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i've wanted to watch this film for a long time. when i was a kid this movie was played on tv once. i'm sure it was a saturday or late night but i can't recall for certain. i do remember that it freaked me out enough that i couldn't sit through it. it has remained the only movie that i did not finish because it creeped me out too much.
of course as an adult, now, its a whole different experience. i can hardly conjure enough to imagine what scared me about this.
its a fairly slow simple gross out of deadly worms that bite. literally they crawl into people's skin and eat them from the inside. billions or trillions of these vicious suckers pour out of the ground, fill rooms, etc. its kinda cool that they manage to pull off the effects they did in this film. although i can't figure out why they keep using obviously different kinds of worms for different scenes.
i also didn't recall the heavy southern drawl that all the characters have. its unusual too. distinct in a way i can't figure out. as if they are either from an area that is not usual to hear, or they are trained actors that pull it off but not exactly.
the story goes, a huge storm knocks down the main power lines in a small town. this drives the worms out of the ground and seems to "super charge" them into killer beasts. they can't stay in the sun though so they only attack in the dark (night). a subplot of out of town "city folk" boyfriend and a sheriff, some worm farmers, and of course the girl and her family. none of which is significant but just moves the story forward.
its not a perfect film by any means. by today's standard its quite slow. the plot is simple, the acting adequate. its a good saturday night horror. cool by me, i'd watch it again.
(7/10)
7/10
