SLITHER (DVD) (WS/DOL DIG 5.1/ENG SDH/FRENCH/SPAN)

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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

• Actors: Michael Rooker, Jenna Fischer, James Gunn
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language (Original Language): English
• Language (Subtitled): English
• Language (Subtitled): French
• Language (Subtitled): Spanish
• Language (Dubbed): French
• Language (Dubbed): Spanish
• Region Code: 1
• Release Date: 2006-10-24
• Running Time: 96 minutes
• Theatrical Release Date: 2006-03-31

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2008-07-11 So so so so Bad I'm writing this review while watching it! This is not funny at all! It's justing screaming and violence, I'm someone who LOVES FUNNY violent shows like Happy Tree Friends but this sucks. I love the South Park humor as another disapproving reviewer said they didn't so that has nothing to do with your opinion on this film. What is the joke? I don't like any of the characters. I hate all the SUPER-UNFUNNY animal cruelty. btw am at the bit where grant has all the people attached to him. This is SO unoriginal, if you are a fan of this, well.... YOU NEED HELP! sorry. Scary Movie is a far better horror parody, it atually parodies horror where as this just does horror but badly thinking that is spoofing. I'm sorry to sound so trolling but I hated this movie and maybe I am expressing a little too much hate. Please don't flam me!

Reviewed on 2008-06-20 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.

Reviewed on 2008-05-09 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.

Reviewed on 2008-04-17 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!

Reviewed on 2008-04-16 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.

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