No UK release for the horror sequel
06 June 2011 | Source: BBFC
Last year's
The Human Centipede was mad, bad and really quite grotesque. But this year's sequel, imaginatively called
The Human Centipede II, has been rejected by the British Board of Film Classification on the basis that it is "sexually violent and potentially obscene".
This means that the DVD cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK.
The original film was released, uncut, as an 18 last year. This one, however, apparently has "unacceptable material" throughout which cannot be remedied with cuts. The filmmakers have six weeks in which to appeal against the decision.
It's worth noting, before we get all up in arms, that this is a relatively rare decision for the BBFC, who outlined their reasons at some length and stressed that the full Board was in on this one. The full reasoning is given below in the link - but if you're of a sensitive disposition even this may be rather unpleasant.
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