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The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

HorroRated verdict
Recommended
2010sTorture HorrorGoreBody HorrorFranchise Horror
Directed by
Tom Six
Written by
Tom Six
Produced by
Tom Six, Ilona Six

Why it’s HorroRated

The Human Centipede 2 is a meta-sequel with a smart premise buried underneath everything designed to make you look away, following a viewer so consumed by the first film that recreating it becomes his entire personality. Tom Six shot in black and white and stripped Martin of nearly all dialogue, which gives Laurence R. Harvey's performance an unsettling, animalistic quality that carries the whole film on physical presence alone. The decision to make Martin medically untrained rather than a clinical surgeon like the original's Dr. Heiter changes the tone completely, trading precision for something far more chaotic and difficult to watch. Where the first film had a controlled, almost antiseptic horror, this one is deliberately grimy and amateurish in a way that makes the violence feel more senseless. It's a rough, punishing sit that earns points for formal ambition even as it tests exactly how much an audience is willing to sit through.

Synopsis

Martin Lomax, a mentally disturbed parking garage attendant obsessed with The Human Centipede, watches the first film on repeat while living under his abusive mother's roof. After a violent breakdown pushes him toward acting on his fixation, Martin abducts a dozen victims, including actress Ashlynn Yennie playing a version of herself, and attempts to surgically recreate the centipede he's seen on screen using nothing but household tools and no medical training. Tom Six directs the sequel entirely in black and white with minimal dialogue, framing the story as a disturbing commentary on obsessive fandom and the appetite for extreme horror content itself.

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Quick facts

Release date
October 7, 2011
Runtime
1 hour 31 mins
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Content rating
R
Entry type
Movie

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