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Low-budget zombie horror. Cut off from the outside world at a remote filling station on a deserted country road, a young couple and an escaped convict become the victims of a voracious 'splinter' parasite that transforms its victims, human and animal alike, into the deadly hosts of an unknown disease.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Benminx
Format:DVD
This is a fusion of tired and new. The old staple of 'unprepared couple get taken hostage by criminal couple for a ride in their vehicle' is fused to a horror with a fascinating idea. 'Jacked by a pair of druggie lovers, our heroes stop at a garage convenience store and all hell breaks loose. But the enemy here isn't the cops but a very ingenious parasite that really stands out for inventiveness. The movie itself is pretty stripped down hostage and survival horror fare, with the trapped characters variously following all of the endlessly familiar movie arcs like getting paranoid/trying to escape etc, so it's 'ace' to get noticed is this smart device. And it works, turning a bog standard storyline into a more interesting dilemma. The performances are decent and the direction is too. The effects, crucially, are well done and they work.
Give this a try if you fancy something a little creative, as it's intruiging.
Give this a try if you fancy something a little creative, as it's intruiging.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
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Okay, this film might owe a small debt to John Carpenter's 1982 version of 'The Thing' but it has its own quirky identity, so it succeeds as a film in its own right, with enough originality and invention to keep it moving along nicely throughout its relatively short running time of 80 minutes.
The plot is simple enough. A young couple on an anniversary camping trip, are taken hostage by another couple who are on the run, and desperately trying to reach the Mexican border. However when they stop off at a Gas Station, they all find themselves hostages to a flesh eating parasitic creature.
One of the real joys of the film is watching the small group working out what makes the creature tick, and their increasingly inventive methods in combating its menace. I also liked the way they used their strengths to work as a team to try to survive the situation they found themselves in. The characters were well developed, and I genuinly cared about their fates. It was nice that they didnt just run round like headless chickens shouting 'We're all going to die!'. Finally, a special mention must go to the wonderful creature effects, nothing too showy or ridiculous, but brilliant all the same.
So all in all, a very enjoyable little horror film, that uses its claustrophobic setting to great effect, and it really bodes very well for director Toby Wilkins' future efforts. 4 out of 5
The plot is simple enough. A young couple on an anniversary camping trip, are taken hostage by another couple who are on the run, and desperately trying to reach the Mexican border. However when they stop off at a Gas Station, they all find themselves hostages to a flesh eating parasitic creature.
One of the real joys of the film is watching the small group working out what makes the creature tick, and their increasingly inventive methods in combating its menace. I also liked the way they used their strengths to work as a team to try to survive the situation they found themselves in. The characters were well developed, and I genuinly cared about their fates. It was nice that they didnt just run round like headless chickens shouting 'We're all going to die!'. Finally, a special mention must go to the wonderful creature effects, nothing too showy or ridiculous, but brilliant all the same.
So all in all, a very enjoyable little horror film, that uses its claustrophobic setting to great effect, and it really bodes very well for director Toby Wilkins' future efforts. 4 out of 5
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Mr Shh.
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read some of the other reviews and decided to buy the Splinter DVD. As I had read reviews prior to buying it I knew that it was a low budget creature feature along the lines of 'The Thing'. All things considered, the acting was actually reasonably good, the special effects made the most of the limited budget in my opinion and it was enjoyably silly.
I would not usually give this type of film more than 3 stars as for me they don't bring enough to the table to warrant the extra star or two. However, the main reason I give it a fairly good 3 is because as I watched it I didn't sit there saying "why didn't they do this?" or "why would you do that?". Usually with horror films you can pick lots of holes in the character's behaviour but with this one I suppose that there was not a lot more that they could have reasonably done, also it only cost [...] so I also take the low price into consideration.
If you like horror B movies then you could do a lot worse than watch this.
I would not usually give this type of film more than 3 stars as for me they don't bring enough to the table to warrant the extra star or two. However, the main reason I give it a fairly good 3 is because as I watched it I didn't sit there saying "why didn't they do this?" or "why would you do that?". Usually with horror films you can pick lots of holes in the character's behaviour but with this one I suppose that there was not a lot more that they could have reasonably done, also it only cost [...] so I also take the low price into consideration.
