31 Days of Horror Slither

A few of our largest stars first obtained observed in low-rent horror movies.

Kevin Bacon met Jason Voorhees’ ma the laborious method within the unique “Friday the 13th.” Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey graced “The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” the 1995 sequel that failed to copy the phobia of the 1974 traditional.

“Slither,” from the delightfully warped thoughts of James Gunn, gave Elizabeth Banks an early, prolonged close-up. She’s joined by fellow standouts Michael Rooker, Jenna Fischer of “The Office” fame and “Firefly” alum Nathan Fillion, all of whom emerged with strong careers throughout movie and TV genres.

The movie follows a small city overrun by alien worms that take over their hosts and switch them into, effectively, the ugliest critters you’ll be able to think about.

Fillion performs the lengthy arm of the legislation, and his method with the movie’s wink-wink screenplay is one in every of many highlights. “Slither” is unapologetically a horror-comedy hybrid, and Gunn has the proper solid to drag the tonal shifts off.

Banks is coming off her scene-stealing moments from 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” and he or she’s compelled to stand up shut and private with Rooker as his physique morphs right into a scaly, gelatinous mess.

Yech.

The splatterfest leans closely on sensible results, the gooier the higher, and Gunn’s willingness to go for broke provides to the merriment.

The long run “Guardians of the Galaxy” director as soon as described his movie as “the weird kid in the back of the class that is putting his boogers underneath the desk.” It’s laborious to think about a extra correct tackle the film’s wacky spirit.

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