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Slither (2006)

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Reviews Counted:129

Fresh:110

Rotten:19

Average Rating:6.9/10

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.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some drug content and sexuality/nudity

Runtime: 1 hr. 34 min.

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Comedy

Theatrical Release: Mar 31, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $7.8M

Synopsis: 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.... 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 seems to notice as telephone poles become clogged with missing pet flyers, or when one of the town's richest citizens, Grant, begins to act strangely. But when farmers' livestock turn up horribly mutilated and a young woman goes missing, Sheriff Bill Pardy and his team, aided by Grant's wife Starla, uncover the dark force laying siege to their town...and come face-to-face with an older-than-time organism intent on absorbing and devouring all life on Earth. [More]

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Tania Saulnier, Brenda James, Don Thompson, Dustin Milligan, Haig Sutherland, Jenna Fischer, Jennifer Copping, Lorena Gale

Director: James Gunn

Director: James Gunn
Screenwriter: James Gunn
Producer: Eric Newman , Paul Brooks
Studio: Universal Pictures

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An underappreciated gem that horror fans would appreciate.

Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
May 21, 2010
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

If there were still drive-in cinemas around, "Slither" would be a perfect B horror movie to sit in your car and watch to the sound of shrieks and one-liner jokes blasting around a hilly parking lot from so many tiny speakers.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
Apr 20, 2009
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

It wows us with the expertise way Gunn has in how he handles the creepy hokum and keeps a good balance between the chills and the laughs.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
Feb 27, 2009
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
Nov 20, 2008
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

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.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
Oct 15, 2008
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Film4

Gross-out horror comedy is my least favorite genre, but this movie's so skillful I have to take my hat off to it.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
Oct 7, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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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.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
Aug 6, 2007
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

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.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
Mar 24, 2007
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

A pretty fun movie that makes good on laughs and gory gross-outs.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
Dec 3, 2006
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

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.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
Oct 29, 2006
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

Passatempo descartável que não funciona sequer como comédia, sátira ou homenagem às ficções B.

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Sep 11, 2006
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Here's a review that not only benefits from, but requires, words like giant squid, festering blob and tummy tentacles.

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Jul 27, 2006
Michael Clawson
Michael Clawson
West Valley View

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.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
Jul 13, 2006
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

A monstrously funny alien-invasion-zombie-horror-comedy.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2006
Time Out

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.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
May 20, 2006
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

Slither is an honourable amalgamation of several dozen spookers of days gone by.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
May 10, 2006
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Urban Cinefile

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.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
May 6, 2006
Philip French
Philip French
Guardian [UK]

Slither is an absolute treat.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
May 6, 2006
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC
 
 
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