What most drives my love for the genre of horror is the room for creativity. It's levels of creativity can stretch further than any other genre. Well, I think so anyways. And this nimbly bimbly thought process of mine is backed up with the ridiculousness that is, The Human Centipede.And I'm speaking for myself now, so don't get all prissy, but one of my favorite ideas in
really any genre of film is when the Mad Scientist is involved. And luck be true, what we have here is basically a story that revolves around a monstrously evil, Mad Scientist. And to make matters worse, he's <more> German. The Human Centipede: First Sequence they should skipped out on that last part , begins with a couple of high-end broads who are traveling Europe and just living and loving life. So, they're heading out for the night to meet up with German hottie, and party it up, but of course along the way, they break down, the cell phone doesn't' work, they're accosted by a pervy foreigner
and then sh!t really hits the fan. If you've heard of this movie before, you know exactly what is going to eventually go down, so I don't need to say anymore. If you don't know about the movie...just read the title.Besides that other Serbian Film being talked about so much this year, The Human Centipede is easily the other most talked about horror film coming out. It's supposed to be disgusting, vile and downright gross. Well, put those party hats on because for more or less, it is. You're not shown extremely graphic stuff, but what you do see, and what is implied is done well enough to get you squirming in your undies.The film delivered of course in the insanity department, but it also succeeded, almost perfectly, in how they casted the Mad Scientist. I first thought it was Udo Kier, but soon thereafter realized not only was it not Mr. Kier, but this guy is arguably cooler than Kier! This guy was a stone-cold villain, with menacing stares, peculiar expressions and an overall evil-as-sin demeanor. Hats off to that guy for carrying the film, as if his character wasn't as strong as he was, this film could have possibly come off as some joke film. Some of the lines he delivers are just pure, psychotic, German gold. 'My sweet centipede.' Hahaa...good stuff. The film ain't perfect though. Setting up the movie was cliché, as the girls were entirely unlikeable, and rather stupid. Actually even deep in the movie, the decision making on their parts verged on mental retardation. And this is where you're supposed to realize it's a horror movie, led by a Mad Scientist. The good stuff is what matters, and believe me, the story itself and how it's presented was all good.I admittedly had high hopes for The Human Centipede. I wanted over the top sickness, I wanted to enjoy the acting, and I wanted something just memorable. And that's exactly what I got. Expect a fun performance by heir doctor, a human centipede, and sickness, and you should have a fun time with this. <less> |