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Tremors (1990)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 11/05, 3/13

11/05: Welcome back, B movies of the sci-fi genre.

Tremors is a big treat. Everything is plain awesome, and the movie is thrilling and scary in the vein of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Kevin Bacon does a great job along with Fred Ward. The story works out well, and the characters are engaging to make the film hip and fun to watch.

Unlike many others, Tremors lays down the rules and faithfully follows them to the end. The creativity is to be praised. Where the special effects fails for Screamers, Tremors capitalizes.

All in all, Tremors still looks great and fresh for a 1990 picture.

3/13: Tremors is a standout given the long line of badly-made sci-fi B films.

It's not the casting that did it although having Kevin Bacon on board certainly helps, but rather, it's the intelligent script. The concept of subterranean monsters growing smarter over time is what makes Tremors fresh all the way to the end.

Many films die when the formula has been figured out and then goes in circles before finishing out with a predictable ending but not Tremors. It's always a new situation with plenty of group-thinking in every scene, allowing me to participate along with the characters.

All in all, Tremors, which is often funny while keeping the drama close at a distance, is one of the best sci-fi B movies made.

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