thesar-2 Thanks, Bekah! What a fun time this was!I listen to a horror-movie podcast daily called Shockwaves. On it, 3-4 hosts comment on movies they saw that week and one cohost in particular, Rebekah McKendry, talks about Slugs almost weekly. It's her "guilty pleasure," though they try and shy away from that term.I'm a huge When Animals Attack films fan. Cheese, sure. Realistic, eh. But, when these creature-features cross my path, I just enjoy the sh|t out of them.This movie, I've been told (Thanks, Kevin!) was unintentionally hilarious. In the first few frames, it's rock-solid LOL. One could look at this, in those opening shots on a boat with the male-half being sucked into the water by some 3-inch slugs as a bad-bad film, but because it, and the dialogue, was so hilarious, I was instantly on- board.Apparently, previous toxic waste created these mutated, meat-eating slugs and they proceed to terrorize an "arm-pit" town. Of course, we have our government employees hot on the case to exterminate them!I've seen my share of When Animal Attacks films. They're all pretty much the same, like the ghost stories of late. But, this one stood out. Quite a bit, in fact. There were tons of creature attacks. More than the norm for these 80s horror subgenre films. And in a lot of the cases, the gruesome factor was at 10, like they were really trying. It's bad, sí. But, it's so painfully on target for this type of film, it's thoroughly enjoyable. You MUST like When Animal Attacks movies and bad 80s dialogue to get into it, but if you're like me…you'll slug right past the bad to get to the goods.***Final thoughts: Now, watch Squirm via the MST3k version. The same type of movie, but the MST3k guys really bring that movie to life.

Leofwine_draca Here's an example of that rarity, an enjoyable late '80s horror film. This is B-grade film-making at its finest, with a derivative monster movie script which harks back to the late-night classics of the 1950s but with lots of added gore and general gruesomeness to shock and disgust modern, jaded audiences in equal measure. Of course, the film is easy to watch because it strikes the right balance between being campy and serious, and I guess it's impossible to make a totally serious film when killer slugs are your main ingredient.I quite liked the depiction of small town suburban America in this movie. Ironic, as it was actually made in Spain with a half-Spanish cast. The characters are developed before being messily dispatched and despite lots of trite dialogue, you end up caring for the people involved. Another thing to enjoy is the old-fashioned over-the-top score which really dramatises the slug attacks, and almost makes them believable. There's an almost palpable sense of impending danger at the film's climax as our two have-a-go heroes attempt to dispel the threat by literally blowing up the town's sewer system with a chemical concoction.Spanish director Juan Piquer Simon's direction is always interesting and keeps the action moving at a fast speed, making this a fun film to sit through. Right from the beginning as the mystery thickens there is no slowness in the build-up of the tale as with similar monster flicks, it's entertaining and watchable right from the start. The acting is generally good with some memorable characters popping up (the weird British scientist, the crazy mayor) and strong performances from the two leading guys.Another thing I loved was the excessive, gratuitously slimy slug attacks which really go over the top. In one scene a gardener finds a slug inside his glove and is forced to lop off his hand with a hatchet before his greenhouse explodes! It has to be seen to be believed. The film's most infamous moment sees a loving naked couple get bloodily dispatched by rampaging slugs which invade their bedroom and isn't for the squeamish. Other highlights include lots of shots of writhing, fat, slimy slugs, plenty of mutilated bloody corpses and a disgusting highlight of a man's head bursting apart and loads of parasitic worms flying from the eye sockets.It may be silly and sometimes juvenile but when it comes to the slug attacks the film delivers what you could hope from the title. Obviously a suspension of disbelief is required, i.e. in scenes of slugs dragging away the corpses to their lair. Imagine the kind of power these creatures would need to be able to drag a body mass hundreds of times larger than their own and the dynamics of such an operation and you'll realise just how untrue it is. However, in all SLUGS: THE MOVIE is just about all a fan could hope and expect from a B-grade horror film about killer slugs and therefore it gets a thumb up from me.

Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) As you may have suspected from the simple title and accompanying promotional poster(s), "Slugs" is exactly the sort of film it appears to be. Mashing the creature-features of the '50s with an '80s body count sensibility, the film about sinister slugs snacking on the unsuspecting delivers on its simple premise. Looking for gross bugs, gnarly special effects, sometimes silly characters and equally ridiculous plotting? It's slimetime.Director Juan Piquer Simón's film (which is also known as "Muerte Viscosa" due to its Spanish origins) is certainly a special kind of late-night treat. While admittedly light on plot or compelling characters, the main stars of the flick remain the ugly black slugs who leave a trail of carnage in their wake. If you've just eaten dinner, this may not be the best film to watch. Even by '80s low-budget standards, you really won't find more sickening special effects elsewhere. Even today, a scene where two lovers are pulled to their doom by a bedroom floor full of slugs is hard to choke down. Likewise, a poor patron at a restaurant who would have been well advised to not drink the water. I sincerely hope somebody wrote a negative review on Yelp for that one.Sure, the film can be a little bit laggy between the outlandish scenes of carnage. And yeah, nobody in the film is terribly interesting to watch (though a lead character named Mike Brady might elicit a snicker or two). "Slugs" plays to the strength of its titular stars, and there's nothing wrong with that. Best viewed late at night, slightly intoxicated and/or as a double-feature with the likes of "C.H.U.D." or "Sssssss".

nuoipter termer First, I'll say there are at least two posters for this movie. One with a dead woman lying with blood and a slug slithering away from her and one with a man that seems to be just a skeleton except for his face and with slugs on him. As for the movie, it's wonderful. There's plenty of great bloody gruesome scenes. The movie is far-fetched but that is a comedic element of it. This movie is extremely creepy and disturbing and anyone who enjoys that kind of thing will enjoy this. This is one of the best movies I've ever seen and I've seen a lot. Make sure no one too young sees it. It's definitely way too disturbing for children and there's sex and nudity.