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San Francisco Chronicle (Neva Chonin)
Enter our hero, the slow-talkin', tight trouser-wearin' Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion), who sets to saving the planet and keeping the lovely Starla from her husband's mutant clutches. Fillion delivers his lines with a deadpan conviction that does ...read the complete Slither movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Neva Chonin)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
James Gunn knows what makes horror fans howl – both in delighted repulsion and, just as important, with the sublime in-crowd, fanboy glee that only comes when the director in question clearly loves poking the collective gag reflex just as much as ...read the complete Slither movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
filmcritic.com (Keith Breese)
The word itself, lolling off the tongue as it does, conjures up images of those slick, slimy denizens of swamps, sewers and sloughs. And writer/director James Gunn (2004’s Dawn of the Dead) couldn’t have picked a more perfect name for this ...read the complete Slither movie review at filmcritic.com (Keith Breese)
Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
It was a great combination of a monster/alien/zombie movie and it did in fact elicit a few laugh out loud moments, but overall I thought it was just ok. It wasn't great enough to generate killer word of mouth ("you have GOT to go see it") and that ...read the complete Slither movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
The Movie Chicks
The good folk of Wheelsy are about to get a huge case of the "oooh, gross" when the visitors to their small town turn out to be space slugs with an appetite. Grant (Michael Rooker) is the first to spot the alien lifeform - and it's a close ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Movie Chicks
The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Paced like a whipcrack, the film wastes little time in establishing the single Alien-like being that quickly turns a Southern hick town into a zombie apocalypse. While wandering drunkenly through the woods after a fight with his pretty young wife ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Scott Tobias)
Guardian/Observer
As Gunn deluges his film under gallons of latex; both the wit and the creepiness pretty much disappear as the climax ...read the complete Slither movie review at Guardian/Observer
Variety.com (Joe Leydon)
The well-cast actors -- including Tania Saulnier as a feisty teen whose family gets slugged -- go just far enough over the top to maintain the jokey/scary tone without becoming cartoonish. Fillion is particularly amusing while delivering wisecracks and ...read the complete Slither movie review at Variety.com (Joe Leydon)
Bloody-Distgusting
The sleepy town of Wheelsy could be any small town in America – somewhat quaint and gentle, peopled with friendly folks who mind their own business. But just beneath the surface charm, something unnamed and evil has arrived… and is growing. No one ...read the complete Slither movie review at Bloody-Distgusting
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
If you’ve seen any previews for this movie, any pictures from some of its gross-out moments, you pretty much have a solid idea of what it’s all about: fun, horror and really gross stuff! If you enjoy those elements, as well as homages to cool horror ...read the complete Slither movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Empire Movies
The people of the town, including the sheriff (played effortlessly by Nathon Fillion of Firefly fame) and a school teacher (played by Elizabeth Banks from Spider-Man 1&2), go about their daily routines none-the-wiser that death now looms over their town ...read the complete Slither movie review at Empire Movies
eFilmCritic.com (Doug Bentin)
IGN Movies (Chris Carle)
When the credits roll on Slither, don't be surprised to be a little sick, frazzled and exhausted. At the same time, don't be surprised to find yourself smiling ear-to-ear. ...read the complete Slither movie review at IGN Movies (Chris Carle)
PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
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. ...read the complete Slither movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
filmcritic.com (Keith Breese)
Cloying smart, gleefully mischievous and resplendently, stupendously gross. ...read the complete Slither movie review at filmcritic.com (Keith Breese)
DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
Bloody-Disgusting
JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
A hilarious, profane, and wonderfully gooey creature feature, Slither emerges from its slimy eggsac one of the most flat-out entertaining horror movies in years. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
Empire Magazine [UK]
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
If you're a fan of 1950s monster movies and films such as Tremors and Eight Legged Freaks then Slither has your name splattered all over it in brightly coloured goo. ...read the complete Slither movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Slasherpool (Fredrik Nordstrom)
This one will go to the history ...read the complete Slither movie review at Slasherpool (Fredrik Nordstrom)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
It's hilarious, gross, and insanely watchable! What would a Troma film look like if they had a decent script and a big budget? Like Slither ! ...read the complete Slither movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Dread Central
We all know Gunn can write from his stellar work on the Dawn of the Dead remake. The good news is he can actually direct too! Gunn doesn't try to reinvent the wheel with Slither; he just has a good time rolling it around. He isn’t shy about tipping his ...read the complete Slither movie review at Dread Central
