Which human centipede is worse

Image source, Eureka Entertainment. Dutch director Tom Six makes an appearance as himself in the third movie. Image source, Eureka.

It's not hard to imagine what goes on in the Human Centipede 3. Stars of the previous two films, Laurence R. Harvey and Dieter Laser, are back for the third. Is Six phased? Of course not. The BBFC described the central plot of the film as the "sexual arousal of the central character at both the idea and the spectacle of the total degradation, humiliation, mutilation, torture and murder of his naked victims".

It took the rare move of refusing to classify the film and explaining that no amount of cuts would allow them to give it a certificate. The board also said The Human Centipede II may breach the Obscene Publications Act, and "poses a real, as opposed to a fanciful, risk that harm is likely to be caused to potential viewers".

The BBFC says it has withheld certification for 28 films, including the Centipede sequel, since It can be argued that gorier horror movies have continued to desensitize audiences since As time goes on, gory movies stop being so controversial due to the prevalence of the genre in pop culture. Still, The Human Centipede 's premise is inherently tied to one of the human brain's least favorite ideas, and that's a very difficult thing to normalize outside the most niche horror groups.

Nicolas Ayala is a writer with a passion for blockbusters and big-screen adaptations. The cheesier the movie, the better. When not writing, he's probably coming up with new ideas for the next writing sessions. Sensitive feminists might think last year's Antichrist worthy of consideration, what with that clitoris snipping and stuff.

Even a few men might have been impressed by its testicle-crushing and bloody ejaculation. Something from the Saw series could make the cut for the easily pleased. Those who can still summon up fear of the unearthly might want to put in a word for Paranormal Activity or The Blair Witch Project. These are, however, merely some of the more recent candidates; cinema has a rich history of horrification on which to fall back.

For many, The Exorcist remains unmatched. It's not only one of the top-grossing horror films ever, but it won two Oscars from 10 nominations. Still, demon fanciers might look instead to Rosemary's Baby or The Omen. The devout could go for The Passion of the Christ.

Wags might want to nominate almost any of Jennifer Aniston's romcoms. Jaws won three Oscars and did even better at the box office than The Exorcist. Those preferring something more subtle could consider The Shining. It could be argued that film-makers working in cinema's earliest days deserve extra points for both originality and technical privation.