Ebert Refuses to Star Centipede
Roger Ebert's gotten a load of the 'pede, and he doesn't know what to think about it. "I am required to award stars to movies I review," he says in his new write-up of The Human Centipede. "This time, I refuse to do it. The star rating system is unsuited to this film. Is the movie good? Is it bad? Does it matter? It is what it is and occupies a world where the stars don't shine." [Roger Ebert via WoW Report]
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He was more even handed about the film than I expected. It's a film that defies the typical grading curve. It's also the most unforgettable movie I've seen in ages.
This i awesome. The distributors should get a hold of this and use it to their advantage, this is a great marketing tool for them. I just got a lot more excited to see this movie!
Don't get too excited or you'll shit your pants.
After reading the review, I wouldn't assign it stars either. But my intent would be to say "zero stars out of a possible (fill in the blank)." Yeck.
I almost wish I still lived in Chicago, just for the pleasure of seeing this at midnight at the Music Box.
It's just a matter of time then when a struggling reviewer dying to make a name for themself declares this is, "The Citizen Kane of rectal-oral surgery films!"
Wait a tic, I have a deadline to meet . . .
I've taken pains to remove "human centipede" from the title of my Ciem franchise, and am planning to remake the entire thing as young adult fiction novels, if only to keep my work from being associated too greatly with the 'pede mentioned above.
Before I even had a for-sale product released, Tom Six's movie completely ruined my chances with my original title.
I give the movie -5 stars, if only because I got screwed over.