Slither

Look at this beautiful monster:



Corny CGI horror:



CGI is OK:



It's even got Michael Rooker. Slither, from the writer of Tromeo and Juliet. I thought I was going to have a giggle fit when news broke of this movie in the trades. The finished product, however, didn't meet my expectations. I've learned not to get my hopes up.

I read James Gunn's novel The Toy Collector when I was 17 and became obsessed with it for three years, recommending it to everybody and blowing my credibility in the process. Somewhere along the way Gunn started to get on my nerves. His personality is like a plaid sport coat. I can't articulate it any better than that.

Slither bears many similarities to Night of the Creeps, even though Gunn insists he didn't see Night of the Creeps until after Slither was produced. Sure, I believe it. It's better than Night of the Creeps. Dekker's movie is too campy. At least Gunn strived for fire and brimstone.

There are references to other better horror movies throughout. For instance, the town is holding a Henenlotter festival, and The Toxic Avenger is seen playing on a TV.

CGI sucks in horror. Most horror movies can't afford good CGI, so when they try to pull it off it looks like the Sci-Fi Channel.