Boogeyman II Redux (1983) was Ulli Lommel's re-editing of the first Boogeyman with new footage of himself as "the director" being interviewed about the murders that were committed in the first movie. Why was this done? Well, Ulli Lommel wanted to create his perfect vision of the movie, a cut of the film that he always wanted to do (and also to keep retaining the rights to Boogeyman). According to him as long as he uses the movie in some way he retains the rights to it in the North American market. He also gets to exorcise the faults of the sequel and recreate it as his own. If you haven't seen the first film then you'll enjoy it more than if you never watched the original.
The "Redux" also features two "trailers" for future Boogeyman sequels (one is for the rarely seen Return of the Boogeyman and another is a hybrid of two of Lommel's other films "War Birds" and "U.F.O." The clip for Boogeyman 5 is pieces of those films edited together with a couple of scenes from The Boogeyman. Okay Mr. Lommel we get the joke already. Well whenever he releases those films outright or if he releases the long awaited Part four onto the rest of the world we'll never know. All I wish for is that he release his entire catalog on d.v.d. I will be one of the many that'll by his films because I actually enjoy his style of film making.
Despite what people say, the spliced in footage doesn't look bad and Boogeyman II Redux is worth another look at. Keeping in mind with what Ulli Lommel wanted to create in the first place.
Recommended for horror fans of those of Ulli Lommel.
The "Redux" also features two "trailers" for future Boogeyman sequels (one is for the rarely seen Return of the Boogeyman and another is a hybrid of two of Lommel's other films "War Birds" and "U.F.O." The clip for Boogeyman 5 is pieces of those films edited together with a couple of scenes from The Boogeyman. Okay Mr. Lommel we get the joke already. Well whenever he releases those films outright or if he releases the long awaited Part four onto the rest of the world we'll never know. All I wish for is that he release his entire catalog on d.v.d. I will be one of the many that'll by his films because I actually enjoy his style of film making.
Despite what people say, the spliced in footage doesn't look bad and Boogeyman II Redux is worth another look at. Keeping in mind with what Ulli Lommel wanted to create in the first place.
Recommended for horror fans of those of Ulli Lommel.