SLiTHER -- 2006 -- R

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this one. I knew from the trailer it had something todo with weird sluggie things attacking people, and one can't help but wonder how far that plot will go. I was pleasantly surprised to find a horror movie that had a plot, some character, a pretty freaky monster, and some suspenseful moments.

Here's the short version. Woman in a marriage that is ok. She is committed to her husband and willing to do whatever it take to stay together. He gets upset at her one evening and contemplates cheating on her, ending up in the woods with a woman he ultimately does nothing with. There he finds this pod where an alien pricks him and gets into his head. The ride begins.

He eventually turns into this weird creature that looks like Jabba the Hutt with huge tentacles, a deformed face, and teeth. Well, he "impregnates" the girl he was going to cheat with, and she eventually explodes letting out these little slug things that make people into single minded zombies.

While that might sound like a bad movie, it's actually not. The things actually have a history that is adequately explained in the film. The characters are rounded out well enough for the genre (more so than most). It is paced very well, and moves along at a quick enough pace that it never really lets up.

There were some parts I was worried for, but no little miracles happened along the way. There was a blatant grenade setup early on, but it's forgivable.

In the end, it was good messy fun, and a monster movie that delivers some suspense and a satisfying ending.