The Village Voice (Matt Singer)
Good zombie movies are metaphorical; Slither allegorizes living-dead horror as a critique of the American heartland's boundless gluttony. The film's aliens enter their victims through the mouth or stomach and compel people to consume endless quantities ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Village Voice (Matt Singer)
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Slither was first and foremost, a really gross movie. Animals are slaughtered; humans are chopped in half with their innards spilling out; people eat raw meat (and the previously mentioned slaughtered animals); and then there are those slithery things ...read the complete Slither movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Draven99's Musings: Chris Beaumont
Slither never falls into the trap of taking itself too seriously. It has a deliriously nasty edge, and relishes each chance to lay some waste with a witty line or two. James Gunn, making his feature directorial debut, has given life to this hodge-podge ...read the complete Slither movie review at Draven99's Musings: Chris Beaumont
JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
If you’ve seen any previews for this movie, any pictures from some of its gross-out moments, you pretty much have a solid idea of what it’s all about: fun, horror and really gross stuff! If you enjoy those elements, as well as homages to cool horror ...read the complete Slither movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Hollywood Jesus
On a humdrum evening, Grant hits the local honky-tonk for an all-night bender. There he encounters Brenda Gutierrez (BRENDA JAMES), the younger sister of an old girlfriend, who’s more than willing to listen to Grant’s woes. Abandoning their drinks ...read the complete Slither movie review at Hollywood Jesus
House of Horrors
SLITHER tells the tale of a small town that is overtaken by a horde of space slugs. That’s really all there is to it. A meteor crashes; a sluggy thing creeps out and hides in the woods until stumble upon by one Michael Rooker who turns in one of his ...read the complete Slither movie review at House of Horrors
The Film Asylum
Slither is one feature length homage to some of the great films of the past like John Carpenter's The Thing, Cronenberg's Shivers and the much remade sci-fi horror The Blob. Whether you want to watch a 90 minute tribute to classic horror is anyone's ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Film Asylum
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Overall, this film is not quirky, funny or interesting. It is stupid and gross. The humor and language are inappropriate for the immature teen audience for which this film seems targeted. In all honesty, I think most people will find it to be a waste of ...read the complete Slither movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Movie Patron
It's a campy, yet dressed up, B-movie. Alien slugs take over people's brains on earth and the people become zombies; infecting other good townsfolk in their path. Several gross-out tactics are used along the way: from slimy "Jabba the Hutt-esque" ...read the complete Slither movie review at Movie Patron
IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
The plot is combination of every horror cliché known to humankind: a meteorite crashes near a small town and a slug-monster crawls out. It takes over the body of a local man, who starts to mutate into a giant monster, devour the local livestock and ...read the complete Slither movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
Film Monthly (Clint Fletcher)
There is only one reason why you should see Slither- to laugh your silly ass off. It would’ve been a lot better had this been the only mission the filmmakers set out to accomplish. Sadly though, there are more times than not where they actually try and ...read the complete Slither movie review at Film Monthly (Clint Fletcher)
Mr. Cranky
Oh sure, he's hick sheriff Bill Pardy here and he's fighting mutant space worms on Earth, but that basically sounds like something he might do in "Firefly" as Capt. Malcolm Reynolds. Maybe here Sheriff Pardy's just a bit less smart, but Fillion is ...read the complete Slither movie review at Mr. Cranky
Film School Rejects (Jarvis Mishler)
I expected nothing more than 90 minutes of entertainment when walking into the theater to watch Slither. The preview peeked my curiosity, being a huge fan of the horror genre, and I was also intrigued to catch Nathan Fillion’s first non- Firefly role. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Film School Rejects (Jarvis Mishler)
Review of "Slither" from Horror Movies &stuff
Review:"Slither" is the kind of film that you would think would offer up some good entertainment for an hour and 30 minutes or so. However, that simply isn't the case with this movie. After some character introductions through dialogue, the film begins ...read the complete Slither movie review at Review of "Slither" from Horror Movies &stuff
Best-Horror-Movies.com
One night, in a typical small town, two redneck law enforcement officers are napping in their patrol car. They are, you understand, engaged in important "law enforcement business", shooting passing birds with a radar gun (who knew the whippoorwill flies ...read the complete Slither movie review at Best-Horror-Movies.com
Newsday
No relation to the wacky 1973 James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman laugher of the same title, "Slither" is an uproarious hybrid horror-comedy about a small town visited by a rapidly evolving, unearthly organism that gives new ...read the complete Slither movie review at Newsday
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
All in SLITHER was a gruesome, hilarious and insane chiller that proudly wore
