The Human Centipede (2009) was one of the few films made in recent times that I enjoyed watching. Most of this is thanks to the over-the-top acting of Dieter Laser who plays protagonist, Dr. Heiter. It's not that the film makes you want to condone his ghoulish actions, it's just that we don't get any of the normal schlock like we do with other films, where the fate of unlikable victims is crammed down the viewers throat hoping to find sympathetic areas of ones conscience. The film runs very much as a documentary, devoid of all moral responsibility. The only emotional response from the viewer comes when the line "Feed her!" is uttered and through your disgust you know that you're watching a milestone in cinematic history.
It is with great interest then that I follow the progress of the follow-up film, "The Human Centipede: Part 2 (Full Sequence)". Things began to look good when the British Board of Film Classification refused to rate it, and banned it outright, but unfortunately the trailer may tell a different story. It looks cheap and nasty, but not in a good way. I fear it may be a meager cash-in, avoiding any attempt to recapture the qualities found in the original film. Then again, I felt this way when I watched the trailor for the first film, so perhaps we will just have to wait and see.
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