Tremors

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Summary: Attention monster movie lovers:
Review: TREMORS is nothing more then pure fun. The story takes place in a very small Western town that is besieged by four giant sluglike monsters. These slugs attack anything that causes a seismic vibration on the ground much like a piranha attacks anything that leaks blood. But these slugs chase after a would-be victim with the speed of a runaway train. And add to that, the surviving slugs seem to get smarter when one of their own is killed.

This is one film where the producers could have just put in a bunch of teenagers that only serve the purposes of taking their clothes off and being victims. But instead, we get a several enjoyable characters that we can actually care about. Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon are priceless as two laborers looking for work only to find - How do I put it? - man-eating slugs. Michael Gross, who plays an NRA poster boy, is far removed from his role as an ex-hippie on FAMILY TIES. His equally gun-toting wife is played by country singer Reba McIntyre, who turns in an impressive performance. Unlike all the FREDDY THE 13TH (Don't blame me if I can't tell'em apart) movies, you find yourself rooting for these people.

While this movie might not be CITIZEN KANE, it is a perfect rental for a Friday night.

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Summary: cousinpaco's top terrors: #10
Review: You're stuck in the desert, being chased by massive, burrowing, carnivorous worms. You're five hundred feet from a boulder, with a worm right on your heels. You're not even sure the boulder will offer protection, but it's the only option you have.

Sounds like a freaky nightmare, doesn't it?

"Tremors" is a witty, logical monster movie - not once did I find myself yelling at the characters for being completely stupid. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are terrific as salt-of-the-Earth handymen, who find themselves in the
situation described above. The film even has the integrity to cast a non-bimbo in the female lead.

The special effects are remarkably convincing - some of the best creature FX I've seen. Of course, the squeamish may want to steer clear; there's an awful lot of goopy worm innards.

The real highlight, though, is the screenplay. The plot is tension-filled and well-structured, and quite believable (which is strange, considering the subject matter).

With a nice array of bonus features, "Tremors" is a must-have DVD for monster-movie fans.

It also makes a great gift!

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Summary: Brain-candy first class
Review: This is what you get when a cast, crew, director, and screenwriters believe in their project but don't take themselves to levels of pretension. This is good clean fun: a monster movie that doesn't require buckets of blood and an overdose of c.g.i. effects. The setting is a brilliant daytime desert instead of a fog-enshrouded gloomy night in a Victorian house whose lights suddenly fail to work. (The foggy, gloomy night in other horror movies usually has to hide a weak script and shoddy directing.)

The plot of TREMORS is simple and classic. Something, which is for the most part invisible, is killing off the population of a teeny hamlet one-by-one. Who will save the day? The heroes are the most unlikely of men who rise to the occasion, of course. Will two young people fall in love during the course of the adventure? Of course. Where do the monsters come from? Who knows? It doesn't matter. They're just here and have to be dealt with. Simple, classic.

Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntie, and Michael Gross all turn in unbelieveably wonderful performances, and Ron Underwood's direction is a perfect combination of light-hearted, quick pacing and heavy-handed suspense, which is okay in a movie about giant worms sucking people underground for their snacks. This movie is great fun and has its heart in the right place.

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Summary: I Laughed....I Screamed....I Laughed Some More...
Review: This review refers to the MCA/Universal VHS edition of "Tremors".....

Forget about building an underground shelter in case of a world catastrophe, that's exactly where all the evil lurks in this fun thriller.

Kevin Bacon(Val) and Fred Ward(Earl) star in this horror film that pays homage to the 50's monster flicks. They are two handymen in the small town of "Perfection", Nevada, who are just trying to get out of town and seek a better life.Everytime they try to leave though,they run into some grisly discovery. With the help of Rhonda(Finn Carter), a beautiful seismology student who has been recording underground rumblings, they stay and try to lead the few(but wacky) residents of Perfection to saftey. The rumblings, as it turns out, are no earthquakes, they are giant worm-like creatures, who go after anything that moves. Station wagons are just an appetizer for these grotesque subterranean monsters.

