Comments on: Splinter http://www.gorepress.com/2009/08/07/splinter/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jamie Carruthers http://www.gorepress.com/2009/08/07/splinter/#comment-40 Jamie Carruthers Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:32:37 +0000 http://www.gorepress.com/?p=115#comment-40 I was concerned with the claims that Splinter was in any way similar to The Thing, and this was probably the reason I avoided it for so long. Turns out, it was an excellent (almost) single location monster scare flick. I dug it a whole bunch. Things did seem to grind down towards the end though, all that heady pace that had built up over the previous 50 minutes just crunched to a halt and was probably meant to up the tension although it just left me checking the timer. Toby Wilkins clearly has some great movies in him just itching to get out (Grudge 3 notwithstanding, I assume). I was concerned with the claims that Splinter was in any way similar to The Thing, and this was probably the reason I avoided it for so long. Turns out, it was an excellent (almost) single location monster scare flick. I dug it a whole bunch.

Things did seem to grind down towards the end though, all that heady pace that had built up over the previous 50 minutes just crunched to a halt and was probably meant to up the tension although it just left me checking the timer.

Toby Wilkins clearly has some great movies in him just itching to get out (Grudge 3 notwithstanding, I assume).

]]> By: Louise M http://www.gorepress.com/2009/08/07/splinter/#comment-37 Louise M Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:01:21 +0000 http://www.gorepress.com/?p=115#comment-37 I watched this last night, and I thought it was a brilliant movie. There were a few moments I was howling at the TV (You've just left a spiked, blood drinking, reanimated plague hand to wander around the shop?? For Christs sake, at least put a bucket over it) but apart from that I found it hard to find fault. The monsters were truly terrifying, the acting was great, the script and characters were well fleshed and convincing, and the threat was original and incredibly unsettling. I'm surprised this film isn't more widely known - it had me gripped the whole way through. I watched this last night, and I thought it was a brilliant movie. There were a few moments I was howling at the TV (You’ve just left a spiked, blood drinking, reanimated plague hand to wander around the shop?? For Christs sake, at least put a bucket over it) but apart from that I found it hard to find fault. The monsters were truly terrifying, the acting was great, the script and characters were well fleshed and convincing, and the threat was original and incredibly unsettling. I’m surprised this film isn’t more widely known – it had me gripped the whole way through.

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