As Good As It Gets

Absolutely the worst movie.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This film would be a 6, maybe a 7 for me. However the director somehow failed to notice that every time they called action their cameraman was in the middle of a fit.The movie basically goes like this: Shake shake shake.Oh someone died back there.Shake shake shake plot shake shake shake.It's a real shame as the creature looked quite cool but you never really see it for long enough to appreciate this. Even static scenes in the gas station have to wobble about just to punch home the peril of the situation to us.The film gave me motion sickness.M

Worst movie I have ever seen, poor story line, very bad acting, pathetic "horror scenes", low budget "special effects".The line of the story has no logic, they events defeated even the laws of physics and chemistry and science in general, there is no scientific explanation of anything, just chaotic bad acting of some people who I'm not sure they had a script.At some point you even forget what is the main idea of this "attempt of a movie" because the "horror scenes" are so hilarious but not in a good funny way, in a sad, predictable way. This movie is really a pathetic excuse for a horror and it is not scary at all. I am sorry I've lost 1 h 22 min of my life watching it but the only reason I saw it all was the hope of a surprise end....it didn't happen.

There are so many of these sorts of horror films, where a nice young couple go off the beaten path, only to fall foul of some random horrific force. However, although Splinter does succumb to a certain amount of clichés, it does raise itself over many of its contemporaries.You may think a film with only six cast members, stuck in the pretty uninspired location of an American gas station, doesn't really produce a recipe for great horror. However, Splinter is short and it makes the most of everything it's got. Plus, it's also one of the few films that doesn't reply on CGI to create monstrous effects, preferring to use the old fashioned method of make-up and prosthetics. And soon our hapless heroes are running, panicking away from what turns out to be a reasonably well thought-out kind of monster.The acting is reasonable for what is effectively a B-movie and, if you look online for negative criticism, you'll mainly see people who feel that the female lead is way too attractive to be dating someone so 'nerdy.' Personally, I think it gives us nerds hope yet! Basically, Splinter is nothing new, but if you like your horror/monster movies short, sweet and violent, then this one is definitely better than most of the rest.

The first thing I did after watching the first 10 minutes is see what the budget was. The opening scene was so poorly directed, acted and had the worst special effects I have seen in a looooong time. Think 80's B or C level movies.So much can be done with low budget films these days. High school and college kids can make better effects than these. I was embarrassed for the directer. If the effects are truly that bad, don't put them in. Make it off screen, which can be very effective. Disgraceful. I am a fan of low budget movies, and I heard this one was good, but it was just too putrid to watch any more of.