Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

PG 5.3
2001 1 hr 45 min Horror , Action , Comedy , Thriller , Science Fiction

Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.

  • Cast:
    Michael Gross , Susan Chuang , Shawn Christian , Charlotte Stewart , Ariana Richards , Tony Genaro , Lorna Scott

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Reviews

Interesteg
2001/10/02

What makes it different from others?

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Merolliv
2001/10/03

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

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Jonah Abbott
2001/10/04

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Zandra
2001/10/05

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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stjohn1253
2001/10/06

This film provides plenty of hilarious, escapist entertainment, and the writers (with reservation) and director deserve much credit for that. The actors also had fun, and that translated to the audience doing likewise. On the other hand, T3 represents the illness affecting media culture.In the past, comedy movies delivered hilarity without vulgarity. This demanded creativity of writers. No one walked out of a Bob Hope film laughing to himself but knowing that kids shouldn't see it because of the offensive language. Risking sounding prudish, this reviewer thinks that films today have a paucity of literary ingeniousness. Four letter words ("cheap talk") proliferate because of the laziness of the writers who should give actors dialogue funny yet civil. In that regard only, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection disappoints.Writers, raise the bar on creativity. Demand more of yourselves. You need not attempt to go back to perfection, but take a step in the right direction.

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Spikeopath
2001/10/07

The third movie in the Tremors series of films is adequate entertainment for the fans. Michael Gross returns as Burt, who in turn returns to Perfection to find it a tourist haven of Graboid fans. Into the mix is a nefarious real estate deal that threatens the very existence of the townsfolk. But of course, the Graboids and their mutated offspring don't care about such things.If not expecting too much then this serves up some good straight to video fun. The formula remains the same, with Burt the paranoid saviour of Perfection getting some good lines, while the return of characters from the first film is a splendid bonus for the fans. There's some snarky asides to the perils/cheats of tourist traps, and the real estate rape of the land angle is driven home without over kill. Safe if undemanding creature feature fare. 6/10

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AaronCapenBanner
2001/10/08

Michael Gross is back as Burt Gummer(the only returning cast member) who returns to his hometown of Perfection Nevada(from the first film) after more "graboids" surface, only this time, they undergo a further metamorphosis enabling them to fly! Burt is now a seasoned monster hunter, and leads a new group of people in the perpetual battle against this threat.Third film doesn't have the charm of the first two, despite Michael Gross's good performance, he is the only memorable thing about it, further hampered by silly and crude humor resulting from the new type of "graboids" that have evolved. Story has nowhere left to go, unfortunately, though there would be a prequel...

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TheLittleSongbird
2001/10/09

The first Tremors was brilliant, and to me one of the sharpest and funniest monster movies out there. The second film while not as efficiently paced or directed was surprisingly entertaining with a smart script, good jumps and above average acting. This second sequel is fun enough, and it does do very well with what it set out to do.While I did enjoy the movie, I did have some things that disappointed me here. The plot is not the best, instead it is rather predictable and feels too much like a retread. The pacing like in the second film isn't as efficient, while the direction is sometimes a little stodgy and there was the occasional moment where it felt slightly overplayed. And maybe I'm nitpicking, but part of me misses cool and charismatic Earl, though that's not a criticism as such as his absence is explained.What I liked about Tremors 3:Back to Perfection was its beautiful scenery and cinematography, and once again the script is smartly written. The Graboids are well designed, and the attacks and jumps are believable, as are the quite authentic sound effects. The acting mostly is good enough, Michael Gross returns as Burt and he is especially a lot of fun, both sympathetic and hilarious. And I agree Ariana Richards still maintains her cuteness.Overall, entertaining and fun sequel. 6/10 Bethany Cox

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