Stars: John Lynch, Craig Conway, Antonia Thomas, Jumayan Hunter, Morjana Alaoui, Beth Winslet | Written by Steve Clark, Josh Golga, Rob Green, Billy O’Brien, G.P. Taylor | Directed by Billy O’Brien
Review by Andrew McArthur
British horror is not particularly good at hitting the middle ground – it normally finds itself at either extreme end of the quality spectrum: from painfully awful to groundbreakingly brilliant. Sitting comfortably at the low-end of this spectrum is sci-fi horror Scintilla.
Scintilla follows a group of mercenaries tasked with infiltrating a subterranean military research facility. However, there they uncover far more gruesome horrors than they were expecting.
Three ingredients which normally make a good sci-fi or horror film are tension, scares or disturbing imagery, and at the very least a self-aware humour. If one of these factors is missing, proceedings are usually redeemable thanks to either of the other two. I can’t count the...
Review by Andrew McArthur
British horror is not particularly good at hitting the middle ground – it normally finds itself at either extreme end of the quality spectrum: from painfully awful to groundbreakingly brilliant. Sitting comfortably at the low-end of this spectrum is sci-fi horror Scintilla.
Scintilla follows a group of mercenaries tasked with infiltrating a subterranean military research facility. However, there they uncover far more gruesome horrors than they were expecting.
Three ingredients which normally make a good sci-fi or horror film are tension, scares or disturbing imagery, and at the very least a self-aware humour. If one of these factors is missing, proceedings are usually redeemable thanks to either of the other two. I can’t count the...
- 7/4/2014
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Tagline: "Half a mile underground, they will find the unthinkable." Director Billy O'Brien ("Ferocious Planet") is returning to science fiction with his thriller Scintilla. This title recently completed through production house Liquid Noise. And, the film is expected to release in the United Kingdom later this year (2013). Scintilla is set in Russia. Here, several scientists and military personnel venture deep below ground to retrieve a mysterious item. A horde of creatures stand in their way and their goal might be more deadly than the denizens who guard it. Horror or sci-fi fans can preview two film posters for the film here. The first is provided by the Av Pictures website and the graphic shows the mercenaries, venturing underground. The second poster, below, shows one of the creatures that waits deep down. A trailer for Scintilla is sure to release soon. Release Date: 2013 (United Kingdom). Director: Billy O'Brien. Writers: Steve Clark,...
- 5/22/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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