Michael Gross and Reba McEntire co-star as a couple who make their living selling guns. Their arsenal is astounding, and they are a treat to watch as they try to stave off these creatures. Annie Oakley ain't got nothin on Reba!

It's thrilling and funny, and you may want to hide your eyes, but you won't. Bacon and Ward play their roles with humor and a comradeship that works well.It was directed by Ron Underwood(City Slickers/Mighty Joe Young 1998),who keeps us laughing and screaming at the same time.Also look for a Ariana Richards, who plays little "Mindy". She is real good with creatures, as she went on to become "Lex" in Jurassic Park!

This VHS has an exceptioanlly good picture and the sound is equally as good in Dolby Surround/Hi Fi Stereo.

If you're a fan of the old classic monster films and you think "They just don't make em like they used to.." try this one on for size.....Have fun....Laurie

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Summary: TREMORS
Review: This movie is nothing, and I mean nothing, but pure, full fun. It started out one of my favorite monster movie series of all time. The series ranks with my love of the Godzilla, Jaws and Gamera series. The movie is about the small town of Perfection, Nevada, being inhabited by Graboids, giant underground worms that have no eyes or nose, have three tongues shaped like snakes that grab their prey, and hunt by sound. The town's residents, including handymen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Basset (Fred Ward), seismologist Rhonda LeBeck (Finn Carter), weapons expert Burt Gummer (Michael Gross), Burt's wife Heather (Reba McEntire), and others as well. The special effects for this movie are awesome, exspecially the Graboids' blood and guts. Also, there is something sort of scary about this movie: The character development is interesting! There is also comedy, which is extremely funny! If you love monster movies, you'll REALLY LOVE this movie! I know I do love it!

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Summary: "Get off the Ground!"
Review: Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) are two men trying to make a living in a sleepy, dusty little town, and eventually move themselves on to bigger and better things. However, a few suspicious deaths, and a rockslide blocking the only road out of town put a kink in their plans. Together, a female geologist (Finn Carter) recording seismic activity in the area, and the two unlikely heroes set out to determine the cause of the strange seismic readings and the local deaths. They get much more than they bargained for when they determine that a previously unheard of creature (a "graboid") is the cause of both. This eyeless creature travels through the ground tracking small vibrations in order to get to its prey. The townspeople must band together to try and get out of the valley before the small town's population dwindles down to zero.

The "monster" in this movie is something somewhat believable, as well as something that hasn't been done before. There are thousands of estimated species on this planet that we do not yet know about, and have yet to be discovered. Who's to say whether one of them is or is not a large underground-dwelling, vibration-sensing snake? It's slightly more believable, and thus slightly more scary than, Dracula, Frankenstein, or aliens. Regardless, it's an idea that hadn't been done before at the time, and hasn't been done since (not counting the less-than-stellar sequels to this film), and that's always a good thing no matter what genre of film.

This was one of the movies that got me into horror films. It definitely proves that "horror" need not be gory, high budget, or flashy to be great. In addition, a little comic relief can be a good thing! Furthermore, "B" horror films need not always equate with "bad" horror films. This movie is an incredible blend of a refreshing new idea, a great cast of characters, and an excellent, well thought out script. Tremors is action, adventure, thrills, suspense, and comedy all rolled into one. The dialogue is immensely entertaining, and the cast all put in great performances. Though this film is almost 15 years old and I've watched it several times, it never seems to get old. I have discovered that this DVD is not very easy to find anywhere, especially not at a decent price, so grab it up while you can! This is a very fun movie that I highly recommend!

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Summary: Tremors
Review: "Tremors" is a delightful surprise of a monster movie, taking advice from the old-fashioned 1950s films of its kind. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as a couple of independent cusses that come across an extraordinary discovery--a decapitated sheep rancher and his gruesome devoured flock. Along with a earthquake specialist, they are forced to fight for their lives against a pack of underground flesh-eating, giant worms. Superb performances from Bacon and Ward, who carry the film with their charming wit and ruthless attitudes. Excellent special effects and a script that doesn't take itself too seriously makes "Tremors" one of the most entertaining, campy monster movies of the last ten years. Director: Ron Underwood. Cast: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Victor Wong. Rated PG-13 for violence, gore, and language. 98 minutes.

