Phoenix: Prepare for the Human Centipede Sequel by Seeing the Original!

Hey Phoenix!  Are you excited about the Human Centipede 2: Final Sequence?  After seeing the trailer the other day (if you haven't seen it, check it out here) I am! 

An absolutely grotesque vision of psychosis by Tom Six

 

So why don't you prepare for the sequel by going to see the original at The Royale? 

The Royale secured The Human Centipede 2: Final Sequence for October, but tomorrow night (September 30th) you can see the original at 9:30 pm!  The Royale is located at 108 W Main Street in Mesa.  This is brought to you by the Midnite Movie Mamacita.  Go check it out and support independent theater!

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?

Best Of: Creepiest Horror Villain of All Time!

Whorticulture.com Presents: The Best, Creepiest Horror Villain Dieter Laser!

If you haven't seen The Human Centipede yet, you need to get on that.  You have no excuses.  You can watch it for free online, but we definitely recommend buying the DVD.  You can check out our review here - it was the first movie we wrote about.  We gave it an 8 out of 10 based on Dieter Laser's outstanding performance.

Dieter Laser, or really his character Dr. Joseph Heiter, can't be described as a horror movie killer because it's not really the killing that makes him evil.  It's what he does to you when you're alive that makes him a villain, and the creepiest one we've ever seen.

There are many aspects to Dr. Heiter (we refer to him lovingly as Herr Doktor).  Aside from being sinister and - just a little - deranged, the true ghastly nature of the character is how loving and caring he is.  Sure, he'll raise a firm hand to you if you bite him in the ankle.  He just wants you to be a good 3Hund!

Look, he loves them!

We don't think anybody else could pull off this role.  Dieter Laser doesn't falter for a second, and he doesn't fuck around.

Yeah, you need to see this movie.  Right now.  RIGHT NOW.  Here, we'll even post the trailer so you can bask in the pure disturbing glory that is Dieter Laser.

You like it, don't you?  THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?

And while you're at it, go here and vote for Dieter Laser for the best villain of all time the year at the Spike Scream Awards.

Dieter Laser says "This is what will happen to you if you don't!"

You don't want to tempt him, guys.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Herr Laser!  You're definitely the best horror villain of all time!

The Human Centipede

Whorticulture.com movie review of The Human Centipede: The First Sequence

The Human Centipede: The First Sequence

I first encountered Human Centipede when I randomly came across the trailer on YouTube. It made me totally squeamish, which OF COURSE made me want to watch it. I had to know. I had to know what the three people sewn together looked like. I had to satisfy my curiosity. I tried my damndest to make it to Midnite Movie Mamacita’s showing of it over the weekend and I couldn’t do it. It became available to me a few days later and I was prompted by my boyfriend to watch it. However by this point I’d developed a deep fear of watching it. What if it made me puke? What if it was truly terrifying and I cried or something? I’d never be able to call myself a bad ass again. The last thing I want to be is a pussy. So my boyfriend bugged me, and bugged me, until finally I sat back and started the movie.

Okay seriously? That “Mein Lieber 3-Hund” thing is HILARIOUS. I wanted to see the three dogs, damn it. I really did. That picture just didn’t do it for me. And throughout the whole movie I just felt bad for Herr Doktor because he missed his dogs.

I was totally disappointed with the movie, but…well, let me explain. I came in with SERIOUSLY high hopes. I wanted it to make me freak out. I wanted it to be so disgusting, so intrusive to my mental state. I wanted to be SCARRED by this! And I totally wasn’t. However I’d still say it was a good movie. Don’t get me wrong. I read a review that said “love it or hate it, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE is a visceral ride that will leave nobody indifferent.” (wearemoviegeeks.com) That’s the damn truth. You’re going to have an opinion on it, and I want to hear it. But let me say this: there was no gore, very little blood. The surgery was like, Nip/Tuck level. I gagged once, when the Japanese guy had to take a shit. Other than that, it was tame. Really, surprisingly tame for what I’d heard. And really, for a movie that’s pretty much all about ass-to-mouth, I expected more scenes that would make me puke.

Dieter Laser, or Herr Doktor as I’ve taken to calling him, is really the stand-out performance in this movie. He’s a creepy looking dude. His bone structure is almost over-exaggerated. Not to the point where he looks like a freak or anything, but he pulls off creepy in this impeccably. Everything about his performance was impeccable. From the first minute he was on the screen. Out-fucking-standing.

With that said, I have to say I was completely disappointed with the ending. I was screaming at the TV. “What the fuck, you can’t just END this way!!” Oh, but it did. And I guess it’s to leave it open for the sequel coming out in 2011, but COME THE FUCK ON. I want to say how it ends so badly but I won’t. I’ll be nice, just this once. Jerk asses. But how in the hell are they going to get a sequel from it? No idea. It was the most anticlimactic ending of a movie I think I’ve ever seen. But it worked, I’m totally going to see the sequel. Damn you, Tom Six.

This movie seems to have seriously affected some of its viewers. I guess I’m just a sick, jaded motherfucker.

I give it 8 out of 10. Drink this pretty poison…if you dare.