UK Ban On THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2: FULL SEQUENCE Lifted, Sustains Heavy Cuts To Acquire 18 Rating

After being very visibly banned by the BBFC in a decision that was unusually aggressively worded back in June, Tom Six's gross-out sequel The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence has been granted an 18 certificate by that same censorship board and can now be shown in its home country of the UK.

The film required thirty two cuts to its original form in order to appease the BBFC, for a total of about 2:37. For those of you who are curious and not averse to spoilers, the information can be found on the BBFC's website and details some, not all, of the specific cuts made to the film.  You can find that information here. As one of the roughly 400 people who were able to see the film in it's full, uncensored glory (?), I can say that these cuts, as detailed, would seem to neuter the film quite a bit. The savagery of the film and it's explicit ugliness were two of the major saving graces, if such things can be found, and I am one of the few who was not dismissive of this film.

The film, in its uncensored form, is now only being prepared for release in Australia as far as I know.  The day after its premiere at Fantastic Fest, movie reviewers in the US were given access to a pre-cut version of The Human Centipede 2 from IFC Midnight which will reflect, apparently, the film in its US form. We had a rather rousing debate on the nature and effect of film censorship on this very site, and it seems that the censors have won this round.  Here is the statement from Eureka!:

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II (FULL SEQUENCE) GRANTED 18 CERTIFICATE

Eureka Entertainment is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the controversial horror film The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence).

Ian Sadler, Sales Director for Eureka Entertainment, Bounty Films' UK distributor said: "We are really pleased that after nearly 4 months of detailed discussion and debate, we have been able to reach an agreement with the BBFC and to produce a very viable cut of the film which will both excite and challenge its fans. Naturally we have a slight disappointment that we have had to make cuts, but we feel that the storyline has not been compromised and the level of horror has been sustained."

Further details of our plans for the UK theatrical and DVD release will be announced early next week.