More misogynistic filth from Poland, a sequel to a film which didn't require one in the first place - and get this, more sequels were to follow! Everything about this is exactly the same as the first one, from the dodgy eyeball closeups to the shaky camera angles and music. Even the sets are the same! The sequel isn't as shocking but it's still pretty unpleasant, unless the sight of naked women getting electrocuted and knifed to death sounds like your kind of thing (and if it does, you seriously need psychiatric help).Once again, every female in the cast is reduced to a mere sex object, simply yet another victim for the villain (same villain as the first, no further substantial clues to his identity - this is more vague than the conspiracy arc from THE X-FILES!). The gore effects are tacky and the direction exploitative and cheap. Furthermore, it drags terribly and doesn't have a beginning, middle or an end. What more can I say? What a way for Poland to go into the new millennium...

Let's start off with the idea that you are going to see some good acting, great sets, awesome special effects or other virtues of a serious film. You're not, and you knew it as soon as you saw the box this movie came in, so let's not pretend.Anyone who watched this past the credits knew exactly what it was about - there went your right to criticize it for the bad acting. Anyone who watched it to the end lost the right to criticize it for the lack of plot, special effects or great sets; after the first five minutes you know without the slightest shred of a doubt that you're not going to see those things. If you watched it to the end, then you liked it. Peddle your guilt elsewhere.The whole Fantom Kiler series is an excuse to show good looking women in states of nudity and erotic distress. I would have to say the distress is erotic because how many women would writhe fetchingly on the hood of a car while a knife-wielding murderer poses menacingly over them? I myself wouldn't do it. Unless, of course, the murderer was a hot, naked Polish chick like those in the movie, oiled up and so forth. Then I might be persuaded to writhe a little bit.So let's enumerate the qualities that make this film good for it's intended audience, the things you should expect from a movie in this genre.Nudity? Yep, lots of it. Not as much as Fantom Kiler 1, but definitely enough to put it solidly in the "watch this for the naked girls if nothing else" category.Bad acting? Sure enough. Nobody is even trying very hard to act, and that's as it should be. Who pays any attention to the acting when there are hot, naked Polish chicks tied to ladders? If you are attempting to critique the acting at that point, only a good bludgeoning will straighten you out.Humor? It's OK. Again, not as much as in Fantom Kiler 1. Perhaps the director's stash ran a little low and he wasn't feeling as witty this time around. The situations themselves are humorous, though, if you are capable of seeing it.Attractive girls in distress? Oh, yeah. Plenty of it, too. Not that the distress is real, or can even be construed to be real. The girls are just too smilingly provocative about their distress. They enjoy it so much and so often that you want to share it with them a little.Most of the girls from Fantom Kiler 1 are here, reprising much the same roles, in much the same "I walk around oiled up, in skimpy clothes, and will take them off at the slightest excuse" manner. I respect them for their dedication to taking off their clothes. They will remove clothing for the most insubstantial reason, a quality I admire greatly. When they aren't naked, they are in outfits so skimpy their very existence is a tribute to the female form.In conclusion, I salute Trevor Barley/Roman Nowicki for his ability to get hot girls to squirm around naked on the hoods of cars. The man is an unacknowledged genius and should receive some kind of award for his groundbreaking work in the field.

Film fans have struggled long and hard to try and make a case for Jess Franco Dario Argento Jose Laraz et al as misunderstood genii, struggling in the lower depths of cinema crafting unrecognized and unsung masterpieces . Trevor Barley has blown the gaff with his 'Fantom Kiler' series showing that the only important quality that any of these giallos-euro shockers have for their fans is the visceral thrill of seeing attractive and generally naked women sliced and diced . TB has opted for the graphic approach eschewing the atmosphere plot suspense and other attempts at providing entertainment employed by his role models. Given the apparent budget I'm sure he has made some money from his efforts, hopefully enough to pay his legal fees if the worthies from the Office of Trading Standards or the Police notice him and enquire why he has not submitted his films to the British Film and Video Classification procedures required by all films distributed in the UK.

The Fantom Kiler series really seems to divide opinions, (Then again so does Harry Potter). I preferred Fantom Kiler 1 to Fantom Kiler 2 (Slightly) - even though the sequel has some strong scenes. This is not a film aimed at hard gore fanatics, it is much more than that. For me it works as an erotic giallo-esque fantasy and has some nice photography, great looking women (who take their clothes off ... A LOT) and some brilliant soundtrack themes (I event bought the CD). I can't wait for number 3 to come out on DVD.Some people say that Fantom Kiler has no plot. Well if the tale about a misogynistic hatred being manifest into a monster that does it's creator bidding is no plot then what plot has Friday the 13th? I think the idea is pretty original, but maybe too subtle for most teenage gorehounds to grasp, I fear. This is a a film for more mature audiences who appreciate the finer things in film making.Bring on Fantom Kiler 4!!!