![]() ![]() Harvey, respectively the director and star of Human Centipede 2. In the interest of balance, we also spoke to Tom Six and Laurence R. With the film finally out in the UK, we decided that it was the perfect time for us to do some digging, and try to understand what it was that so offended the BBFC initially, and what persuaded them to finally change their minds. We were no exception, reporting “ The BBFC have denied The Human Centipede sequel a certificate on the outrageous grounds that it’s too “sexually violent and potentially obscene””. ![]() Even in the run up to the film’s planned straight-to-DVD release this summer, it wasn’t getting more coverage than any similar cult horror film.Īnd then, in June, the British Board of Film Classification ‘banned’* it, causing every news outlet in the country, and many more around the world to suddenly take an interest in the movie. In spite of its place in the public consciousness however, relatively few people actually watched the film.Ĭonsequently, when the inevitable sequel, Human Centipede 2 was announced, it initially didn’t make much of a splash outside of our film fanatic community. Within weeks of its release there were countless articles, analyses and jokes about the film – there was even a South Park episode parodying it. When it came out last year, the first Human Centipede film generated a huge amount of publicity due to its original, if disgusting, central idea. ![]()
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