REVIEW

The Trailer Park: Slither

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published October 27, 2005

Have you been in the mood for an old school creature feature? Remember those old horror movies with swarms of spiders, or locusts, or ants, or some other insectoid menace? Well, it seems that those days may be returning.

Enter the world of Slither. It seems that a small town is under attack by hordes of slithering slugs. Now, these aren't your ordinary garden slugs. These things do stuff, and they're quick. The trailer puts the creepy crawlies front and center. Watch them chase people through the yard. Watch people scream in fear. Watch them splat like eggs on a windshield.

This movie looks like Z grade fun. From the way it starts, showing titles of classic horror films from the past thirty or so years, to the campy way the material is presented, this has goofy written all over it. It makes no attempts to be a part of the mainstream, nor does it present itself to be more than it is.

Slither seems to be on its way to becoming another cult classic. At least, that is what I get from the trailer. Now how the finished product turns out is another question altogether. A project like this is more apt to fall on its face than to soar with the camp classics of the past.

It was written and directed by the screenwriter of such classics as Dawn of the Dead (2004), Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and Tromeo & Juliet. That man is James Gunn. As for the cast, it stars Serenity captain Nathan Fillion and Elizabeth Banks (The 40 Year Old Virgin).

Who knows how it will turn out? One thing is for sure, I will be there to find out. Too bad we have to wait until March 31,2006 to see it!

You can see the trailer: HERE.

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Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings, as well as Film School Rejects.
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The Trailer Park: Slither
Published: October 27, 2005
Type: Review
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Comedy, Video: Horror
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#1 — October 27, 2005 @ 10:50AM — Tiffany Leigh [URL]

I am psyched for this movie. His aim is to make a flat-out scary funny gorefest with a no-doubt-about-it R-rating. The Dawn of the Dead remake was very very good, so I'm hopeful that Gunn knows his craft.

It's sort of like when Office Space and American Pie came out within a month of each other in January and February of 1999 - two R-rated comedies that were unapologetic about it. The days of the self-referential horror movies are long gone, and even the J-horror remakes are getting a bit long in the tooth, so maybe Slither will kick-start the genre back into a more entertaining orbit.

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