<p>I saw the coolest news the other day when I was surfing the internet. Shout! Factory is releasing a Blu-ray collector&#8217;s edition of the movie <em>Slither</em> (2006). If you haven&#8217;t seen Slither, then you&#8217;re missing out a fun flick. It&#8217;s a ninety-five-minute comedy, horror, sci-fi movie with a great cast! Now, if you haven&#8217;t heard of <em>Slither</em>, don&#8217;t stress. Back in 2006 when it was released it bombed at the box office. <em>Slither</em> had a budget of $15 million and only brought in $12.8 million. Even though it received (generally) positive reviews it just couldn&#8217;t bring in the money. A lot of other films with those numbers would have been forgotten about and faded out of existence.<em> Slither</em> on the other hand found a ledge, sunk it&#8217;s slimy teeth into it and held on for dear life and over time fans have raised it to cult status. Part of the reason <em>Slither</em> is seeing its fan base grow is the usual word of mouth. Fans turning other people onto the movie. I think another part is <em>Slither</em> was written and directed by James Gunn. Now that Gunn&#8217;s in the spotlight and his popularity has grown due to his work with <em>Guardians of the Galaxy (1&;2)</em> and <em>The Belko Experiment</em> (2016) people are checking out his other films. If you&#8217;ve seen a film that Gunn has written then you know he has a unique style. Gunn is able to bring a level of comedy that fits about every scene of a movie and <em>Slither</em> is a perfect example of that writing style.</p>
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<p>What&#8217;s <em>Slither</em> about? A meteorite, carrying an extraterrestrial parasite, crashes in the small town of Wheelsy, South Carolina. As a man and woman, Grant and Brenda, are wandering through the woods one night, they stumble across the meteorite. Grant&#8217;s curiosity gets him attacked by the parasite and taken over by it. Once the parasite is in full control, Grant starts to change both physically and mentally. After a chain of events, the Police Chief Bill Pardy starts looking for Grant so he can answer some questions. Unfortunately, by the time they find Grant he&#8217;s not the same man he uses to be. Now the town has a killer tentacle Grant monster on the loose and&#8230; that&#8217;s only half the town&#8217;s problem.</p>
<p>I liked the storyline because <em>Slither</em> wasn&#8217;t a typical monster movie with a weak storyline where &#8220;it&#8221; crashes and now let&#8217;s see if humanity can survive. What helped make <em>Slither</em> different, to me, was that Gunn threw a bit of backstory in for the monster. Anytime you give backstory to the antagonist of a film it adds value to the overall story. It shows why the antagonist is doing what it&#8217;s doing and adds to the threat level of the antagonist. Also, those kinds of stories always feel complete to me. Something else that makes <em>Slither</em> stand out is Gunn&#8217;s writing style. Through all the carnage and mayhem, Gunn is able to keep <em>Slither</em> from being a straight horror film with injections of (dark) humor and wild characters.</p>
<p>The playthrough is really entertaining and never gets boring. My biggest complaint (not really) about this one is that it doesn&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s a ninety-five-minute movie when you&#8217;re watching it. From the very opening you&#8217;re sucked in and before you know it the movie&#8217;s over. For me, that&#8217;s a sign of how good a movie is when you can lose track of time. Throughout the movie the I kept catching moments where <em>Slither</em> would remind me of other films like <em>Society</em> (1992), <em>The Thing</em> (1982) and <em>Night of the Creeps</em> (1986). If you&#8217;ve seen <em>Society</em> or <em>Night of the Creeps</em> then that&#8217;s the kind of cheesy cool vibe <em>Slither</em> has in store for you.</p>
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<p>As far as the cast goes, you&#8217;ll get to see Nathan Fillion (<em>Serenity</em>), Elizabeth Banks (<em>Power Rangers</em>), Gregg Henry (<em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em>), Michael Rooker (<em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</em>), Tania Saulnier (<em>Percy Jackson &; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief</em>) and Frank Welker as Alien Slugs (creature vocals) bringing some fun and interesting characters to life. It&#8217;s hard to pick who my favorite character was in this one because for one reason or another they all have their standout moments.</p>
<p>Most of the special effects are practical with a bit of CGI here and there. The practical effects looked great and the CGI was good for the most part, but there were spots that it stood out in scenes. I have to say, watching the Grant creature change throughout the movie was cool and it showed great imagination from the creators.</p>
<p>Quick heads up for those wondering. <em>Slither</em> is rated R for language, violence, and nudity. You will see things get kind of gory throughout the movie. So, if you&#8217;re not a fan of gore, you may want to pass on this one. However, if you can stomach it&#8230; watch it! There&#8217;s just too much cheesy fun to be had watching this one to let it pass you by.</p>
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<p>For all those interested, Slither&#8217;s collector&#8217;s edition was released August 1st, 2017. Now, with the Blu-ray collector&#8217;s edition you get some new special features added to the list and here they are.</p>
<p>NEW Audio Commentary With Writer/Director James Gunn And Actors Nathan Fillion And Michael Rooker<br />
NEW The Genesis Of SLITHER – An Interview With Writer/Director James Gunn<br />
NEW The Other MacReady – An Interview With Actor Gregg Henry<br />
Audio Commentary With James Gunn And Nathan Fillion (From 2006)<br />
Deleted And Extended Scenes With Optional Commentary By James Gunn<br />
Visual Effects: Step By Step<br />
Slithery Set Tour With Actor Nathan Fillion<br />
The Sick Minds And Slimy Days Of SLITHER<br />
Brewing The Blood – How To Make Blood<br />
Bringing SLITHER&#8217;s Creatures To Life<br />
Lloyd Kaufman&#8217;s Video Diary<br />
Gag Reel<br />
Who Is Bill Pardy? Featurette<br />
Theatrical Trailer<br />
Optional English SDH subtitles<br />
Along with new case artwork illustrated by artist Justin Osbourn</p>
<p>Overall, this is one of those films that I can watch over and over and still get a kick out of it every time.</p>

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