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Slither (2006)
Hilarious
I saw Serenity (never saw the series Firefly) and loved Nathan Fillion, who seemed to be channeling young Harrison Ford from the Indiana Jones flicks. I got to say he was even better here. Elizabeth Banks and Michael Rooker as the screwed up married couple knew exactly how to play it. James Gunnn should be applauded for getting everyone on the same page. Slither is hilarious. Perfect blend of humor and gross out horror. Good cheesy hick dialog reminded me a lot of Dead And Breakfast only a lot more polished here. Sadly it did not do well in the Box Office. Anyone who is a fan of early Raimi and Jackson needs to see this flick otherwise Gunn might have to feed his family by writing another Scooby Doo movie (yuck). I have no doubt this will become a huge hit on DVD.
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
WEAK and Mediocre attempt at sex comedy
I too saw this at SXSW and while the film did get some laughs I attributed it more to a typical "friendly" festival screening. This is in no way a good movie. How they got this cast for a screenplay like this is surprising. Fist-time Director Billy Kent lives up to his first time billing by doing nothing to liven up the limp dialog and sitcom storyline either. My girlfriend and I couldn't figure out why we are supposed to care about Parker Posey's character. Save for Paul Rudd's nice performance there is little to recommend about this weak attempt. It all feels so much a rehash of other, better (and equally bad) films. Lame dick / dildo jokes and using a pager as a vibrator all seem pretty tired.