Splinter
by Toby Wilkins
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Actor: Charles Baker, Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea WhighamDirector: Toby Wilkins
Brand: Magnolia Pictures
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-04-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 10168
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
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- 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 have imagined -- a blood-crazed, parasitic creature that absorb
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DVD Review: A TOUCH IS ALL IT TAKES
Summary: 5 Stars
It's so amazing as a fan of horror films to find this avalanche of new films coming out that offer something different and new. Between this film and LET THE RIGHT ONE IN we are being offered new takes on old themes as well as new creations to fear. Having had to live through countless remakes and sequels, it's nice for a change. And SPLINTER may be one of the best to come along.
The story begins with a couple, Seth and Polly (Paulo Costanzo and Jill Wagner) on vacation celebrating their anniversary. When plans to camp are demolished (along with their tent) they hit the road in an attempt to find a motel for the night. As they drive down the road they see a young girl hitching a ride. As they stop to pick her up, her boyfriend steps beside the car, armed with a pistil and takes control.
The girl's name is Lacey (Rachel Kerbs) and her boyfriend is Dennis (Shea Willingham) and they're on the run. For what reason we don't know, just that they're heading to the border of Mexico. Lacey seems to be ill and her judgment is seen to definitely be impaired when the car runs over a small animal in the road and she thinks it's her lost pet.
Whatever the animal was, it flattens a tie which Polly and Dennis change while Lacey and Seth investigate what the critter was. While in the process of changing the tire, Dennis gets his hand pricked by what appears to be splinters sticking out of the tire but thinks nothing of it.
As Seth and Lacey look at the dead animal, it's impossible to tell for sure what it is, not just because it was hit but because it seems malformed. As they get closer, it begins to move and a screaming Lacey runs back to the car yelling for them to get out of the area.
They head down the road, never realizing that this same animal punctured the radiator hose as well. With a steaming car they pull into a gas station seen at the beginning of the film prior to credits where the attendant was attacked. When Lacey goes to use the bathroom, she discovers his body, malformed and covered in the splinters as well, twisting and turning as it comes after her.
Screaming again, she tells them all to get in the car but not before the creature attacks her and knocks her to the curb near the pumps, killing her. Dennis shoots the strange looking attendant but sees him moving which prompts the three to run into the building, locking the door behind them.
Able to watch the cameras on the pump, they witness Lacey come back to life, her body manipulating into insane positions as the sharp prongs begin to emit from her body. Dennis yanks the phone from the wall to stop Polly from calling the police since he's on the run. Never a smart move in a horror film.
As the three find themselves trapped inside the station with a newly formed creature outside waiting for the opportunity to attack, they think all might be well when a police woman shows at the door. Intent on capturing Dennis, she ignores their warnings of the creature on the roof and soon becomes the next victim, pulled in half.
Polly and Seth begin to formulate a plan to reach out and get the walkie talkie attached to the belt of the police woman. A combination of wire hangers and duct tape gets them results but not before the splinter creature attacks and tries to get in via the change box they were using to reach out. They get the gate closed but not before it cuts off the hand of the creature.
Worst nightmares are realized as the hand begins to stand and walk on its own in search of the victims in the building. Humorous and yet creepy as it walks around, they escape it and narrowly reach safety in the freezers. But it also provides them with a clue as the cold affects the hand.
With their chances of survival decreasing by the minute, the heroes must search for any possible chance they can to either escape or get help. The police woman's car offers that opportunity but getting to it is another matter altogether. And it will take courage in Seth, who up until now has appeared rather lame, to get help.
As all of this goes down, Dennis is slowly changing. He's kept it from the pair as the story moved along, but the discoloration in his arm and its seemingly attempt to move on its own shows that the creature is entering him from the earlier spiked tire. The only solution? Cut off his arm.
So there you have it. A new creature we've never seen before, a trapped trio trying to survive and get help and a scary story that this time around does involve gory effects but ones that seem to go along with the story rather than be set pieces to demonstrate what an effects team can do. Can this trio survive the night? Will they kill the creature? Will they escape to warn the world? The only way to find out is to watch and see.
The cast does an excellent job here and I actually found myself wanting to see them all in more films. Willingham does a tremendous job coming off as threatening and then revealing more to the character than one would expect as they story moves forward.
And this new creature, the splinter monster, offers a terrifying vision as it contorts bodies and slowly emits spikes from their bodies. Reminiscent of the original blob in that it comes from nowhere and just absorbs everything living in its path, it is a terrifying monster that won't soon be forgotten.
If you like original horror films that offer as many scares as they do gore effects, then you won't want to miss this movie. It offers both in droves. And the next time you're driving down and old highway and see that small roadside gas station? Unless you're near empty my guess is you'll keep driving by.
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