Art of the Devil II (2005) has nothing to do with the
previous film other than it having black magic contained within. In this film Elementary School teacher Aajaan
Panor (Napakpapha Nakprasitte) becomes the infatuation of every man in the
village. These men place a love spell on
her but that many love spells is too many for her to handle so she seeks the
advice of an Indian witch doctor who prescribes her a diet of human flesh which
drives her even deeper into the darkness.
Two years later, six of her former students reunite after the apparent
suicide of one of their father, who was really killed by Panor. This set off a chain of events where Panor
needs to eat the flesh of the students if she has any hope of gaining her
sanity back and overcoming the curse.
The film is directed by an entire battalion of people –
Pasith Buranajan, Krongkiat Khomsiri, Isara Nadee, Seree Phonguithi, Yosapong
Saisikaew, and Art Thamthrakul, and it shows as the film is overly long and
meanders quite a bit. This being said it
does look immensely better than the previous film especially in terms of cinematography
but the film is ultimately hampered by mediocre acting. The gore effects are immensely better than
the previous film and at times more effective.
For fans of Thai horror films you can do worse than this
film and it is, point of fact, more interesting and entertaining than the
previous film in the series.
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