Slither is the finest zombie/alien invasion/mutation film of the past decade

Orrex

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Tue Nov-13-07 10:14 AM
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Slither is the finest zombie/alien invasion/mutation film of the past decade

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quip

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Tue Nov-13-07 10:16 AM
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1. I can't believe that you of all people are into that stuff...

I've never even HEARD of it! (off to check it out)

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Orrex

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Tue Nov-13-07 10:26 AM
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3. IMO it's the best combination of gore/horror/comedy since An American Werewolf in London

Edited on Tue Nov-13-07 10:29 AM by Orrex

YMMV, if you're insane.

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quip

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Tue Nov-13-07 10:31 AM
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4. I DID see American Werewolf.

I found it to be a disturbing juxtaposition of humor and violence. That, for some reason, doesn't work for me.

But, apparently, I'm insane. :hi:

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Orrex

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Tue Nov-13-07 11:13 AM
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5. When done right, the humor is a good catharsis

And the juxtaposing makes it all the more pronounced.

When I see a rampaging carnivorous monster wallowing in blood amid its slug-brained zombie minions, I want to laugh about it!

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quip

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Tue Nov-13-07 11:38 AM
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8. Basically, comic relief. Okay, I get that

I guess I'm just not a fan of fantastical depictions of horror and violence. I just like violence and comedy, served up courtesy of Warner Bros :-)

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Taverner

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Tue Nov-13-07 12:55 PM
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11. Better than 2001 Maniacs?

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Orrex

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Tue Nov-13-07 01:07 PM
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13. Natalie Merchant is da bomb!

Wait--what were we talking about again?

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Taverner

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Tue Nov-13-07 01:45 PM
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14. No silly - this flick :)

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seemunkee

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Tue Nov-13-07 10:20 AM
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2. Haven't seen it

I was reading this last night.

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LaraMN

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Tue Nov-13-07 11:15 AM
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6. How can a movie about extra-terrestrial slugs NOT be good?

:rofl:

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qnr

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Tue Nov-13-07 11:31 AM
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7. Especially if they come and some prankster teaches them salty language

instead of English.

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Lautremont

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Tue Nov-13-07 12:44 PM
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9. To me it was just "Night of the Creeps" with a bigger budget.

But since I love "Night of the Creeps," that's high praise.

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Taverner

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Tue Nov-13-07 12:54 PM
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10. I liked it

Had everything a good horror-comedy should have: gore, humor, slams on rednecks and 80's music.

But then again, I LOVE LOVE LOVE good gory horror movies. Can't wait until Crispin Glover's remake of "Wizard of Gore" comes out with the Suicide Girls.

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EOTE

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Tue Nov-13-07 01:02 PM
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12. I thought it was good, but not great.

And I LOVE the horror/comedy genre. Evil Dead 2 and Shawn of the Dead are two of my favorite movies of all time. I just can't call it the best zombie film because of some excellent recent entries. Although not a comedy, 28 Weeks Later was just an amazing zombie film altogether. First film in a very long time to actually give me a good fright.

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Lance_Boyle

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Tue Nov-13-07 01:54 PM
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15. I found it to be quite doodoo.

28 Days Later... now that was a good zombie-ish viral pandemic flick.

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Orrex

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Tue Nov-13-07 03:11 PM
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16. Well, they kind of had a different tone, wouldn't you say?

And Slither had a substantially higher tentacled-monster-quotient, which surely must count for something.

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