"Okay... That's too far."

[mexicola]

The Antichrist. I regret ever hearing about that fucking movie. Whoever hears about it 1st time on this thread - DO NOT WATCH IT! It's not scary, it's just fucked up and disgusting. We're talking genital mutilation disgusting, nothing good will come out of it, you have been warned.

 

[Superior Mind]

Humilitad Grape if you saw that "Human Centipede" trailer and didn't burst out laughing, if not at the ridiculous fucking plot and the disclaimer "medically accurate" then at LEAST at the terrible acting, thn there may be something wrong with you. Maybe not actually there's probably something wrong with me. Either way I couldn't stop laughing.

Sorry but the concept of it just made me feel absolutely sick. Thinking back on it now yes the acting looks rubbish and yes the story sounds rubbish. It just doesn't seem like there's a reason for this movie. I've heard the director talking about torture they used in World War 2 and exploring things to do with that... There's been much... I don't know classier film? There's been so many other movies inspired by that type of idea and it comes across clear without having to go that far. I don't think there's a good reason for it.

... I'd also call my self a desensitised scaredy cat. I'll happily sit and watch a horror movie. I'll probably then talk about the concept and the way the film was made and what the way the actor's did there job... Although I probably wont be able to sleep for a while afterwards.

You're right I reckon but really when you have the Saw franchise now with six movies and a seventh in the works, a film that is dedicated only to the graphic depiction of torture and death, (or "torture porn" as others and myself refer to it as all it does is speak to certain people's morbid curiosities,) you can't really say a film about creating a human centipede is all that shocking. Then you add the ridiculousness of it all and rather than being shocking or effective in any way it's trying to achieve all you get is this crazy mess of an idea that makes anyone remotely attached to it seem like a loony.

 

[HT_Black]

It's pretty funny, becuase I never really object to anything I see onscreen or on-page. I thought Suchong making that kid kill the puppy was hilarious, in a twisted psychotic sort of way; Steinman was nuts to a nearly offensive degree, but it was that distinctive sort of nuts that your can get behind when you've done a lot of drugs recently; and the only things that really had an impact on me-- the divider death scene in Dead Space and The Human Centipede-- just made me feel a bit queasy.

Although I can tell you that the most scared I've ever been was the first thirty minutes of Dead Space and The Lair of Dr. Death scene in Heavy Rain.

 

[Olikunmissile]

The Antichrist.
I watched that movie at a friend's party and spent most of it hiding under my duvet. The few glanced I took guaranteed I didn't sleep that night.
Other than that, the only "going too far" things I watch are intended to be funny in doing so.

I loved that film!

Seriously, as soon as i saw this thread title i knew you'd mention the Human Centipede.

Stuck my mind since i saw that, disturbing stuff.

Is it really worth watching? I might go find it.

 

[Humiliated Grape]

Humilitad Grape if you saw that "Human Centipede" trailer and didn't burst out laughing, if not at the ridiculous fucking plot and the disclaimer "medically accurate" then at LEAST at the terrible acting, thn there may be something wrong with you. Maybe not actually there's probably something wrong with me. Either way I couldn't stop laughing.

Sorry but the concept of it just made me feel absolutely sick. Thinking back on it now yes the acting looks rubbish and yes the story sounds rubbish. It just doesn't seem like there's a reason for this movie. I've heard the director talking about torture they used in World War 2 and exploring things to do with that... There's been much... I don't know classier film? There's been so many other movies inspired by that type of idea and it comes across clear without having to go that far. I don't think there's a good reason for it.

... I'd also call my self a desensitised scaredy cat. I'll happily sit and watch a horror movie. I'll probably then talk about the concept and the way the film was made and what the way the actor's did there job... Although I probably wont be able to sleep for a while afterwards.

You're right I reckon but really when you have the Saw franchise now with six movies and a seventh in the works, a film that is dedicated only to the graphic depiction of torture and death, (or "torture porn" as others and myself refer to it as all it does is speak to certain people's morbid curiosities,) you can't really say a film about creating a human centipede is all that shocking. Then you add the ridiculousness of it all and rather than being shocking or effective in any way it's trying to achieve all you get is this crazy mess of an idea that makes anyone remotely attached to it seem like a loony.

