Review of Tremors (1990) by Muldjord — 13 May 2023

When it comes to creature features I don't think it can get any better than Tremors. The practical effects are clever to the point where it's hard not to believe this type of creature is an actual living thing. It's only the occasional physics-rejecting effect that makes it seem a bit off. But even those scenes bring so much to the movie that you can easily ignore it and just go with it.

If there ever was a perfectly cast movie, this has to be it. The cast is relatively small which makes it even more important for each character to work to their fullest potential. And each and every one of them do. Bacon undoubtedly brings a lot to the table, but I don't feel like the later movies would have lived up to the first even with Bacon in them. Tremors has a perfect script and perfect pacing. The later movies do not. Not hating on the later movies, as they do have some odd charm to them. But where Tremors is an almost perfect movie, the later movies are more like typical straight-to-VHS movies. They can entertain you, and that's it.

It's only this movie from the series I've re-watched countless times. I've seen the later ones, and did somewhat enjoy them. But they are nowhere near this one. This one is... Yes, Perfection.

I've watched this movie so many times I've lost count. Watching it while writing this review actually.