Buzz:The Human Centipede

Director:Tom Six

Writer:Tom Six

Cast: Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams and Ashlynn Yennie

Acting:B

Entertainment:B+

Re-watchabilty:B

Overall:B

The Human Centipede is exactly what it sounds like,and it is a very bizarre and odd premise for a movie.A sick premise as well.However it's actually not as gross or explicit as one would think after hearing that title and it's a solid independent horror flick.

Where would someone get the idea to make a movie like this...Well director and writer Tom Six said after watching a child molester on Tv he told friends they should stitch his mouth to a fat truck drivers ass...for his punishment..and voila ..The Human Centipede idea was born.And it is 100% medically accurate according to Tom Six as well.

The Plot: Two American girls,Lindsay and Jenny are on some sort of road trip through Europe.In Germany on their way to a night club they get a flat tire in the middle of the woods.

Desperate and with no signal on their cellphones they make their through the woods to an isolated villa.A German man answers the door and lets them come in,before long Lindsay and Jenny awaken in some basement hospital room tied up to beds.We then find out this German man is actually a surgeon named Dr Heiter who specialized in separating Siamese twins but now he has other ideas.With the two girls and another Asian man ,Dr Hieter(played by Dieter Laser) plans to be the first person ever to connect people together through their gastric systems(anus to mouth to anus).In doing so he hopes to bring together his twisted fantasy of a living,breathing Human Centipede.

Like I mentioned earlier the film isn't as hard to watch as it sounds.The gore is there bit its somewhat minimal and you don't see what you thought you'd see. The grossest part is when the lead of the centipede says he's has to shit..and well I won't tell you the rest but it's watchable.More than gore the focus off most of this film is aftermath of the operation and the toll it takes on the three human beings that are in this horrible predicament.

It's hard to even classify this movie,is it horror,sci-fi,drama,thriller,it definitely has a bit of all those elements so it's kind of hard to call this a straight out horror flick. There really isn't much scares in it but there is some nice buildup and tension,in particular the scene where Lindsay and Jenny first arrive to the villa.You know something just isn't right with this dude the second you meet him But not to obvious where it wouldn't be believable the girls actually decided to trust him.

The film may not be hard to watch visually but it is tough to watch emotionally.There really is no hope for these poor three saps and they begin to suffer more and more,both physically and mentally. You really feel for these three people and hope to god there isn't someone out there in the real world sick enough to do something like this.

The acting is somewhat solid,both girls,played by Ashley C. Williams and Ashlynn Yennie do a good job portraying fear and both come off as likable girls.

Needless to say Dr Heiter played by Dieter Laser really stole the show.I don't know what this dude does in real life but he was so believable that I wouldn't even know he's acting.He seemed to enjoy this role a little too much perhaps.His mannerisms and facial expressions are downright disturbing and cringe worthy.Also the way he talked with no emotion or forgiveness really got to me as well.

So should you see the Human Centipede or not?It's definitely a solid movie,well acted with some good tension but I say everyone should see this for one reason...i'm sure its like nothing you've seen before or will see again.