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DVD Slither (Widescreen Edition)
With laughs and gross-outs aplenty, Slither is the best horror comedy since Shaun of the Dead. Having written for the jubilant trash-mongers at Troma Films before scripting 2004's well-received remake of Dawn of the Dead, writer-director James Gunn crafted this hilarious splatter-fest as an homage to the comically violent horror films of the 1970s and '80s, and he gets it just right with a low-budget look, perfect casting, grisly make-up effects and judicious use of CGI gore. The story's a deliberate monster-mash, borrowing from a dozen other movies with its plot about an invasion of slithery slug-like parasites from outer space, arriving (via meteorite) in the redneck town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, where they turn most of the local yokels into flesh-eating zombies. The first victim (played by Michael Rooker) turns into a squid-like, multi-tentacled host monster (kill him and you kill 'em all), and his terrified wife (Elizabeth Banks) teams up with Wheelsy's sheriff (Nathan Fillion, from Firefly and Serenity) and mayor (comedic scene-stealer Gregg Henry) to eradicate the alien threat before Wheelsy turns into Slugville. Gunn handles comedy and horror with exuberant flair, and Slither's greatest strength is that it never aspires to be anything more than it is: 96 minutes of good laughs and gruesomeness, served up with the kind of gleeful abandon that only true horror buffs can fully appreciate.--Jeff Shannon
Genre ripping B-movie fun hookum fails to do much action or stir much laughs
Slither is the type of film you just hope will put a new director on the map and give our lead star of "Firefly" a chance to do some hero stuff as the next generation action star. Knowing that the director, Gunn, has had experience with Trauma productions and knows his genres well enough to make Slither a mix of "Slugs", "From Beyond", "Videodrome", "The Faculty", "MIB", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Shawn of the Dead", we would hope to be in for a surprise treat. While casting Michael Rooker as a bad guy was a great move unfortunately Slither doesn't do enough action which takes about an hour to get into. B-Movies are supposed to be hammy, but at times Slither does take itself too seriously at the wrong times and when it comes to being funny unfortunately just fails to crack the giggles that you thought you would be splirting out by this stage. When funny is considered a foul-mouthed mayor who curses ever other word Slither has only really got gore-for-laughs left going for it and apart from some memorable scenes, such as the psychic flashback of the alien conquering another lifeform in a distant galaxy, and the exploding fat women, there is not much in Slither that gets your attention and for many will remain a boring attempt to resurrect the B-movie horror genre. While certainly medals should be awared to all involved this doesn't seem all too different from the recent one star Australian horror budget movies that have done the rounds. High expectations are unfortunately not often rewarded and Slither is just another nail in the B-Movie horror coffin that died out in the 1980s. Better options would be to watch the films this one tries to spoof or better yet watch "Shawn of the Dead" which is heaps funnier or "Firefly" which has much better action.
I've seen this movie alot before...
Not bad by any means. I had no idea this was a comedic horror and therefore paid no attention to it until recently. Micheal Rooker graces the screen and this is why I rented it. The man rules, simply put. Why? I dont know, but it most likely is due to his role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and then Mallrats. Anyways, the movie had some good gore and managed to gross me out at times...call me a wimp but those slugs were sick. The mayor was hilarious and managed to make me laugh more than once with his crude attitude. The complaints I do have is that this movie I swear Ive seen before. Like the bath tub scene: hasnt that been done quite a few times? The movie just reminded me too much of other ones I have seen.
Slither is typical, but a some stellar actors keep it rolling!
I don't mind indulging in low budget horror films; it's actually an interesting genre that can have its diamonds in the rough. Most of the times these types of films lack the basics, like originality, good actors, strong plot, a tight script and decent special effects. What usually makes a film of this caliber go from bad to worse is the absence of familiar actors that bring a strong screen presence and the overall execution of directing in general.
Slither is an exception to the rule. We've got Hollywood star Michael Rooker (Cliffhanger, The Bone Collector, Tombstone, JFK) starring alongside Nathan Fillion (Firefly series, LOST, Buffy) in a movie that has just enough suspense and drama to hold together till the end.
