A Film so forgettable that I nearly didn't remember to review it. No joke- I took my Screen Caps after I watched it...and forgot. This is Spliced, a 2002 Horror Film that is often known under another name. The Film is also called The Wisher, which is the name of a Film within a Film. I'm going with Spliced, since it is on the Title card here. The Title is a weird one. I guess it sort of/kind of makes sense. Even so, it doesn't represent the Film like The Wisher does. The Plot involves a Movie that might be cursed, a sad teenage girl and the Brother of a sort-of famous person. Who is the killer? Why are they doing what they're doing? Why is Ron Silver in this? The Film comes to us from Gavin Wilding, which sounds like one of Roger's fake names on American Dad. It is the final Film in a 4-Film Set I got that included John Carpenter's final- so far- Film, an even worse version of Carnival of Souls and a Found Footage Film with an Oliver Stone cameo. Will this complete the set in a good or bad way? To find out, read on...
A sour-looking brunette has to deal with her sleepwalking that seems to be set off by watching Horror Films.
She just needs a creative outlet like Reviewing them and pretending that anyone ever reads them.
I mean, he's still the best Actor here, but you can tell that he doesn't give a s--t. Blame him?
A controversial Horror Film called 'The Wisher' comes to Town. Despite agreeing not to watch Horror Films, our Heroine goes anyhow.
In her defense, she had to see 'The Wisher' here. I mean, look at the lone alternative!!!
She gets freaked out during an early moment and has to leave.
Her Dad finds out about her being there and goes to take her home. It's alright- she's NOT watching Halloween Resurrection!
He dies in a car wreck.
After a time jump, the girl tries to get on with her life. However, conflict keeps arising and she finds out that what she 'wishes' for out loud (by an open window) keeps coming true.
First it is the School nearly burning down and then it is her 'friend' getting slashed up.
Playing amateur detective, our Heroine goes to her never-before-seen friend who works at the Theater. He lets her handle one of the actual Film Reels- as you do- and she finds a subliminal message (or two).
It was spliced in, I guess, so the Title works...kind of.
Our Heroine and her friend eventually realize that they need to know how The Wisher was stopped in the Film...which they didn't finish.
This leads to an extended climax involving them downloading a copy of the Film online...while it is still out...in 2002.
They also try to play the Film in a Viewer while it is downloading and skip to the end. What?!?
They fail, but, well, just attack the killer until he goes down.
It was...the weird guy they showed twice. Worst Scooby-Doo Episode Ever!
We get the 'Character explains the Plot' bit with Silver saying that the kid was influenced by the subliminal messaging like a few others nationwide were.
In the final Scene, her Sister sneaks down some months later to watch The Wisher on Cable and...The Wisher appears?!?
Failed Sequel Bait and a nonsensical twist- two for one crap! The End.
Easily forgettable and kind of dumb. My friend summed it up pretty well when he saw the climax with me- This is just a Scooby-Doo Episode. I mean, basically. It has some elaborate setup- girl has sleepwalking night terrors, movie comes to town, movie inspires killer/stalker- but ultimately just turns into 'Old Man Jenkins?!?' by the end. The bit where Ron Silver just flat-out explains why the killer did what he did is the worst part. You set it all up and then you STILL explained it to us like we're 5 year old kids at a Puppet Show. Yes, Psycho did it- only due to Studio mandate, mind you. So, basically, the Plot involves a girl freaking out over a subliminal message and the same message inspires a classmate to go crazy and stalk her. It just happens that the Lead in the Film looks like her. It just happens that the House in the Film looks just like her's. That all syncs up, no? The whole thing revolves around her standing near open windows or outdoors and 'wishing' for things to happen. The stalker/killer has to always be there, even if that means hiding in a tree (in broad daylight) by her bedroom window. I assume he's always dressed like The Wisher too, since every time we see him stalk her later he is. So does nobody in Town see that?!? The whole thing is just silly and self-serious. It gets close to being 'so bad it is good,' but doesn't quite stick the landing. It does however, feature a(n intentionally?) silly Film within a Film that is concluded with a man attacked by a (Wishing) Tree. Why am I getting flashbacks again?
***Which is better?***
Next time, I cover a recent $1 purchase with a promising cover. You know that is going to be so great, right? Stay tuned...
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