When you join two pieces of linear material together, that is called a splice. That’s kind of the idea behind the film Splice, a sort of modern-day take on Frankenstein. It looked like a remake of Species at first, but that may not be accurate. It remains to be seen if the public likes it, and so far the critics do.
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This isn’t the first movie to ponder what can go wrong tampering with genetics. In Splice, directed by Vincenzo Natali, Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley are scientists experimenting with splicing DNA of different species. There are hybrids that occur in nature, but they're usually somewhat related species. They mix human DNA with that of other animals, and then it turns to them and bad times are had by all. Like most Hollywood movies, they use an old plot, and add special effects and see if it works better with more flashing lights and a facelift.
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So far, critic responses are optimistic. In the Chicago Sun Times, Roger Ebert awarded 3 stars. Though he thought the story was a bit lacking in the focus on the creation itself, he nevertheless thought it was pulled off fairly well. Kurt Loder was amazed with the visual design. Rotten Tomatoes has it at over 70 percent on the Tomato scale. The Splice movie reviews seem to indicate the film is actually many fun. Most critics agree the film is visually entertaining, and spooky enough to be good fun.
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The plot is not exactly new. Plots about nature going terribly awry when messed with goes back to the legend of Prometheus in Greek mythology, and there's Jurassic Park, Species, the Island of Dr Moreau, Frankenstein, etc. Splice seems like a good take on that.
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Roger Ebert
rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/REVIEWS/100609991/1001
Kurt Loder
mtv.com/news/articles/1640733/20100603/story.jhtml
Rotten Tomatoes
rottentomatoes.com/m/1208173-splice/
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