Nekromantik 1987 ending
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Those are real animals, and while I feel like it’s a cheap way of eliciting a legitimate reaction of shock from the viewer, it’s nevertheless extremely effective.īoth films are restored and scanned from their original 8mm and 16mm negatives, respectively, making the look of the corpses, bodies, et cetera all the more impressive. I think it’s the fact that, despite the special effects being remarkably realistic for a no-budget film, and the corpses depicted looking authentically like rotting flesh, right down the sticky, gooey, so-gross-you-can-almost-smell-it ooze coming off the bodies, they’re still essentially fake. It’s effective, especially given the visceral reaction I’ve had dealing with the scenes of the rabbit being killed and skinned from the original, as well as the seal dissection in the sequel.
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There’s this cannibal movie aspect to both films, of which I’m not exactly the biggest fan, wherein the director uses actual footage of violence toward animals to make a point about the state of mankind, and how we’re merely pieces of meat ourselves. The films have a minimum of dialogue, allowing for the director to tell much of his story visually. We even see Monika at the end of the original 1987 movie, meaning that it was always the case that there was more story to tell, rather than Buttgereit simply opting to make a sequel just because. Given that the sequel picks up not long after the original, with Monika digging up the corpse of Rob from the first movie following his suicide and subsequent burial, the throughline is right there, and it’s as if there were merely a pause. While separated by the span of four years, watching both movies back-to-back presents what is essentially one lengthy film. Overcoming the rotting stench of decay in order to be able to make love is certainly something more interesting than the usual “he’s too laid back, she’s too uptight” issues, and worthy of exploration. Like any romantic comedy worth its salt, there are trials and tribulations to be had.
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Granted, they’re in love with corpses/death/decay, but these are still about people looking for love and the happiness which occurs when they find it. I agree with the director’s premise that neither the original Nekromantik, nor its sequel, are to be considered horror movies, per se, but operate more like romances, because these are at heart tales of people in love. However, having not had a chance to get my hands on the releases prior to this, it’s nice to have both the films together in one handy package.īuttgereit’s movies are, of course, notorious, and watching both of them back-to-back really demonstrates that both of his most famous (infamous?) films are still a terrifying viewing experience to undertake.
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These aren’t necessarily new, as they’re just the individual 20 releases in their original slipcases, but bundled together in a new outer slipcase with new color art by Martin Trafford. So, I dug out the stuff that I hadn’t been able to get to over the course of October, and had myself a rabbit hole of a viewing experience.įirst up was the Cult Epics double-disc Blu-ray release of German director Jörg Buttgereit’s 1987 film, Nekromantik, as well as its 1991 sequel, Nekromantik 2: The Return of the Loving Dead. After a solid month of Cine-Ween coverage here at the site, to say nothing of my own attempts to watch as many spooky movies as possible, you’d think I’d be overwhelmed, but no. Digging into two separate series/franchises over the course of a week feels like the ultimate post-Halloween comedown.