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 SLIME
CITY-
(Shock-O-Rama Cinema)
1989. Horror. 85 minutes. Not Rated. To
get away from his roommate and hoping to score with his girl, Alex rents
an apartment in the city. After
meeting a few of his neighbors, Alex decides to join one of them for
dinner. At the dinner, Alex is
served a slime like substance, Himalayan pudding to be exact, and not soon
after becomes ill. Upon waking
up the next morning, Alex becomes a murderous slime zombie of sorts,
killing anyone in his path.
Slime
City
can be broken up into 2 parts; the first 70 minutes and the remaining 15
minutes. Although a bit slow,
the first 70 minutes is decent. At times you may be tempted to hit fast
forward or find yourself glancing at the counter on the dvd player. Those
who stick around for the ending will be handsomely rewarded.
The major shortfalls of
Slime
City
are a weak dialogue and weak kills. For
the most part, the actors are emotionless when delivering their lines,
which is usually annoying, except for a few hilarious scenes.
The kills are downright weak, which was a real downer for me, save
the final 15 minutes. The
ending however, made up for all the shortfalls and then some. Had the rest
of the movie been as creative and entertaining as the ending, this would
be an all-time favorite of mine. From
witty dialogue to great gore, the ending is a must see.
Slime
City
stars Robert Sabin, and Mary Huner, among others. DVD extras include
commentary by director Greg Lamberson and star Robert Sabin, movie
trailers, a Making of Slime mini-documentary, and a bonus feature film by
Greg Lamberson. I really
enjoyed the bonus film, Naked Fear. The
addition of Naked Fear makes this DVD a must have for me, as well as for
you. – C
Clark
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