Fillion plays sheriff Bill Pardy, who one night while on "speed trap" duty, does not notice a meteor crash into the woods nearby. Rucker is Grant Grant, (many spoofs of the "same name" are in the movie, it really is quite humorous when it wants to be) a somewhat distant individual who is very controlling over his beautiful wife Starla (played by Elizabeth Banks (Invincible, Spider Man, Seabiscuit) who on that same meteor landing night gives her hubby the cold shoulder. Grant ends up going out to the woods with another woman when he discovers something strange in the grass. Soon Grant returns home to Starla, but it is obvious he is changed. Purchasing large amounts of beef from the market, as well as developing weird hives on his skin, its obvious something is wrong. Sheriff Purdy soon comes looking for Grant in the disappearance of a woman who Grant was recently seen with, and everything starts to escalate from there in an intense struggle for survival that throws in a mix of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" with some of the elements of Stephen King's "Dreamcatcher". Now its up to Purdy and Starla to try and save Grant, or if not, maybe save all of mankind in the process. Grant soon emerges as a leader of a new, hungry race of people that don't seem to know when to quit!
Slither isn't supposed to be taken "seriously" nor will it break any clichés' when it comes to low budget movies in the likes of alien invasions and teen slasher flicks. What separates it from the norm is the fact it has a good storyline that although at times hokey, still creates enough suspense to allow the viewer to be curious as to how everything will turn out. Elizabeth Banks is breathtaking and the screen presence and professional acting of Fillion and Rucker in their respective roles makes "Slither" a decent film that even involves a little bit of a past relationship with Starla and Fillion. Considering how many movies of this caliber end up in the scrap heap due to amateur filming, poor lighting and special effects, and no name actors, Slither is a step above.
In need of some good old-fashioned gore? You'll find it by the bucketload in the low-budget monsterfest Feast, which arrives on DVD in an even bloodier unrated edition. The winning entry in the third season of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's reality series/talent contest Project Greenlight (Wes Craven is also on board as an advisor/producer), Feast is a wall-to-wall splatterthon that operates on an agreeably simple premise: A crew of motley characters is trapped in a remote location (in this case, a desert bar) by ravenous, flesh-eating monsters (here, a quartet of toothy and astoundingly fecund humanoids). The result? Lots of gruesome deaths and plenty of manic action, delivered with kinetic style by first-time feature director John Gulager. Not everything about... More Info about this DVD Director(s): John Gulager DVD Release Date: Released the 17 October 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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With its brisk 83-minute running time, An American Haunting is compact enough to be recommended as an occasionally spooky sampling of historical horror. Based on Brent Monahan's novel The Bell Witch: An American Haunting, which in turn was inspired by the only known case (from 1818-20) in which the U.S. government officially acknowledged a death by supernatural forces, writer-director Courtney Solomon's film is a well-crafted 19th-century case study involving Tennessee land-owner John Bell (Donald Sutherland), his worried wife Lucy (Sissy Spacek), and the terrifying abuse of their daughter Betsy (Rachel Hurd-Wood) by a malicious poltergeist. Intensified by excessive sound effects and a nerve-jangling score, these nightly hauntings won't scare anyone who's seen The... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Courtney Solomon DVD Release Date: Released the 24 October 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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"Remember, remember the fifth of November," for on this day, in 2020, the minds of the masses shall be set free. So says code-name V (Hugo Weaving), a man on a mission to shake society out of its blank complacent stares in the film V for Vendetta. His tactics, however, are a bit revolutionary, to say the least. The world in which V lives is very similar to Orwell's totalitarian dystopia in 1984: after years of various wars, England is now under "big brother" Chancellor Adam Sutler (played by John Hurt, who played Winston Smith in the movie 1984), whose party uses force and fear to run the nation. After they gained power, minorities and political dissenters were rounded up and removed; artistic and unacceptable religious works were confiscated. Cameras and microphones are... More Info about this DVD Director(s): James McTeigue DVD Release Date: Released the 01 August 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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If Richard Donner's 1978 feature film Superman: The Movie made us believe a man could fly, Bryan Singer's 2006 follow-up, Superman Returns, lets us remember that a superhero movie can make our spirits soar. Superman (played by newcomer Brandon Routh) comes back to Earth after a futile five-year search for his destroyed home planet of Krypton. As alter ego Clark Kent, he's eager to return to his job at the Daily Planet and to see Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth). Lois, however, has moved on: she now has a fiancé (James Marsden), a son (Tristan Leabu), and a Pulitzer Prize for her article entitled "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." On top of this emotional curveball, his old archrival Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) is plotting the biggest land grab in history.
