Naked Killer 2 (1993) User Reviews (13)

Surprisingly enjoyable, given the subject matter

[Leofwine_draca · 6/10 · 17 February 2016]

I actually watched NAKED KILLER 2 before the first film, but that's no great shakes given that it's a thematic rather than direct sequel; the characters are different here. The alternate title for this is RAPED BY AN ANGEL, and it's also a film that spawned a long-running series; the title gives you some idea what to expect of the subject matter.

The surprising thing about NAKED KILLER 2 is that it's not bad at all. For a film with a rapist as a central character, it's fairly densely plotted, with interesting supporting characters and some well-handled courtroom drama interludes. Not what I was expecting from a scuzzy rape-revenge thriller. Part of this success may be down to director Andrew Lau, who would later handled the INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy amongst many other movies.

This was the third title of a 'Babes and Bullets' box set I picked up, the other two films being the disappointing EVIL INSTINCT and THE HUNTRESS: HER NAME IS CAT. NAKED KILLER 2 is a much better film than either of those, although it's worth noting that the UK edition extensively cuts out all of the rape sequences. I don't much like watching depictions of rape anyway so it was no great loss. Simon Yam has a fine supporting role as a romantic Triad while Chingmy Yau grabs all of the attention as the kick-ass lead. As usual for a Hong Kong thriller, there are bad taste elements, lots of sex but little nudity, jolting edits between romance and rape, some cool action, and a general high energy feel to the piece.

Creepy, Standard But Not Horrible

[crossbow0106 · 6/10 · 23 October 2012]

Don't read the back of the DVD case, it outlines the whole film. The film is about Mr. Chuck (Mark Cheng), who prefers rough sex. Nam (the beautiful Chingmy Yau) spurns his advances at a party, so he befriends, then betrays her room mate Man (Jacqueline Ng). He rapes her but makes it look completely consensual, and is found not guilty by a court. He exacts revenge, then Nam does (again, the DVD case tells you how, I won't). The film is somewhat creepy and Mark Cheng is sleazy, which means he did his job fairly well. In many films, Chingmy Yau is eye candy mostly, but she gets to stretch her acting muscles a little here. Its good to see that, she was a big star at the time. The story has been told before and there are many "sequels" (I doubt they are true sequels, more just variations on this theme) but if you can handle it, its not bad. There is a little nudity in it, but its not per-se gratuitous.

Simon Yam in an entertaining role he'd probably be ashamed of by now

[the_diceman · 5/10 · 10 March 2007]

"My girlfriend kicked his dick with no mercy, isn't it great?"

The good thing about a movie starring Chingmy Yau is, it still may be as bad as it gets, but it has at least one redeeming factor, and that is, uh, Chingmy Yau. This "Naked Killer" Follow-up is colorful mainstream Exploitation including borderline Bad Taste and an action-packed finale with an insanely satisfying solution. Add a fellatio-technique called "Ice-Fire-Stance", Milk-Advertisement featuring female mercenaries blowing things up in the jungle, Simon Yam, a chainsaw and excessive rape: typical Wong-Jing-Madness. Surprisingly suspenseful thriller-plot, though.

Sleazy

[paul-195 · 4/10 · 2 June 1999]

sleazy film, very cheaply made. beware: the film is notorious for it's graphic sex/rape scenes, which are CUT OUT on the english release on the "made in hong kong" label.

Worthy but altogether different follow-up to NAKED KILLER

[Eegah Guy · 8 November 2002]

Advertised in some places as a sequel to NAKED KILLER, this is a much different film in style and tone but using some of the same principal cast members. NAKED KILLER had a joyful exuberance in its blackly comic tale of rival lesbian hitwomen. RAPED BY AN ANGEL is a much more grim tale of male/female relations both tender and brutal. In typical Hong Kong film fashion, the cute scenes of Yau and Yam dating are intercut with the brutality of prolonged rape in a parallel story. Like I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, the multitude of violent rape scenes make this a repellent film viewing experience while also being fascinating in its shameless exploitation of rape as entertainment, despite the use of comic relief to make this more acceptable to a wider audience. While never eroticized, what this ultimately does is trivializes the act. The film is undeniably effective but just don't expect another NAKED KILLER even though Chingmy Yau gets to play another tough chick character. Well cast and slickly-lensed, this is not a film to watch on a first date.

The "Killer" still doesn't get naked.

