Slither is a fun ’80s throwback gross-out horror flick starring Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, and Michael Rooker. It was written and directed by James Gunn (Super, Lollipop Chainsaw). The story is about a malevolent alien parasite that crash lands in the town of Woodsville. Grant (Rooker) gets infected while romping in the bushes with Brenda (Brenda James) and then begins eating local pets like it’s going out of style while slowly changing into a hideous slug monster.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Bored to Death – Season 3, Episode 2: “Gumball!” Review
Ok, so this is a little later than promised, but hey – I’m a busy (Arkham City) guy. Anyhow, when we last left our hero, he was hanging from the face of a clock and his bearded best friend was rushing to his rescue…well not straight away.
After a solid hour on the clock face Jonathan’s savior – Ray – finally shows up in a post bedroom state. Under the guise of a safety inspector, Ray fanagles his way into the apartment under the clock and is able to save our detective from certain doom.
It’s Ray’s earlier (perceived) successes with as a dad the give him to confidence to save Jonathan. And he that isn’t my interpretation, Ray actually screams “I’m a father now!” to convince Jonathan to drop down. And it works.
After this they flee to George’s apartment to hide out. And sleep.
In the morning the coppers show up at George’s place, which means Ray and Jonathan must escape out the dumb-waiter. From here they find themselves on the street and accused of murder.
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TV’s Fairy Tale Fall Brawl Round One: ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” Pilot
Fairy Tale stories seem to be all the rage these days on TV, with ABC premiering Once Upon a Time tonight and Grimm kicking off over on NBC this Friday. Here at Grizzly Bomb, we offer to keep you abreast of the goings on of these two very similar stories, offer our ever witty commentary, and complete coverage on what I like to call:
TV’S FAIRY TALE FALL BRAWL!!!
(Cue Boxing bell ding)
In one corner, we have ABC’s Once Upon a Time. The Sunday night slot isn’t too shabby for a new show, sandwiched between AFV and Desperate Housewives (which I understand are shows that people are still watching). The show is the new project of the makers of Lost, which gets my intrigue juices flowing. However, the seemingly cheesy storyline and the far-fetched premise make it seem out of touch with an inability to relate to the average human being. Could this show make it on clout and reputation alone?
On the other corner, we have NBC’s Grimm. Produced by the same people who worked on Buffy and Angel (not Joss Whedon), it clearly looks like the better show. The story focuses around Nick Burckhardt, a homicide detective who can see fairy tale characters. I have high hopes for this one, however, there are a few things working ominously against it.
- It may have trouble settling on an audience depending on how they play it. I don’t know many men that love fairy tales, and I don’t know many women that love gore. The smart thing to do, considering ABC has got the fluffy fairy tale thing covered, is to outright target a male audience. The trailers at first seemed to be focusing on creatures that are ugly and murderous, but lately they’ve been shots of dead princesses. They may be tempted to straddle that line, and it may end up working for them, but it also may not.
- The time slot sucks. Friday night is where prime time goes to die, with very few exceptions to this rule. Not to mention, it’s competing for air time with Fringe, which is going to be a tough competitor.
- NBC has put out some real stinkers lately. Their show cancellation count is already up to two, and it’s only October. Also, Grimm was already pushed back once. Not a good sign for movies, not a good sign for television.
Back to the brawl…
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#9 – Countdown to Halloween: WHITE ZOMBIE
White Zombie was produced in 1932. It stars horror legend Bela Lugosi as ‘Murder’ Legrande, an evil voodoo master. It is considered the first feature-length zombie film. And these are proper voodoo zombies, not the flesh-eating modern varieties – which aren’t really zombies at all.
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 2 “Bloodletting” Recap & Review
RECAP: In the beginning of the newest episode of The Walking Dead “Bloodletting”, it flashes back to before the outbreak. Rick has been shot in the line of duty, and Shane goes to tell Laurie. She is at Carl’s school and tells him about it when he gets out.
Flash Forward: Rick is carrying his son Carl and running, because as we know from the last episode, Carl has been shot. The man who accidentally shot Carl tells Rick to take him to Hershel and he will help his boy. This is the introduction of Hershel Greene and his family.
The group is still looking for Sophia, although at this point, they are all very worried. The group in the woods heard one single gunshot (the one that hit Carl), and do not yet know why it was fired. Meanwhile, back at the car, T-Dog needs antibiotics because he clearly has a bad infection. He sliced his skin wide open on a metal shard in the previous episode.
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#10 – Countdown to Halloween: HALLOWEEN II (1981)
RECAP: Halloween II begins on the night of Halloween… beginning exactly where the original Halloween left off.
Michael is shot by Dr. Sam Loomis six times, and still somehow manages to get up and walk away, left to terrorize the neighborhood. He gets into a neighbor’s home, and steals a butcher knife, leaving behind only a sample of his blood.
He soon after uses that knife to kill an unsuspecting teenager who is home alone.
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