Truly Dreadful Film

Good start, but then it gets ruined

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Tremors is a very well executed, well-made B movie. Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon are two handymen in the middle of nowhere town Patience, Nevada. Fed up when we meet them, they decide to head out for better opportunities when they come across a dead body. This leads to the discovery of another body and the revelation of the presence of an underground snakelike creature (called graboids) that is the cause of all this chaos- and there are a few of them. What ensues is a war between the tiny populace of this insignificant, socially isolated town and the terrorizing slithers. Tremors does not take itself seriously, provides ample amount of entertainment because of great, relatable characters and the endearing leading pair of Bacon and Ward. Pacing is excellent, and the special effects are so good it makes me wonder why real puppetry and models are not used to the scale it used to be- CGI has overstayed its welcome and films like Tremors prove live action work has not. This is a fantastic film. Watch it.

I think there's a SpongeBob episode that is inspired by this movie. And it happens to be very good source material for a kid's show. This campy, b-rated horror film about a group of Nowhereville residents, led by two country-boy handymen, Valentine McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Basset (Fred Ward), fighting off four mutant underground worm-monsters is a blast and is sure to put a smile on your face. While the premise sounds like a cheese-fest (and the script is full of cheesy lines and jokes which don't always land), this is a genuinely clever movie. Our townspeople always appear to be backed into the tightest corner of the room, but the ingenuity of these people who lack school smarts was making me question if I had the brains or the balls to figure out or attempt what they did to save their butts. It's not the typical horror movie where you can tell the next couple steps 30 minutes before they happen; the smart writing has always got you guessing at the edge of your seat as to what is going to occur next. While most characters don't really have some sort of arc, care was put in to give each individual their own style and personality and that was used to help further the story in a smart way as well. And while the storyline shines brightly, I feel that some of the dialogue falls flat on its face. Some of the jokes don't quite make it (that may be a result of some bad acting?), and sometimes I question whether someone would say what some of the characters said in given scenarios. But these groaners would be even more detrimental if the film took itself too seriously. Thankfully it doesn't, as noted by a lot of the unrealistic, but very fun special effects. Tremors would be a good movie to watch in a group of friends because everyone is sure to have a good time.

Tremors was the kind of monster movie that seemed to find its way into my childhood video library - was it meant for kids, I have no idea (it's not not meant for them, if that makes sense) - and it was something that got repeat viewing. I think it was because the tone was sharp for this kind of material. The filmmakers had more of a budget than something like a Japanese Godzilla movie, and the actors, including people like Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, are not taking a s*** so to speak, they're not there just to collect a paycheck (or if they are, they hide ir so well that you don't notice).The pacing is what keeps things tense and breakneck. The premise is simple: underground worms chase and hunt down townspeople in the tiny Perfection, Nevada. There's enough character in the set-ups with these people first though, with Bacon and Ward as laborers, and with the townspeople (Michael Gross and Victor Wong get some ample screen-time), and it helps that the filmmakers spend just enough time in the first ten-fifteen minutes so that we can care enough about them while also making them fairly comic characters.This is a fun movie. It doesn't have much pretension or things in the way to make it draw too much attention to it being "art". It's a killer-worms movie that gets some build-up early on for the what these worms are - first it's snakes and then it's the GIANT worm that's attached to everything and then when it gets going. And the special effects mostly hold up well with everything being practical effects. If you are inundated with CGI and don't remember a time when effects got to be MADE, not simply on a computer, with things moving quickly underground at people and shooting out of the ground with guns blazing at it and with gore flying everywhere. It's glorious work by talented craftsmen.So watch it knowing that it's funny, wild and made with energy and some clever characters (a couple being gun nuts, plus Reba McEntire!)

I thought this was a decent monster movie that has fair amount of entertainment value. It's a monster movie that doesn't focus on the fear and gore elements but more on the fun elements. Where a group of people in Nevada that lives near a small desert area. Has to fight off giant worm like creatures underneath that eats humans. I think the idea came because of a group of kids playing a game where they have to stay on platforms. And away from touching the ground and the kids that touched the ground either becomes one of the infected or eliminated from the game. What this is, isn't a psychological terror or anything like that, but a fun filled movie with fun characters trying to survive. While also trying to fight back with the resources they have and outwit the giant man-eating worms. What I appreciate about this movie, is that although it might go slightly overboard. It doesn't try to be more than what it is. So if you want to watch a fun low-budget movie with a group of friends or even with the whole family, this one might lead to a somewhat enjoyable time.7/10