Tremors

Fresh from the robot comedy “Short Circuit” and its sequel, screenwriter, S.S. Wilson penned a script titled, “Tremors.” It’s about two Maintenace workers, Val and Earl who live in Nevada doing odd jobs for a small town. Tired of doing the same old routine, the pair wish to leave for a big job opportunity. Suddenly, sandworms lurk around town. They’ll need all the help they can get to annihilate ’em one by one.

Released in 1990, (same year Jacob’s Ladder came out) it received mixed reviews from critics and was a modest success at the box office. Overtime, Tremors gained a cult following thanks to home video rentals. The movie spawned six underwhelming sequels and a TV show on Syfy without Kevin Bacon. It’s like “American Psycho II” with Mila Kunis instead of Christian Bale.”

Anyway, Halloween Month is almost over. I wanna share my thoughts on this cult classic from the ’90s. I have a limited amount of time to watch and review horror films. Which ones should I review next? Please leave a comment and don’t forget to subscribe for more reviews.

Today’s review contains no SPOILERS.

Full & Empty Aspects

Full: Kevin Bacon and the late Fred Ward both did a decent job for their respective performances.

S.S. Martin did a solid job writing the script.

Action Sequences display our heroes fighting the sandworms.

Funny Moments in-between seriousness and comedy mixed together.

Practical Effects were heavily involved creating the sandworms.

Cinematography was shot without suffering from technical flaws.

• Fun Fact 1: Reba McEntire makes her film debut. She was already a high-profile country singer. Reba used to be pretty. Nowadays, her face looks unappealing. Cue, Mel Gibson’s line in “Lethal Weapon 3.” “Oh, my more plastic than Cher.”
• Fun Fact 2: Tremors was parodied on an episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” titled, “Sandy, SpongeBob and the Worm.” An Alaskan bull worm that’s big scary and pink like Patrick’s belly button.

Pacing felt natural for a 96-minute movie. Told a better narrative than “The Night of the Hunter.” I’m sorry, I didn’t like it. I prefer ’90s to modern horror over classic ones from the ’30s-’60s.

Chemistry between Val & Earl serves as the main highlight.

Victor Wong (Egg Shen from Big Trouble in Little China) appears as a local store owner.

Empty: The sandworms are not as big as the poster depicts one of them. I expected a single one the same size as the one from “Dune.”

An early romance happened between two characters. If this were real life, it would take a few weeks for two people to get to know one another until a relationship officially established.

Product Placement (Pee Pee for short) featuring brands such as Pepsi, Gatorade, Orange Crush & Ford. I’ll let this con slide because I couldn’t find any other brand to shove down my throat.

The Final Verdict: B, FOR BIGGER AND BETTER!

Tremors’ a legit horror western comedy that’ll keep you entertained from start to finish. If you’re looking for something to watch, give this one a shot.