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[SpazCat]

/>Human Centipede- The Musical

That was better than the movie.

[kspr]

has anyone seen the second one yet? theaters near me are too afraid to play it since i live in such a conservative area

[lazlo falconi]

How can there be a second one?

[kspr]

it's about some guy who obsessed over the first one and intends to completedr heiters experiment. a third one is already being made for 2013

[SpazCat]

/>a third one is already being made for 2013

You're joking, right? Seriously joking.

[kspr]

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[Lay2]

I will always assert that an adult has the right to purchase any piece of artwork they desire, but in the case of "The BBFC v Human Centipede II," I can see where the censors are coming from. It's all about context; in the case of the first Human Centipede film, the BBFC plainly admits that it found it "tasteless and disgusting", but was still a relatively traditionalhorror movie with a few moments of overt grossness. It got an 18 cert, and the film found its horror audience. End of story. The problem the board faces with the sequel is a lot more confusing, and here's why: writer/director Tom Six gives the "censors" no context to chew upon. It's hard to defend artless art.
During one of my rare visits to London, my pal Paul McEvoy introduced me to a friend of his. I assumed he was just another one of Paul's old-school Frightfest pals, the type who knows everything from Ray Harryhausen to Eli Roth and everything in between, and he was. A pleasant, intelligent, fun guy. His name was Dave Hyman, and he turned out to be one of those BBFC guys who decide on all the movie ratings! My point is that you can rest safely knowing that your BBFC people are smart, informed, and entirely well-intentioned. The Centipede II "ban" will eventually be repealed, and the controversy will certainly help DVD sales, and lots of horror fans will check it out, and then they'll see: yep, censorship is rotten – but so are some movies. Truly base, vile and rotten.

[kspr]

yeah but censoring something just because you think it's gross and doesnt have context is just brainless in and of itself. why should any idea ever be censored?

case in point: Guinea Pig 2: Flowers of Flesh and Blood advanced movie prosthetics by huge leaps and bounds. so much so that the fbi stepped in to investigate because it appeared to be an actual snuff film.

the whole thing was a great exhibition of the makeup artist's work, and is really nodifferent from watching an exhibition sporting event. there are people who really enjoy/admire the abilities of the artists and filmmakers in the same way that you can admire an articulate baller.

and wow i was arguing with a bot and didnt know it

[SpazCat]

That was a bot? I thought they just created topics and posted nonsense. I'm surprised this one did anything relevant.