its retro feel on its blood soaked sleeve. Could’ve been scarier, could’ve been tighter but it was definitely a hoot to sit through. Slither up this one’s crack ...read the complete Slither movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
The Observer (Philip French)
James Gunn's Slither is a comic salute to the horror movies of the Fifties and Sixties, beginning, like The Blob, with a meteorite bringing a voracious creature from outer space. It then turns into something like Night of the Living Dead as the beast ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Observer (Philip French)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Like Tremors , only ickier, Slither is a tongue-in-cheek horror flick that skewers the genre while delivering seat-squirming scares. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
If you saw the trailers and the endless amounts of clips and online promotion for Slither then count yourself as one of the millions that has pretty much seen everything this movie has to offer. Hell, just today (3/30), ...read the complete Slither movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Boston Globe
At last: the mutant alien redneck zombie movie the world has been waiting for. "Slither" is cheap, disgusting, and ridiculous; it's also smart, very funny, and knowingly in touch with its B-movie roots. The faint of heart should skip it, but if ...read the complete Slither movie review at Boston Globe
Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
SLITHER doesn’t just embrace the cheesy goofiness of those B-grade horror films from the middle of the last century, it also gives them a big wet sloppy French kiss. Taking what is so endearing about the ineptitude, it tweaks the bad dialogue and ...read the complete Slither movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
While not a title that would instantly recommend itself, this rollicking horror comedy consistently dinged my funny bone. Director James Gunn has evidently watched a lot of early Cronenberg, John Carpenter and cult-rubbish Troma movies in preparation for ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)
A hysterically funny and always revolting spoof from the twisted mind of a creature feature fan. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)
Houston Chronicle (Louis B. Parks)
Slither is seriocomic horror, alternating laughs with gooey, creepy scares. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Houston Chronicle (Louis B. Parks)
Movies for Guys
With a budget of only $15 million, the special effects aren't exactly mind-blowing. But they are certainly better than your typical 'B' movie. The casting is quite good, but not because they're great actors. They're not. Not even close. No, the casting ...read the complete Slither movie review at Movies for Guys
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Inspired by 50s invasion B-movies and Troma films, Slither elicits a fine balance of laughs and armrest-grabbing moments. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Reel.com
Somewhere in Hollywood there must be a test kitchen, because in his official feature film directorial debut, Slither, Scooby-Doo/Dawn of the Dead scribe James Gunn works from a precise recipe: two cups of The Hidden, a cup and a half of Invasion of the ...read the complete Slither movie review at Reel.com
Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
a spectacularly slimy, boldly bloody monster movie that says 'yes' to every possible excess. ...Weird, wacky and gloriously gross, 'Slither' is a minor classic of its kind. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Seattle Times (Jeff Shannon)
Slither is a movie only true horror buffs can love. Its greatest strength is that it never aspires to be anything more than it is: 96 minutes of good laughs and retro-splatter. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Seattle Times (Jeff Shannon)
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
One of those cops is newly promoted Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion, "Serenity"), who has long held a torch for Starla, so he's primed and alert when strange things begin happening at the Grant household. Guilty and remorseful, Starla makes up with ...read the complete Slither movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
It's strictly a fun B-movie horror, on the order of Tremors, that somehow got released by a major studio. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Slither takes place in a small Southern town, but rather than suggesting pastoral tranquility on the verge of disruption, Gunn gives us a community that seems to have taken in every reject from the surrounding areas, resulting in a freak-show atmosphere ...read the complete Slither movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
A story of how the pods comprising the cult of neo-cons aren't shambling anymore. Now they've got teeth, and a real desperate taste for meat. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Tongue-in-cheek yet seriously disgusting, this zombie film isn't perfect. But it is memorable, which can't be said for most of today's assembly-line horror films. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
...the next time you hear Air Supply's 'You're Every Woman in the World' in the dentist's office, you'll be more worried about something other than doctor's fingers sliding their way into your mouth. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
San Francisco Chronicle (Neva Chonin)
Slither is a labor of love made by a horror aficionado who knows just when to tweak the tropes. ...read the complete Slither movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Neva Chonin)
VideoVista
It's consistent, horrifying and extremely funny, balancing some utterly convincing character reactions with an unusually well thought out and intimidating monster. ...read the complete Slither movie review at VideoVista
Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Nathan Fillion, of Firefly fame, stars as the Police Chief of a small South Carolina mountain town. A meteor strike in the woods outside of town deposits an alien slug that when approached by a local, fires a quill that burrows its way into the ...read the complete Slither movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Gunn respects not only the genre but the audience; he grounds both the jokes and the shocks in his characters and situations, making this the most satisfying studio release since 'The Ice Harvest.' ...read the complete Slither movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Never lets up, throwing the blood, slime and one-liners (some woeful, most of them witty) at the screen with feverish abandon. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... More comedy than horror, though on some level it is a satisfying entry in both genres. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
You know that kid in school who would eat anything just for the fun of grossing people out? Well, Slither is the movie equivalent of that kid. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
There is a huge amount of bloodshed, but it's so comically tongue-in-cheek that it's hard to take offense -- it's more gross than gory. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Horror & Hilarity
James Gunn apparently learned a lot watching the effects heavy Scooby Doo films and his own scripted remake of Dawn of the Dead. The technical side of the film is spot on. And the characters are fairly well drawn. The nods and winks to other films are ...read the complete Slither movie review at Horror & Hilarity
Maximum Movies (Max Einhorn)
In the evening, after his wife declines sex, he goes out to a bar and runs into a childhood friend, Brenda Gutierrez (Brenda James). The two exit the bar and enter the woods drunk, where Grant stumbles upon a pod—in the opening of the film, we saw it ...read the complete Slither movie review at Maximum Movies (Max Einhorn)
Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)
I believe the first movie of the “giant or mutated creature run rampant killing people everywhere†genre I ever saw was Bert I. Gordon’s Food of the Gods about animals on a remote island that eat some weird food and grow to 50 times their normal ...read the complete Slither movie review at Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)
HorrorWatch
The cast is top notch as well. Nathan Fillion is the chief of police Bill Pardy. Along with sharp one-liners and zingers, Bill keeps the peace with an eclectic band of deputies who are not quite as prepared as he. Aiding Bill in his quest to find out ...read the complete Slither movie review at HorrorWatch
The Video Graveyard
Things start to go wrong in Wheelsy not long after the meteor hits the Earth when Grant ends-up having a fight with his wife that leads to him getting drunk at the local watering hole Henenlotter’s (an in-joke reference to Basket Case director Frank ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Video Graveyard
The Phantom Tollbooth
Slither takes place in small town America where an alien life form imbeds itself in the human body of a wealthy resident, Grant Grant (Michael Rooker). Yes his first and last names are the same. Granted, he has more to worry about than unimaginative ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
The lesser remembered type of horror flick from the 1980s were actually a throwback to the teenage horror films of the 1950s. These were the small-town alien invasion flicks. This covered everything from the rubbery goop from the 1988 version of “The ...read the complete Slither movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
FilmGuru.Net
This film, from writer/director James Gunn, is also a comedy. Despite the insane, other-worldly terrors that are occurring, the characters react with a morbid humor. They don't exactly laugh at death, it's more like they understand the strange situation ...read the complete Slither movie review at FilmGuru.Net
16mm Shrine
Slither takes place in small town in the American South, because that way you only need one barn, a forest, three actors and ten teeth to make a film. Alien slugs from Night of the Creeps invade the town, courtesy of Henry: Portrait of a Serial ...read the complete Slither movie review at 16mm Shrine
RevolutionSF (Andrew Kozma and Laura Eldred)
With Slither, Gunn is essentially doing a remake of Night of the Creeps, a 1986 movie that involves an alien parasitic infestation based around a college campus. These leeches, or whatevers, enter through the mouth so [tagline alert] "If you scream . . . ...read the complete Slither movie review at RevolutionSF (Andrew Kozma and Laura Eldred)
DVDTalk.com
Evil has arrived in the small town of Wheelsy in the form of a meteorite carrying deadly cargo. Using tentacles to infect the town's richest man (Michael Rooker), this all-powerful alien visitor soon transforms itself into a slug-like beast/man, using ...read the complete Slither movie review at DVDTalk.com
Movies Online
I will reveal what I can about the film, but half the fun is not knowing where the film is going. The movie begins with a "bang", as a meteor crashes into the sleepy town of Wheelsy, South Carolina. Wheelsy is the sort of town where everyone knows each ...read the complete Slither movie review at Movies Online
filmcritic.com
Like any good film of this type, Slither opens with the arrival of a meteorite, immediately invoking The Blob and Creepshow. The gooey inhabitant of this wayward space flotsam crash lands in the backwater of Wheeley. It’s a town of drunks, the ...read the complete Slither movie review at filmcritic.com
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Directed by James Gunn, tongue firmly planted in cheek, the film's affectionate nods to B-horror movies like "Dawn of the Dead," wry flashes of twisted humor and clever social commentary are eclipsed by its pervasive vulgar, nauseating and grisly ...read the complete Slither movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Cinema Blend
