Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

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.

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".

Deep in the sewage system of a small town in America, slugs have become contaminated by toxic waste and begin to consume everything in their path. Unfortunately, because the first victims are so completely devoured, the supervisor of the health department, "Mike Brady" (Michael Garfield) is completely unable to identify the cause. To make matters even worse, once he does suspect what is behind the killings the elected officials of the town are reluctant to believe him. Now rather than reveal any more of this film and risk ruining it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it might be. Although some of the acting wasn't that good and the script could have used some improvement, I feel safe in saying that this is not your everyday killer slug movie. That said, provided the viewer can take the overall story with a grain of salt—or possibly a few beers—a person might be able to enjoy this film to a limited degree. It's certainly nothing special but I suppose if a person has nothing better to do then it may help to fill the time—in a somewhat marginal sort of way. Accordingly, I rate it as just below average.

Slugs (1988) ** (out of 4) Gory, dumb but fun "nature attack" movie about a small town coming under attack by mutant slugs. These slugs might move slow but that doesn't mean they don't like to eat some human flesh and it's up to one guy (Michael Garfield) to try and stop them. SLUGS comes from director Juan Piquer Simon who is best remembered for his cult favorite PIECES but this here is every bit as entertaining so we can really give him credit for two of the most fun bad movies of the decade. This one here wouldn't have worked even if Stanley Kubrick or Martin Scorsese had directed it because, really, who on Earth would even try to make a movie about killer slugs? No matter how much carnage they do, the viewer just isn't going to be scared of a bunch of slugs. With that said, instead of scares the director gives us some pretty wild and pretty over-the-top gore scenes and many of them have to be seen to be believed. The highlight of the film has to be a sequence where a couple gets done having sex only to find out too late that the entire floor is covered in slugs. The poor woman who falls on the floor makes for a very gory sight. Other highlights include a very memorable chain of events where one man unknowingly eats a slug. The aftermath has enough gore for two movies. There's no question that the death scenes are the highlight of the film and help it move along. The performances are a mixed bag with most of the cast giving pretty wooden work. Can you blame them considering they're in a movie about killer slugs? The pacing in the film is a bit too slow for its own good but there's no doubt that fans of silly horror films will want to check it out.