Gunn's film is masses of nostalgic fun if you grew up with body horror of the 1980s. And just plain gross fun if you didn't.
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Slither (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 124
Fresh: 105
Rotten:19
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Consensus: A slimy, rotten B-movie homage oozing with affection for low-budget horror films, Slither is a tale of creepy crawly little beasts that invade Smalltown, USA. Equally creepy and funny, critics say it's one of the most enjoyable of its type in years -- if you've got the stomach for this sort of thing. Slither is a wicked good time: it'll make you squirm -- when you're not busting a gut laughing.
Theatrical Release: Mar 31, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $7,774,730
Synopsis: Slither is an edgy blend of heart-stopping terror, wry humor and surprising humanity from genre-bending screenwriter James Gunn, whose Dawn of the Dead became one of 2004's most surprising hits. The sleepy town of Wheelsy could be... [More]
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker
Director: James Gunn
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Reviews for Slither
Gross-out horror comedy is my least favorite genre, but this movie's so skillful I have to take my hat off to it.
10/07/08
Top Critic Slither is a monster movie with a wry smile on its face, where (thankfully) the gruesome effects, rather than the humour, tend towards full on gross out.
08/06/07
Slither is over-the-top, gross, funny, bizarre and totally weird. In other words, it might be just what you're looking for this weekend.
03/24/07
Unlike the current concept of over the top bloodletting that thinks the sequence is more important than the sluice, this inspired auteur gets his groovy grue just right.
10/29/06
Passatempo descartável que não funciona sequer como comédia, sátira ou homenagem às ficções B.
09/11/06
Here's a review that not only benefits from, but requires, words like giant squid, festering blob and tummy tentacles.
07/27/06
It's refreshing to see a movie like Slither, which has obviously been made by someone with a deep affection for the glory gory days of American horror comedy.
07/13/06
There's enough material in that scene for a whole conference of psychologists, but I couldn't stop to figure it all out. I was too busy laughing.
05/20/06
Slither is an honourable amalgamation of several dozen spookers of days gone by.
05/10/06
After a parade of psychological horror thrillers, it's refreshing to find a monster movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but.
05/08/06
The film brought me little pleasure, but it revived happy memories of a laidback caper movie also called Slither, starring Peter Boyle and James Caan, made in 1973.
05/06/06
Of course, Slither isn’t for everyone, but if you’ve a yen for gallons of grue and a smart, sassy story to boot, you couldn’t do better than Gunn’s hellishly fun horror show.
05/06/06
This rip-roaring horror romp combines alien and zombie genres in a way that's both exciting and hilarious, stirring in a lively, nonstop narrative with complex characters and excessive gore.
05/06/06
Undeniably funny and gooey to boot, Slither may not be groundbreaking but it is a rarity: a horror-comedy that does both its genre-parents proud.
05/06/06
gave me the most genuine laugh-out-loud moments of any movie so far this year
04/29/06
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