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Premutos - Lord of the Living Dead

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Olaf Ittenbach has created a marathon gore fest with Premutos. Finally this infamous German film has been released on dvd in the US. The plot is about a fallen angel named Premutos who raises the dead to take over the world. Only a group of heavily armerd party-goers stand in his way. Things get messy often as bodies are blown to bits and hacked apart via axe, sword, and chainsaw. There's even a tank in the blood soaked finale. Perhaps the highest body count in any zombie flick, at 139. Premutos easily rivals Dead Alive as the goriest movie ever made, yet also contains the comedic element that Jackson pulled off so well. The violence is so over the top and relentless that it becomes absurd. This is just what Ittenbach wanted. The movie isn't supposed to be taken seriously, the other reviewers must not understand the premise of the gore flick. That's ok, average horror fans won't get it but us splatter freaks will eat it up.

The dvd itself contains the dubbed English audio (so poorly done and hilariously bad that it's entertaining on it's own) and the original in German. There are trailers for other movies but no trailers or commentary for Premutos unfortunately. However, there is a documentary on the making of Premutos that is very cool as it contains lots of behind the scenes footage and reveals certain gore effects. Interviews with the cast members are also included. Overall, a very enjoyable movie for it's low budget feel. Definitely cause for celebration if you're a gorehound. Don't hesitate to pick this bad boy up! Hopefully Shock o Rama will release Ittenbach's other gore epics Black Past and the Burning Moon on dvd also.

Premutos is reportedly the "original" fallen angel with his own hell, whose goal is to raise an army from the dead and reap havoc on the living-taking the world by storm. We are able to follow the lineage of the "chosen one," whose duty as the son of Premutos, is to prepare and protect the fallen angel at the time of his return. The current "chosen one" happens to be a whiny teenager whose antics and quirky family serve as a vehicle for humor.

If taken seriously, the movie will seem interminably protracted and annoying. However, if one is able to appreciate the absurdity of the gore, violence, and dialogue then the film is doable. The narration is cheesy and the dubbing sub-par...however, I am told by a German friend that this said dubbing was actually comparable to the original acting (in that both are horrible). The film was rich with gore and splatter including projectile hematemesis, exploding bodies, gunshots to the head, groin-chomping, loin-stomping, head-splitting, char-broiling, saber-sticking, drawn-and-quartering, and party-going...all of which span over a millennium.

Extras on the DVD include several advertisements and numerous trailers for other Shock-O-Rama movies including seduction, retro-seduction, and spoof movies-all of which seem to be soft-core porn. The only extra on the DVD worth viewing is the "Making of Premutos" as it details behind-the-scenes info on the gore and production efforts.

This movie should only be purchased by true fans of the genre-i.e., gore, the living dead, off-beat humor, or by college students majoring in German. Furthermore, the viewer should be patient as the movie tends to grow on you. I've read comparisons to Dead Alive (a far better film)--if you have not seen this Peter Jackson masterpiece, you should do so prior to watching Premutos.

Imagine a zombie movie with a tank at the end. A tank doing bad things. This is premutos. You have to love it!

Bad script, bad acting, lousy dubbing (dubbed by one person, by the sound of it, but strangely funny for this reason), but a compelling gore-fest, with more outrageous violence than you can poke a stick at, including some sickening testicle squashing action for our hero and a soccer ball.

Premutos. You won't regret it if you love gore. And if you don't love gore, why are you looking at a movie called Premutos?

This movie has a lot of bad qualities, but it has a lot of good also. It has horrible dubbing, a horrible story line and horrible acting. HOWEVER, if you are a fan of zombie movies, then you have to see this one. It has all the blood and gore for three movies. More exploding heads, amputations and decapitations than i have ever seen. I do believe that this is the goriest movie i have ever seen. It beats DEAD ALIVE by a stretch. rent it. You won't be disappointed.

I had really low expectations for this movie because of the low rating that it has on IMDB, but I loved it and I realized that it has a low rating only because most of the people that rated it badly took it seriously when it's a movie that really shouldn't be taken seriously! Honestly, the only reasons why a lot of Olaf Ittenbach's movies have such low ratings is because they have bad acting and they're stupid! Ok, those are good reasons to trash a lot of movies, but not low budget movies that are all about gore! Most of Ittenbach's movies are very entertaining, funny (in a stupid way) and gory and that's all that they're supposed to be! People who hate movies because of bad acting shouldn't be allowed to review low budget gory movies because acting isn't important in those movies! Anyway, this movie is very entertaining, it has many pretty damn funny parts, it has some pretty cool main characters and it's INSANELY gory! The effects are not very good, but they're very good for the budget! They're over-the-top and really bloody!

