Anyone seen Human Centipede?
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
It isn't scary, and it's not that gross. Mostly it's just boring.
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
If you haven't seen the film you can't comment on it. I think a lot of people read reviews and make decisions without watching the film. Overall the film was plagued with bad acting, bad timing, unbelievable circumstance and a novel theme. I wouldn't see a sequel but not because I was disgusted by the original but because the original just wasn't that good. They would have to go T2 on it to save the sequel; terminators sewn together A2M to make the perfect human killing cyborg; that is a theme.
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
A bit off topic, but....
Peter Mulholland wrote:
Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'.
I wasn't aware that there were any civilized democracies that still banned films; that's the sort of thing I would expect in a dicatorship or theocracy.
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If you haven't seen the film you can't comment on it. I think a lot of people read reviews and make decisions without watching the film. Overall the film was plagued with bad acting, bad timing, unbelievable circumstance and a novel theme. I wouldn't see a sequel but not because I was disgusted by the original but because the original just wasn't that good. They would have to go T2 on it to save the sequel; terminators sewn together A2M to make the perfect human killing cyborg; that is a theme.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Overall the film was plagued with bad acting
Because no-one any good wanted to be in it
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
bad timing, unbelievable circumstance
Because it was written and directed by a Dutch bloke who had made a couple of obscure Dutch films and nothing else before.
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
and a novel theme
Which was originally a joke about how to punish sex offenders.
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It was on the Scy-Fy (or however they spell it these days) channel a while ago. I didn't watch it though. Here ends my pointless post.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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A bit off topic, but....
Peter Mulholland wrote:
Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'.
I wasn't aware that there were any civilized democracies that still banned films; that's the sort of thing I would expect in a dicatorship or theocracy.
It's not so much censorship [tries to muffle giggles] but the ratting of the material. The BBFC rarely refuses a release license, but this is for public release. In about 3 1/2 seconds it will be available on a torrent to download.
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A bit off topic, but....
Peter Mulholland wrote:
Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'.
I wasn't aware that there were any civilized democracies that still banned films; that's the sort of thing I would expect in a dicatorship or theocracy.
It hasn't banned it, it has been refused a classification - which is not quite the same thing. The reason being the sexual content, which they apparently fear would contravene the obscene publications act.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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It's crap!
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Waste definitely.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
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A bit off topic, but....
Peter Mulholland wrote:
Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'.
I wasn't aware that there were any civilized democracies that still banned films; that's the sort of thing I would expect in a dicatorship or theocracy.
The BBFC is a film board, not a government. It has nothing to do with democracy - all they have done is banned it because they, in part, feel that it breaches the Obscene Publications Act. In other words, they feel that failure to do so would fall foul of the law. This[^] is worth reading because it explains what the film is about, and why they have decided to ban it.
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It hasn't banned it, it has been refused a classification - which is not quite the same thing. The reason being the sexual content, which they apparently fear would contravene the obscene publications act.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
ChrisElston wrote:
It hasn't banned it,
It has actually banned it. The film is believed to breach the Obscene Publications Act and therefore has no merit to be allowed distribution. If the producers can shos it is not in breach of the act then it will be distributable but un-classified.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
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A bit off topic, but....
Peter Mulholland wrote:
Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'.
I wasn't aware that there were any civilized democracies that still banned films; that's the sort of thing I would expect in a dicatorship or theocracy.
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Peter Mulholland wrote:
Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth?
It's a waste.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Peter Mulholland wrote:
Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth?
It's a waste.
No, it's a waste-management system.
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
Seen the first one and wasn't anything special really, just somewhat overhyped and pretty dull. Haven't seen the 2nd.
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It's not so much censorship [tries to muffle giggles] but the ratting of the material. The BBFC rarely refuses a release license, but this is for public release. In about 3 1/2 seconds it will be available on a torrent to download.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
In about 3 1/2 seconds it will be available on a torrent to download.
Exactly, all I bet this will do is lead to more people watching it than otherwise would, just to see what all the fuss is about.
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It's crap!
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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It hasn't banned it, it has been refused a classification - which is not quite the same thing. The reason being the sexual content, which they apparently fear would contravene the obscene publications act.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
ChrisElston wrote:
It hasn't banned it, it has been refused a classification - which is not quite the same thing.
Ah, ok. While the US has a rating system, movie producers can decline to have a movie rated. Most chains have a policy against showing movies that are unrated or which have a rating of NC-17 (Not for Children) which makes for an effective ban, but the movie can still be shown publicly. Much more common is for a movie to get a NC-17 rating, be reedited, then get the less restrictive R rating.
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ChrisElston wrote:
It hasn't banned it,
It has actually banned it. The film is believed to breach the Obscene Publications Act and therefore has no merit to be allowed distribution. If the producers can shos it is not in breach of the act then it will be distributable but un-classified.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
The film hasn't been banned, its been denied classification and the board refused to consider reclassification, no matter what edits were made; "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." I am being a little pedantic as the decision effectively means the film is banned as it cannot be distributed or legally supplied anywhere in the UK but technically the BBFC cannot impose a 'ban' per se.
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
It pops up on SyFy from time to time, which right there tells you all you need to know. Having heard about it but not bothered watching it, I watched some of it when I noticed it was on SyFy. Not worth the time. Basically it's a movie that relies on a shocking premise to generate column inches. It didn't do anything for me as a movie. But then, you're talking to the wrong guy. I'm generally not a fan of that kind of stuff. If you're into Gorenography, maybe you might get something from it. Like I always say, it's better to watch a great film twice than a crap film once. Grab a DVD off the shelf, and forget this one. -Richard
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Just reading in todays paper that the British Board of Film Classification has banned the sequel to 'The Human Centipede'. Reading what the first film is about: Mad scientist grafts the mouths of captives to the bottoms of other captives to create a many legged entity that recycles bodily waste. Is this film worth watching or is it just gross filth? Is it scary? (I can't remember the last time a 'horror' film scared me)
Pete
If it's fiction, I don't ever see the need to "not classify," which essentially is banning the distribution of the film. Reading the story: 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. Ah, protecting the public from themselves I see.
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