jrdragon40

This is the kind of movie that a select type of viewer will really appreciate. At the risk of perhaps not liking it very much, you may indeed be one of few who will love what this movie has to offer.

At first I thought the movie was falling quite flat, but I stuck with it because slowly the plot began to unravel and bring up more questions than answers.

If you want a film that is willing to do it's own thing, and take it all the way, you will be pleased with Abattoir.

This movie is a zombie satirical, but it doesn't necessarily follow the same stereotypical pattern of a zombie film - instead it parodies it with a style reminiscent of Tim Burton (degrees of fantasy and sci-fi) in a very well made 1950s setting.

What I liked about this movie was it maintained its theme and its mood through out, unlike films that take unexpected turns (for the worst!) The movie was definitely made by a romantic, and with twists of irony, maintains that fluffy 50s surrealism surrounded by the most absurd of morbid circumstances!

The movie could have been explored further and to deeper levels, but it chooses to play itself out closer to its satirical nature; it left the story simple, but still very effective and satisfying in its duration.

I am a fan of horror movies; cheesy horror movies, scary horror movies, big budget horror movies, and the latter. However, the unfortunate part about following horror movies is that it can be a difficult genre to articulate masterfully.

The movie Splinter makes the most out of what it is given, and it puts into place horrific devices that make the horror genre really shine. The film offers wit so far as having space for individual character development and unique character choices. However, the pacing of the movie is not cogent and the movie steered too far away from what makes a movie scary.

Still though, it offers sci-fi aspects to it and is well acted throughout - I give Splinter a 6 out of 10.