The October 9 of 13

The October 13 continues this month with James Gunn’s horror/comedy/sci-fi film called Slither. This is a monster from outer space type film that had some zombie movie tropes to it.

Gunn’s favorite actors make appearances in this flick, including Michael Rooker and Nathan Fillion. Elizabeth Banks is another of Gunn’s regulars. All of these actors are front and center in major roles in this movie.

According to IMDB, “From the depths of the endless space, a flaming meteorite crashes into the dark woods of the sleepy town of Wheelsy, South Carolina. As the scorched rock reveals its silent content–a baneful parasitic organism–a subtle alien invasion commences, and the war’s unlucky first victim is the town’s local businessman, Grant (Michael Rooker). Little by little, as an internal change transforms Grant into an utterly hideous monstrosity, his wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks), starts to feel that something’s been eating at him the last few days. Now, before the unstoppable extraterrestrial attack, no one is safe, and to make matters worse, Grant’s transformation is far from over yet. Who can stop the slithering army from outer space?”

Nathan Fillion was great as the local sheriff. I loved the writing for Fillion, his dry wit was so apparent and a perfect fit for the story. He was excellent in this role.

This was tense, and it was very creepy, with those slithery red worms going into people’s mouths and turning them into monsters.

Slither had a definite Men in Black feel to it with just more gross-out moments. It was funny with some real laugh out loud bits. Gregg Henry was a hoot in his obnoxious mayor role.

Slither was great. I had thought that I had seen this before, but as I was watching it, nothing seemed familiar. I enjoyed it tremendously.