son (who was killed by his mother). The ghosts cause all kinds of trouble for the new inhabitants, possessing both the mother and child, until the husband (with the help of a group of Hare Krishnas) decides to take action.

Yes, there are some wonderfully silly moments that sound unmissable to those who dig Asian cinematic oddities, but this particular pundit of strange films wished that the weirdness was a little more frequent and taken a couple of steps further: when a little girl turns into a flying demon and attacks a bully, I was hoping we would see him thrown around a bit more (instead, the action freezes on his terrified face); when a jive talking African warrior gets attacked by a werewolf woman, I wanted to see him torn apart (rather than just receive a few nasty scratches); and at the end, when the wife is trapped by the 'high-tech' Hare Krishnas, I would've liked an outrageously gory finalé (the bloodletting level is fairly low—one arm gets ripped off and someone gets shot in the eye).

With so many superb extremely OTT Eastern films out there to see, I cannot find it within myself to recommend Possessed 2 as highly as others have. I suppose, if you've nothing else to watch, it passes the time fairly well, but compared with my favourite 'out-there' HK films (Red to Kill, The Seventh Curse, We're Going To Eat You, the Untold Story), this is really rather tame.

Only 15 votes? People need to get themselves a mutli region player and buy this bonkers gem from Yesasia or another region 3 retailer. Potential buyers should not be put off by the crappy sound, average picture, and rubbish subtitles. Did I mention the shoddy direction, acting and script? None of this matters. This begins in the usual plodding fashion. I have seen quite a few Far-Eastern horrors now, but I still can't get used to the seemingly de rigeur dull first half. Clumsy exposition, shallow characters and soap opera style drama make me check how much time has elapsed on the DVD player every time I watch one of these shlockers. Usually, you are repaid in the second half. This time, you get 1000% interest. The film descends into random lunacy; there is the typical exorcism, but this time it's by a hi-tech Hare Krishna, who has a purpose built exorcism chamber handily designed to be carried around on an articulated truck. Why? Who paid for it? Who designed it? Aren't Krishnas peaceful? That's after an initial exorcism attempt by a part time policeman, that has the usual pratfalls, bungling, screaming, and some bowl-of-dog's-blood juggling that would make the Brazilian football team proud. There is a hairy-titted werewolf woman, whose encounter with a jive faux-voodoo African undermines the cheap (and super-dated) stereotyping, by making it utterly ridiculous and hilarious at once. There is the usual crazy synth-based sound effects, backwards flowing gloopy green blood, multi-transforming possession-victim, flying possessed children, mystic exhumations etc. Also, a dismembered arm that unfortunately still has a gun in it's hand is a particular highlight. I can't be bothered to work out where this film stands chronologically in the timeline of the classic western horror canon, but it fits right in somewhere near Evil Dead 2 (although I was also reminded of Poltergeist for some reason) The difference is that there is very little tongue in cheek here. Also, there is very little coherence, reality or sanity. Another reviewer has commented on the lack of a hardcore horror element. That is certainly true - this is no gorefest. I think its minor legendary status stems almost entirely from its lunacy, its hilarity, and its totally unhinged unpredictability. Marvellous.

Hsiao and his family move into a big apartment which is surprisingly cheap.When they get settled,strange things start to happen.In the 50s,a bar waitress,Lucy lived with her boyfriend Tim in the same apartment.Tim was a US sailor and he had to leave Hong Kong after the holiday.He abandoned Lucy after she was pregnant.Out of rage,Lucy committed suicide and killed her baby boy too.She swore to kill Tim after death.Hsiao's wife and daughter have been possessed by Lucy and her son and Lucy wants to kill Hsiao on his birthday..."Possessed II" is far more bizarre and entertaining than its predecessor.The plot is not easy to follow,but some scenes are utterly crazy and left me rolling on the floor with laughter.The werewolf woman is so funny that she truly has to be seen to be believed.10 out of 10.My highest recommendation.

This movie is one of those Asian horror-gore-LSD type induced cinema carnival rides. You can leave well developed plot hopes at the door - over the top mugging by the cast, fake blood, outlandish special effects, some truly shocking visuals and just insane craziness that will make you laugh out loud. Plus, this has to be one of the few horror possession films that has a cool Hare Krishna dude as the main ghost hunter. The actor looks like if Terry Quinn and Kevin Spacey had a baby and became a Hare Krishna - that's this guy. A revenge scene against a fat bully at school has to be seen to be believed. Don't expect a well made film but if you and your friends like to watch bizarre, trippy stuff from around the globe - then check this out. Wow!