10 Great Horror Movies Ruined By Their Twists
3. The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011)
This sequel actually begins with a meta-narrative twist: The Human Centipede (First Sequence) is a watchable movie in this universe. That leaves some questions open about whether or not director Tom Six is a fictional character or a real filmmaker, but those will be left for another time. For now the important thing is a character named Martin who is obsessed with the first movie and hell-bent on recreating and expanding upon the mad doctors experiments in real life.
It's a bit of an odd route, but like the Scream films before it it does breathe a bit of creative life into a schlocky franchise. By the end, Martin's victims are all dead or near-dead and he has a thrashing centipede in his guts. Or does he? After the disgusting climax the film cuts back to Martin sitting at his day job, still watching the first movie with no indication that any of the preceding events were anything more than a twisted fantasy in his mind.
Really, Tom Six? You're going to take the Dallas season-long tactic of it was all a dream thereby nullifying the entire story's worth? Torture porn or not, it's an incredibly hacky and disappointing move. There's a healthy internet debate on whether or not the ending is ambiguous but there are some pretty clear signs that it's a fantasy. That being said, the trilogy ender, Human Centipede (Final Sequence) was even more ridiculous and even less worthwhile.