[lastliberal · 6/10 · 13 May 2009]

This film brings back Chingmy Yau (Kitty from Naked Killer), and it also goes by Naked Killer 2, but there is nothing similar. She is no longer "Kitty," but Yau Yuk-nam, who is being stalked by a rapist.

Her stalker (Mark Cheng) and his girlfriend (Linda Cheung) like to play rape, but he brings a friend in one night, who really rapes her. He then rapes her friend Chu (Jacqueline Ng), while she is gone with Tat (Simon Yam) After he beats the rap, things get very bloody as he takes revenge.

Yau plots a revenge of her own after Chu is not found.

Meanwhile, Cheng gets Tat out of the picture by seducing his ex and getting information for the police.

What he doesn't is that there is a big surprise waiting for him. He will get what he deserves.

Formulaic and dull Hong Kong flick

[cinelawyer · 3/10 · 26 April 2005]

"Raped by an Angel", also known as "Naked Killer 2" is a formulaic Hong Kong sex-and-violence movie. It is not as good as many others. The acting is wooden, the violence muted and unrealistic, the consensual sex scenes dull and devoid of even the slightest hint of passion, and you can almost see the actors yawning during the rape scenes. This is supposed to be a sex-violence-revenge thriller, but the plot is thin and devoid of suspense. The only interesting part was a courtroom scene in which the rapist is one of the lawyers. The movie has a category III rating (equivalent to our NC17) but is pretty tame by Cat-III standards. The several rape scenes dubbed "explicit" and "prolonged" in some other reviews are neither. They consist mostly of seeing the naked backside of the rapist standing up (briefly), seeing him leer as he unwraps a condom, and then seeing what is supposed to be a look of pain on a closeup of the woman's face, but actually looks more like indigestion. The rapes themselves are implicit, and hidden by potted plants, furniture, and blankets. The English subtitles are below average even for a Hong Kong quickie, and provide most of the comic relief.

More like "Chinese Psycho" than "Naked Killer 2"

[ebiros2 · 6/10 · 22 January 2006]

The story is about a very well built stud Chuck (Mark Cheng) who's psychotic in a similar way to Patrick Bateman of American Psycho, but he's into rape. He gets an urge to rape a girl on a slightest inflection, and is more calculating and ruthless than his American counter part. He sets his target on Yuk-nam (Chingmy Yau) but plans to rape her friend Kit-Man (Jacqueline Ng) first and gets a copy of the key to her apartment through some tricky maneuvers. He rapes her but leaves witness to claim in court that they were actually lovers, so he gets off the rape case Scott free. Yuk-nam and her boy friend Tat Wah (Simon Yam) plans a revenge, and when Chuck tries to rape her she tricks him into raping her friend who has AIDS. In the end, Chuck gets his crap beaten out of himself by Yuk, and police takes him away.

Why they titled this movie "Naked Killer 2" is beyond me. As far as I can see, there's no similarities to the plot or the character, although it's made by the same Wong Jing production and feature Chingmy Yau, and Simon Yam again. The original Chinese title reads "Gon Gan" (not even Xiang Gang qi an zhi qiang jian) which simply means "rape", and this is the perfect title for this movie.

Cinematography is beautiful as is with most movies that's made by Wong Jing, and features several beautiful Hong Kong actresses in semi-nude scenes including a shot of Chingmy Yau from the back in her most beautiful. If I could credit Wong Jing, he sure knows a babe when he sees one.

The movie's highlight is the nude rape scenes of several beautiful Chinese ladies , and shouldn't be seen expecting similarities to the original "Naked Killer". It's an okay entertainment to be seen as Wong Jing's attempt at making rape movies.

It should not have had the "Naked Killer 2" title...

[paul_haakonsen · 4/10 · 16 August 2012]

Alright, this movie should never have had carried the title "Naked Killer 2". Why? Well it had absolutely nothing in common with or anything to do with the first movie, aside from having the same two people in the lead roles and also having the same producer.

The story in "Naked Killer 2" is about a perverted rapist (played by Mark Cheng) who preys on women in the apartment building where he has recently moved into. He abducts, rapes and frames Man Man (played by Jacqueline Ng), but she gets help from her friend Yuk-Nam (played by Chingmy Yau) and her triad boss boyfriend (played by Simon Yam).

