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As we have seen with the series, the ante continues to be upped in regards to the "segments" of the titular human centipedes from three in the first film, to twelve in the second. However, it seems that the writer-cum-director, Tom Six is back to complete his stomach-turning trilogy that began with the game-changer, "The Human Centipede (First Sequence)" in 2010 and "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)" in 2011. But in the current threequel, the director has upped the horror to a whopping 500.

The franchise film directed by Six shows his willingness to experiment with genre. The first installment was a competently made body horror film, part two was exploitation, and part three, is mostly a satire.

Taking inspiration from the prequel film, the warden of the notorious and troubled George H.W. Bush Prison, Bill Boss, played by Dieter Laser takes the advice of his accountant, Dwight (Laurence R. Harvey), and has the prisoners' sewn anus-to-mouth in a giant 500-person chain. The revolutionary idea could change the American prison system and save billions of dollars. Besides, freeing up prison space, the punishment could get the inmates on their knees, apart from scaring would-be criminals across the country from committing a crime.

Boss does this in the face of termination threats by the Governor and the misbehavior of the inmates. His prison statistically has the highest amount of prison riots, medical costs and staff turnover in the country. But one of the main reason is he is unable to garner respect from his inmates and the Governor.

The "Final Sequence" has a lot of comedic potential, but at the end it isn't funny. Six even erupts in the sequel as himself at one point to give Bill and Dwight his blessing for using his idea. All the three films have the villains playing the main role. It could be a seriously twisted take on "Hogan's Heroes".

"Human Centipede 3" doesn't even work as a gory film. Even when we do get to that money shot from the poster, we don't see much else. A doctor creates the centipede, Boss shows it to Six and the visiting Governor Hughes (Eric Roberts). Even the reactions of the characters are predictable. Finally, the film is a shocking saga and boring.