That was an excellent one.

Sick Product of a Sick System

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Southern living is a way of life. People like to fish. That's good. But when a storm happens, some things aren't what it's like there. Lightning struck the ground. What harm does it cause? Plenty! The man selling worms became the victim of his own business. Unknown to him, the worms he's been gathering has become carnivorous. The baits becomes the predators. When the sun goes down, the locals become dinner for these worms. While the non-local tries his best to help out, knowing that the worms only attack at night. When the house scene where the worms attacked, I thought all the people were finished by the worms. It turned out that the sister found a hiding place where the worms couldn't penetrate. When the power company fixed the power, things are back to normal . With worms, I would expect giant sized earthworms. Perhaps, the night crawlers are the perfect example. May have been a mixture of worms. A cult classic, worth the watch. 2 out of 5 stars.

Intentionally campy nature-gone-wild film about killer mutant earthworms. Power lines come down during a storm causing thousands killer earthworms to surface and feast upon the locals. The story and characters are not all that compelling, but the film did have a ridiculous "Tremors" kind of vibe to it that was fun. I mean, how could you take seriously worms coming out of a shower head or digging their way out of a mans face? Those are both ridiculous scenes, but ridiculously memorable in the best sort of way. Don't expect suspense or thrills, but do expect some laugh out lout goofiness as well as some good creepy moments featuring massive amounts of actual slimy worms doing icky things.

When Seventies Elton John goes to visit his girl way down somewhere in Virginia, he's all expecting some passionate loving (wait, that doesn't sound like Elton John at all), but instead gets surrounded by pink, wriggling slimy things instead (that sounds more like Elton John).What's happened, right, is that there was some sort of storm and the some electricity hit the ground and then all these worms (who were residing in a worm farm) all went a bit mental and start chowing down on the locals, none of whom in the slightest belief Elton John's theories (or even like him in the least, especially that sheriff with the simply bizarre haircut. You know, it's one of those nature on the loose deals, only this one manages to pick a pretty harmless creature. It's far too slow as well, what with Elton and his girl doing exciting things like checking dental records, going fishing and trying to convince the sheriff that something's wrong over and over and over again.The video cover to this one scared that crap out of me when I was young (when video shops existed), but sadly it didn't live up to it all. The wormface bit was good though, but that's it!

Writer / director Jeff Lieberman's enjoyable entry into the "Nature Strikes Back" genre is good fun, a very knowing and tongue in cheek homage to B level creature features of earlier decades. Yes, there may indeed be moments here that are kind of silly, but that disclaimer could apply to countless horror films of all kinds of budgets. What happens is during a heavy storm in the coastal region of Georgia, an electrical tower falls to the ground and sends electricity into the ground that mobilizes thousands of ugly sandworms, which proceed to feast on the luckless locals. Mick, played by the amiable Don Scardino, is a New Yorker who comes to the small town of Fly Creek to visit a recent female acquaintance, Geri, played by the lovely Patricia Pearcy, and probes the Nancy Drew style mystery of what is happening to the citizens. The shock sequences in this flick are excellent, depending on not only some amazing makeup effects wizardry by Rick Baker, but the inherent creepiness of these slithering terrors. The atmosphere is strong, with delicious local flavour. The music by Robert Prince adds to the effective "late show" quality of the material, and comes equipped with an unusual but haunting use of a young boys' singing. One amusing touch is that the worms are heard to scream; the sound is actually that of pigs squealing in "Carrie" (1976); Dan Sable was the sound editor for both films. Joseph Mangine, a B movie veteran whose credits also include "Alligator" and "Alone in the Dark" (1982), does the cinematography. The cast is very engaging, with Scardino making for an unlikely but worthy hero, and Pearcy an alluring female lead. R.A. Dow has the role of the put-upon Roger, who has the best scenes in the picture. Jean Sullivan and Peter MacLean go amusingly over the top as Geri's fragile mom and the mean, suspicious sheriff, who takes an instant dislike to the Yankee outsider whom he dismisses as just a troublemaker. Fran Higgins is a delight as Geri's tomboyish sister, Carl Dagenhart a total hoot as miserable worm farm operator Willie Grimes, and character actor William Newman, whose memorable mug you may have seen in one thing or another, makes his film debut as Mr. Quigley. "Squirm" is not as bad as some reviews may indicate, and for any lover of B level monster movies such as this viewer, it should prove to be an acceptable diversion, building steadily up to a cool and eerie finale inside the Sanders home as it's besieged by hordes of worms. Best of all, the movie has an ingratiating sense of humour that lets us know that it's never taking itself too seriously. If you love ecological horror, it's definitely worth checking out. Trivia note: "Squirm" could have ended up with Martin Sheen as Mick, Kim Basinger as Geri, and Sylvester Stallone as Roger! Seven out of 10.