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- 2008
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 22 m
- 2008
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 22 m
Summary A young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from the police. As the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could h...
Directed By: Toby Wilkins
Written By: Ian Shorr, Kai Barry, Toby Wilkins
- 2008
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 22 m
- 2008
- R
- Magnet Releasing
- 1 h 22 m
Splinter
58
6.7
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Summary A young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from the police. As the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could h...
Directed By: Toby Wilkins
Written By: Ian Shorr, Kai Barry, Toby Wilkins
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
58
46% Positive
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6 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
58
46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
A nifty horror movie that doesn't claim to be anything other than a zippy exercise in creature-feature entertainment.
The result, however clichéd, is spectacularly unnerving: hair-trigger horror.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.7
61% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
29% Mixed
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11 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 User Ratings
6.7
61% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
29% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
A badass flick right here. It definitely leaves the generic scary movies in the dust. Fantastic writing, fantastic plot, fantastic acting. The best scary movie I've seen coming from this generation.
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Splinter contains not only wonderful creature effects and fantastic gore, but also very likeable and believable characters, together with hand-chewing suspense. Certainly one of the most underrated horror films of recent times.
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It's short, taut, nicely shot, well-acted, astutely directed, specific where it might have been generic, original enough to be engrossing and derivative enough to be amusing.
If "Saw V" offers an example of how little filmmakers can get away with, Splinter proves how much a director can do with next to nothing.
There's potential for a lot more excitement in Splinter, but Wilkins seems content just to bring it across the finish line.
A diverting if not terribly original on-the-cheap horror film.
Splinter is a bad idea, borrowing body parts, as it were, from old horror flicks to genuinely unsatisfying results.
I don't understand, with the plethora of cheesy, bad acted, horribly directed horror films that have come out recently, why films such as this do not get their deserved respect. Many complaints I have heard about this movie are pretty petty, considering the achievements the director and actors have made, with an obviously lower than blockbuster budget. I am a die-hard fan of old horror and sci-fi, and miss the days when directors could set a mood, a feeling of dread, without resorting to jump in your face scare tactics and relying on special effects to compensate for a sub-par plot and acting. Although this movie DOES have some jump in your face moments, and has the monster on display, quite a bit in my opinion, it also leaves much to the imagination, which can be a lot creepier in my opinion. It doesn't upset me at all that the monster is not just thrust in your face the entire movie. This director, and actors both did an excellent job of building their characters, and making me care for them, unlike so many other horror flicks. Give credit where credit is due, and learn to appreciate these little gems, when they do pop up. Definitely worth a watch if you're into a good horror flick, with surprisingly good acting to boot!
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"B" movie all the way, with a low budget. If you want to see a cheesy infection/zombie movie with rather bad acting, unbelievable characters, not much suspense: do watch this. If you want to watch a quality movie watch something else. I do no understand the good reviews, some kind of double standard is applied to these low budget, indie-horrors, but this does not make it a good movie in reality. Honestly you will not see anything new here.
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Movie is a dumpster pile of hot hot **** **** writing,beyond **** filming/camera angels. I only wish the writer of this movie die a slow agonizing death because from start to finish the movie was agonizing!!! Dreadful horrible!!
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Production Company
ContentFilm International,
Magnet Releasing,
Indion Entertainment Group,
Kish Productions,
Expedition Films
Release Date Oct 31, 2008
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating R
Tagline It will get under your skin.
Website
http://www.splinterfilm.com/
Awards
Screamfest
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