If you like horror B movies then you could do a lot worse than watch this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By $apphire
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The goverment have been doing their weird experiments again(should'nt they be sorting out the economy?)and oh no they've created some weird spikey creature that zombiefys it's host.I was expecting a standared B-movie but was surprised by the special effects and really good acting,if your looking for loads of gore like Saw [DVD] this probably isn't for you it has a more Fringe - Season 1 [DVD]style feel to it.Well worth the couple of quid i paid for it and if you enjoy this you might wanna check out Shuttle [DVD] [2008].
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By P. N. Hussey
Format:DVD
Absolutely loved this movie. Nice story that is character driven and despite some really minor niggles I thought it was terrific. Some superb gore scenes and having the majority set in a petrol station added to the tension, similarly to Night of the Living Dead. Some elements of The Thing are thrown in too and it makes for a throughly satisfying movie. The other thing that I thought was really good with this film was that is is short. Personally I felt this made the film that much more urgent and intense and had the film been longer I feel it wouldn't have been as good. Well worth a watch. Been a long time since I've been able to use the word 'Awesome' when talking about a horror movie and a real breath of fresh air from the 'torture porn' horror films that there seem to be so many of.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By S. Clarke
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This is a fun and original horror. It is full of gore, well scripted, has a magnificent cast, fantastic character development, awesome special effects and some spectacular gross-out moments! It takes a classic horror scenario (survivors holed up in a building - in this case a petrol station) but the concept of the parasitic monster brings flare to the genre. If you enjoy films like The Mist, The Thing and Night of the Living Dead, then you too will love this.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By M. Scarlett
Format:DVD
I have to say that Splinter was quite a good film. Could have done with being 10-20 mins longer, but it was a very good and fairly original premise. When I say 'original' I mean it gets away from what is the new 'torture' genre that seems to be flooding the film industry.
The bones cracking thing will make you wince, but it's all gun fun. This is a film that I could watch again and again. I hope there's a "Splinter 2"!!
The bones cracking thing will make you wince, but it's all gun fun. This is a film that I could watch again and again. I hope there's a "Splinter 2"!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than you expect.
Splinter is a low budget US horror, which is a bit of a zombie/monster movie mash up. A couple have gone camping, but (due to their tent falling apart) look for a motel. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ric03
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exceeded my expectations.
Given that the movie is only 1hr 15 minutes long, I was assuming it would be awful, but I was wrong there. It was awesome. One of the scariest movies I've seen.
Published 3 months ago by Liam
5.0 out of 5 stars
FANS OF BLOOD AND GORE
I loved this film.well acted,good effects and a nice twist on a well trod formula.to be honest i wasnt expecting a lot from this film,its under an hour and a half long,hadnt heard... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Darknite
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some good moments
Most of us will have had a splinter in our finger at some point. I distinctly recall an incident as a child when I thought it would be a good idea to run my hands down a wooden... Read more
Published 11 months ago by D Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable romp
OMG, if you go down to the woods today you're going to get a surprise. The story itself is a simple enough thing, a nearby government site using an experimental extraction... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jackiesmackie
3.0 out of 5 stars
SPLINTER
One of the reviewers mentioned (The Thing) in comparison and was quite right, I thought it was a shame as this could have had a lot more going for it but for the lack of... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Thelma L. Workman
2.0 out of 5 stars
Rotten
A predictable slice of American crap. I would have switched it off if I hadn't of paid for it. Jaws: the Revenge is classed as one of the worst films in cinematic history & yet... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. P. Saunders
4.0 out of 5 stars
Splinter
If you watch a lot of horror films, then you'll have seen a lot of mind-numbing mediocrity, and many, many turds. Read more
Published 20 months ago by mutafaweq
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average
The film starts ok with a kind of x-file feel about it, the horror content and style remains that way. Mulder & Scully would be well suited in this flick. Read more
Published 21 months ago by I.ford
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than average B-movie
I've nothing much to say about this that hasn't been said already. It's a good, low-budget, unpretentious horror film. The characterisation is better than usual. Read more
Published 21 months ago by oldbillie
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