Slither

Synopsis: The movie opens with a meteor breaking up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere, with what is left eventually ending up near a small town. A wealthy local businessman, Grant Grant, eventually stumbles upon it and becomes infected with an alien parasite. Soon he is killing off the local pets, impregnating a woman with his alien seed and taking over the local population with his army of brain worms. Can sheriff Pardy and Grant’s trophy wife Starla stop him before he takes over the town, and then the world?

The Good: Where to start? The director, James Gunn, gives this film just the right mix of horror and comedy. Making this type of movie, a horror/comedy hybrid, is akin to walking a tightrope. Gunn does a masterful job here directing his own script. Then you have a wonderful cast. Nathan Fillion does a fantastic job as sheriff Pardy, delivering some of the best lines I’ve ever heard in a horror/comedy film. Michael Rooker is also excellent in the role of Grant Grant local businessman turned alien hybrid. The gore in this film is very well executed, especially the various Grant Grant creatures. If you are going to use CGI you had better do a good job of it, which is what they did here. There were a few shots that I “cringed” a bit at, but overall it was pretty good.

The Bad: There really isn’t a whole lot to complain about here. Again, as I mentioned above, there were a few bad CGI effects. But that is really forgivable in such an entertaining movie.

The Score: 3.5 out of 4

This October has been a great month for DVD releases. Slither falls right into that category of great movies. This is going to be one of those movies that I will break out every couple of months and pop into the DVD player. If you haven’t seen it go out and get it now, worth every penny.

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