Splinter

[Marcus]

Saw this film the other week.

This film combines two types of horror story. The recently popular "something inside you" type and the "trapped inside with a monster trying to get you" one.

What's nice is it's not a bunch of teenages. instead it's a couple who pick up another couple hitch-hiking (turns out the 2nd couple are criminals and quickly take over the car). Then end up stuck together in a gas station whilst something is outside trying to get them.

The 4 main characters are interesting, and have enough difference from the run of the mill clones to make them worth watching.

There is a slight humour in places, but never over done and it's in no way a horror/comedy.

The effects are good, especially when dealing with the infection. Their is one really poor effect with a hand, but it didn't ruin the film for me.

So, overall it's a film I'm glad I bought, and one I'd say is worth watching.

[darkwolfavenged]

Yeah, I watched Splinter on the weekend. It's a cool little horror/siege movie with a good concept for a monster. It kinda reminded me of The Thing a bit - in that various bits of peoples bodies separate and come alive. All the actors are good and the fx are uniformly excellent and pleasingly yucky. I love movies like this where people are stuck and have to use their wits and creativity to get out of a bad situation. Splinter is small scale and cheap but also creative and well made. Good movie.

[alphaleader]

I haven't watched it yet but I will because it's a SCI-FI Original Movie.

[Werewolf]

I've seen this one advertised. I'll look out of it eventually coming on the Sci-fi channel.