Am I the only one who liked this film?

I couldn't agree more. This is definately the best of all of those nature-strikes-back movies from the 70's. Many production values in this movie (though not all) still hold up to todays standards. I don't know of many other from this era that can make that claim. Great movie.

The recent DVD with commentary is excellent too.

No way man! Great movie one of my favorite exploitation flicks and Leiberman directs with a true integrity in all of his films no matter how diverse. I love the make-up in Squirm, the killer close-ups of those weird worms in the beginning great stuff, but, let's see a remake or a sequel I guess if 'Slither' does well at the box office killer worm-type flicks will make a come back. Just please cast actors that aren't just pretty faces, but, actually have some personality too. Hire Rick Baker again to do some worm F/X or maybe get KNB.

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This movie made me laugh so hard I lost feeling in half of my body. My eyes were bleeding because I couldnt produce enough tears to hydrate them, because of the laughter. Better to see with friends.

I am a big fan of "Squirm" as well. I think it's a really fun and entertaining little 70's B-horror drive-in flick. Moreover, I found the leads Don Scardino and Patricia Pearcy to be very solid and engaging, I got a big kick out of writer/director Jeff Lieberman's twisted sense of pitch-black humor, and the scene with the worms eating R.A. Dow's face never fails to gross me out big time. I'm proud to say I own the excellent MGM DVD for this one; Lieberman's lively, funny and informative commentary in particular is a total treat to hear.

"We're all part Shatner/And part James Dean/Part Vic Morrow/And Steve McQueen"

You're not the only one who thinks this movie is entertaining. I get annoyed by people who claim that the "only" way to watch a bad movie is with MST3K. Sure, they're funny most of the time. But honestly, do you really need a laugh track to watch a movie like "Squirm"? The film was clearly not intended to be taken seriously, and a couple of the gross-out scenes are truly disturbing. I think a lack of imagination is what makes people cling to the MST3K approach, where someone needs to tell you what's funny in a b-movie.

I'm with you on this one---great representation of the 70's horror---effective then, and still effective today! And the scene in the boat is still horrifying---if there's any complaint at all, it would be maybe to tighten up the pacing a little, and a few more effects would have been nice.

No, you're not. I'm a BIG fan of this film, too! In fact, I recently added my own subject to this board, 'Cover Art'. Something about the way this movie was filmed that gives me the creeps. As a 'monster' movie it works for me! The eerie musical score to this film tops all others of the same genre.
I just disliked the way they omitted the original artwork (movie poster) on the dvd cover for a cheesy photo of Roger submergeed up to his chin in worms. Not spooky or intriguing. The original artwork, by Drew Struzan, was superior as an 'attention grabber'. It was more nightmarish and creative. The photo is just simply disgusting. I doubt that anyone who hasn't seen the flick would give it a chance based on that photo cover.