tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post7612025748207886536..comments2024-03-26T23:40:35.715-04:00Comments on HorrO's Gory Reviews: SPLICE REVIEWUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-24519608627855807302010-06-08T14:36:20.555-04:002010-06-08T14:36:20.555-04:00Fritz: Totally agree. I know they had to market th...Fritz: Totally agree. I know they had to market the movie that way. If not, it would have made even less money. That is why sometimes I prefer not to see previews. They get you thinking one thing, and when the movie goes a different direction, it can play with your feelings about the film. Even though I didn't give the movie a great rating, I do think it is a movie everyone should see. Dren is too interesting a character. Plus it is great to see people's reaction to the messed up parts!!!HorrOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384229602693596518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-29888779871821775222010-06-07T21:52:28.510-04:002010-06-07T21:52:28.510-04:00HorrO, I agree with you that Splice was misreprese...HorrO, I agree with you that Splice was misrepresented as a horror sci-fi mash-up in the trailer. Had it been shown in the trailer to be the sci-fi morality play that it was, horror fans like you and I wouldn't have likely seen it in the theater. I do like the occationaly sf drama - a good example of that being last year's Moon - so I ended up apreciating Splice for what it was, despite being somewhat let down by its dearth of horrific elemnets.Fritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-5649163327488520272010-06-07T14:15:14.831-04:002010-06-07T14:15:14.831-04:00Fritz: I have heard some people say this was a new...Fritz: I have heard some people say this was a new and original film, and others compare it to movies like Species, and even Frankenstein. Really, it is a little of both depending on how you look at it. You mentioned, "they didn't just turn Splice into a creature feature," which was fine except that is what I took it to be from the previews, and was why I was disappointed with the level of kills in the movie. If I expected it to be more drama, and message driven, may be I would have thought differently about the movie from the beginning. I'm sure this will be the first of many more cloning movies now. <br /><br />What I Say Matters: Gross, yea can't disagree with that!!!HorrOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384229602693596518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-42420845127069672712010-06-06T22:07:05.054-04:002010-06-06T22:07:05.054-04:00I thought it was gross!! GROSS!!I thought it was gross!! GROSS!!What I Say Matters!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17451454388246101899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-29165203458994268422010-06-05T22:55:19.704-04:002010-06-05T22:55:19.704-04:00I just saw Splice this afternoon and found it more...I just saw Splice this afternoon and found it more disturbing than frightening. I agree that the film lacked much in the way of violent action except towards the end. However, as a Science Fiction moral drama, Splice delivered a more sophisticated message on the dangers of humans delving into genetic engineering than most of Michael Chrichton's anti-science novels. I liked the fact that Splice portrayed the scientists as human beings with emotional motives and needs, that drive them to make decisions that lead them to create Dren. It is a tribute to the writer and director that they didn't just turn Splice into a creature feature, but continued to drive the narrative with character motivations. The only gratuitous scene is also one of its most disturbing, yet emotionally dramatic. Splice is not a typical horror-sf hybrid film and is better for it.Fritz "Doc" Freakensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209589620766485745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-3084055822888757202010-06-04T11:55:49.018-04:002010-06-04T11:55:49.018-04:00Film Conn.: good to hear from you as always. Yea, ...Film Conn.: good to hear from you as always. Yea, it is similar to both those movies, but has enough to stand on its own. Dren is an interesting creature to say the least. <br /><br />Sarah: Trust me, the cover is not the freaky part!HorrOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384229602693596518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-979424043553785932010-06-03T16:26:37.973-04:002010-06-03T16:26:37.973-04:00Just that cover alone is so freakyJust that cover alone is so freakyScare Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909661486216989851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871262178483802731.post-83388514378371239632010-06-03T14:45:18.762-04:002010-06-03T14:45:18.762-04:00Looking forward to this one! Though it looks like ...Looking forward to this one! Though it looks like its extremely similar to filmsl like Species and The Fly II.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com