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After the violent (and may I say well-deserved) murderous deeds of the first outing, Katemi (lovely Suzzanna again) is hiving a go at living a quiet and pious life. The shunning she receives from the locals is about to get worse because the mentor of that crocodile witch from original Santet has found her and a new curse is thrown out. Did you say “nightly tiger transformations?” You did? That’s kinda weird that your head went there. You can’t just abandon black magic practices without paying a price, ya know. Turns out the old hag wants the life of the holy man that put an end to her pupil. So, now villagers are getting their judgmental asses slaughtered (barely) and Katemi is finding her living situation put into peril. It’s not even five minutes in before we get our first hilarious tiger transformation. This leads directly into the opening credits. These opening credits end and we get a live performance from an all-girl band with some sick flute work singing about the “world of news”. There’s also “comedy” involving an angry wife, a dancing husband and swaying hips. “Where’s the tiger-lady?” Will definitely be the question running through your head. Well, the arguing couple discover a mutilated goat on their walk home and tiger tracks which lead back to the home of Katemi. Katemi, for her part, confesses to the handsome local holy man that she’s being possessed and that he’s the witch’s main target but unlike the locals, he believes her faith in Allah can be used to halt the evil plans of revenge. The witch (and her head of hair that looks like it’s comprised of several dead animals) ain’t happy about Katemi’s religious resolve and flees into the night when her targeted vessel prays her away. Unfortunately, the locals still have no love for her and don’t mind being complete dicks to her. Stupid jerks. Worse yet, that awful crime boss with the mug even a mother couldn’t love who got himself perished by the wife he murdered had a son (played by the same actor, naturally) and that son has just arrived to the village. Dad’s old crew is happy to have someone to follow again and it’s looking more and more like the only person on Katemi’s side is the young holy man she’s been told to kill. Ouch! Crime boss 2 and his crew set fire to Katemi’s house while she’s still inside (about to hang herself after she attempted to seduce her religious friend) but she escapes into the night. With no faith left, the recovering practitioner of the dark arts gets back to doing what she’s good at and the movie brings on the tiger-lady vengeance. Or it would go down but there’s more comedy to be had involving the horny cop Bokir and his frustrated wife. Stuffed tiger attacks accompany stock footage, awful people cause problems and the holy man attempts to save the soul of our lady. A strong focus on ass-numbing comedy throws a massive wrench in the enjoyment of this one and it only remembers to bring the Indonesian genre insanity every so often. Working more as a remake than a sequel, it follows a familiar pace and plot while only giving glimpses at just how much fun it could have been. Again, the last few minutes are a blast.
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