I've failed you all by not reminding y'all again of this sooner, but I forgot - Splinter, the movie I named the #5 horror movie of 2008, is on SciFi at 9pm tonight. Y'all should check it out. .
I don't have cable (so, no Sci-Fi Network) but I recently saw this trailer on a DVD I watched and I am very curious about it. I didn't even know if came out last year!?!?
I'm not sure if this is a compliment to Splinter or an indictment of everything else, but seeing people problem-solve in a horror flick felt downright revelatory. I've never liked the anti-science tendencies that plague the genre (seriously, fuck you, Emily Rose courtroom scenes), so the body-temp bit alone would've been worth it. Okay, so there's no reason for the monster to form up Voltron-style, but sometimes you've gotta sacrifice a plausible survival strategy on the altar of HOLY CRAP PRACTICAL FX ON THE SCI-FI CHANNEL SOMEBODY PINCH ME.
Wasn't too crazy about the crook being given a heart of gold midway through, but hell, that's the only complaint I can muster.
So that's what, this and Abominable? I can't wait until 2011when Sci-Fi buys the exclusive rights to another movie worth watching.
I don't have cable (so, no Sci-Fi Network) but I recently saw this trailer on a DVD I watched and I am very curious about it. I didn't even know if came out last year!?!?
ReplyDeleteYour endorsement has me even more antsy now.
Yeah freakin' loved this movie. So twisted and clever.
ReplyDeleteI think I may wait until the DVD; I'm afraid that Sci-Fi might edit it for broadcast.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if this is a compliment to Splinter or an indictment of everything else, but seeing people problem-solve in a horror flick felt downright revelatory. I've never liked the anti-science tendencies that plague the genre (seriously, fuck you, Emily Rose courtroom scenes), so the body-temp bit alone would've been worth it. Okay, so there's no reason for the monster to form up Voltron-style, but sometimes you've gotta sacrifice a plausible survival strategy on the altar of HOLY CRAP PRACTICAL FX ON THE SCI-FI CHANNEL SOMEBODY PINCH ME.
ReplyDeleteWasn't too crazy about the crook being given a heart of gold midway through, but hell, that's the only complaint I can muster.
So that's what, this and Abominable? I can't wait until 2011when Sci-Fi buys the exclusive rights to another movie worth watching.