Splatter (2009) User Reviews

Is this really from the same guy who gave us Gremlins?

[BA_Harrison · 3/10 · 29 April 2015]

Splatter, from legendary producer Roger Corman and cult director Joe Dante, stars Corey Feldman (child star of Dante's best film, Gremlins) as rock singer Jonny Splatter, who, in the opening scene, recites a voodoo chant before putting a bullet through his brain—a delightfully gory moment that lives up to the title. It's a promising start, but sadly its rapidly downhill from here.

When several acquaintances of the deceased rock star gather for the reading of his will, they discover to their horror that Jonny has returned from the dead to exact revenge on those who wronged him when he was alive. Clumsily directed by the once great Dante, and featuring weak performances from a cast who are capable of much better (even Feldman), this dreadfully cheap looking and terribly uninspired effort is an embarrassment for all involved. The occasional grisly death scene does little to improve matters.

Splatter was originally conceived as ten-part interactive web experiment, the outcome of each character being decided by the viewers at the end of each episode, which no doubt added a modicum of fun to proceedings; in its non-interactive form, devoid of this novelty, there is very little to get excited about.

Wow Feldman are movie roles that hard to come by...

[willdddd · 2/10 · 24 September 2018]

That you would "star" is his incoherent piece of dribble, and don't even get me started on that bizarre ending. I wasted a portion of my life watching this mess.

What a spectacular fall from grace from all concerned

[The_Celluloid_Sage · 4/10 · 6 April 2020]

What could wrong when you have Joe Dante (Piranah, Gremlins, Burbs) directing, Roger Corman (the B-movie king) Producing and actors like Feldman and Todd (Candyman) in your cast? Well quite a lot it would seem for this strange little production.

What was originally to be (I believe) a set of webisodes where the viewers could vote on the fate of the cast, it appears that eventually for one reason or another we just ended up with this twenty nine minute short. And what an interesting and low-budget twenty nine minutes we get. Whether or not there is more footage still exists or everything was scrapped and this short was edited together we may never know.

I'm sure none of this was being taken seriously, and that Corman and Dante intended to try and make some bad looking, little cult b-movie feel production. They certainly succeeded, though whether it was intended or not is another thing entirely. The acting is passable from Todd and Erin Way but the rest are forgettable. With regards to Feldman, he's quite manic here in a crazy, hammy kind of way, so hard to really rate his perfomance.

Anyway, poor washed up has-been Johnny Splatter records himself blowing his brains out and we are then presented with five assorted people who all knew and betrayed Johnny who have come to his home to pay their last respects and also find out what Johnny has left them. Little do they know what Johnny now has in store for them once locked inside.

There are some nice effects here, and also some truly terrible ones. Given all who were involved in this, it's difficult to understand how it turned out so bad. I can only presume that the original vision was probably quite different, but in editing certain bits together in order to release this short, a lot has got lost somewhere. Though that certainly does not excuse a lot of the issues. One for fans of Feldman only.

The Sage's Rating: 4/10

So bad it's....bad

[toyznthehood · 1/10 · 12 October 2018]

I've just watched this after Netflix recommended it to me at 92%. The effects are poor, the acting is poor and the script it awful. The one good thing about this film is it's only 29 minutes long

Netflix's Original Content Guinea Pig

[wither2006 · 1/10 · 2 October 2019]

In 2009, Netflix pitches the idea of an original interactive web series to Roger Coreman and Joe Dante. It was an early experiment in video streaming instead of Netflix shipping tons of DVDs back and forth. The original intent was to have viewers vote on which character would die in the next 10-15 minute episode.

Netflix only kept three episodes and put them together in a 29 minute short that isn't worth anyone's time. Feldman plays a washed up rockstar who kills himself in order to bait his frienemies to his mansion so he can come back as a ghost demon and murder them. Nothing about this film was original and the production value (even for 2009 low budget horror) is the only thing horrifying about this film.

Major Bust Considering the Talent

[Michael_Elliott · 12 February 2011]

Splatter (2009)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

When you team up producer Roger Corman, writer Richard Christian Matheson and director Joe Dante you expect something much better than this short film, which, sad to say, is downright bad. Rock and roll has been Jonny Splatter (Corey Feldman) kills himself so that he can come back as a zombie-like creature and kill the five people who betrayed him in life. You have the former bandmate, the ex who stole his song, a groupie, a therapist and of course his manager who just happens to be played by Tony Todd. At just 29-minutes you'd think this would at least be somewhat viewable in a "so bad it's good" way but it's not. When you consider the talent involved you can't help but see this thing as a complete disaster that has very little going for it and a whole lot going wrong. You can start with the screenplay, which just throws out on cliché after another and it doesn't do a single fresh thing from start to finish. There are several references to current events or pop culture but this adds nothing. The special effects contain some decent stuff including a melting head that eventually pops as well as a throat being sliced but that's about it. As far as performances go they're really mixed. Fans of Feldman, myself included, will enjoy seeing him here even though the "performance" isn't the great. Todd could do this type of film in his sleep but he's always fun to watch. Erin Way was the one bright spot in the film as she played the groupie very well and certainly stole the film. I'm sure this movie wasn't meant to be taken serious and it wanted to have some sort of cult appeal but you still have to at least try and do something with it. It really seems like this movie was thrown together out of scraps and sadly the end result is very boring.

