The Human Centipede

The Human Centipede is without a doubt, this generations answer to Cannibal Holocaust. Yes, they are two completely different films, yes, they are virtually unrelated plot wise, etc, etc. So, why did i make that comparison you ask? It is this generations Cannibal Holocaust in the way its gonna divide audiences the world over. This is the sickest, most depraved and shocking movie to pass my viewing station in quite some time, and you really have to see it to believe it.

The film is about two American tourists Lyndsay and Jenny (played by Ashley C. Williams and Ashlynn Yennie) who are on a road trip through Europe. When in the German countryside they end up with a flat tire and go looking for help. They come across a house (Texas Chainsaw Massacre anyone?) which is occupied by a very strange man named Dr. Heiter (played by Dieter Laser), who proceeds to drug the girls and they awake in a makeshift hospital in Heiter basement (hmm? that name rhymes with someone else). When the girls awake there is also a Japaneses tourist named Katsuro (Played by Akihiro Kitamura) in the room with them. (giving the film a Japaneses horror element to it).

Dr. Heiter then unveils his plan to surgical fuse the three together to make a "human centipede", which according to the Trailer is 100% medically accurate. So, that there is the basic plot. A pretty original idea which is what alot of modern horror lacks (with remakes and all that) and it does a very good job of fusing elements of American, European and Japaneses horror very well. People expecting a gorefest are in for a disappointment as theres actually very little.

The character of Dr. Heiter is a good contender for horror icon, very dark, sinister character and is very well played by Laser. The acting of the three victims was well played too, in fact the best i've ever seen. The fear they were feeling felt very real and makes the viewer very uneasy. Some may consider this a horror masterpiece, others may consider it a sick depraved nasty that begs for apocalyptic. Me personally, i liked it and i highly recommend it.

9/10

PS. Apologies for the font changes, can't seem to figure out whats up with it.