I felt the same way, I guess the internet has desensitized me or something? felt it was kinda boring.
The premise of this thing is ridiculous. They should have had the "human centipede" be the child of the doctor. The "triplets" were a genetic mutation caused by either genetically modified food, pesticide or both. His wife died in birth and this mutant thing is the only family he has. Then people pass by his house, get lured in and hilarity ensue. DO ANY OF THESE IDIOTS ACTUALLY STUDY THE INSPIRATION FOR CLASSIC HORROR FILMS! Hook the premise into some real world fear and you have a hit!
I usually dislike "real world fears" in horror. I mean that in a sense of more modern fears. For example, oil spill, make movie about oil monster. UGH I cringe at the annoying an unoriginal commentary waiting to put its balls on my face. I prefer it to be something out of left field or something less relevant made insanely relevant. BUT it sells better, so you're right, it'd be a hit.
This is a kaiju board, right? You know the "Smog Monster" (Japanese name: Hedora) in Godzilla was based on very real fears of pollution? And Godzilla himself was based on Japanese post-war fears and reflection on the dangers of nuclear weapons and is a direct metaphor of the dangers of nukes? Or that practically every alien film of the 1950s was a direct reference to the Communism? Or how every good zombie film is based on mob conformist mentality (the zombie hoards) versus people who want better things in the world fight mob evil around them (zombie fighters)? Or here's another hint: You know why "The Bad News Bears" and "Rocky" don't win at the end of each film, but both films are considered classics and were wildly popular when released in 1970s post-Vietnam America. Each film showed folks that you may not formally "win" the "game", but you can learn and grow in the end when you lose. There you go! It's got nothing to do with selling tickets. It has to do with good writing.
1- I know. I know. Also, I know. Kaiju movies are fun but let's be frank, they're generally heavy handed. Same with aliens. Same with zombies. 2- Few leak out that press a great story with good acting and great directing that make me say "Wow awesome! Oh man now that I'm thinking more about it I see the message! Though it was there, I was so engaged by the acting and directing and story that it passed me by for the moment but now that I can't stop thinking about it due to it's other great attributes I see!" Most are "MODERN FEAR AND MORAL MESSAGE SHOVED UP YOUR BUTT then maybe a story." When it's TOO obvious or heavy handed it suffers. It takes away unless you're aiming for campy or it just ends up campy. What generally makes it heavy handed is the lack of thought behind the rest of the story/characters/acting/etc. They sell tickets. That's how the film/all industry works. That's why people make horror most of the time. People go see anything that's horror. Lots of people. The director than is being broken into the industry. What sells a horror movie? Something like a modern day issue being mutated and crammed. I'm not being critical because I hate. I'm being critical because I love. I get really tired of the same heavy handed crap over and over again assaulting my eyes. Let me rephrase my earlier post to help though, it wasn't clear: I love when a social or modern fear is leaked into a horror movie only when it's done so in a way where I don't notice it at first and leaves me with an unbiased ending (is it right, is it wrong, lets ponder!) I dislike heavy handed messages being hammered in to no end where I have to swallow whatever BS the writers opinion is at the end with little debate over the morality of it. So I think we agree but I was unclear on my total opinion.
Talking of centipedes I can't wait to find a copy of Wakamatsu's Centipede http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir4fby55 ... re=related
