"The Human Centipede"- WTF?

My kids insisted that I watch this movie with them (on Netflix).
What an incredibly sick movie! Roger Ebert wouldn't even give it any stars! Now I have to see how this stupid thing ends! What I don't do for my kids!

Hehe - there was a long (and frankly, overly detailed) thread about this movie on this very board not too long ago. If you want discussion, you can search for it, but I don't particularly care to revisit it if I can at all avoid it. =P

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If they were my kids I would want one hell of a Christmas present giving to me and soon.

The Human Centipede's #2 is supposed to stink.

Well- when I did a search- only my posts came up from tonight. Maybe I don't know the proper parameters to enter. Anyway- the movie just ended and my daughter said- I can't believe we watched that! I can't believe that there will be another movie on this! My son has seen this movie 3 times in the last couple of days because he keeps showing it to his friends. He's so weird-lol! He gets a kick out of watching people's reactions.

i haven't seen the movie (yet)... but daniel tosh's summary of the movie is hilarious!!! he did like a 30 minute summary that's on his blog on comedy central but it was shortened to about 1 minute on his show Tosh.0... some funny stuff!

Thanks Taz! I'm usually not into horror films so I feel proud that I sucked it up for my kids! (excuse the pun!)

I turned it off after the first 30 minutes. The acting was unbearable.

What did you think of BLUE VELVET? Its one of my favorite films.

It's a bad film. There's no denying that.

To be fair about the acting, the audition was literally bringing actors in the room in pairs, showing them the diagram of how the human centipede connected, then asking if they were comfortable working that intimately with two other actors. If yes, they were positioned accordingly and given a few lines. Considering it was a very low budget independent feature by a first time director, I don't think many actors were banging on the doors begging for the role. I think the director even said only the two girls cast were comfortable with the audition scenario and excited to try it out; the other guy in the centipede actually asked to be in the film.

The sequel is supposed to be a very different film. The director just wanted the potential audience to get past the gross-out factor before creating his 12-member centipede for the actual film. That one allegedly has a plot and characters and everything. Allegedly. I'm not holding my breath.

Wouldn't that be a daisy chain?

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I'm gonna play Devil's advocate here. I liked The Human Centipede.

You know why? It's a big, amazing sick joke.

It barely shows anything at all. It's like a Hitchcock movie. But it f*cks with your mind, and it's original. It has every horror movie aspect: stupid girls, a creepy doctor...but amplified.

It's not for everyone, but I personally thought it accomplished what a horror movie should: something that completely warps your brain, a few standout performances if that (because c'mon- acting is not the important part. In fact, it's the least important part. You're supposed to keep wandering, "ARE THEY THAT STUPID OR ARE THEY JUST BAD ACTORS?!") it entertains and sucks you in.

And please, HC2 will not bomb. All the press, bad or good, is still press, and people WILL see it.

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Well the sequel shows what Santa does to twelve elves who don't meet the toy quota.

lol! Trent, I don't even know where to start!

showing them the diagram of how the human centipede connected, then asking if they were comfortable working that intimately with two other actors. If yes, they were positioned accordingly and given a few lines.

Wow. I just don't understand the logic of assuming that you can retain an audience for your follow-up film if the original stinks.

Found this link - costumes, really?
http://www.3news.co.nz/The-Human-Centipede-coming-to-the-big-screen/tabid/312/articleID/173789/Default.aspx

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Updated On: 1/2/11 at 09:48 PM