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[ThryllSeekyr]

There are some parts of the film that seem more vivid than others that I would like to mention in no particular order.....

Bilbo is walking with the company of the Dwarves in the haunted forest some of them are shown in different places on a trail broken in by what I remember is a river or riverbed or some gap or long drop between two  cliffs and then some feet are shown walking backwards and Bilbo turns around to face another Bilbo looking back at him.....

Bilbo and the company of dwarves are attacking the spiders and a invisable Bilbo pulls off the ring as he pops up right before spider to stab it in the face.

The company of dwarves, well some of the them each take a spot surrounding a spider to pull each of it's eight appendages off.

It's just that I remember something like this happening in that Werewolf Forum game I've been playing.

Just a coincidence I suppose.

There is a scene when it's looks like it is just Bilbo and Thorin are looking for the keyhole in the side of Erebor by the grey stone where the thrush knocks while the sun sets and Thorin steps on it before it goes over the cliff as the setting sun shines on the keyhole. Then it 's revealed as the rest of dwarves standing in line next Thorin are revealed as well. This came across to me as a very Dr Who moment. You know the eleven or twelve doctors, each incarnation appearing all at once in a line beside him to unlock the the door to Erebor or it could be the Tardis as I was also thinking.

There's all I got until I remember some more or see the film another ten times.

[Charlie boy]

The Human Centipede
Got this for a mate's birthday as a joke because A) said friend has this look of disgust she'll do without realising when watching films like this so even if I'm not enjoying the film, I can make a point of glancing at her every now and again to amuse myself and B) said friend is studying to become a nurse and the sleeve-notes said this film is 100% medically accurate.
But anyway, we watched this the other day. There was a brief moment near the start were I started to think "Ah, this is going to be a dark comedy of sorts; a joke that this is the next logical step for the whole 'torture porn' genre... two girls and one guy stripped down and forced to live mouth-to-anus as the villain of the piece further dehumanises them etc". Then I just got the impression that the bloke behind this was making no such statement and he just thought this would be a really good film (the sleeve notes also revealed to me that this film was inspired by a conversation on suitable punishments for child molesters, I later noticed). I ended up pretty bored regardless, though I will admit I did chuckle when [spoiler]the bloke forced to be the lead in this centipede looks back over his shoulder and, fighting back tears, announces how sorry he is that he really needs to shit and can hold it back no longer[/spoiler].
I've heard the sequel is about somebody who has watched this film and is sexually aroused by it but it's safe to say I'll be giving it a miss. And I also think the sequel should have been The Human Millipede if they wanted to up the stakes for those who enjoyed the first so talk about a missed opportunity.

[ZenArcade]

Judith, I really don't get gratuitosity like this. There are some seriously worrying niche groups out there. Cube the drokkers.

[TordelBack]

It was also filmed not too far from where I live (in what is now Canary Wharf etc). I was still at school at the time (86/87 I think) and I remember my teacher telling us that they were shooting a film in the Docklands.

I only became aware of the docklands location after I'd seem FMJ a few times, and now I can never watch it without noting the grey London light and potted palm-trees.

[SmallBlueThing]

Human Centipede is one of my favourite horror films of the last few years. It's a brilliant, clever film with an incredible lead performance by Dieter Laser. Never as graphic as you fear, and like the classic seventies horrors it strives to emulate, reliant entirely on the potential grotesquerie of the concept. Genuinely disturbing, in much the same way as the ooriginal Texas Chain Saw Massacre, it's a near-perfect  example of the genre's ability to get under society's skin. Love it.

Still not seen the sequel, largely because a) it's censored and I won't watch censored films, and b) the subject matter may be even too much for me. Dieter Laser returns for the third installment- Final Sequence. So I guess I'll have to bite the bullet soon.

SBT

[Link Prime]

Still not seen the sequel, largely because a) it's censored and I won't watch censored films

It's the very reason that I bought it online. I just don't like being told what I can / can't watch.
It is quite distressingly disgusting, and certainly a film I wont be going back to for a re-watch.
But its there- in the 'Forbidden' sub-section of my collection...


PS- I agree with your sentiments on the 1st film SBT- I don't think it's a masterpiece, but it's very well executed and nowhere near as graphic as it could have been.

[Theblazeuk]

Event Horizon - pants then and pants now. May well have turned it off halfway through...

I really like Event Horizon. A spaceship that flies through HELL. Awesome.

[Goaty]

I realllllly love Event Horizon! That was good film, and great special effects, beautiful ship, I like that ending with Event Horizon "surfing" the waves of fire...

Did this illustration on another thread yesterday;

[JamesC]

Event Horizon has lots of good ideas but is a pretty terrible film. Largely because after a decent opening act it pretty much grinds to a halt and is really boring.
I'd put it on my 'Ripe for a remake' list along with Logan's Run and The Keep.

[Daveycandlish]

You can't remake Logans Run! Jenny Agutter is too old to be getting her kit off now

[JamesC]

You can't remake Logans Run! Jenny Agutter is too old to be getting her kit off now

She can play the robot instead.

[Mabs]

That is incredible work, Goaty! May I ask what tablet you're using to produce your artistic endeavours? By the way, a big fan of Event Horizon. Like JamesC has said, it does lose its way but the production design on the film is truly marvellous. There's some great ideas in the film and the ship herself looks stunning.

[Goaty]

Thanks Mabs, it's iPad with Procreate app

[Professor Bear]

Frozen - I think I'm missing something in Disney's animated films this last while, as while I enjoyed this more than the inconsequential Brave, it's still pretty lacking in (God help me) warmth.  I dunno, it just never felt like there was anything at stake, the setting lacked depth, and the characters were incredibly bland, though I held out hope it was aiming for emotional depth right until the lazy face-heel turn from one member of the love triangle let everyone off the hook without having to make a hard decision or show the kind of emotional maturity that genuinely would challenge the usual Disney Princess tropes about girls' needing to find The One to make them complete by having a lass make an actual choice of their own.  I kind of expected more from a film that took 70 years and 150 million dollars to make, but clearly that's just me.

[Spaceghost]

Took the whole family to see The Lego Movie at the weekend. I didn't expect it to be an anti-capitalist propaganda film with a strong anti-conformist message, but it was.

The population of Lego World believe they are happy, despite having no freedom, and are kept docile and obedient by their evil government by being force-fed a diet of banal TV shows and saccharine pop music; just like the real world!

The bad guy (voiced by Will Ferrell) is called President Business. It's not trying to be subtle.

It's a treat for us geeky types featuring, as it does, cameos from dozens of comicky, sci fi-y characters including a leading role for Batman (who proves to be a bit of a jerk as I always suspected he was).

Beautifully animated and filled with gorgeous and exciting action set-pieces, it never lets up on the thrills, or the laughs.

I'm trying to think of something negative to say to balance this gushing review but going over the film in my head is just making me want to watch it again right now.

Trust me, you WILL enjoy this film.