Where to even begin a review of Human Centipede 2 Full Sequence...
The film opens up with the ending of the first movie, and reveals that we are seeing it being played on the computer screen of a parking garage security guard. The strange, disturbed man, named Martin, immediately decides to set forth his own plan to mimic the film and create a real-life, 12-person human centipede. He begins capturing helpless victims in the very parking garage he's supposed to be protecting, using a crow bar to knock innocent people unconscious for use in his demented experiment, which takes place in a deserted building. He even tricks an actress from the first Human Centipede into coming to his little hellish warehouse by telling her she's auditioning for a Quentin Tarantino film. With the use of a staple gun, some duct tape and a knife, the 12-person monstrosity is soon complete.
Surprisingly, the real disturbing sequences don't even happen until after the centipede is already complete and has been revealed to the viewer. The last 10 minutes of the film are probably the most disturbing 10 minutes in recent horror history, beginning with Martin injecting every victim with strong laxatives (keep in mind, Martin's centipede was created with a staple gun and no surgical precision, so if just the thought of feces passing into the other person's mouth in the first one was bad without actually seeing it, don't watch the sequel.)
I won't give away every "interesting" scene in the film but it should be said that if you're even the tiniest bit squeamish, it'd be a good idea to skip this film.
There was a lot I liked about The Human Centipede 2, one these things being that the whole film was in Black & White. This managed to add the the overall feel of the movie and made it even more gritty and disturbing. By not showing the color of blood or other bodily fluids, it eliminated the possibility of the amount of gore on screen appearing cartoonish or dumb.
Where the first film was scary in the idea of someone doing this to other people, the second film added the extreme graphic violence and torture, combining Ero Guro elements with Hostel-esque violence. I can definitely see why the film was initially banned in the UK. The overall premise was unsettling: a man watching the first film and acting it out on real people for his own sick pleasure.
Another aspect I liked was the ending. I won't give too much away, but the conclusion, much like the first film, was fairly ambiguous and left the viewer to make their own assumptions about what happened.
Basically, The Human Centipede 2 Full Sequence blew the first film out of the water in terms of truly disturbing horror films. It was not a film for the weak of heart, and I can definitely see even seasoned horror fans cringing at the film.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Blake C
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