THE PLOT THUS FAR
When a powerful storm knocks Fly Creek, Georgia’s power lines down onto wet soil, the resulting surge of electricity drives large, bloodthirsty worms to the surface: and then out of their soil-tilling minds! Soon, the townspeople discover that their sleepy fishing village is overrun with worms that burrow right into their skin! Inundated by hundreds of thousands of carnivorous creatures, the terrorized locals race to find the cause of the rampage: before becoming tilled under themselves!
WHAT WE THOUGHT
“Squirm” opens on a violent storm electrifying the landscape of Fly Creek, Georgia. Rick Baker handles the special effects, as we see the local residents being attacked by killer worms. They burrow out of the ground and start taking over mouths, eyes and other fleshy holes. Future “30 Rock” director Don Scardino takes the lead and he does a great job with the material. That being said, I still prefer the director’s next film “Blue Sunshine”.
What makes worms scary outside of a “Tremors” setting is that they are mindless entities that are holdovers from bygone eras. They do things that normal creatures can’t and they just exist to consume and travel through a never-ending landscape. The sovereignty of their existence and their primal nature when coupled with a monster’s drive is frightening. Also, they tend to make the films they dwell in turn into Hicksploitation. What’s up with that? Rednecks like playing with killer worms or something? That’s quite a tired trope.
The Blu-Ray comes with a commentary, new interviews, a location tour, trailer, TV/Radio spots and a still gallery as the special features. The A/V Quality is pretty sharp. The 1080p transfer is far more impressive than my old MGM DVD. The same goes for the DTS-HD master audio mono track. In the end, I’d recommend a purchase to fans of 70s horror.
RELEASE DATE: 10/28/2014