What is it about? As one killer in an infamous horror movie exclaimed, “Movies don’t create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative”. And that’s the basic premise of The Human Centipede II, which is about a man named Martin (Laurence R. Harvey) who is so infatuated with the original Human Centipede that he decides to create a centipede of his own, this time with twelve people instead of three.
Positives; Well, for one, Human Centipede II easily accomplishes what it sets out to do; shock the audience from beginning to end. Through its dark and dismal use of colors, unsettling and ominous performance lead, and a story that just moves from worse, to really awful, to well….even more awful. I can easily say that I was rattled while watching the HC2 from beginning to end. It just gets worse and worse as time moves on, becoming almost unwatchable by the time that Martin has created his masterpiece. So yes, in terms of pure horror, the Human Centipede 2 is a success.
They really couldn’t have picked a better actor to play Martin either. Seriously, this guy couldn’t get any creepier in terms of looks or actions. I wouldn’t be surprised if the actor in real life celebrated the premiere of this movie by lighting a nunnery on fire. HC2 is unsettling even when he isn’t working with his centipede. The scenes alone with his mother and therapist will give you goose bumps just because you don’t really know what he is going to do next. A fear of the unknown is very prevalent throughout this movie. Not a ton of other actors really get a chance to shine in this movie, though there is an amusing cameo from Ashlynn Yennie as an actress about to receive her most unsettling role yet; an actual participant in the centipede.
Negatives; Though I will definitely say that HC2 is a creepy, disturbing, disgusting, and unforgettable movie, at times I felt like I was watching the world’s grossest one-trick pony. From the opening scenes alone, you get that he is going to replicate the centipede and you comprehend that he is off his rocker. I felt like too many scenes just beat these points into the ground a bit more than needed. Maybe one or two scenes of him ominously looking around, planning his next move, or contently watching the original Human Centipede could have been cut out. And once he is done assembling his centipede, did we really need that many minutes of the centipede moving around with Martin staring at it with love in his eyes? We get it. Dude is in love with his work.
The bottom line; Overall, I would say that the Human Centipede II succeeds in what it sets out to do; shock and disturb the audience with a movie that will stay in your memory for a long ass time. Sure, it’s a bit repetitive and there really isn’t much else to it besides watching a mad man create the project of his dreams, but then again, that was pretty much the point; to demonstrate obsession and possible creation in its sickest and most demented form. And the worst part; it’s probably going to inspire someone out there to take this movie into their own hands. Yeah. Doesn’t that suck ass? Pun intended.
2/4
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