A surgeon who is known for his talents at separating Siamese
twins has decided to put his skills towards creation. Through an exhausting
surgical procedure he connects three tourists via their digestive systems.
I’m not sure why I decided to watch this film. If I was to
guess I’d say it was partly due to my limitless curiosity, and partly due to my
fondness for films that contain psychological torture. Perhaps, perhaps. I’m
confused on a point, however. Some days after the surgery, the ‘end piece’ of
his human centipede develops a serious infection around her mouth wound and
dies. Now, surely that was obviously going to happen? I’m not a doctor or
anything but, faeces + wounds = bad times. No? So he must’ve known that they
wouldn’t survive for long in that situation, being a doctor and all. I don’t
know.
While the film was obviously disgusting, it was nowhere near
as gross as I thought it was going to be. The idea was interesting enough,
what happens was clearly horrible on all counts. But, I mean, he could’ve
connected them in a different way so that they’d not get infections. I suppose
that would take away from the centipede aspect though. The acting was terrible
and the writing was just rubbish. I was really only watching because I wanted
to see what happened, rather than any investment in the story.