For gore fans ONLY. You're not a fan of low budget gory movies and you hate bad acting? Don't watch it or watch it, but don't rate it because your opinion on low budget gory movies is pretty much worthless. Low budget gory movies should be rated based on how entertaining and gory they are.

I can not believe I like this junk, it's shoddy stuff from start to end, but I love it.
From the son who is 40 but acts like he's 10 to the ol mans buddy who throws up on every one.
I don't want to give away to much since I want you to set threw it like I did, so find the cheapest used copy you can dig up and check it out.
Barry

I went in watching this expecting something as horrendous as Zombie Doom but i was pleasantly surprised. The beginning was incredible and I thought to myself "Man, if the rest of this movie is as good as the beginning this will be one of the greatest horror movies ever! But the rest of the movie wasn't so good. It didn't even come close to following the three act structure so you begin to space out and get bored. Although some parts were hilarious like when they changed the dialogue of the two guys in the bar near the end to make it seem like they were gay. The dubbing is horrendous but for a movie like this it only works in its favor. The climactic anding wasn't so climactic. It went on for far to long. If the used some variation in the kills then it might have been better. Also there is no way that this movie is gorier than Dead Alive. I have no idea what those other people are talking about. If you're a zombie fan then you should definitly buy this.

Olaf Ittenbach has created a marathon gore fest with Premutos. Finally this infamous German film has been released on dvd in the US. The plot is about a fallen angel named Premutos who takes human form and raises the dead to take over the world. Only a group of heavily armerd party goers stand in his way. Things get messy often as bodies are blown to bits and hacked apart via axe, sword, and chainsaw. There's even a tank in the blood soaked finale. Perhaps the highest body count in any zombie flick. Premutos easily rivals Dead Alive as the goriest movie ever made, yet also contains the comedic element that Jackson pulled off so well. The violence is so over the top that it becomes like a comic book.

The dvd itself contains the dubbed English audio (poorly done and hilariously bad) and the original in German. There are trailers for other movies but no trailers or commentary for Premutos. However, there is a documentary on the making of Premutos that is very cool as it contains lots of behind the scenes footage and reveals certain gore effects. Overall, a very enjoyable movie for it's low budget feel. Definitely cause for celebration if you're a gorehound. Don't hesitate to pick this bad boy up!

Olaff Ittenbach's first shot on film feature,Premutos, takes it's place up there in gory B masterpieces with Peter Jackson's Braindead (Dead-Alive), and Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator. This movie really doesn't take itself seriously on many level..it's over the top gore will have you squirming,but at the same time laughing your a** off.This is what horror movies are all about.
Olaff Ittenbach casts himself in the main role about a tale of a falen angel that has walked the earth as early as christ's death on the cross.From start to finish this movie is a blood gushing,head popping,zombie stomping masterpiece of it's genre. If the typical Hollywood trash such as Scream and Jeepers Creepers has you yawning and swearing for it's dvd purchase...than this movie is for you. Over the top gore, slapstick comedy, and a really great time.

Premutos arrived in the US amid the mid-summer 2002 DVD releases with little fanfare, and it's just as well. It was released in an English-dubbed version, and I swear, the dubbing in this obscure gorefest is absolutely the worst EVER!!! The most ludicrous dubbing on ANY 70's Chinese Kung Fu film tops this one easily. You often hear silence coming from the mouth of someone supposedly screaming throughout the whole film. So is it worth shelling out the cash to replace the German language video transfer you learned the story by? Well, it depends...
First of all, the picture is much sharper, albeit a bit grainy. The DVD case claims it is complete and uncut (but it's not. Several minutes are missing, as those of you with the video-transfers will notice right away.) It also includes a "behind-the-scenes" documentary that is a hoot, even though it's an hour long. Fortunately, the German language dialogue (without subtitles) is available if you can't handle the awful dubbing.
In the final analysis, this DVD is worth the price if you've never seen it, but the rest might want to resist unless image clarity is an issue. Frankly, releasing the film on DVD without English subtitles was a rather asinine decision, and it sorely shows.