Bad script, bad acting, bad filming. From bad to worse.

[maggiestaar · 1/10 · 22 April 2018]

From bad to worse. The film never gets any better. Singer, Johnny Splatter (Corey Feldman) starts off the movie with a bang (literally - not in a good figurative way). A comedic suicide of a self inflicted gun shot to the head. The over dramatization of blood splattering from his head leads you to believe there may be some humor to this movie.

It is so ridiculous that you hope to get a laugh from it......you do not. It's unfortunate that Tony Todd (from the "Candyman" and "Final Destination" series) cannot add any perks to this bad film.

Rock Horror

[Sternlight · 5/10 · 23 September 2018]

After committing suicide, a washed-up rocker returns from the grave to torment the five people who betrayed him in life. TV-14 29m

Corey Feldmen has no talent!

[sturner_asqc · 1/10 · 17 June 2019]

This Splatter is just one more failed attempt at acting for Corey Feldmen. ..he is one of the worst actors I have ever seen on TV or on VHS/DVD....how he got into acting I have no clue. His body Corey Haim. ..or however you spell his name...had no talent....may he rest in peace....COREY....GIVE IT UP! Every movie you have ever been in ...you have never added up. ... You are surely no Brad Pitt or Hugh Jackman!....no where close. I won't be watching any more of these Feldmen netflix films....I had no idea he was in it but once I saw him I knew the movie was going to suck...and it did...got anything to say to me Feldmen...Bring it! You suck!!

The exact opposite of a '50's sitcom

[guyzradio · 1/10 · 20 January 2022]

Back in the 1950's, before commercials consumed 10 minutes of a half-hour TV show, they knew how to introduce a story, develop the plot, reach and resolve a crisis, and tidy up before rolling the credits. Splatter is not much more than the steaming pile of entrails it attempts to exploit. It even fails as at guts 'n' gore, which is about all it might have had going for it. After 30 minutes, I have to wonder why I bothered sitting through it. There must be a different Roger Corman involved in this train wreck.

Amazing!

[joseph_flannigan1 · 10/10 · 27 October 2018]

This was the most awesome short movie I have ever seen! I just wish it had been longer!!

If you took this movie serious you missed out

[bushidoblazex · 6/10 · 29 November 2018]

This movie is by no means a good movie but, that being said if you watch it as a movie that a bunch of friends through together for fun one Halloween you'll enjoy it. Its not meant to win awards or even be deep. Even if thats not your style the special effects for whats obviously a shoe string budget are worth checking out.

I love this film

[pasquilldamian · 10/10 · 10 March 2022]

1. Final destination 2. The bride of Chucky 3.splatter

This is my 3rd favourite film/show ever.

I highly recommend you watch this masterpiece it's over the top acting makes this great and worthy of your time.

The Best Bad-Good

[goredyn · 7/10 · 11 February 2019]

This movie knows exactly what it is, i rated it higher than it maybe deserves but i think there was a lot of merit and enthusiasm put into this. i thoroughly enjoyed every short minute of it, and if you love good bad movies as i do, it's worth your half hour.

Crazy this rated so low

[wifeage1 · 8/10 · 16 May 2021]

This is pretty decent for a bad movie. It's not supposed to be Oscar worthy and all the low ratings suggest that's what people are looking for. You can't score every movie from the same tick sheet. Give it a watch, you might be surprised.

Beer and pretzels movie

[SinisterTwist · 7/10 · 30 September 2019]

I wasn't expecting anything from this other than a goofy and stupid film, and I wasn't disappointed. It's a silly gimmick movie but the cast and crew seem to have had a pretty good time making it and it shows.It's worth watching for the glorious Tony Todd alone, although Corey Feldman's mugging for the camera in zombie makeup was pretty entertaining as well.

It's definitely a film that should be watched with an intoxicating beverage or substance nearby and absolutely not taken seriously.

Enjoy the Ride!

[cb_whitewood · 6/10 · 7 May 2019]

This movie isn't trying to be serious, and really pokes fun at what it is. It's tacky and campy (which I love), and has some real good lines. OBVIOUSLY not the kind of acting and story you'd see in a theater. Also a fun watch for 30 minutes! The opening sequence may be my favorite... "If you want something done right, do it yourself."