05 November 2010

Splinter


Plan to camp in the wild for a pair of lovers, Seth (Paulo Costanzo) and Polly (Jill Wagner) have failed because they wanted to put the tent is damaged. They had decided to find the nearest motel to stay. Unfortunately, the car they drive hijacked by a pair of criminals, Dennis (Shea Whigham) and Lacey (Rachel Kerbs) who were fleeing from the pursuit of local police to the border. In the middle of the road, their car was run over something that makes them have to pause to change a tire. Bad luck came in succession. Car radiator temperature goes up forcing them to stop at the nearest gas station. This is where the real terror begins. Parasitic entities that have pointy thorns waiting for them. Realizing trapped inside the gas station, they must fight alive for the sake of escape from the terror of the creature.

PROS:
Bringing terror and tense atmosphere of unremitting without much ado. The use of special effects involving minimal without too much CGI creature only made it more visible figure creepy. Design a unique creature and formless, without involving the background figure of the creature makes a solid impression. Blood, gore, broken bones, until the bodies are torn apart even split in two. Wait until the part where Dennis had to amputate his infected. Viewers not only presented terror parasitic creature, but also accompanied by Jill Wagner as Polly Watt who took part 'warm' atmosphere. Although only involving three central characters Seth, Polly, and Dennis, but each presented fairly interesting character with a convincing acting.

CONS:
With a low budget and the use of special effects potluck requires taking the camera tricks with pictures swayed by disguising the figure being shown only a glimpse, a glimpse was quite annoying.

If you've seen THE THING (1982) by director John Carpenter, more or less parasitic creatures that were presented here have in common. Unique, out of shape, likes to infect the human body, and shows scenes of the gruesome process of transformation. Viewers do not need long to wait from the beginning to the emergence of a climate of terror for terror suspenseful. Without having to involve a lot of preamble, the concept is very simple. Like the feel of horror in the '80s, this is just a movie about monsters and focusing on a collection of people who are trapped and desperately trying to survive. Apart from the lack of camera tricks that rocked, Splinter parasite presents terror creature, which would certainly entertain the fans of horror.?