The invasion spreads when Grant (Michael Rooker) impregnates a local woman with the alien’s seed. She proceeds to feast on whatever local wildlife she can get her hands on (predominantly local pet puppies) and swells up like Violet chowing down on ...read the complete Slither movie review at Cinema Blend
Arrow in the Head
SLITHER was an obvious love letter to the horror of olds by genre fanboy Gunn. I mean we get the opening of THE BLOB, the infection/mutation/love triangle of Cronenberg’s THE FLY, the slug jamboree of NIGHT OF THE CREEPS, the Zombie like mayhem of ...read the complete Slither movie review at Arrow in the Head
iF Magazine Review
Nathan Fillion (FIREFLY, SERENITY) heads up the cast as sheriff Bill Pardy, a man who in Fillion’s own words is not qualified to stop an alien invasion. He is joined by the lovely Elizabeth Banks (SPIDER-MAN 2) as Starla Grant a woman who has pretty ...read the complete Slither movie review at iF Magazine Review
MovieMaze.de (Toni Strasser)
Choking on Popcorn
The whole film has a sort of devil-may-care attitude. It’s as if cast and crew put their heads together and said: okay, we’re going to make this as much fun to watch as we can. We’re going to crank up the irony to the highest level. We’ll ad a ...read the complete Slither movie review at Choking on Popcorn
Twitch
Obviously comfortable with its inevitable cult classic pigeonholed status, writer/director Gunn lends the film just enough heart to allow the characters to become relatable. Marital dysfunction is a the heart of “Slitherâ€, even if it plays out in the ...read the complete Slither movie review at Twitch
Comingsoon.net
Most of the laughs, not surprisingly, are courtesy of Fillion whose irony-filled taciturn charm is on full display here. He's ably assisted by Gregg Henry as the very earthy mayor and a number of well chosen and well executed sight gags that always ...read the complete Slither movie review at Comingsoon.net
hoopla.nu
Slither is a rarity in today's feature film climate, and lovingly embraces its sillier moments, rather than laughing them off or dressing them up in fancy VFX. Not to say that there aren't any special effects on show - the film boasts some marvellously ...read the complete Slither movie review at hoopla.nu
Nefarious Films
t is true that Slither is steeped in the tradition of 50’s B-movie creature features in a style reminiscent of the similarly wonderful Tremors and (the less effective) Eight Legged Freaks. It is also true however that this film draws from pretty much ...read the complete Slither movie review at Nefarious Films
iF Magazine
This gory, funny, slime loaded movie focuses on an alien life form lands on Earth and starts infecting people with big slugs turning them into mindless flesh-eating zombies. That’s about it in a nutshell. It may sound incredibly stupid, but this ...read the complete Slither movie review at iF Magazine
Kulturblog (Supergenius)
You can only be so serious when your plot depends upon battling brain slugs from outer space. SLITHER succeeds by pushing the self-awareness, the gross-out factor and the satire to new levels. Impregnated victims desperately crave meat, eating carrion ...read the complete Slither movie review at Kulturblog (Supergenius)
International Walnut
The new horror-comedy Slither, written and directed by James Gunn, quickly sets the tone, revealing both its intentions and influences with an appropriately traditional opening shot that recalls many a sci-fi/monster movie.A meteor hurtles through outer ...read the complete Slither movie review at International Walnut
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Grant's wife (Elizabeth Banks), the gutsy sheriff (Nathan Fillion), the foul-mouthed mayor (Gregg Henry) and a wise teenager (Tania Saulnier) survive by keeping their mouths shut and their eyes open until they can figure out what they're up against and ...read the complete Slither movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
A Nutshell Review
As always, with horror movies like these, the chicks score in the looks department, and little else. Serenity/Firefly's Captain Mal lends some die-hard action chops as Bill, cop extraordinaire, probably picking up lessons from John McClane in staying ...read the complete Slither movie review at A Nutshell Review
Eric D. Snider
Meanwhile, Grant's much-younger wife Starla (Elizabeth Banks) and the town police chief Bill (Nathan Fillion) are searching for Grant since he ambled off into the woods the other day and local livestock started going missing. Once the slugs get loose, ...read the complete Slither movie review at Eric D. Snider
Horror.com
The whole mess begins and ends in the sleepy suburb of Wheelsy, NC. It's a small town with even smaller aspirations, but it does boast its very own police station. The cop shop is headed up by Police Chief Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion), a man with a lot on ...read the complete Slither movie review at Horror.com
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Like many horror films with a cheeky sensibility, Slither begins with two things – a meteorite and a small hick town. Grant Grant (Michael Rooker) was lucky enough to snag a beautiful young bride in Starla (Elizabeth Banks) but unlucky in messing with ...read the complete Slither movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
The World's Greatest Critic (J.C. Maçek III)
It's almost impossible not to love this blatantly silly and joyously deadpan Sci-Fi/ Horror/ Comedy. I'm surprised to say so, seeing as how every preview and poster made this look like a throw-away piece of theatrical filler. However, this is universally ...read the complete Slither movie review at The World's Greatest Critic (J.C. Maçek III)