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Summary: Tremors (1989)
Review: Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire.
Running Time: 95 minutes.
Rated PG-13 for violence, language, and mild amounts of gooey monster gore.

A classic monster movie in line with the 1950's onslaught of similar films, "Tremors" is a devastatingly enjoyable film that will mark high on most viewer's richter scales. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as a quirky duo of garbage collectors for the small town of Perfection, Nevada. Just as they are ready to leave town for good, start up a new business, and sail into the sunset as new men, their quiet little desert town is not all that it seems. Seismologist Finn Carter discovers strange rumblings in the ground and suspects that their area is to be inflicted with a massive earthquake, but there is no past evidence of quake occurences.

The town of Perfection is soon put into a terrible frenzy as they are traumatized and gobbled up by flesh-eating, snake-like monsters that actually live underground. They have no eyes, but can sense movements and sound--forcing all of the remaining citizens to read higher ground in order to survive. Michael Gross (yes, that Michael Gross from "Family Ties") and Reba McEtnire (yes, the famous country star) organize a military onslaught to protect and hold their neighborhood. "Tremors" develops into a devilishly hilarious and campy monster movie with lovable characters, thrills and chills, and superb special effects. Bacon is very good in the one of the lead roles, depicting his reckless character with charm and determination.

The screenplay created by S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock does not miss a beat, increasing in intensity and humor as the film goes on. The firearm standoff between Gross/McEntire and the huge soil-slithering creatures is a a fun, ten-minute epic scene that is truly dazzling. Rivals "Aliens" as the best monster movie of the latter part of the 1980's, "Tremors" might just be the most fun a horror cinematic experience can be. Unheralded and somewhat forgotten; should be considered one of the best of its kind.

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Summary: Move over dune
Review: This is my favorite horror series, along with Critters and Predator series. Tons of actions.

The movie begins in sun small Pefection Nevada The move start with vale and Earl the main characters start of another boring old day. Things turn crazy the find and electricon on Top of a light pole dead. Died of dehydration.

Shortly after this a bunch of gore murders occur. First old fried the sheepered is found with his head ended in the ground. All his shep slaughtered.

The fined some like a snake attached to there well. They later discovered the snack was a tongue of a monster. Apparently a giant worm like creatures they named Graboids. Some how these monster end up down I perfection. How they got there is never reveled in the movie.

Veil and Earl, a hot colledge, student and a Parnoid survilist Burnt Gummer and his wife who unfortunatley break up with him after the move ends and is never seen again for the rest of series. Together they must kill the Graboids before the eat every person and other animal in Perfection and turn in into a ghost town.

Watch the movie. If you enjoy this film I recomend seing the 2 sequels Tremors 2 after Shocks, Tremors 3 back to perfection and the prequel tremors 4 the legend begins.

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Summary: A Great Creature Film
Review: Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are a pair on down-on-their-luck guys living in the small town of Perfection (population 16). They have decided it is finally time to get out of the valley and head for Bixby. But they have made their decision one day too late. Strange events have them running back and forth as they try to leave. Then a rockslide closes the only road out of the valley. Now they are stuck with the other residents including the Gummers played by Reba McEntire and Michael Gross.

Strange deaths and missing animals have started to occur in the valley. Then something grabs the guys truck and everyone sees a snake monster and gets their first view of the graboids. But while trying to warn others about the snake monsters, Fred and Kevin discover the monsters are much bigger than thought and they travel under the ground.

The rest of the movie has the inhabitants banding together first to avoid the monsters, then to destroy them and get out of the valley. Some survive and some do not.

The action is tense with moments of humor (I love the pole vaulting and the headlights shining in the sky). The monsters are very well done and very original. Good performances from most of the cast add to the mix resulting in a tight and fun creature film. This is a real must see for creature fans. My wife, not a fan of horror or monsters, also liked this movie when we first saw it.