“Flower Of Flesh And Blood” is the second instalment in the infamous “Guinea Pig” franchise. This one is actually the most well-known (at least in the western world) because Charlie Sheen apparently once saw this film, thought it was a real snuff film and got the F.B.I. to investigate. I could understand somebody being tricked if they were handed a blank tape with the first “Guinea Pig” but this one is so absurd with some cheesy effects that it’s pretty funny to imagine Sheen being frightened by it.

Like the first film, this is all about a woman being tortured. Instead of being tortured by three generic men, this new woman is tortured by a man in a samurai costume. He beats her, tortures her and dismembers her with lots of impressively gory but undeniably cheesy special effects. I suggest that you don’t expect anything even resembling a plot beyond this.

The samurai guy says evil things every now and then as he makes his way through committing all sorts of depraved acts against the poor woman. She’s just there to be sliced and diced by the sadistic killer. The special effects are pretty darn creative but you’re unlikely to be fooled by what you’re seeing.

While this one is a little more visionally engaging than the first film due to better lighting and having the samurai man, any sense of realism has gone out the window. The first “Guinea Pig” at least felt vaguely like it could be a real video of torture. However, this sequel is just ridiculous at times. Like the first one, it is pretty boring and repetitive. Again, it’s so funny to picture Charlie Sheen being so shaken by this that he got the authorities involved but I imagine that many substances may have affected Mr. Sheen’s cognitive abilities.