Monday, June 6, 2011

Human Centipede II BANNED IN THE UK!

Tom Six has been pretty mum on details regarding the sequel to The Human Centipede, but has promised it will make the original look like My Little Pony.  Pardon my excitement.

Today, the sequel was rejected by the BBFC.  Here's why:


"The first film dealt with a mad doctor who sews together three kidnapped people in order to produce the ‘human centipede’of the title. Although the concept of the film was undoubtedly tasteless and disgusting it was a relatively traditional and conventional horror film and the Board concluded that it was not in breach of our Guidelines at ‘18’. This new work, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), tells the story of a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film and who imagines putting the ‘centipede’ idea into practice. Unlike the first film, the sequel presents graphic images of sexual violence, forced defecation, and mutilation, and the viewer is invited to witness events from the perspective of the protagonist. Whereas in the first film the ‘centipede’ idea is presented as a revolting medical experiment, with the focus on whether the victims will be able to escape, this sequel presents the ‘centipede’ idea as the object of the protagonist’s depraved sexual fantasy.
The principal focus of The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is the sexual arousal of the central character at both the idea and the spectacle of the total degradation, humiliation, mutilation, torture, and murder of his naked victims. Examples of this include a scene early in the film in which he masturbates whilst he watches a DVD of the original Human Centipede film, with sandpaper wrapped around his penis, and a sequence later in the film in which he becomes aroused at the sight of the members of the ‘centipede’ being forced to defecate into one another’s mouths, culminating in sight of the man wrapping barbed wire around his penis and raping the woman at the rear of the ‘centipede’. There is little attempt to portray any of the victims in the film as anything other than objects to be brutalised, degraded and mutilated for the amusement and arousal of the central character, as well as for the pleasure of the audience. There is a strong focus throughout on the link between sexual arousal and sexual violence and a clear association between pain, perversity and sexual pleasure. It is the Board’s conclusion that the explicit presentation of the central character’s obsessive sexually violent fantasies is in breach of its Classification Guidelines and poses a real, as opposed to a fanciful, risk that harm is likely to be caused to potential viewers.
David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said: “It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the VRA, and would be unacceptable to the public.
“The Board also seeks to avoid classifying material that may be in breach of the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964 (OPA) or any other relevant legislation. The OPA prohibits the publication of works that have a tendency to deprave or corrupt a significant proportion of those likely to see them. In order to avoid classifying potentially obscene material, the Board engages in regular discussions with the relevant enforcement agencies, including the CPS, the police, and the Ministry of Justice. It is the Board’s view that there is a genuine risk that this video work, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), may be considered obscene within the terms of the OPA, for the reasons given above."

Sweet Zombie Jesus!  I don't even have words.

What do you think?  Will you still see The Human Centipede II?  Or are you totally turned off?

8 comments:

  1. Oof. I mean, we all had some lulz over the first one, but this sounds really horrifying, and not in a good way.

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  2. I'm turned off. The first one was hilarious and inspired some great conversations between my friends about how to build a "better" human centipede, but the second one sounds disturbing. I have a really good gore/disgusting scenario stomach, but I'm not a fan of sexual violence/rape in horror. Its lazy and controversial in the wrong way. Disappointing.

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  3. There was a depraved charm about the first Human Centipede film and its disappointing to think they turned the sequel into visual trash. Rape with a barbed wire penis? Awesome.. I love good horror gore but not a fan of mindless torture and without Dieter Laser ..I don't know! I'll probably see it eventually ..if it doesn't get banned in the US too!

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  4. This movie sounds amazing. It seems a bit crazy and like it could just be a gross waste of time.

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  5. I thought the first one was great, so original albeit fucked up, but this just sounds graphic for the sake of being shocking, without due reason. I really don't think I will watch it, although I don't consider myself a chicken when it comes to horror. I just dont like the sound of the direction it has gone in.
    @StarsMum

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  6. Someone has some interesting fantasies. I haven't seen the first one, mainly because of the title, but I will be watching it now along with the sequel once it comes to America. If it is banned I will want a link to download it. Whats not to like about a human centipede and barbed wire penis pooping?

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  7. Shit, I want to see it.

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  8. This... this.. is wrong.. nooo... Dx

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