trashgang After the notorious first entry the people behind the Guinea Pig franchise decided to make a flick where there's no doubt that it is a real flick and not a snuff. But that doesn't mean that it was all that bad. The Guinea Pig is known for it's so-called snuff flicks but this is also a worth seeing.It all reminded me of Re-animator (1985). We also have the severed head being reanimated but this here goes a bit further in part of the gore. It starts off rather slowly and in the beginning I was thinking, what's the fuss here but after a while when the brother who wants to save his sister is ready to catch a victim the gore and nudity comes in. First he's experimenting on a naked female and that doesn't work that well but like I said, once he captured a live species this flick turns into a gorefest. Still not as some other entries in the franchise but the removal of the heart looks rather real. If you are a big fan of Re-animator then you must see this. If you are a fan of weird Japanese flicks then you will like this too.Gore 2/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

horrorbargainbin None of the urban mythology surrounding some of the other Guinea Pig films applies to this one which is just a mad scientist tale involving quite a bit of gore. It does not resemble a snuff film in any way, nor is it supposed to appear to be anything more than a movie. The effects are visual amazing, but are not all that realistic, not that androids have ever been dissected before in reality.It's only about an hour long and the production values are low, but still it might be worth tracking down. The story is interesting enough and deals with the ethics of killing someone to save another person's life.

Bogey Man Android of Notre Dame is third Guinea Pig movie, the first is Devil's Experiment and second is Flowers of Flesh and Blood, and these first two are the sickest in the series. Mermaid in a Manhole is fourth, and the rest of the series I can't remember clearly in which order they have been made. Anyway, Android of Notre Dame is no better than the others, and it isn't particularly disgusting either, and that is a achievement when we're talking about Guinea Pig films! A funny looking dwarf tries to save his beautiful sister from a deadly disease by using dead girls as guinea pigs for his experiments. The experiments on dead girls are pretty vile, but dull too. They don't shock too much even though the film tries it very much. The severed head reminds me of Re-Animator but that's all these films have in common. The acting is again non existent and the film was pretty hard to sit through for the second time, even though the film runs only slightly over one hour. The scene in which the dwarf tears off his victims/guinea pig's ribs with sound effects, is perhaps the most disgusting scene in the film, but it is also very stupidly made and the make up effects look as realistic as ketchup flying to the wall.Android of Notre Dame is one of the worst shock intended movies I've seen and the most trifling part in the series because it offers absolutely nothing significant for the viewer. Japanese cinema fans will probably check this out, and so did I, but the expectations shouldn't be too high, and that applies to the whole series, too. Even the first two are not as sick as they could have been, but they are still very rough and mean spirited. Watch if you think you're interested in this kind of sicko cinema.

CyX The story of this borefest centres around a dwarf mad scientist who is trying to find a cure for his dying sister. So on he goes to commit murders in the name of research. This episode is in no way as gruesome as any of the other guinea pig films i have seen and the special effects arent realistic. I fell asleep after 35 minutes of watching this and i was in no hurry to watch the rest, but when i did get around to it, it was just the same old crap what i seen to begin with... BORING!!