Well, the story in itself wasn't all that bad, but it was suffering under the title of the movie and suffering severely by having both Chingmy Yau and Simon Yam in the lead roles. I am not saying that they are bad at acting, far from it, but they both starred in the first movie and their characters died in the first movie. Yeah, I know the ones in this 'sequel' is entirely different characters, but still... I mean, come on, don't cast the exact same two people for the lead roles in a sequel that has nothing to do with the first movie. It was just a massive fail on every level.

The acting in "Naked Killer 2" was actually alright, and Mark Cheng actually put on a rather interesting performance as the deviant rapist, and he was the one that did the best job actually. I will say that both Chingmy Yau and Simon Yam weren't doing their usual good acting here in this movie.

Do not, and I emphasize on the 'not' part, watch "Naked Killer 2" immediately after having watched "Naked Killer". I did that, and it was such a disappointing anti-climatic experience. Watch them separately, and don't think too much of the title of "Naked Killer 2", because it is nothing more than a lame attempt on cashing in on the success of the first "Naked Killer" movie. "Naked Killer 2" should have had a whole other title, because it is a whole different movie and experience.

"You dirty creeper!"

[gridoon · 6/10 · 27 March 2004]

The "sequel" to the cult Hong Kong hit "Naked Killer" (which, unfortunately, I have not seen yet) is, according to all sources, a much different film. Not the best way to get acquainted with modern Hong Kong cinema, but a fair enough ride for more seasoned fans. Meandering and unpleasant at times, with the usual uneasy Hong Kong mix of different tones, but technically well-made; Chingmy Yau's charming presence and Simon Yam's good performance make up for a lot of other deficiencies. Warning: the DVD subtitling is OUTRAGEOUSLY bad; not even eight-year-old kids make so many grammatical and spelling errors in each written sentence. (**1/2)

Not for everybody but what is?

[christopher-underwood · 8/10 · 6 July 2006]

I think it is better to see this as the first in a series (of five?) rather than a sequel to Naked Killer. Whilst having been made with much the same squad this a very different film and has led many to see it who wouldn't otherwise, hence the surprisingly low average core. This truly is a rape comedy and therein lies another problem, understandably for some viewers. Oh and the 'angel' of the title refers, I believe, to the mask worn at the start. Anyway despite or because of all that I love it and if you like sleazy cat3 films, you will too. Jaw dropping stuff all the way with lovely girls, fast action and sex, nudity and of course rape barely without pause. Even the brief police investigations and the court scenes are amusing. Not for everybody but what is?

Category III Cinema: Raped by an Angel

[Captain_Couth · 9/10 · 24 August 2005]

Raped by an Angel (1993) was a quasi sequel to the surprise adult hit NAKED KILLER. Most of the cast was reunited with a script penned by executive Wong Jing. Simon Yam and the super hot Chingmy Yau return in their starring roles. A sleazy lawyer who likes young women rapes an actress. Her friend, co-worker and roommate (Chingmy Yau) vows revenge. So with the help of her boyfriend (Simon Yam) the two plan an elaborate scheme to get back at the lawyer who was let go on a legal technicality. Chingmy plays a mind game with the lawyer that drives him into a sex craved lunatic. One of Chingmy's friend's learns that she has the A.I.D.S. virus and she uses her in their shady plot. The lawyer can't take it any more and demands to see Chingmy. He tries to rape her. But he finally catches her and has some vicious sex with her. But when he turns her around, it's Chingmy's friend with A.I.D.S. The film ends with the police arresting him and the friends finally getting their vengeance. Smiles all around.

Highly recommended for shear insanity and un-P.C. humor.

She's not naked and she's not a killer

[modius · 11 March 2002]

Now I know that box art can fool anyone, but why oh why did it have to be me? The main heroine of this film is pictured on the dvd sleeve as wearing a tight revealing leather coat with a small gun that looks like a walther ppk or something, whilst on the back is a picture of two girls wearing not much and holding some guns.

I expected one of those cheap 70s-type explotation movies with guns with big...guns blowing away people...unfortuently the closest you get is a tv advert for all things, milk.

Anyway the plot revolves around some psycotic rapist who, in his smart suit, rapes girls who buys his properties, and 'cleverly' gets away with his crime every time by giving the impression to all his neighbours that he and the raped girl are lovers.

Anyway, the rest of the film is cheaply made, poorly edited and just plain boring...nothing happens, we just see vengenace of the main heroine on the bad guy, and that's it...

She's never a naked killer, and its not what the box says. Avoid it.

Overall: 0/10