Bodo Premutos is Olaf Ittenbach's infamous gorefest that is often compared to Brain Dead because of its final splatter orgy. We follow the story of a German small town boy Matthias who gets hold of the book of the fallen angel Premutos. The book has been passed protected by witches and black magicians over the centuries, with lots of flashbacks set in the Second World War or the Dark Ages. Matthias accidentally unleashes hell on earth and a horde of zombies comes to haunt his family, which defends itself in any means possible, including swords, axes, chainsaws and lots and lots of guns.Premutos was a lot of of fun, but its gore factor does not quite compare to Brain Dead. The make-up effects Brain Dead are a bit more ingenious and over-the-top. Here, there's just a lot of shooting. Ittenbach definitely nails the head explosion effect, which looks really really good—but unfortunately that's how almost every zombie dies. Compared to Brain Dead, this feels a bit more like a young boy's shoot-em up fantasy.I loved the "small town" German feel that pervades the movie. There's a lot of intentionally (and unintentionally) funny acting here, as well as some highly stereotypical characters. What I really like about this film, and many other low- budget movies like it, is that you get the feeling that the crew had fun producing the movie.Premutos is definitely worth a watch for fans of low-budget gore and splatter.

Tromafreak Ever Wonder what could have happened if Peter Jackson and the legendary, Andreas Schnaas had gotten together to co-direct an outgageously morbid splatter-piece (with humorous dubbing) that would impress, if not shock even the most hardened of gorehounds? Me either, but if such a thing had ever happened, such a love-child of exploitation would have no doubt, been named Premutos: Lord Of The Living Dead.As it would turn out, Lucifer is not the only fallen Angel, in fact, he's not even the first. There have been two others. This apocalyptic tale revolves around the first to get a swelled head and turn on God. The Lord of the living-dead, Premutos has been summoned to wreak bloody havoc on humankind, off and on throughout history. Then there's Matthias. This poor guy has been plagued with traumatizing visions all week. Every time Matthias gets banged up, he's temporarily transported to certain era's involving Premutos, including the middle ages, the crucifixion and World War II. And considering how much the hapless Matthias gets banged up, it's been quite a week. These flashbacks also speak of atrocities of the future, and when Matthias's homeless-looking/military-enthusiast father throws some book into the equation, Premutos's, somehow, is able to return to Earth (I never said it was coherent), along with the living dead, leading to the ultimate apocalyptic bloodbath, or at least something similar.Then there's the gore, let's talk about that for a second. I, for one, am extremely impressed. We're talking non-stop, jaw-dropping gore, not quite as gory as Dead Alive, but what is? Actually, Premutos ain't all that far off. Probably the 4th or 5th goriest movie I've seen. Cheap, and excessive to the point of cheesiness (not unlike the acting), and I wouldn't have it any other way. If you consider yourself a gorehound, your collection will never be complete without Premutos.What a swell little movie. Really, just a pitch-black delight, no matter how you look at it. As a long-time collector of the gory and the obscure, finding something this hardcore makes all that searching well worth it. As far as 90's B-horror goes, Premutos is just about as good as you're going to find, not that that's saying much, considering the 90's was the worst period in B-history, (the dark ages) if you will. For more morbid apocalyptic Horror, Burial Ground or Leif Jonker's Darkness should do just fine, although, neither are near as much fun as Premutos. I can't recommend this inept gore-fest enough. 7/10

simon-desbiens-1 It seem like a couple of cinema's students who have make this film but the gore scenes are just the best!!! I saw this movie with the English lining, whose are so ridiculously bad(the mouth doesn't fit, lack of acting, compute sounds) but I laugh all the way from the beginning to the end. This German film explode of blood and, sometimes, abuse of it. If you want to see a good movie, I don't recommend this movie. If you want to see a none serious movie to laugh with a couple of friend : go for it! That's none expensive entertainment. The scenario is very confused and the montage make it very difficult to follow the action by time but, in fact, there's not a lot to understand. In the line of Bad taste and The Toxic Avenger.

Obituary99 It took me two years to finally find this movie and when I did I bought it right away. Then never seeing it before I expected something really bloody and gory...man did I get a surprise. Premutos is beyond gory and rates up there with Peter Jackson's ~ "Braindead", which one is gorier?...well that's a toss up. If I can remember correctly it's about a boy who leads a normal life but whenever a great amount of pain is inflicted on him he has flashbacks of years and years ago. Basically he is Premutos the fallen angel. And when he gets hurt he can see the past of what he went through in a different body. He sees his past from many different times, like the second world war, and even when Jesus Christ got crucified including that he was one of Jesus's followers that got crucifies along with him. I know this is kind of hard to understand the way I am typing this but I don't remember every detail.Finally later on in the film he turns in to the demon like creature along with his army of zombies! Yes this has zombies and some great dark comedy. Examples...a homeless man drinks this yellowish fluid and his head goes "POP"! A priest is found masterbating in the church but the zombies teach him a lesson. A round flying booger lands in a annoying woman's mouth and shuts her up for five seconds but she's so drunk she keeps on laughing.But one of the main things about this movie is the last half hour, talk about a slaughterhouse! This has everything you want in a movie ~ guns, knives, chainsaw's, bombs, (Even a air compressor), and many other things including the biggest weapon of them all...a tank! Everything in this movie will blow your mind but there was just one small problem. It was in German and no subtitles, and you will not understand anything unless you can understand or speak German.Where in the hell is Anchor Bay when you need them! I would have to say everyone should see this movie, but yet not everyone should see this movie. If your a gore hound then find this classic German flick. 9 / 10 Stars Recommendations:"The Burning Moon" "Traces of Death 2" "Neckromanic"