Giallo films are usually plot-oriented, focusing on the unraveling of murder mysteries through the eyes of a (often vigilante) detective. Amer, though, strips away intricate plot details in favor of atmosphere and sense-stimulation. And I mean really strips away. The story is not told through dialog, or even through editing, no, it is told through sense-intense imagery and sound effects. And it is good. Really good.
Paying homage to the midnight-movies of the 70's and 80's this film manages to become a modern cult-film. This is not your average sky-fi film though, as it centers around, and pokes fun at, the mormon culture of Salt Lake city. The plentiful, but scattered, humor and the overall weirdness of this flick makes it work. Or maybe I was just more drunk than I though when I saw it.
You sit for 40 minutes imagining how horrible the upcoming horror is actually gonna be. With an uneasy stomach and tense muscles you wait and you wait and you wait. And then it comes. Dr. Joseph Heiter sows together 3 random by passers, creating what he calls a "human centipede". Grafting them from mouth to anus. Then you sit for the next 40 minutes with an even more uneasy stomach, and even more tense muscles. Cringing, but unable to look away. Now, I have seen all the grotesque must-sees through cinema history and "The Human Centipede" is absolutely up there with the most horrific. And yet I loved every second of it.
70-minutes of chaotic Argentinian humor presented to you in Flash (Yes, that's right, Flash), totally disregarding any form of narrative structure and cinematic guidelines. It's a must-see.
The sanest film of the 5, this film is about this... uhm... it's about this guy... or is it about the other guy? Or maybe the girl? Ah, whatever, this film is a mess. Email me if you care and I will expand upon this.
