Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence

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Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence Banned In UK
Source: HorrorNews

It has been stated by the BBFC that The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence, has been refused a certification and thus cannot be legally released in the UK. The sequel to the recent horror hit is stylistically different from the first, in that it uses the first film as a piece of fiction rather than actual events. In it, the main character becomes "sexually obsessed" with the film and replicating the onscreen horrors. The full press release from the BBFC can be found on the BBFC website (and is VERY SPOILER HEAVY, but some key quotes are posted below. "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." The press release goes on to focus on the sexual influence of much of the film's contents; "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." While The Human Centipede was, at its core, a somewhat traditional mad Scientist horror film, this second film takes the franchise into an altogether more meta place. It is that breaking of the fourth wall, and the use of that particular technique in this context, that has caused the BBFC to refuse the film a certificate. What interests me with this case is the fact that the BBFC seem to have closely considered this particular issue, and as much as I love horror (and as much as I am against censorship), I can understand their decision. Violence and gore onscreen is one thing, but perhaps that dalliance with attempting to put a real-world spin on this story has pushed things too far. A later comment, in which they state that the film cannot be released as no amount of cuts will make it acceptable, is also understandable. This case evokes the dark days of the 1980s Video Nasties controversy that swept across the UK, in that this film is being banned as there is a genuine fear that its contents could corrupt its viewers. On the other hand, if someone is going to watch a film called Human Centipede 2, with full knowledge of what to expect (either from seeing the first film or word of mouth), then how far can those people truly be corrupted by it? I am playing Devil's Advocate here. I'm a diehard horror fan, but when a case like this comes along (which is all-to-rare these days), it is important that we take a look at why such a strong decision has been made. Right now, ever more violent, graphic and bloody films are being passed with a certificate, and they are a million times nastier than the titles of yore. Maybe when a film such as this is banned outright, it's time to think about just how far it is possible to go before crossing over into senseless bad taste. When a film delights in the atrocities onscreen rather than seeks to show how awful they are, it stops being a movie and just becomes violent porn. For the future of the genre and indeed low budget moviemaking, is this really a direction we should be taking?

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Here is the response from director Tom Six:

"Thank you BBFC for putting spoilers of my movie on your website and thank you for banning my film in this exceptional way. Apparently I made an horrific horror-film, but shouldn't a good horror film be horrific? My dear people it is a f****cking MOVIE. It is all fictional. Not real. It is all make-belief. It is art. Give people their own choice to watch it or not. If people can't handle or like my movies they just don't watch them. If people like my movies they have to be able to see it any time, anywhere also in the UK."

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'The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)' Gets October 7 Release Date
Source: Playlist

Few people have bothered going back and checking out director Tom Six's back catalogue since "The Human Centipede (First Sequence)" became a minor cultural and cinematic phenomenon, and this writer is not among them. So perhaps "Gay in Amsterdam" is a masterpiece, but it's doubtful the director will ever be remembered as anything other than the guy who made those forcible ass-to-mouth horror movies. If you've been holding out for the sequel "The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)" (and frankly why aren't you watching "Tucker & Dale vs Evil" or waiting for Ti West's "The Innkeepers" or something that seems half-way interesting?) it's time to put down the hastily sewn erotic tea doilies inspired by the film that you've been spending your evenings darning. That's right, the wait is almost over: the second centipede comes on October 7th, according to Shock Til You Drop.

Six, a would-be agent provocateur right down to his look-at-me cowboy hat, seems to enjoy courting the publicity a project like this generates like a poor man's Lars von Trier, usually by blabbing to any media outlet who'll have him that the next instalment of the epic "Human Centipede" franchise -the newest fix of sexual deviancy and cross-stitching—will make the last film "look like My Little Pony" or a "Disney film." The film opens in a crowded month for horror, and already has an art-house equivalent in Almodovar's demented body-horror "The Skin I Live In."

The picture gained unwarranted notoriety earlier in the year when the BBFC, the British classification board—who've become increasingly scissor-happy of late, trimming both "A Serbian Film" and "3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy" back by a few minutes—effectively banned the film outright in the U.K.. Six feigned indignance at first, but quickly took to the news like an over-enthusiastic glue-huffer and, sure enough, he was soon dishing the dirt on a potential third instalment, which will no doubt make part two look like "Andy Pandy" in a strippers-only opium den, Enid Blyton's "Noddy" crossed with the final scenes of "Last Exit to Brooklyn" or "The Moomins" if they were forced to flee the Finnish nirvana of Moominvalley and become a travelling band of performers called The Aristocrats.

Find out if Six's loose talk amounts to much in just over a month or, if you're based in Britain, never. 

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This was the opening night film of Fantastic Fest last night.  I saw it right after watching Elijah Wood lead everyone in a yo-gabba-gabba dance.

I actually mildly enjoyed the first movie.  It plays around with cliches and the doctor was a great evil character... it has fun with itself and while it aims to be a little shocking, it doesn't really fall into the "torture porn" genre (even though it's very-much about torture).

This movie is a 100 times more disgusting and fucked up.  This movie is like if Harmony Korine made a torture porn.

The movie still has fun... there are some genuinely funny moments, but those few moments are surrounded by a need to shock... a desperate need.

It works.  If you like being disgusted and shocked and want to see this movie for that reason, you'll probably love this thing.  It accomplishes what it tries to do, I just wish it had tried to do something else.  The lead is a really good bad guy and if the movie had gone a different direction, I think it could have been pretty good, instead it needs to make everyone puke (they gave out barf-bags and shirts that say "The deuce is loose"... if anyone wants mine, it's in my "to burn" pile).

I got really grossed out by this movie (it takes a lot), but I made it through so if anyone is just curious about what kind of fucked up shit happens, but doesn't want to sit through it, PM me and I'll tell you so you don't have to torture yourself.

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