Thy Davideth Tetsuo 2 May not have the intensity, or the abstract lunacy like the original, but damn it all to hell it is still a beautifully made and perfectly thought out cyberpunk movie. The only problem I have is the music. Not only is it extremely cheesy but it's sound level is really low and doesn't help make the action scenes profound. Maybe it's the DVD. I don't know. But the film's cinematography, story, cyberpunk elements and so forth rules ass.

gbofaisst A brilliant re-imagining of Shinya Tsukamoto's 1989 cult classic now with more story, more special effect and a bigger budget. Body Hammer is my favorite movie in the tetsuo series because it's expanded more with the story while keeping the storyline same and doing something new.The effects are unique and uniquely unreal, as they were in the original. This is one filmmaker's nightmares rendered real. These two films, along with Lynch's Eraserhead, are the real deal. The cutting is fast so as to cause many (already extreme) shots to register on the subconscious more than the seeing eye. It will haunt you.This is truly a worthy sequel that is a worth to watch.I will rate this movie: highly watch this movie out of 10.

Golgo-13 This heavy scifi/action sequel was just insane! After a family man receives some sort of injection from a mysterious pair of fellows, he finds himself with the strange reflex/ability to grow chunks of metal out of his body, sometimes going as far as to make small canons! I think the added coherency to the plot made this sequel more enjoyable than the original, while still maintaining a healthy level of chaos. It's filled with all kinds of bizarre happenings and filmed with a unique variety of styles (stop-motion, dissolving montages, hyper editing, etc…). I also found the music to be quite effective in this one, almost like it was pumping up the viewer as much as the metal was pumping up Yatsu! The movie just had a driving, hectic feel that worked for me.

rottingcarrot Tetsuo II: The body hammer has a really cool title and after seeing the first one, I was very excited to watch it. Unfortunately I was very disappointed. Tetsuo II like many other reviewers have noted, spends a lot more time developing a plot.What is the plot? Tetsuo's son and eventually himself and his wife get captured by some guys who are keen on cyber implants. While captured they hook up a helmet to Tetsuo's head that let's them choose what memories he thinks of. They decide to kill tetsuo but tetsuo gets angry and kills them instead. Other stuff happens too.What does this movie have to do with the original? Absolutely nothing! The original was a stunning visual story about a man transforming into metal. It was so abstract, the plot was up to interpretation, but most importantly it was fast paced and constantly challenging the viewer with fucked up imagery. In the second film Tetsuo apparently didn't go on a killing spree with his friend (as they mutually decided to at the end of the first film) In fact Tetsuo is now a family man with a wife and kid, and his enemy/friend from the first film (like everything else from the first film) doesn't even get mentioned.The biggest problem with Tetsuo II is that the fast pace of the first film was abbandoned. Now scenes last a long time and there is hardly any cool imagery. Remember all the amazing stop motion from the first film that looked as though it would have taken a lot of effort to accomplish? Apparently the director got sick of all the time and effort of stop motion, because this film, although it obviously has a higher budget than the first, has about a third of the stop motion.I believe Tetsuo I was such a sucess because even though the director didn't have a clear idea of the plot, the outstanding and inventive visuals carried the loose plot to interesting places. Tetsuo II on the other hand focused on a conventional plot without developing an interesting story first, resulting in a crappy incredable hulk rip off.If you saw the first Tetsuo you might as well see this, but don't expect much.two stars out of four