Naked Killer 2

sleazy film, very cheaply made. beware: the film is notorious for it's graphic sex/rape scenes, which are CUT OUT on the english release on the "made in hong kong" label.

Alright, this movie should never have had carried the title "Naked Killer 2". Why? Well it had absolutely nothing in common with or anything to do with the first movie, aside from having the same two people in the lead roles and also having the same producer.

The story in "Naked Killer 2" is about a perverted rapist (played by Mark Cheng) who preys on women in the apartment building where he has recently moved into. He abducts, rapes and frames Man Man (played by Jacqueline Ng), but she gets help from her friend Yuk-Nam (played by Chingmy Yau) and her triad boss boyfriend (played by Simon Yam).

Well, the story in itself wasn't all that bad, but it was suffering under the title of the movie and suffering severely by having both Chingmy Yau and Simon Yam in the lead roles. I am not saying that they are bad at acting, far from it, but they both starred in the first movie and their characters died in the first movie. Yeah, I know the ones in this 'sequel' is entirely different characters, but still... I mean, come on, don't cast the exact same two people for the lead roles in a sequel that has nothing to do with the first movie. It was just a massive fail on every level.

The acting in "Naked Killer 2" was actually alright, and Mark Cheng actually put on a rather interesting performance as the deviant rapist, and he was the one that did the best job actually. I will say that both Chingmy Yau and Simon Yam weren't doing their usual good acting here in this movie.

Do not, and I emphasize on the 'not' part, watch "Naked Killer 2" immediately after having watched "Naked Killer". I did that, and it was such a disappointing anti-climatic experience. Watch them separately, and don't think too much of the title of "Naked Killer 2", because it is nothing more than a lame attempt on cashing in on the success of the first "Naked Killer" movie. "Naked Killer 2" should have had a whole other title, because it is a whole different movie and experience.

Now I know that box art can fool anyone, but why oh why did it have to be me? The main heroine of this film is pictured on the dvd sleeve as wearing a tight revealing leather coat with a small gun that looks like a walther ppk or something, whilst on the back is a picture of two girls wearing not much and holding some guns.

I expected one of those cheap 70s-type explotation movies with guns with big...guns blowing away people...unfortuently the closest you get is a tv advert for all things, milk.

Anyway the plot revolves around some psycotic rapist who, in his smart suit, rapes girls who buys his properties, and 'cleverly' gets away with his crime every time by giving the impression to all his neighbours that he and the raped girl are lovers.

Anyway, the rest of the film is cheaply made, poorly edited and just plain boring...nothing happens, we just see vengenace of the main heroine on the bad guy, and that's it...

She's never a naked killer, and its not what the box says. Avoid it.

Overall: 0/10

I actually watched NAKED KILLER 2 before the first film, but that's no great shakes given that it's a thematic rather than direct sequel; the characters are different here. The alternate title for this is RAPED BY AN ANGEL, and it's also a film that spawned a long-running series; the title gives you some idea what to expect of the subject matter.

The surprising thing about NAKED KILLER 2 is that it's not bad at all. For a film with a rapist as a central character, it's fairly densely plotted, with interesting supporting characters and some well-handled courtroom drama interludes. Not what I was expecting from a scuzzy rape-revenge thriller. Part of this success may be down to director Andrew Lau, who would later handled the INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy amongst many other movies.

This was the third title of a 'Babes and Bullets' box set I picked up, the other two films being the disappointing EVIL INSTINCT and THE HUNTRESS: HER NAME IS CAT. NAKED KILLER 2 is a much better film than either of those, although it's worth noting that the UK edition extensively cuts out all of the rape sequences. I don't much like watching depictions of rape anyway so it was no great loss. Simon Yam has a fine supporting role as a romantic Triad while Chingmy Yau grabs all of the attention as the kick-ass lead. As usual for a Hong Kong thriller, there are bad taste elements, lots of sex but little nudity, jolting edits between romance and rape, some cool action, and a general high energy feel to the piece.

"Raped by an Angel", also known as "Naked Killer 2" is a formulaic Hong Kong sex-and-violence movie. It is not as good as many others. The acting is wooden, the violence muted and unrealistic, the consensual sex scenes dull and devoid of even the slightest hint of passion, and you can almost see the actors yawning during the rape scenes. This is supposed to be a sex-violence-revenge thriller, but the plot is thin and devoid of suspense. The only interesting part was a courtroom scene in which the rapist is one of the lawyers. The movie has a category III rating (equivalent to our NC17) but is pretty tame by Cat-III standards. The several rape scenes dubbed "explicit" and "prolonged" in some other reviews are neither. They consist mostly of seeing the naked backside of the rapist standing up (briefly), seeing him leer as he unwraps a condom, and then seeing what is supposed to be a look of pain on a closeup of the woman's face, but actually looks more like indigestion. The rapes themselves are implicit, and hidden by potted plants, furniture, and blankets. The English subtitles are below average even for a Hong Kong quickie, and provide most of the comic relief.