Slither (2006)

Slither--A Horror Classic

It was the cover of the box that made me judge this film before I saw it and avoid it for so long. Too long. Worms? Computer generated worms attacking folks in bathtubs? Whee. Don't that sound like mindless fun!!! Well, I wish the cover had also suggested the energy and classic horror touch director James Gunn offers up here. Veteran genre fans want all the traditional ingredients, but they want to be surprised as they get them. This film surprised the hell out of me by being so beautifully crafted and in-your-face nasty. It's a modest little film that offers a perfect ride for the well-seasoned viewer. June 20, 2008

Slither Review

Slither is a very well-made horror, zombie film without a dull moment. Everyone--particularly Elizabeth Banks--is very convincing. The DVD is in 1.85:1 widescreen, enhanced for 16:9 TVs. May 9, 2008

What's with the spitting?

This is the classif, alien crashed down on earth. Alien infects humans and tries to take over the world. Slither reminds me of the 80's flick, Night of the Creeps. In Night of the Creeps, alien slugs turn human hosts into zombies by going into a persons mouth. SLither seems like a remake with added special effects and a different plot..slightly.

An alien crash lands in a small town and infects Grant. After him not feeling to good, he begins to transform into a hideous creature that needs a human host to breed and create the slugs that you see on the cover of the DVD. The way these slugs turn humans into zombies is by way of the mouth. A young girl almost is turned into one of them but manages to not swallow the slug. However her whole family wasn't that lucky. Anyway, somehow she sees Grant as the alien and what its plans are when the slug was trying to turn her into a zombie. The only ones left in the town that is totally infected are Kylie (the young girl who stopped the slug from getting her), Starla (Grant's wife), the chief of police Pardy, and Wally. Can they stop Grant the alien's plan? Will Grant get these survivors? I don't want to give away too much so I will stop here.

All in all this was a decent thriller. It has a decent amount to get you to watch it, then you might watch it a few more times. It wont scare you or making you jump out of your seat. Heads are blown up, some stabbings, a creepy deer, and lots of zombies are the ingredients to this movie. It's more like an entry thriller. It does have some good comedy moments. Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and especially Wally (Don Thompson) are funny. Listen for the song at the end of the movie. The song is funny. Listen to the lyrics.

For this price on Amazon, I would definately add this to my DVD library ( I did recently when it was on sale). Enjoy! April 17, 2008

Not funny or scary

This movie was stright out bad. The acting gives it two starts since it was the only part of the movie that i can possible say good things about. The story was just plain boring, the special effects might have been good about 15-20 years ago, and the whole genre of this being horror can't be taking seriously. I heard about this being a some what scary but supposily funny. I found it to be neither.

Dont even rent unless for some reason you have to see this movie.

And if you hear its good start questioning who you take your movie advice from. April 16, 2008

You won't look away even if you want to

Finally catching up with "Slither" on DVD, I found the film to be surprisingly and pleasantly horrific, much more of a straight-up horror movie than the trailer I had seen in theaters seemed to indicate. The trailer played up the several comic "what the heck is THAT?" double takes by the movie's various characters as they witness the increasingly gross permutations of the creature, but I found about 90% of the movie to be just plain scary, and effectively so. Good effects, too.

The DVD features a clean widescreen print, great sound, and an absolute ton of extra features. Many of those features make clear that "Slither" is intended as a combination homage and modern take on the classic intense/gross out horror films of the 80's (such as "The Thing" and "The Fly"), so if you have a soft spot for those films, you'll likely enjoy the intensity and gross out thrills of "Slither". March 3, 2008

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