Good flick
Added 3/19/2010
I never heard of this movie until I saw it on Amazon. I liked it over all and had a little jump factor. Mostly gross.
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very good!!
Added 3/6/2010
at first i thought this dvd was not going 2 be good but i was wrong i love this movie i look at this movie alot very good dvd i glad i got it!!!
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where is the monster!
Added 3/3/2010
I was really looking foward to seeing this film after hearing all the great reviews. I liked alot about this film. I liked the first showing of the monster/splinter thing, however, they did not really show a glimpse of the thing for the rest of the film. Also, the part where the guy freezes himself was ridiculous. Worth one viewing only
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This Splinter is Dull
Added 2/26/2010
At heart, SPLINTER is a pretty interesting concept for a movie. Two couples end up stranded in the middle of nowhere and suddenly encounter a mindless and blood-thirsty organism that has a unique way of getting under your skin. Unfortunately, the only parts of this movie that have any draw at all are the ones that fully showcase this concept - when the audience is treated to an unobstructed view of this creature really giving it all its got.
The script follows your standard horror formula without much straying. There's about fifteen minutes of character development, during which we learn that one couple is comprised of a mouth-breathing wimp who is dating a spunky hottie that is way out of his league, while the other couple is comprised of a no-nonsense alpha male and a sickly pale woman with a talent for delusional whining. Shortly after these two meet up, they meet the organism, and the film turns into a standard creature feature.
What does that entail? Well, it's fairly low-budget, so in lieu of visually arresting scares, there is some annoyingly frenetic camera work that leaves a whole lot of guess work up to viewers. There's a lot of pointless and unbelievable speculation about the creature (watch as Mr. Mouth Breather goes from calmly observant scientist to whimpering baby in a matter of seconds). The group bonds in unlikely ways and at unlikely moments (check out the pointless pow wow that goes on after the gruesome freezer scene). Why, there's even a heavy-set female cop who refuses to display any kind of competence at all.
I wasn't too impressed by any of this, nor was I particularly bummed out. It was following a well-worn trail in the lexicon of horror, and although that doesn't make it very creative, that trail is well-worn for a reason. Unfortunately, I'm talking about pure story. The dialogue and the acting are ultimately what ruin this film. Only the spunky hottie seems like a real person. The two males undergo radical personality changes that are meant to show us how a crisis can bring out the best in people (I guess), but it played like pure schlock in the hands of these fairly dull actors. Cap the whole thing off with an emotionally cheap (and slightly abortive) ending, and you're left with a flavorless film that still manages that have a nasty aftertaste.
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Decent off-beat "Zombie" flick
Added 2/22/2010
Three people hunker down in a rural gas station to fend off attacks by grossly disfigured re-animated corpses. While what is responsible for the "Zombification" is never detailed, splinters of wood from the nearby forest carry the contagion. The special effects are extremely well done, though the camera work prevents the viewer from getting a clear, prolonged glimpse of the "creature". This shaky, drop frame editing style of cinematography has been worked to death, (though it was reasonably well done here). Although the producers claim this is a creature feature, SPLINTER is arguably a novel entry into Zombie cinema, (minus the flesh munching). While I did not warm to the characters, the level of acting displayed was competent and with a better script, we may even have witnessed some stellar performances. The cast played it straight and there were some genuine thrills along the way, (though I would have preferred to see more kills). All in all this was a satisfying indie horror effort. The Canadian DVD edition features superior keep-case artwork, and blows the U.S. edition away. Overall, a solid three or more stars. Recommended.
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Good flick
Added 3/19/2010
I never heard of this movie until I saw it on Amazon. I liked it over all and had a little jump factor. Mostly gross.
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very good!!
Added 3/6/2010
at first i thought this dvd was not going 2 be good but i was wrong i love this movie i look at this movie alot very good dvd i glad i got it!!!
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where is the monster!
Added 3/3/2010
I was really looking foward to seeing this film after hearing all the great reviews. I liked alot about this film. I liked the first showing of the monster/splinter thing, however, they did not really show a glimpse of the thing for the rest of the film. Also, the part where the guy freezes himself was ridiculous. Worth one viewing only
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