No Hope November - Day 27 - "Slither"

Every once in a while someone makes a movie that is a straight up homage to times past and to certain genres of the past. Many of them fail to deliver on their promise, but on occasion you discover gold. "Slither" is today's No Hope November gold. When you start with a director like James Gunn, the guy that brought us the 2004 remake of Dawn of The Dead, and a little old thing called Guardians of The Galaxy, you may be on to something. Add in a cast including the irrepressible Nathan Fillion, the effervescent Elizabeth Banks, and the erudite Michael Rooker, and it is beginning to look like magic. Slither was released in 2006, but it feels like it could be 1986. An over the top plot mixed with a wacky and talented cast make this a real winner in my eyes. In true 80's honoring the 50's fashion, a meteor crashes and an alien parasite crawls into a dudes brain, slowly mutating him into a ridiculous looking monster. His wife and the local cop try to help him as more and more people begin to transform into zombie like mutants. Filled with great monsters, dark humor, and fun. This movie will not change your life but it will make it better for an hour and a half that you are watching. Slither is much fun and worth your time. Seek it out and pop some popcorn.