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Check out the new Sci-fi thriller: “Splice,” in theaters Friday. Don’t forget to check out 101.1 The Wiz’s on screen review, and post your comments.

Do you guys remember the movie Cube?

It wasn’t particularly a great movie; however, director Vincenzo Nati strikes again with his latest Sci-fi thriller Splice, which actually falls right in line with the speculative-fiction packed genre for those of you who are into that type of thing. To give you a quick vantage point into the story, here it goes.

Two biochemists, Clive (Oscar-winner Adrien Brody), and Elsa (Oscar-nominee Sarah Polley), use DNA splicing when altering genetic hybrids of human, animal-like creatures for a research lab whose acronym is “NERD.”

The point of this cross-breeding is to synthesize a cure that eradicates diseases such as Parkinson’s, diabetes and some types of cancers. If that’s too medical or scientific, simply put, they decide to blend certain chemicals to hopefully and quickly cure some of the top diseases and ailments we currently live with.

Instead, they get curious with the experimental process and add a few other things to it like their own DNA. That leaves them with a horrible-yet-strangely- attractive humanoid named Dren (played by actress Delphine Cheneac) who grows at a rapid pace (she ages days, even years within minutes). Dren is a humanoid with abnormal characteristics. She has wings that sprout when she becomes angry or sexually aroused, a tail that will sting and slice you to pieces and it pumps poison. She has incredibly dominant features, almost supermodel cheek bones. The funny thing about Dren is that although she’s relatively a calm-collected humanoid, she has such adorably joyous reactions towards kittens and sugary foods.

Clive and Elsa of course are not prepared when their experiments with animal and human genetic engineering don’t actually coincide under stressful situations. This movie will raise eyebrows and induce a bit of laughter with some very provocative scenes shared between Brody’s character and Dren, the humanoid.  And even a bit more disturbing, the capabilities of today’s technological advancements as depicted in this movie are feasibly on the brinks of becoming possible. Just think for a moment. Cloning of animal DNA has been achievable since the late 90’s.  Everyone surely remembers Dolly the sheep, right? But what does this mean for humans? Are we next?

Furthermore, if your taste of movie consists of half-humored jokes, immaculate special effects, a desensitized cross-breeding perspective then don’t forgo this flick. If you’re interested in checking out the latest in warped medical and technological advances, this one is for you, too. But if you’re looking for something to do this weekend, maybe Splice will whet your appetite for a summer of thrills at the movie theaters.

In the meantime, tell us what you thought of our onscreen film review. For those of you who were there last night with us, chime in and tell us what you thought of Splice. Did you like it? Did you hate it? Did you even understand it? We want to hear from you. Post your comments in the comments section below.

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