Here, he’s too hammy and over-the-top to do that, even though he tries really, really hard. ![]() He could make your skin crawl every moment he was on-screen. The more you see something, the more mundane it becomes – and we’ve seen this too much for it to still have much of an impact.ĭieter Laser was the highlight of the first Human Centipede film, turning in an incredibly creepy performance in the leading role. The plots are very similar, the characters are creepy but nothing more, and there’s nothing to really take away from them apart from the “that’s gross” factor. Once you’ve seen this once, adding on more pieces doesn’t really change anything. The worst part about this franchise is how boring they all are. The more you see something, the more mundane it becomes – and we’ve seen this too much for it to still have much of an impact.Īfter three films, is this premise still shocking? Sure, Bill Boss’ rants are despicable, and creating a human centipede is disgusting, but we’ve seen the latter before, and the former becomes more tiresome than offensive. Harvey, lead of the second film), who is a big fan of the first two Human Centipede movies, much like the protagonist of the second film was a fan of the first film. The idea this time around is conceived by the warden’s accountant, Dwight ( Laurence R. A man – in this case, a racist and homophobic prison warden named Bill Boss (Dieter Laser yes, the lead of the first film) – after much meandering around, winds up building a human centipede, which consists of joining the digestive tracks of multiple human beings and sewing them together anus-to-mouth. The plot of The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) will not surprise those of you who had the misfortune of sitting through the previous two films. Now, we have a third film in this trilogy, and it’s just as bad, if not worse, than the previous chapters, except this time with a more annoying protagonist and a more self-indulgent, self-congratulatory tone. The second one, filmed in black and white, went for a more meta approach, but basically copied the first film’s plot and was even duller – yes, even though the titular human centipede was larger. ![]() The first film had a creepy leading performance from Dieter Laser, and I suppose the premise was something we hadn’t seen before, but for all the hype, the shock horror just wasn’t all that good, and it got dull really quick. The Human Centipede franchise is one for which I’ve never quite understood the appeal – assuming “appeal” is even the correct word.
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