{"id":374,"date":"2010-06-03T15:59:09","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T15:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/06\/03\/eviscerating-splice\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:41","slug":"eviscerating-splice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/06\/03\/eviscerating-splice\/","title":{"rendered":"Eviscerating Splice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over at Moving Pictures<\/span>, I eviscerate<\/a> Vincenzo Natali’s Splice<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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The screenplay, composed by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor, apes the worst 1950s B-movie zaniness. Clive and Elsa behave with little regard to science, law, ethics or even common sense. Clearly conceived by a 12-year-old boy, the plot presents no surprises to anyone with even a passing familiarity with evil scientist tales.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Audience reaction to the two sex scenes \u2014 the latter perhaps classifiable as incestuous bestiality \u2014 typified the response to the rest of the film. Rather than becoming tense, excited or even quiet, the scenes spawned laughter \u2014 not the snickering or nervous tittering as one might expect, but full-on belly laughs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Yes, it is that bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over at Moving Pictures, I eviscerate Vincenzo Natali’s Splice. Quote: The screenplay, composed by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor, apes the worst 1950s B-movie zaniness. Clive and Elsa behave with little regard to science, law, ethics or even … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n