Written and directed by Tom Six
An updated twist on "Frankenstein" in which a German scientist stitches three living humans (rather than dead body parts) together to create a new creature based on the premise. Thrilling and gripping and though ultimately cruel, there is a surprising spark of humanity with one or two tender moments (namely the two female leads hold hands as they endure their predicament). After an uncertain start (who really cares about the quality of acting in a horror movie about eating poo?), Ashley C. Williams and Ashlynn Yennie prove themselves once they are in Dr. Heiter's house and out of the rain and Dieter Laser is very good. The concumption of fecal matter is far less overt than Pasolini's "Salo (Or 120 Days of Sodom"), in which it is served up as a meal. There are a couple of hints at ideas besides the central high-concept, with the idea of the scientist as God (c.f. "Frankenstein", 1931) and the Katsuro, Japanese tourist victim (Akihiro Kitamura) says how what a crazy world we live in, before making a terrible choice.
