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Slither (2006)
What's Gotten
Into You?
Director: James Gunn, rated R for gory
violence, scary scenes
  Starring: Nathan
Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Tania
Saulnier, Xantha Radley
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"It tried to get in my
mouth. What kinda thing wants you to eat it?" -
Jack MacReady
Why watch this?
It's crude, gory, slimy, violent, and completely awesome - if you
like this kind of horror film.
Plot Summary:
In the small town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, a meteorite
crashes, unleashing a parasitic alien creature. The creature
infects local businessman Grant Grant, transforming him and
giving him a hunger for raw meat. As Grant's body becomes a
monstrous breeding ground, a swarm of slug-like offspring
threatens to infect the rest of the town, turning residents into
zombie-like drones.
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Dad's Preview:
This well-made film
wisely does not take itself too seriously.
There are some really funny lines, most coming from a distraught
Jack MacReady (the character's name is a homage to 1982's
The Thing, another gruesome, alien invasion
flick). There are also some really disturbing scenes, but they
play as humorous... that is, after you jump out of your
seat. The three lead actors, Fillion, Banks and Rooker,
give the film some essential legitimacy. Start to slimy finish,
I loved it all. Ewww... gross! |
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Brightlight
Pictures, Gold Circle Films,
Strike Ent.;
Universal Pictures
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