Now when the first Saw movie came out I found it so hard to watch and I'll be honest and say I didn't sleep for a month. I thought it was brilliant and I love the concept. But as they keep rolling out one after another I tend to just skip the gore scenes to find out about the story, I do think it's very clever. Although I am going to Thorpe Park soon and a few people want me to go to both Saw attractions and frankly I'd rather chew off an arm... Actually that's another thing I find unacceptable. You can find 12 year olds on those attractions. There's no age limit, lets just fuck them up now.

Anyway I still find the concept of The Human Centipede shocking. It's a new low for these types of films. Show me a scene in Saw where a guy gets torn in two and I'll laugh at how fake it seems (I assume it'd look nothing like that because the idea of it just seems so alien). But a mad scientist who forces people into stuff like that. It's too much for me.

 

[The Last Nomad]

I can't think of any 'gone too far' moments but after looking uo the human centipede trailer, I have to ask... is that based on another movie or something... because the idea sounds farmiliar... Maybe I saw some movie stills already or something...
But it looks like the first gorey style horror film that might actually be scary... I think I'll probably go so it.

Personally, I don't find anything as having gone to far because like someone said in the thread somewhere that one mans idea of gone to far could eb another mans idea of not far enough... Its all about perspective...

 

[TyrantGanado]

Nothing seems "too far" to me any more. Hell, I strive to go too far in my writing, though mainly by playing with the audience's reactions as opposed to straight-up shock.

But yeah, that doesn't really freak me out much. Seems more like a film that only works when you imagine it happening to you, then it's freaky shit. Seeing happen to random characters doesn't bother me. Hell, I found the whole head-scurrying-away-on-spider-legs sequence in The Thing to be freakier.

 

[NoblePhilistineFox]

In metal Gear Solid 2 how one of the codec messages from snake tells you that Vamp is called "Vamp" not because he is kinda like a vampire, but because he is Bisexual.
Hideo Kojima, I know your all about immersion and story and whatnot, but did I REALLY need to know that?

 

[War Penguin]

Remember when Condemned 2 came out with those "Think happy thoughts" advertisements? Yeah, those creeped the fuck out of me.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Haven't seen it, but from what I've heard, A Serbian Film is the ultimate version of this. All reviews I've seen have stated that it is worse than Antichrist, Hostel, Cannibal Holocaust, etc. Not only that, but it features a scene where (SPOILERS...sorta?) a man rapes a newly born infant. (straight from the womb) If you want to see the NSFW trailer, click <url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/new-teaser-for-serbian-film-will-have-you-wondering-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-these-people-neilm.php>this, for the SFW version click <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0zPbwuKANU>this. (well, not quite SFW, but certainly less graphic)
On another random note, I really love the <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QrW31LPz6o>music in the second trailer.

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/


Oh god, my eyes...

Thank you Uncyclopedia.

 

[ThaBenMan]

When I read the title Human Centipede, I thought it was going to be more of a crazy, patchwork, Frankenstein's monster-type thing - like just a bunch of arms and torsos stuck together

Spoiler: kinda like this

Which would be cool in it's own way. I must admit, I kinda want to watch Human Centipede.

 

[Fiskmasen]

I have a pretty high threshold with these things and as long as the film (I'd guesstimate most people have a movie in their mind when they think "That's too far") wants to achieve something other than to just gross out audiences it's alright. It has to serve some kind of purpose. Just to take an example: AntiChrist. Beautiful, haunting movie with a couple of really fucked up scenes. But those scenes are there for a very specific reason: To give the audience an idea of what kind of evil the movie is trying to convey.
The one thing that I've actually uttered the exact words "Okay... That's too far" during and after is actually a book, one most people have either heard of or read at one point (keep in mind: Book, not film): American Psycho. That book grossed me out to no end, and even though I feel it's a bit excessive in some parts - to those that have read it, the parts with the rat - it does it all for a purpose and not just to gross us out.

