[.ca] Slugs (Widescreen)

Slugs (1987) d: Simon, Juan Piquer:
Ultra-disgusting return of the true monster movie! The plot is nothing you haven't come across before, toxic waste infects small town America, and the local slug and snail population are turned into monster-sized man-killers. The flesh-eating slugs terrorize and devour anyone they can crawl across. Some of the ideas are stolen from Squirm (1976), but the movie still has many fresh ideas. Based (loosely) on Shaun Hutson's novel, director Juan \oPieces (1983)\c Piquar Simon did a good job with this slimly bloody gore film, which I have been searching desperately for on VHS for a few years now. When icky creatures start squeezing out of the kitchen faucets and crawling up from the toilet bowls, the local health inspector becomes the only one who knows what is happening, and becomes a hero as he does battle in the slug infested sewer system. \o...\c

One hell of a ride:
Slugs is one of those movies that scared the hell out of me as a kid.It made me check my food before eating it and made me think twice before sitting of the toilet.It's about mutated killer slugs that eat people.That's sounds kinda corney,but it works.The gore in this films is fantastic from a hand being cut off to a man's head exploding with worms.The special effects in this movie are very well done.I'd recommend you not watch this movie alone in the dark.Don't say I didn't warn you.

Bad bad bad bad bad bad bad... but kinda good.:
What needs to be said about a movie that features toothy man-eating slugs? If that idea alone doesn't have you shelling out money for the disc, nothing will. Yes, the premise is silly, the dialogue is terrible, and nobody in the film can act to save their lives. However, these are not neccessarily reasons to dislike it - in fact, these are the reasons it's so enjoyable. This is a movie that one would expect to see on Mystery Science Theater 3000 except it doesn't need Mike and the bots to keep it entertaining. The movie is funny enough without them.

A guilty Pleasure from Anchor Bay.:
The movie itself is a Sci-fi Horror thriller from Spain and Portugal about Toxic Wastes that mutate a horde of "Slugs" and turn them into man-eating Monsters. It's a slick and entertaining if somewhat \osick\c flick with some preety bad acting and goofy storyline but this is a fun movie from the director of the MST3K fave " Pod People".

"Slugs" is J.P. Simon's "Plan 9":
Every country has its own self-delusional hack when it comes to genre films: In Italy, it's Bruno Mattei ("Night of the Zombies"). In the US, it's the once-great Tobe Hooper ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", "Spontaneous Combustion", "The Mangler"). And in Spain, it's Juan Piquer Simon, the type of director who you can almost see watching the daily playback of his films, smiling with Ed Woodsian delight over how WELL things are going. "Slugs" is probably one of Piquer Simon's better films, and that's only if it's viewed for laughs. Really, carnivorous slugs making progress through a small town, eating up everyone in their path? Gimme a break. This tripe is directed with an obviously straight face, but neither the actors nor script are up to the challenge, so most of it comes across as unintentionally comic (thank God). You get the Health Inspector who's aware of the problem but whom no one believes, his Sewer Cleaning(?) buddy who's turned into chum, a Dorky Science Professor (complete with a snooty English accent) who just happens to be an expert on slugs, and the Requisite Horny Teens having what looks like the dullest Halloween party in history. Put these--along with countless other stock characters--in a blender, and you have a campy treat (but only for genre fans who are used to this sort of bad-good rubbish). But what about the slugs? Yes, they are nasty critters who, despite their slowness, can somehow occupy entire rooms within minutes if so motivated (note the funny sex scene), and only seem to come around to knock off annoyingly unlikable characters (which I applaud). In all seriousness, there is an excellent effect in which a guy's (actually a refugee from Piquer Simon's "Pod People," MST3K fans take note) head melts/explodes into a shower of maggots and leeches (er, slugs) right in the middle of a restaurant meal! Anchor Bay's DVD has the usual excellent picture quality, but the extras are sadly sparse. One can only hope that Juan Piquer Simon will contribute some commentary to his masterpieces in the future...