The most disturbing movie ever made?

CNN ^ | Breeanna Hare

[big black dog]

If the title alone isn't enough to make you squirm, a brief rundown of the premise for the indie horror movie, "The Human Centipede," certainly will. Any film involving three humans sharing a single digestive tract obviously isn't aiming to be easy on the eyes.

Yet director/writer Tom Six's portrayal of a crazed surgeon who takes his skills at separating conjoined twins and uses them to create his own living human insect has left some critics appalled that it was even created; venerated critic Roger Ebert didn't think his star rating system was even applicable.

"No horror film I've seen inflicts more terrible things on its victims than 'The Human Centipede,'" Ebert wrote in his review. "The star rating system is unsuited to this film. Is the movie good? Is it bad? Does it matter? It is what it is and it occupies a world where the stars don't shine."

[a fool in paradise]

If the title alone isn't enough to make you squirm, a brief rundown of the premise for the indie horror movie, "The Human Centipede," certainly will. Any film involving three humans sharing a single digestive tract obviously isn't aiming to be easy on the eyes.

Eh, there was a movie from Hong Kong in the 1990s called "Centipede Horror" that had to do with demons, possession, etc, and a woman barfing up real live centipedes.

[dfwgator]

That would be any Barbra Streisand movie.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Cannibal Holocaust

[43north]

Hmmm. Three entities sharing a common digestive tract. That would be the legislative, judicial, and executive branches wouldn’t it?

[a fool in paradise]

"No horror film I've seen inflicts more terrible things on its victims than 'The Human Centipede,'" Ebert wrote in his review. "The star rating system is unsuited to this film. Is the movie good? Is it bad? Does it matter? It is what it is and it occupies a world where the stars don't shine."

Roger Ebert also gave a zero star review to a fictional film about the death penalty in Texas where the character on death row was guilty of the crime. He said that film couldn't be made and certainly not set in Texas.

[AppyPappy]

The Many Faces of Death series was pretty cool until you figured out it wasn’t real.

[carton253]

For me... it was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Child Catcher starred in many nightmares when I was little. If it’s on... I turn it off immediately.

[dead]

Eraserhead was as creepy as it gets.

[Wolfie]

“Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer”.

[Red Badger]

One of my faves from back in the days...............

[dfwgator]

Barton Fink was just plain weird.

[TSgt]

[Carpe Cerevisi]

Ishtar, Pearl Harbor, Gigli...anything with Pauly Shore.

[TSgt]

CORRECTION

[roses of sharon]

Disturbing.

[ssaftler]

Any movie directed or starring the following:

• Woody Allen (self-loathing is not funny)
• Bill Murray (since 2000)
• Michael Moore (unless he wants to re-create the Mr. Creosote role as a self-documentary)
• Jason Schwarzman (proving talent doesn't run in families)
• Will Ferrell (how many times can you play the same character?)

[dfwgator]

Now I remember, my wife a few years ago rented a movie called “Perfume.”

We could only stand to watch about 15 minutes of it before ripping the DVD out of the player.

[fieldmarshaldj]

You’re still mad your folks didn’t get you a “Yentl” lunchbox for your birthday.

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[fieldmarshaldj]

I love that movie.

[I still care]

My childhood horror was First Spaceship on Venus. Until I was twelve I checked under the bed for living lava.

[LonePalm]

What is so bad about three humans sharing a digestive tract?

0bama and Biden share a brain.

The rest of the Democrat Party shares most of a soul.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Carpe Cerevisi]

This one ranks high on the disgusting list...complete with centipede guts.

[Lurker]

“Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer”.

Very disturbing film.

I lasted 15 minutes into "I Spit On Your Grave" and I'd never turned off a slasher flick before that in my life.

L

[madamemayhem]

okay, i admit it..... I love that movie. it is so stupid and campy that it is hilarious. and one must admit that john leguiziamo makes a pretty girl.

[OldMissileer]

Hmmm. Three entities sharing a common digestive tract. That would be the legislative, judicial, and executive branches wouldn’t it?

VERY funny! My laugh for the day! :-)

[Churchillspirit]

On The Beach.

[Lurker]

I met Divine once. Still have ‘her’ autograph around the house somewhere. Right next to Annie Sprinkle’s probably.

[HerrBlucher]

I watched The Fly 2 last night, it takes off where the modern Fly left off, i.e. Brundle’s girlfriend has his baby and dies at birth. It actually was fairly well done but very gory, more so than I would have wanted to see.

I watched the Exorcist again last week, another well done horror flick except all of the comedy skits that have been done about it since it came out in the early 70’s made me laugh most of the time, especially when the little girl’s head rotated, I am laughing now just writing about it.

I don’t mind a good insect horror flick as long as there are not a lot of the little buggers. I tried to watch Eight Legged Freaks the other night but turned it off about 30 minutes in, too many spiders for me.

Gorgo is next.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

"It's not that people like it -- the natural reaction to this kind of movie is fear and disgust," Weaver said. "The gratification comes from pushing yourself and proving to yourself what you can take."

Yeah, I doubt it. There are far better ways to push yourself, prove your courage to yourself and test your limits than sitting on your butt watching movies of people being tortured. This is sadistic voyeurism, pure and simple, and some in the fan base are surely thinking about doing more than just watching.

[Hot Tabasco]

I once tried to watch a movie called "Eraser head".....that was just plain weird.........

As far as creepiness, the latest one I watched was "Quarantine"

[SparkyBass]

... or Ishtar.

[madamemayhem]

“anything with Pauly Shore.”

oh c’mon now.... “The Son-in-Law” was funny.

[onedoug]

ping

[Hot Tabasco]

Eraserhead was as creepy as it gets.

Beat me to it I see........I couldn't even watch it to its end.

[Scythian]

This goes on in the Whitehouse basement all the time now. Ever notice how many missing tea party members there has been lately?

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[windsorknot]

The Bad Seed ranks right up there.

[carton253]

Glad I missed that one. LOL!

[Hot Tabasco]

Until I was twelve I checked under the bed for living lava.

Is that how you explained "those magazines" your mother caught you with?.........LOL!

[rusureitflies?]

i do believe you’ll find your tongue in your cheek looking back at that childhood memory... well...? there was a lot of soot in that film...and they sang a lot...

[Erik Latranyi]

Three entities sharing a common digestive tract.

Obama-Reid-Pelosi

SEIU-ACORN-Goldman Sachs

Liberals-Socialists-Communists

The sequels are endless!!!!!

[I still care]

I’m a girl. The only magazines I ever had were Teen Beat and 16. LOL.

[GeronL]

bump

[JenB987]

Two movies of the past decade stand out for me:

The Day After Tomorrow is hands down one of the worst, least entertaining, least accurate, worst acted movies I have ever spent money on.

And Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. So...ridiculously...over played.

Two movies that make me feel so awkward and uncomfortable that even typing about them makes me facepalm.

[domeika]

I saw it....Talk about anguish. A very insane doctor has you (and 2 others) tied to a hospital beds, and gives you a slideshow of exactly what he intends to do to you.....then he does it.

[dockkiller]

I’ll have the lot. And put the quail’s eggs on top....

[Hoodat]

[wbill]

re: pauly Shore....

I'd add "Anything with a Wayans Brother" to that list.

"The Last Boy Scout" aside, a Wayans pretty much guarantees that the movie is going to suck.