Iffy for 16+
Intense, twisted monster movie explores DNA experimentation.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Splice is a monster movie that's not particularly bloody or gory but has many intense, shocking situations that have the potential to deeply disturb sensitive viewers. On top of this, the movie also involves some thorny sexual situations (between human and quasi-human) and lots of foul language, including multiple uses of "f--k" and "s--t." The movie raises several complex ethical and moral questions around the creation of life and the meaning of family that has the potential to intrigue and/or offend. Either way, it's a real conversation-starter.
- Families can talk about the way this movie dealt with the implications of creating a new life. What issues does it bring up? How is this movie different from or similar to other "creature features" like Frankenstein, etc.?
- How does this movie compare to horror films filled with blood and gore? Was it more or less scary? How did the movie's violence make you feel? Was it disturbing? Were you frightened, or did it make you uncomfortable?
The good stuff
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Messages: The movie's main message goes all the way back to Frankenstein and other creature features: Don't mess with Mother Nature. The movie struggles with a plethora of moral and ethical issues, and the characters seem to know that they have stepped wrong, but have no idea how to correct it until it's too late. Likewise, the characters keep secrets and seem to grow apart, working against one another.
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Role models: Clive and Elsa are scientists, and they're really smart, but not great role models. They're arrogant and a bit reckless, and their attempts to create an unnatural, man-made life form result in untold mayhem, as well as many troubling moral and ethical issues. Likewise, there comes a point at which Clive and Elsa can no longer trust anyone around them, and they begin to distrust one another as well.
What to watch for
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Violence: Intense moments of terror and shocking behavior, without much blood or gore. We see disturbing imagery in a laboratory, with odd creatures forming and moving around. A creature breaks free and hides in the lab, threatening to jump out and attack. Characters try to decide whether or not to kill the creature, and one character makes an attempt. A creature eats a raw, bloody rabbit that she has killed. Additionally, characters argue quite often, and the creatures sometimes make disturbing screeching noises.
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Sex: The main characters, Clive and Elsa, flirt and kiss. They have sex without much nudity and discuss the idea of having a baby together. (The film doesn't mention it, but they do not appear to be married.) The movie grows far more twisted when Clive begins to develop feelings for the adult Dren, who is like their surrogate child. He eventually has sex with her (bringing up all kinds of weird moral and Freudian ideas). In one scene, we see adult Dren naked, though she's really only partly human. Finally there is a quasi-rape scene as a male creature attacks Elsa.
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Language: We hear "f--k" and variations on the word at least eight times, and "s--t" a few times. Additionally, there is "damn," "God" (as an exclamation), "Goddammit," "Jesus," and "retard."
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Consumerism: Not an issue
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Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
Fan Reviews provided by
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DO NOT GO AND SEE!!! by tennisguru
Ladies and Gentlemen this is the worst movie that I have ever seen. I would not recommend this to anyone..... If you want the spoiler alert which I would recommend you read continue down this page.
First off this is not a scary movie at all. DUMB DUMB DUMB!!! First off this "creature" is really gay and second off it first has sex with the guy when "it" is a "girl" and later the testosterone increases and female hormones go away and it "turns" into a guy and then rapes the girl. First off it's just effed up and second it's just OMG what the freak is going on. Also way tooo many f words being spoken for no apparent reason. Please do not waste your hard earned money like I did on this stupid film.
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Dumb... Dumber.... REALLY Dumb... Just plain Stupid! by Mr Tommy
The title says it all. I thought this show was going to be about talking heads as it was just plain dumb and boring. When he made love with the creature and was enjoying it... I never laughed so much in my whole life. I think the whole theatre was laughing. What made it even more funnier... his girlfriend walks in and see him making love to her and runs out and he is chasing after her with his pants down... How stupid is this... of course she made up to him all within 5 min.
Now what woman would make up to her boyfriend within 5 min. after catching him with another woman..? This tells you how stupid this movie is. Don't waste your hard earn money on this one. I wish I could ask for it back.....
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splice review... by klehtola
I disliked like this movie. I felt like I was misled by the trailer. It was much more disturbing then I thought due to the weird concepts of the relationships between the main characters. Don't see this movie. It is a waste of money and you leave the theater feeling like you saw something very wrong.
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wow...... not worth my time or money by lovelykiaya
OK filming, acting, effects were all VERY good.. i mean VERY! but the story line was just DUMB! You were not scared at all, it had incest and that part was just grose! ohhh yeah and the fact that the movie is suppose to be scary and wasnt at all, EVERYONE laughed the whole way thru ... it was just comical!
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Five Word Review by sleepyjose
do not waste your money!
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Waste of Time by neerajnagpal7
Very slow movie....concept is good but they could have added more thrill and horror in the movie to make it interesting!!
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Five Word Review by Zen1333
Ripoff of the movie Species
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what in the world???!!!???` by mecachu
This movie was disgusting! it was like watching alien soft porn! not worth my $10.00. I actually for the first time felt like walking out of the movie while it was still running. a couple of people did leave though! so that tells you, This movie sucked hard!
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Splice was uncomfortable by Princess Monkey
Movie was weird, not scary at all mostly just sexual.
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Five Word Review by RAFAELNAITOR_23
oh hell no never go