The British Board of Film Classification has decided to refuse a certificate to horror sequel The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) from director Tom Six, effectively banning the film from release here in the UK. According to the BBFC, the film - a follow-up to last year's controversial shocker The Human Centipede (First Sequence) - may fall foul of the Obscene Publications Act and "poses a real, as opposed to a fanciful, risk that harm is likely to be caused to potential viewers". In a statement released by the BBFC, the film was focussed on 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" and that "there is little attempt to portray any of the victims in the film as anything other than objects to be brutalised, degraded and mutilated for the amusement and arousal of the central character, as well as for the pleasure of the audience".
It's nice to see that the BBFC know what's best for us viewers and we can only thank them for taking this step to protect us from potential harm. Joking aside, unless the 'victims' were actually brutalised, degraded and mutilated for the purposes of making the film, I can't see what the problem is and I'd quite like to know what qualifies the BBFC to decide what is suitable and unsuitable for me to watch - as a responsible adult, I'm sure I can make that decision for myself.
Read the BBFC's patter here.
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