Wordiezett So much average

Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

zachary_a_erickson-26701 This film sucks. I'd rather eat my own hand than even think of this film!

Nigel P This is a whole heap of grotesque fun, if you are in the mood for it. Comedy is virtually impossible to get right for everyone. And yet this fusion of body horror and overplayed humour is very enjoyable. I say 'overplayed' - that is not strictly accurate. Only the monstrous are encouraged to 'heighten' their performances - the townsfolk are allowed to play things fairly straight.A small town is transformed into a zombie's paradise by an unspecified meteor landing. First to be affected is Grant (Michael Rooker), brutish husband of heroine Starla (Elizabeth Banks), who undergoes a gradual, hideous but deliberately ridiculous transformation into the hive-mind, whereby all future infected people share his mindset. Conveniently, this means that when (what has become of) Grant is destroyed, all the others are too. But there is a whole horror-show to get through before that even becomes a possibility.The numerous visual effects and their designers do an incredible job creating a convincing society descent into bloody chaos. Director and Writer James Gunn indulges his story with a growing sense of perversity - with truly appalling tragic moments accompanied by cheesy love songs which ensure we are never invited to take things seriously.

Michael_Elliott Slither (2006) *** (out of 4) Starla Grant (Elizabeth Banks) finds that her husband (Michael Rooker) is acting a bit strange. Before long various animals from their small town are missing. It doesn't take long for the wife to realize that her husband has been attacked by some slug-like creature from a meteor that fell to Earth. Before long these slugs are attacking the town and turning the victims into zombie-like creatures.SLITHER comes from writer-director James Gunn and there's no question that it's an entertaining mixture of horror, sci-fi and comedy. I must say that I stayed away from the film for quite a while even though I knew it had a rather strong reputation. I'm a little shocked that the movie isn't called or credited as a remake of NIGHT OF THE CREEPS since the "slug" like creatures basically do the same thing in both movies. With that said, it doesn't really matter because this film is an entertaining one and one that horror fans should enjoy.I don't think the film is perfect as there are certainly some flaws but for the most part this is one of those movies where you can just turn your brain off and have a good time with. There's no question that Gunn does a nice job at mixing the various genres and I really liked how creepy the movie was. Whenever these slugs are crawling on people and entering their mouths, you can't help but feel a bit squeamish and especially if you have a fear of things crawling on your. I also liked the humor that was thrown into the picture and the way the film captured small town life.The cast also deserves a lot of credit. Banks and Nathan Fillion are the two leads and they share some nice chemistry and the two certainly help keep the film moving at a nice pace. I've always enjoyed Rooker since I saw him in HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER and I think he adds some nice entertainment value here. The supporting players are all good in their roles and especially Gregg Henry as the foul-mouthed Mayor.SLITHER also features some good special effects and some gory action. There's a lot going on here and the film really does deliver a fun time.

Leofwine_draca So I followed up my watching of DISTURBIA with another Hollywood production that's an instantly recognisable updating of many older themes movies. There's a bit of a difference, though, as the guys who made SLITHER are clearly fans of the cheesy monster movie sub-genre and their movie is an updating, not of a Hitchcock classic, but of a number of slimy '80s B-movies. Off the top of my head, I counted the likes of THE DEADLY SPAWN, NIGHT OF THE CREEPS, THE BLOB, and Troma as various influences here. SLITHER is a rare beast, a comedy-horror hybrid that's actually funny and scary. I always hate to see creepy worms in films and the ones found here are some of the creepiest.In essence, the plot is the same as in NIGHT OF THE CREEPS, except on a larger scale: this time, a whole town is taken over, and we see it. There's plenty of reference to the zombie flicks of old, too. One thing you notice is that the special effects are great, for the most part; the big tentacled beast is a bit overly CGI, but the worms look fine. The bathroom set-piece is particularly well down. The action-focused template keeps the movie drumming along nicely and it only put a foot wrong once for me (the gross-out scene involving the bloated woman was just too much, I thought). Nathan Fillion makes for a fine everyman hero, and Banks and Saulnier give him solid female support. Particularly good in the supporting cast is Michael Rooker, playing a guy who transforms into a monster. Rooker is usually typecast as a serial killer or a cop but he's given different material to work with here, and he's fine.Anyway, the story is simple and the situations tense. There's gore, with heads getting blown apart, and lots of grisly sequences with victims getting impregnated/taken over by the slithering worms. The climax is formulaic, but amiable enough, and as a whole I enjoyed this movie. It makes a difference when a film is made by fans for fans – as was the case with the superior NIGHT OF THE CREEPS.