imdb rating is over 7 out of ten.....it cant be that bad. these reviewers are probably idiots who like mindless violence, with no or paper thin plot and foul langauge......the typical holywood shit.
i havent seen it yet but i think its a good movie from what i have seen in previews and reviews (from intelligent ppl)
The bad reviews are from idiots who were expecting mindless horror stuff from a typical horror movie. It is probably because Splice is advertised as a horror movie by the producers when it is really a Sci-Fi.
Here is one of the review from imbd:
Just a masterpiece, 2 June 2010 Author: abisio from Miami SPLICE is, as of June 2010, just the best movie I saw this year; and considering the trend of commercial movies; it probably will still by December. You probably do not remember Vicenzo Natali. He made by 1997 a great horror movie called CUBE which has some USA distribution; and later another sci-fi thriller called CYPHER (very good movie but as far as I know when straight to DVD in USA). He made a couple more things but nothing like a blockbuster. Now he is back and in excellent form. SPLICE's trailers try to show an horror movie but it really must be considered a sci-fi one. There are some very tense moments and a few bloody ones but it is far from horror, unless you consider our own inner madness something terrifying (well, we really should). Without giving away too much, the story is about a couple of scientists Elsa and Clive working on genetics and DNA splicing for a private company. After been able to create new live forms out of playing with genetic code they want to introduce human DNA in the mix but the private company is more interested in recover the investment which will delay their investigation. Obviously; Elsa does not want to stop the experiment; and ( for personal reason we later discover) she creates a creature (she will later call Dren) mixing her DNA with other animals' species. Clive is against all this but follows her wishes afraid of how their careers will be ruined if somebody find out. What follows is the process of Elsa becoming Dren's mother and all the behavior changes in all three main characters and things get very very bad. None of the character are easy to play. Luckily there are three outstanding actors. Brody and Polley are excellent as always. They able to carry the most difficult roles and this movie is not exception; but the big surprise is Delphine Chanéac as Dren. She is able to show all emotions from innocence to sensuality to fear to hate with under a heavy make-up and special effects. The creature is something so realistic and present all over the movie, that the creators of "Prince of Persia " and "Clash of the Titans" should take note. In brief; it is a surprising movie that can be see with your wife (not with your kids) and you will have a lot to talk after.
Anyone seen Splice?
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