Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

thelastblogontheleft Oh man. My one-word summary for this, if I was forced to give one? FUN. I know, that seems odd, but it was just an exciting movie from top to bottom. The director, Toby Wilkins, really did a good job of keeping the storyline engaging right until the last scene.I'll be honest, when it started I thought the characters seemed a bit stereotypical and the dialogue left something to be desired — it was just so textbook. I am also not crazy about when a movie basically shows you exactly what's going to happen in the first scene. It opened right up with the gas station attendant being killed by an infected creature, and aside from it setting up the fact that the gas station was abandoned, it really didn't need to happen at all — they could have cut that first 5 minutes from the movie and it wouldn't have changed a bit.But really, once you get past the stiffness of the first bit of the movie, it's just a thrill ride. The tension is high from the get-go, both from the hostage situation and the obvious anticipation of something else going terribly wrong. The script wasn't the most original in the world but I felt like the actors did well despite that and did a good job at being natural. I also liked that they were much more even keel and rational than some "victims" can be in movies — there really wasn't much that they did to illicit a "seriously THAT'S YOUR SOLUTION!?" kind of reaction, which I feel like happens often. They were overall very smart and tried to use their wits (and Seth's biology knowledge) to outsmart the situation.Probably my favorite parts of the movie were the infected bodies themselves. The little bit of a hand that skitters its way through the gas station was awesome, and super well done — something that I think could have easily been comical if not, but it was truly creepy. The jerky, staggering motion of the infected people was also freaky as hell, and paired with the almost creaking sound effects they used… awesome.It went a little stereotypical with the convict, Dennis (played by Shea Whigham), hiding his infected wound. There's always gotta be ONE person who hides their infection from the group, and this movie delivered on that. But I liked how they dealt with it. Watching his bones start to crack and re-set as he's taken over was horrifying, and the scene with him getting his arm bone snapped with a cement block was… intense.The hybrid of the infected Lacey and the female cop was so good. Both the gore of watching the two bodies get almost sewn together by the parasite, and the final product — it was reminiscent of some of the creatures from The Thing, like it was trying to look like a normal human but didn't quite know where everything went, so the final product is just this terrifying mashup, all jerky and flailing around. When it finally breaks into the gas station it's just this bumbling mess of horror — super well done.My favorite part might have been when a one-armed Dennis is cocking the shotgun and just going crazy shooting the thing. BADASS. They did a really good job of making your feelings towards him transform from frustration and anger to downright sympathy when you find out what his true motives are.Ultimately an unexpectedly scary and well-done movie!

weasl-729-310682 Likable characters (even the bad guy, in the end) and an intense plot add up to some good entertainment for me. I did have to pause it a few times and take a break because it was so in-your-face intense. Some folks did not like the shaky-cam effects, and normally, I would be right in there with them. If overused, it is nauseating and irritating to the extreme! In this movie, I think it was used effectively to show the chaotic, happened-in-a-nanosecond experience that occurs in real life violent events. Unfortunately, I've personally experienced some of these in my life, and can testify that they look just like that when you are experiencing them.Give it a watch if you are a horror fan. I don't think you will be disappointed, but YMMV. :-)Much appreciation to the IMDb website crew for the recommendation, because I would not have heard of it or viewed it without that. Thanks!

Spikeopath Smart little horror this, what it lacks in story originality it more than makes up for elsewhere.Young lovers Seth (Paulo Costanzo) and Polly (Jill Wagner) find their attempts at a romantic camping trip usurped by their inadequacies in the great outdoors. But this soon becomes the very least of their problems, because they are car-jacked by escaped convict Dennis Farell (Shea Whigham) and his drug addict girlfriend Lacey Belisle (Rachel Kerbs). When they run over what they think is an animal of some sort, it signals the start of a terrifying ordeal that will see the group backed into the interior of a gas station and forced to fight for their lives.What follows is a solid hour of suspense, terror, horrifying scenes and rich character dynamics. It's a siege situation with the enemy some sort of porcupine – vegetable – human hybrid, and it's relentless and clever. Director Toby Wilkins doesn't once let the picture sag or suffer from filler, all scenes and character interactions are integral to the plotting. Mercifully free of characters doing the dumb things that are so inherent in this splinter (hrr hrr hrr) of horror, Wilkins' film is consistently effective in what it wants to achieve.The effects are kept to a minimum and the only real complaint is that for every attack by the creature we are subjected to shakycam. If this is to hide the effects work we don't know? And it's always great to have a horror assailant be used sparingly on a visual level, but the shakycam becomes annoying and feels like a bit of a cheat in the final quarter. The small cast offer up some sterling performances, with Whigham standing out as the hateful villain, while Nelson Cragg's photography strips the colours down to primal indie level and the film is better for it.A pleasant surprise and recommended to horror fans after a quick and bloody siege horror that never disappoints. 8/10

gavin6942 Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict (Shea Whigham) must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.This film features really cool effects, allegedly without the need for CGI. Toby Wilkins is incredible, and has lived up to the man whose shadow he had been under for a while (Sam Raimi).The plot is also good, and makes us think about internal and external threats. Externally is the creature, internally is the convict and conflict between people. But perhaps even more internal is the parasite, sort of creating a three-tiered layer of terror."Splinter" won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival: Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects, Best Make-Up, Best Directing and Best Picture. "Splinter" was a nominee for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards, but it lost to "Hellboy II: The Golden Army", which is fair. It was also nominated in Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards for Most Memorable Mutilation for the arm removal scene, but lost to "Saw V"'s Pendulum Trap, arguably a raw deal.