 

[Sir Kemper]

This man, It's some crazy stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDvgL58h_Y

 

[TheBlackWaterMan]

Unfortunatly don't I like horror movies not that I think there scary mind you it's just that horror movies are suprise. You can always tell who's going to live and who going to die by two things 1) screen time and 2) how well known or expinsive the actors and it doesn't do that it's mostly for the " ha! didn't see that coming did ya!? " thing and I'm sure at least a few people think that too and the " Horror " movies are now for Gore and nothing else . . . also they normally are alone when they die . . . .

 

[aLivingPheonix]

I really loved 28 days later. It was scary, beautiful and the violence was only graphic when the scene called for it, at the most intense moments of the climax.

Imagine how happy I was to go see 28 weeks later in theater! ... I could barely watch it. Way, way too much gore. Did we really need to see that man tear his wife apart?

I never watched the full movie of 28 Days but I saw 28 weeks on TV and though the man/wife murder scene was some seriously fucked up zombie shit... It was like the guy was capable of thought. As if he wanted to cause her as much pain as possible...

 

[The Anhk24]

id think the encyclopedia dramatica took it way too far with their offended pages, oh the nightmares

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

I'm currently working through various lists of the most shocking and downright fucked up movies and short films you can imagine. Such delights as 'Men Behind The Sun', 'Flowers of Flesh and Blood', 'August Underground?s Mordum' (Which was shit by the way, don't bother) and 'Cannibal Holocaust'.

Nothing's really made me think it's gone too far yet. Next on the list are 'Cutting Moments' and 'Aftermath'.

All great films, you've mentioned. Men Behind The Sun is one of my favourite Unit 731 films (check out Philosophy of a Knife), I get some entertainment out of the Guinea Pig series (FoFaB is #2, and the goriest of the 6). August Underground, I LOVE those films. In my opinion, Fred Vogel did a fantastic job with the trilogy, as well as the other ToeTag films. Sick and vile, just the way I like it! Cannibal Holocaust's one of the greatest horrors of all time, in my opinion. Very well made, excellent characters - I got Ruggero Deodato to sign mine personally.

Cutting Moments is definitely interesting, and Aftermath is beautifully shot.

I don't believe any of those films go 'too far', and most of them aren't trying to. Cannibal Holocaust, for example - it's extremely graphic, yes, but that isn't the point of the film. The focus is on the characters, making the viewer sympathize with them (alright, I can't sympathize with anyone, but still...)

Anyone who said something like Hostel, Saw, Human Centipede, etc, goes too far, DO NOT look up any of the aforementioned films.

I'm now heavily interested in every one of these movies. I'd heard about Cannibal Holocaust a while back, but never got around to watching it.

If you ever want to talk violent movies, I'm your girl. I've pretty much seen all the heinous, vile, amoral and disgusting films out there. Hope you enjoy yourself as you make your trek through the lists of perverted material.

 

[Macgyvercas]

I think someone on this thread mentioned the deaths in Dead Space went too far. I know people that stopped playing Bioshock after hearing the recording of the scientist that made a child kill his puppy.

Nah, the deaths in Dead Space were cool, even if the game did freak me the hell out. As for the recording from BioShock, it higly disturbed me (I like dogs more than I like people), but at that point I had invested so much time into the game that I wasn't about to quit until I beat it.

 

[Haunted Serenity]

How brood mothers are made... thats just sick and it sends me into a slight beserk fury when i think about it. So i want to try the reaver beserker combo and capitalise on it.

 

[Lamppenkeyboard]

Unfortunatly don't I like horror movies not that I think there scary mind you it's just that horror movies are suprise. You can always tell who's going to live and who going to die by two things 1) screen time and 2) how well known or expinsive the actors and it doesn't do that it's mostly for the " ha! didn't see that coming did ya!? " thing and I'm sure at least a few people think that too and the " Horror " movies are now for Gore and nothing else . . . also they normally are alone when they die . . . .

Heavily budgeted movies are almost always slaughtered because of their selected audience, an age group which I regret to say I am part of. There are horror movies which legitimately terrifying, and do not use the genre typical jump moments as the main device to scare you.

The best ones are the films that toy with your head, these are usually older movies, or foreign or independant films.