Bloody-Disgusting
UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
A pretty fun movie that makes good on laughs and gory gross-outs. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Classic Horror
Gunn also gives his main monster a weirdly sympathetic vibe. Despite the new drives for species dominance, Grant still loves his wife Starla very much. In fact, the alien Grant may love her more than the human one did. There's more than one morbidly ...read the complete Slither movie review at Classic Horror
Classic-Horror
The meteor spits out a globby alien slug, which is eventually discovered by local businessman and part-time asshole Grant Grant (Michael Rooker). Grant gets a spike to the chest and he gets one hell of a genetic reprogramming. Within days he transforms ...read the complete Slither movie review at Classic-Horror
Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Slither is set in the relatively peaceful town of Wheelsy, South Carolina. As the rundown storefronts and graffiti attest, Wheelsy has seen better economic days. The town's mercurial mayor, Jack MacReady (Gregg Henry), seems to be doing just fine, at ...read the complete Slither movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Time Out
It’s slime time. From the scatter-shot mind of James Gunn, writer of the ‘Dawn of the Dead’ remake, comes a monstrously funny alien-invasion-zombie-horror-comedy. Tongue firmly in cheek, Gunn affectionately harks back to ’50s sci-fi, ’80s ...read the complete Slither movie review at Time Out
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
James Gunn knows what makes horror fans howl – both in delighted repulsion and, just as important, with the sublime in-crowd, fanboy glee that only comes when the director in question clearly loves poking the collective gag reflex just as much as ...read the complete Slither movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
LivingCorpse.com (J.K. Radtke)
James Gunn--scribe of 2004’s kick ass zombtacular, “Dawn of the Dead,†not only pens the screenplay for this film, but he assumes the Director’s chair as well, and proves he’s a man that can wear both hats effectively. “Slither,†despite ...read the complete Slither movie review at LivingCorpse.com (J.K. Radtke)
Hollywood Gothique
This is essentially a campy, blood-soaked, Troma-type horror film -- the sort of subject matter normally found in a schlocky direct-to-video opus, but realized with a decent budget and a capable cast of recognizable actors, including Nathan Fillion ...read the complete Slither movie review at Hollywood Gothique
The Arizona Republic
Slither, written and directed by James Gunn, who wrote the excellent 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, has the goofy, gleefully gory feel of a Troma Studios film, but with a bigger budget. That's not surprising: Gunn got his start at Troma, known for ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Arizona Republic
kids-in-mind
A man and a woman prepare to have sex by removing their shirts, but when the man removes his, he reveals two wriggling tentacles; the man forces himself on top of the woman (we see her in her bra), she screams, he holds her mouth, the tentacles force ...read the complete Slither movie review at kids-in-mind
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Starla (Elizabeth Banks) has settled. Obviously perky, probably sweet, and certainly exciting for her high school students in her tight little skirts, she's also married to the lunkiest guy in town, Grant Grant (Michael Rooker). "That's one match I'll ...read the complete Slither movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Exclaim! (Cam Lindsay)
As of late, Hollywood-made horror films feel as though they must meet one of three criteria to earn a green light: a zombie threat, an older/foreign horror film remade or featuring hot teenage stars who can somehow get enough people to come out for 90 ...read the complete Slither movie review at Exclaim! (Cam Lindsay)
eFilmCritic Reviews
Meanwhile, Michael Rooker is rather exceptional as Grant. The man's kind of a sleaze even before he gets an alien slug in his gut, but redeemable; afterward, though, he becomes really fun to watch. Alien-Grant has world-threatening menace tempered by ...read the complete Slither movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Pajiba (Daniel Carlson)
I could start off by getting all academic on you and talking about the conscious role of the metaphor of sexual violation in horror films, or I could get all polysyllabic on you and use words like “polysyllabic,†and while I can’t promise I won’t ...read the complete Slither movie review at Pajiba (Daniel Carlson)
TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
An amiable, affectionate homage to the sci-fi/horror B-movies of the 1950s—with a little Troma, "Killer Klowns from Outer Space," and the "Invaders from Mars" remake thrown in—"Slither" may be too tongue-in-cheek to break bank at the box-office, but ...read the complete Slither movie review at TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
A meteorite crashes to Earth, unseen by the police inside a squad car stationed nearby. It's a slow crime day in the small town of Wheelsy, where the big event of the year is the jamboree for the start of deer-hunting season. (There's a funny recurring ...read the complete Slither movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
Reel.com (Pam Grady)
But Grant is ultimately a tragic figure, because he really does love Starla. It's just that after the alien parasite invades his body, he suddenly develops an unquenchable hunger for putrefying meat, and he is instrumental in helping the creature—which ...read the complete Slither movie review at Reel.com (Pam Grady)
Comic Book Bin
