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\n(Originally published October 2011)<\/p>\n

From the director who would later go on to make Super <\/em>(edit: and Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em>) comes a quirky little gore movie that surprised me with its likability! Although most of that likability may come from Nathan Fillion (from the cult TV show Firefly<\/em>) in the lead role.<\/p>\n

In a small, quiet and quirky American town a meteorite crashes and releases a fierce parasitic lifeform, it infects and possesses a husband whose wife then teams up with the local police chief and others to stop an alien takeover!
\nThe film’s labelled as a horror-comedy, and while it got a chuckle out of me a few times I have to say it could have done with some wittier dialogue, especially with Fillion on board. I was most impressed with the physical and special effects involved! Great comedic splashes and gushes of blood and bile, along with leech-like slugs and tentacles.<\/p>\n

It is very predictable, with classic bodysnatching scenarios and zombie clich\u00e9s, but it is a very fun gore movie that I imagine is quite underrated.Decent acting all around too; there is a nice chemistry between our leading stars, and certainly a good looking cast too with Elizabeth Banks (The Lego Movie<\/em>) and Tania Saulnier.<\/p>\n

It has some good funny moments, I’d recommend it for any fans of Shaun of the Dead and gore movies in general. Short, simple, quick and entertaining.<\/p>\n

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