There are so many good things about this movie I don't know where to begin. Story, acting, dialog, human interaction, humor and a writer/director with a flair for colorful characters.
I think I saw this movie for the first time as a recommendation for similar movies to Tremors. I was looking for a fun comedy horror and I thought I'd check this out. I did not imagine I'd enjoy it as much as i did especially since it's soooo gross. The alien species in this movie is especially disgusting, and I am talking here about alien Grant and the slimy slugs and why not Brenda the womb. But the reaction of the humans to all these forms of grossness is just priceless. The mayor (the excellent Gregg Henry), the chief Nathan Fillion (the personified everyday man in an exceptional situation doing his best) and Elizabeth Banks all create endearing characters and have believable, and yet very funny reactions. Gregg Henry and Michael Rooker's characters are memorable with their idiosyncrasies. The mayor explaining how you get Lyme disease, or the look on his face when he sees alien Grant for the first time or when he says that he watches animal planet all the f-ing time..it cracked me up. Or Grant's defining phrases: sugarplum, hey killer, his whole demeanor in the first phases of the change really create the character.
Strange as it may sound, this movie opened other cinematic paths for me. I wanted to see more of Nathan Fillion and so I saw the excellent Firefly. I also saw the hilarious PG Porn by the same director and it's very exciting that Guardians of the Galaxy movies are also in James Gunn's hands. I like the way he brings the characters to life, they have quirkiness but also warmth and kindness about them, even when they don't do or say the nicest things.
I think I saw this movie for the first time as a recommendation for similar movies to Tremors. I was looking for a fun comedy horror and I thought I'd check this out. I did not imagine I'd enjoy it as much as i did especially since it's soooo gross. The alien species in this movie is especially disgusting, and I am talking here about alien Grant and the slimy slugs and why not Brenda the womb. But the reaction of the humans to all these forms of grossness is just priceless. The mayor (the excellent Gregg Henry), the chief Nathan Fillion (the personified everyday man in an exceptional situation doing his best) and Elizabeth Banks all create endearing characters and have believable, and yet very funny reactions. Gregg Henry and Michael Rooker's characters are memorable with their idiosyncrasies. The mayor explaining how you get Lyme disease, or the look on his face when he sees alien Grant for the first time or when he says that he watches animal planet all the f-ing time..it cracked me up. Or Grant's defining phrases: sugarplum, hey killer, his whole demeanor in the first phases of the change really create the character.
Strange as it may sound, this movie opened other cinematic paths for me. I wanted to see more of Nathan Fillion and so I saw the excellent Firefly. I also saw the hilarious PG Porn by the same director and it's very exciting that Guardians of the Galaxy movies are also in James Gunn's hands. I like the way he brings the characters to life, they have quirkiness but also warmth and kindness about them, even when they don't do or say the nicest things.
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