my 14 year old daughter shouldnt be shown 'The human Centipede' on sleepover

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My dd went for sleepover at 13 year olds friends house and as a film to watch was shown the human centipede. Apparently downloaded.
What would you do?
Would you let your own dd for go for sleepover at their house again?
I am very annoyed about this.

It's just that stupid, implausible and badly acted it's beyond a joke.
Whoever came up with the concept is obviously some kind of sicko or gets kicks out of deliberately setting out to shock.

It's beyond ridicule.

Everyone sneakily watches horror films at that age. I watched scream at age 9 and it freaked me out, I shouldn't have watched it but it's something we all do. She will learn on her own what scares her. Is she having nightmares or anything?

Depends on the situation. Sorry haven't read the whole thread, so apologies if it has been cleared up.

What was your daughter's reaction to the film?

If it was the parents downloading the films for your daughter and her friends to watch, then it is clearly inappropriate and not a great place for her to sleep over.

If they downloaded the film themselves and watched it than I wouldn't make a fuss. A gaggle of teenage kids at a sleepover will try and push boundaries or try and get away with stuff behind their parents' backs. If she was disturbed by it then have a chat about how it made her feel and if she is placed in that position again than you can come and collect her from the house.

Unpa the passion is a much more horrific disturbing film than human centipede which is just a silly horror.

THIS IS AN ANCIENT THREAD

Why were you searching MN for the term 'Human Centipede'? I find that odd.

Shoot so it is, I've just read down the whole thing and was about to post.

Darn it.

The sequel was BANNED in the UK and 12 other countries for being mentally destructive. I would ban her from seeing this girl again

Jesus Christ voldemortpink, that's ridiculous. You can't just ban the girl!
And the sequel got banned (now unbanned) because it was graphic, nothing about being mentally destructive - that could be the case for some people but not the reason for the ban

The First film is like a Disney film compared to the sequel.

Don't blame the poor thirteen year old friend voldemort that would be stu

I pressed send too early, that would be unfair, The daughter probably wanted to watch it as much as her friend. It doesn't make her an awful corrupt person for wanting to watch a horror film! That's crazy! Neither of the films were banned, they sell both of them in hmv. The second has had two mins of cuts made but that's because we have overly strict censorship in this country. They are rated 18 for a reason but kids always want to sneakily do grown up things, it's just being a kid, not an evil person.

hi I am the original poster. I never did have a word with the parents as apparently they knew what they were watching. I dont want to damage my dds relationship with her friend. Its a bit tricky with a mixed class and not that many girls and so friendship pool is a bit limited.
DD has been over the sleepover again which was fine. I got pressured into it tbh I wasnt that happy about it after the centipede!
But they had a good time so that was nice. And nothing of any event happened.

It gets more and more difficult to control children as they get older and start gaining independance. You just have to trust yourself that you have instilled values on your kid that they will make good decisions, and be resilient when they make bad decisions.

Children and adults love horror stories/films - look at many fairy stories, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings etc.

i was allowed to watch seven as a teenager at a sleepover, my mum was livid and I was traumatised! YANBU stern words with the parents are in order

I personally wouldn't watch that film or let my 13 year old watch it.

But as a teenager I watched all sorts of age inappropriate and horror films at sleepovers and although I wouldn't dare say the old line didn't do me any harm I do think that once you start allowing your children to do things without you you cannot protect them from many things.

YABU its rubbish! Not scary and very little is shown in the way of actual gore, I personally have rated it an 18.

wouldn't have rated it an 18 even.

I'd be livid, but I can see that maybe that would be an overreaction. My 14yo dd is my pfb and a particularly sensitive soul.

im a total horror film fanatic but even i have steered clear from that one...have heard its horrific in 2 ways....1. the acting and the film in general is absolutely terrible and 2. that its graphic and completely twisted on so many levels it goes beyond a conventional horror flick. was def a film made to provoke shock and reaction i gather more than entertain. if my eldest DS who's 13 had seen this at a friends house i would not be happy in the slightest. have u found out because your DD told u that she'd watched it? had it upset her in anyway? maybe mention it to the friends parents. if they knew and were ok with it then id stop future sleepovers there. however if they were unaware then they could be as concerned as u r and next time a sleepover happens then theyd be more vigilant as to what was being watched at bedtime.

I wouldn't want to watch it now but I'm sure I saw far worse when I was about that age. My brother and I were horror fanatics and our parents didn't censor what we watched.

My dd went to a sleepover and smoked weed. The mum was mortified. She was actually rea great in dealing with the aftermath.
They also snuck out of the house at another girls house at 2am.
This film is awful but kids can behave shockingly as the parents are dozing away at 1.30am.

Ten year old thread!

Hahaha the responses on here are beyond ridiculous. Its a horror movie. They are teenagers get over it. This is absolutely normal for teens to download movies their parents wouldn't approve of.

No, they are now at least 24 years old as its a VERY old thread!