However, that’s more than enough to make it entertaining. Despite a trailer that makes it look like a remake of Night Of The Creeps with less attention to dialogue, Slither is a pretty tight little picture. It takes place in Wheelsy, a strangely ...read the complete Slither movie review at Comic Book Bin
Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
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Gunn set out to make a film in the vein of the cheesy monster movies he grew up loving as a kid. With a solid mixture of nasty-looking creatures, intentionally stupid dark comedy, and a couple of surprising moments of legitimate tension, I have to say ...read the complete Slither movie review at <johnny_betts@hotmail.com>
Jam! Movies
Take zombies, alien worms and humans hideously deformed by contact with same. Add gallons and gallons of goo. ...read the complete Slither movie review at Jam! Movies
ReelTalk (Adam Hakari)
Had the 1990 creature feature Tremors been given carte blanche to be as gross and disgusting as it wanted to be, it probably would've looked a lot like Slither. In an age when numerous horror films are sacrificing their content in order to score an ...read the complete Slither movie review at ReelTalk (Adam Hakari)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
And believe me when I say Slither goes to lengths to become a cult film for the ages. It references, both directly and indirectly, Troma films (The Toxic Avenger is one mother's apparent choice of appropriate viewing for her toddler), Night of the ...read the complete Slither movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Filmspiegel (Rudolf Inderst)
Wenn Marketingmenetekel müde Menschen mordend stimmen: „Slither – Voll auf den Schleim gegangen“ ist deutschtiteltechnisch bisher klar der Höhepunkt des neuen Jahrtausends. Die provokante Trailerkampagne – wir erinnern uns – andere ...read the complete Slither movie review at Filmspiegel (Rudolf Inderst)
Plugged In
Grant's wife, Starla, has a hunch that something strange is going on when she discovers a basement full of gutted, half-eaten animal corpses. Only by that time, it's too late. Grant—or at least the creature inhabiting him who I'll refer to as ...read the complete Slither movie review at Plugged In
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Former St. Louisan James Gunn apprenticed with the New York producers of "The Toxic Avenger" before moving to Hollywood. After scripting the two "Scooby-Doo" movies and the sardonic remake of "Dawn of the Dead," Gunn makes his directorial debut with ...read the complete Slither movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
eFilmCritic (William Goss)
The entire cast is completely game, from Rooker’s creepy creature to Banks’ devoted spouse. If anyone steals the show, it would be the smartass duo of Henry and Fillion, to whom sarcasm is a first language. Despite all the wisecracking and screaming, ...read the complete Slither movie review at eFilmCritic (William Goss)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
One might think that a film featuring slug-birthing, slime-spewing, semisquid zombie mutants wouldn't stand much of a chance with the critics. And yet here it is: "Slither" is a funny, freaky, fiendishly good flick that might just find a following beyond ...read the complete Slither movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Slate (Josh Levin)
Slither opens when an alien egg that looks like a moldy casaba melon falls from the sky and nestles into the South Carolina woods. An unlucky soul named Grant (Michael Rooker) happens upon the downed melon, pokes at it with a stick, and looses a ...read the complete Slither movie review at Slate (Josh Levin)
Total Film
The premise is hokum, 100 percent proof, as Michael Rooker’s body swells and blisters and ruptures before settling into the form of a 20ft squid. Dipping his writhing tentacles into local lass Brenda (Brenda James), she then proceeds to turn into a ...read the complete Slither movie review at Total Film
Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
This spells trouble for Starla, of course, who remains unaware that her husband now has two tubes protruding from his chest. Hilariously, she tries to reconcile, playing the couple's favorite song and seducing her possessed husband in a very 1950's sort ...read the complete Slither movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
James Gunn’s hysterically hyperactive monster smash “Slither†is a return to the glorious days of yore when directors like Stuart Gordon (“Re-Animatorâ€), Frank Henenlotter (“Basket Caseâ€) and John Carpenter (“The Thingâ€) mixed gore, ...read the complete Slither movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
For his directing debut, writer Gunn (who wrote the Dawn of the Dead remake, as well as both Scooby-Doo movies) gleefully combines 50s-style monster movies with 80s-style carnage. He keeps digital effects to a minimum, which gives the film a classic ...read the complete Slither movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Things get hot and serious when he discovers a broken meteor and unwisely follows the glutinous trail left by its former inhabitant, a slow and ugly slug. Grant gets too close and is invaded by the alien, through his stomach and into his ...read the complete Slither movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
BBC Films
Slither's tone will be familiar to anyone who shrieked and giggled through those classics of 80s body horror - The Fly, Re-Animator, and The Thing. Where the 70s gave us grit, grainy cinematography and unrelenting suffering, the 80s were all about ...read the complete Slither movie review at BBC Films
Time Off (Baz McAlister)
Usually, referring to a movie as ‘sluggish’ would be a bad thing, but Slither’s got slugs - and plenty of ’em! Wheelsy is being invaded by a strange alien life force with another one of those wacky and implausible alien reproductive cycles, and ...read the complete Slither movie review at Time Off (Baz McAlister)
Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
That Slither filmmaker James Gunn cut his teeth on various Troma flicks doesn't come as much of a surprise, given that the movie essentially plays out like a typical Lloyd Kaufman effort - except with far superior performances, special effects, and ...read the complete Slither movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
Yes, horror fans, Gunn's directorial debut (after penning Tromeo & Juliet, he wrote both Scooby-Doo flicks and the fantastic Dawn of the Dead remake) is an absolute stew of creatures, characters, and conventions snatched from a dozen easily recognizable ...read the complete Slither movie review at Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
Film Freak Central
Poor Starla (Elizabeth Banks) is married to heavy-breathing good old boy Grant (Michael Rooker) in the kind of small, backwoods community where the sheriff, Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion), carries a torch for Starla from way back in elementary school. When ...read the complete Slither movie review at Film Freak Central
The Onion A.V. Club
As the horror-comedy Slither opens, a small-town cop passes the time by clocking a whippoorwill with his radar gun. (It flies at 27 mph, which is a little less than his partner estimated.) Meanwhile, an asteroid comes careening down from the heavens, ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
Writer/director James Gunn got his start in the business with Troma Entertainment, the purveyors of such Z-grade classics as "The Toxic Avenger." Writing "Tromeo and Juliet," Gunn learned the ins and outs of low-budget film industry. With ...read the complete Slither movie review at OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
Cutting Edge
“Slither†is een dolle rit die ons trakteert op de ene slijmerige vetzakkerij na de andere. Maar hoe extreem het allemaal ook mag klinken, toch komt de film op het einde van de rit een beetje braafjes over. Dit is waarschijnlijk te wijten aan de ...read the complete Slither movie review at Cutting Edge
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
James Gunn, a former Troma disciple (Tromeo & Juliet) and screenwriter on the Scooby-Doo movies and the Dawn of the Dead remake, directs this funny, disgusting, derivative splatter flick. Just like in The Blob (1958), a meteor crashes down to earth ...read the complete Slither movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
The Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)
Just when it seemed like the zombie cannibal/parasite from outer space horror comedy had pretty much run its course, along comes "Slither," a particularly lively addition to the remarkably durable undead genre.
Like "Shaun of the Dead" before it, this ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Strictly speaking, I'm not sure you could describe the form of locomotion that propels the slimy slugs of this good-natured zombie comedy down people's throats as ``slithering.'' They stream, like an army of giant red corpuscles, flowing across the ...read the complete Slither movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
The problem with making a smart horror parody — and James Gunn's Slither is a smart horror parody — is that it's kind of like doing a virtuoso performance of "My Way." The skill of ...read the complete Slither movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Cinema de Merde
This movie was written and directed by James Gunn, writer of the Dawn of the Dead remake, as well as the two Scooby-Doo movies. As such it would seem that he knows his way around a horror-comedy, as he demonstrates here. The movie begins with a meteorite ...read the complete Slither movie review at Cinema de Merde
The Horror Channel ("Messiahman")
In the end, Slither is a victim of its own hype. It’s too campy and derivative to be taken as a serious horror film, and it’s not hysterical or unique enough to grant it cult status. As one person was heard to say after the screening, ...read the complete Slither movie review at The Horror Channel ("Messiahman")
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Slither isn't for everyone. In fact, it's probably only for a select few - those who revel in this sort of Troma-inspired, bloodsoaked offering and understand what it's trying to do. Those who enjoy their horror straight up won't be ...read the complete Slither movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Slant Magazine
Regardless of writer-director James Gunn's denials, his rambunctiously vulgar horror-comedy Slither seems suspiciously modeled after Night of the Creeps, a 1986 zombie flick spoof about alien slugs controlling humans by entering their ...read the complete Slither movie review at Slant Magazine
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Written and directed by James Gunn (“Dawn of the Deadâ€), the plot understandably has some similarities to the recently revived zombie sub-genre. A man walking in the woods comes upon a meteorite that contains a slug-like creature. Upon approaching ...read the complete Slither movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Slither takes us to the great state of Texas, where something wicked this way comes. When Grant Grant (Michael Rooker) leaves on a late-night walk, he's his usual grumpy self. But when he arrives home, after having been injected by a wormy sort of thing ...read the complete Slither movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Elizabeth Banks, as a teacher married to a blockhead who becomes a carcass-munching squid-man, and Nathan Fillion, as a cop, run for their lives while the squid turns its victims into zombies who plod around baying for blood. (It really is time for ...read the complete Slither movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
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