One of the best movies I saw at Fantastic Fest ’09 was the German movie Human Centipede (First Sequence), about a mad doctor who sewed three people together… ass to mouth. It’s actually less graphically disgusting than it sounds, but it is soul-scourging. And excellent. Dieter Laser plays the mad scientist and his performance is, hands down, one of the most iconic villain performances in recent memory.
It seemed like you may never get a chance to see this movie legitimately, but thankfully IFC has stepped up to the challenge and will be releasing the film in the US. Even better, while the film will open theatrically in select markets (and this is the best way to see it, with a squirming crowd!), IFC will make it available on demand the same date. Which means Chewers in every backwater will have a chance to see it and discuss it the same day as the Chewers who live in shining megalopolises.
Click here to read my review. Below is a not terribly well put together trailer for the film; I expect IFC to come up with something much cooler.
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I'm uncomfortable with the amount that I'm looking forward to seeing this.
Looks like the link to the review is broken. Just a heads up.
Are we going to get it up in Canada though?
So when is this being released? You didn't mention.
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wow.
thats.
pretty disgusting. ……….
Unless it's Megan Fox's ass she's attached to, that's one place you don't want to wake up in the morning.
what a horrible movie. and not because it's "shocking"–but because it's just bad.
the trailer does not work
Ok. Shock for the sake of shock. Neat. Hope the people that wanna see something like this enjoy it. I don't think there will be a remake or sequel anytime soon. Too bad something like this actually got made. Why anyone would want to witness such a thing is a scary thought.
didn't know 2girls1cup had such an impact.. somewhere a light clicked on in a germans head *poop!* Mr. Laser was born. not a turd wasted!
Back in the day, my best friend and I would go see the type of films that they only showed at midnight at the Waverly in NYC. BRIDE OF REANIMATOR and FRANKENHOOKER spring to mind. We were also there at the Angelica when HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER debuted. So of course I thought of those days when I sent him the link for the HUMAN CENTIPEDE trailer. Oddly enough, now that he's a dad and lives in the Peoples Republic of San Francisco, he was not up for this particular film. So I say, FUCK IT, I"LL GO BY MYSELF.
It's not German, but Dutch. Well, i guess it's more an English-Dutch coproduction. The writer-director is Dutch.
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