Directed by:
James GunnScreenplay:
James GunnCinematography:
Gregory MiddletonComposer:
Tyler BatesCast:
Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Tania Saulnier, Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, Jenna Fischer, Rob Zombie, Dustin Milligan, Darren Shahlavi, Lloyd Kaufman (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The sleepy town of Wheelsy could be any small town in America - quaint and gentle, peopled with friendly folks who mind their own business. But just beneath the surface charm, something unnamed and evil has arrived, and is growing. No one seems to notice as telephone poles become clogged with missing pet flyers, or when one of town's richest citizens, Grant Grant (Michael Rooker) begins to act strangely. But when farmers' livestock turn up horribly mutilated and a young woman goes missing, Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and his team, aided by Grant's wife Staria (Elizabeth Banks), uncover the dark force laying siege to their town and come face-to-face with an older-than-time organism intent on absorbing and devouring all life on Earth. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Videos (1)
Reviews (2)
It's got the divine Michael Rooker as a tragic badass, it's got a phenomenal mayor in Gregg Henry, it's got impressive references to other films (The Toxic Avenger on TV), and it just certainly doesn't have the drive that Troma veteran James Gunn could easily aspire to. For the entire ninety-one minutes, I just watched the hints of where this whole charade could have gone if the director had really pushed hard. I want a sequel where it doesn't just stop at assaulting little girls, calling shitty Republicans names, and slimy slugs at every turn.
()
It's like Shaun of the Dead, but a little less imaginative and with American pitchforks instead of English layabouts. In short, a very good spectacle that shows its love of horror films in which blood and other (not always human) fluids spurt in all directions from start to finish. James Gunn balanced the humor and suspense perfectly, and I loved how the special effects combined computer animation and classic masks and puppets.
()
Gallery (71)
Photo © Universal Pictures
Ads