Off Topic: Rant on The Human Centipede

Foreword: This is my first time ranting on a film, so be gentle.

I saw The Human Centipede the other day, and I couldn't let that pass without commenting on it.

The Human Centipede is a Horror film from 2009, and not a very well put together one at that.

First off, the plot. It should be no secret now as to what the plot is, so I should just spill some details. The movie starts with 2 ditzy girls having their car break down in the middle of the woods. They then stumble around until they find a house in the middle of it. They are invited in, and are almost immediately held prisoner. They are held prisoner with another guy, and the The Mad Doctor (I don't know the names of the people, so bear with me) explains this "Human Centipede". All 3 people will be connected butt to mouth to form one long digestive track (just better hope you are the one in front). One girl tries to escape, and fails spectacularly. Once everyone comes to, the prisoners find themselves as The Human Centipede. The Big Bad then treats the Centipede as a pet while the Centipede can do nothing but comply. At the end, The Centipede tries to escape from The Mad Doctor, but it fails again. The front third commits suicide, the last third dies, and the middle is left to rot away slowly.

The characters, the girls are slow-witted, typical horror style victims. The Big Bad is just there to basically be the Big Bad. The other prisoner (A Japanese Tourist) does little as well. The police do the same, just exist. The best performance is by The Mad Doctor, watching he and his vision come to life and trying to keep it under wraps from the police, the best character of the film.

The setting could be a bit more original, Dark Woods and Creepy House. Exciting.

I could predict what would happen in this movie from minute one, and the characters had multiple chances to escape, yet they were too out there to notice or to perform with any intelligence. The Human Centipede itself is a sight to see at first, but the novelty wears off by the end of the film.

Bottom Line: The Human Centipede is not that great of a movie, and once the shock of seeing the Centipede wears off, It's a typical horror film. Only a very nitch group of people will find something in this. I recommend avoiding the movie, but if you are curious or like Torture or Horror, give it a Rent.