Review of Slither (1973) by Nick O — 04 Nov 2013

Neat little throwback to creature-feature horror that's more "Tremors" than it is "The Thing". Pretty stiff ultimately, with basically all of the humor misplaced and/or inopportune and a lot of the dialogue ranging anywhere from cringe-worthy to embarrassingly bad, especially in the final stretch.

Still, cool idea, so-so execution, that's also in parts unfortunately misogynistic. "Super" was an improvement narratively-speaking, if not a vast one. Worth seeing for the practical effects alone.

Hope James Gunn is able to translate this sort of geeky enthusiasm for character and genre but on a larger scale with next year's "Guardians of the Galaxy".