Splice.

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When it comes to cult-classics, a reinvention, a re-imagining, or a remaking can never come close to the soul the original posses.  Growing up, ‘Species’ was one of my favorite movies.  The new film ‘Splice’ isn’t a reboot, or a sequel to ‘Species’, but seems to have to same feel.  A feel that got my attention.  Two young scientists (Brody and Polley) achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature. In the process they ignore their society’s ethical and legal boundaries. The scientist’s name their creature “Dren,” which is initially a deformed infant. However, it rapidly develops into a deadly, winged human-chimera.  Click the pic to check the trailer.

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