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Tremors is actually two movies in one. On its own terms, it's an enjoyable modern sci-fi horror-thriller, with good pacing and a sense of humor; but it's also a loving tribute to such 1950s low-budget... read more read more... desert-based sci-fi-horror films like Them!, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula, and The Monolith Monsters. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are the stars, a pair of small-town handymen living in a small desert community, who stumble upon several difficult-to-explain phenomena, including a couple of people who've died under extremely strange (and, in one instance, very grisly) circumstances. Eventually, they and a handful of their neighbors find the cause: gigantic prehistoric worm-like creatures that streak under the desert the way fish swim through oceans, reaching up and grabbing anything they need for food. Cut off from the outside world, they have to figure out how to get across the desert alive while these creatures -- that are smart as well as fast -- close in on them, stalking them like monster sharks. The film benefits from the presence of special effects that are good enough to pull this all off, keeping the shock value high, and also from a subtly humorous script and performances to match by the entire cast, and director Ron Underwood's breezy pacing of the whole picture. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: April 28, 1998

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  • October 16, 2011
    Big fun B-movie as underground monsters terrorize a small desert town. Thick with good ole boy charm and whimsy its simply just plain great for families as survival is something that only happens with everyone's help. Michael Gross and Reba McIntire are standouts as Tea Partiers... read more gone wild.
  • September 6, 2011
    A backwater town is stalked by giant underground creatures intent on gobbling up its inhabitants. Ron Underwood's affectionate homage to and parody of the Hollywood creature feature was a big enough hit to warrant a trio of straight to DVD sequels, mainly because of it's light-he... read morearted approach and cast of hugely likeable characters. There's a lot of comedy in this feast of human flesh, particularly in the bickering of the two red neck heroes Val and Earl played with real chemistry by Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward and the survivalist couple who provide the absurdly over the top firepower they need ("What kind of fuse is that?" "Cannon fuse" "What the hell do you use that for??" "My cannon.") It wastes no time making excuses for the monsters' existence or soapy characterisation, instead concentrating on light hearted thrills and spills and it's paced perfectly using some animatronic effects that have stood the test of time pretty well. Hardly weighty, intellectually stimulating stuff, but it's a lot of fun and lot better than the higher profile but wholly inferior Arachnophobia.
  • August 12, 2011
    Good
  • July 6, 2011
    My opinion still stands: this is one the greatest monster movies Hollywood has ever come up with. A wonderfully entertaining blend of humor, action and otherwordly horror. It also works as the perfect argument for why you don't need a bunch of CGI-effects to make a good monster f... read morelick. All you need is a tight script, a likeable cast and some talented animatronics artists/creature designers. Just take it for what it is and you're guaranteed to have a good time.
  • May 15, 2011
    Tremors is a funny and increasingly entertaining movie. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are perfectly cast as friends Val and Earl. Has to be one of the better creature features out there. The only knock on it is that Reba McEntire has a role.
  • April 10, 2011
    I don't remember why exactly, but when I saw this as a kid, I thought it was stupid. I may give it another try, though, since I don't really remember it.
  • January 15, 2011
    more silly than scary, this film borders on comedic horror. a classic.
  • January 7, 2011
    The finest creature feature of the last couple of decades.
  • November 16, 2010
    WAY TO GO DUDES!
  • August 25, 2010
    This is a relatively standard B-Movie creature feature, but the effects are cool, and the performances are fairly decent. This is tons of fun, and very entertaining. It defeinitely merits a few watches.

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Scott Weinberg
January 9, 2011
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

I think there should be a lot more movies like Tremors out there, and no I don't mean more sequels. Full Review

Felix Vasquez Jr.
October 18, 2010
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

Tastes so bad going down but feels so good going in... Full Review

Stefan Birgir Stefansson
March 11, 2008
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

a fun b-movie flicka

Jon Niccum
November 26, 2003
Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

A flawless B-movie about giant, underground worm creatures

Brian Mckay
March 19, 2003
Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

A 90's comedy-horror film with 50's B-movie panache Full Review

Karina Montgomery
March 17, 2003
Karina Montgomery, Cinerina

Campy fun if you're ready for it

Jeffrey M. Anderson
February 7, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

A high-end horror film, very clever, funny and scary.

Ken Hanke
December 11, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Pleasantly regressive big monster flick.

Widgett Walls
August 17, 2002
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

The pinnacle of recent B-monster movies. It's what Eight Legged Freaks wants to grow up to be.

Rob Vaux
August 13, 2002
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

The blueprint for how to do projects like this right: care about your material, but don't lose your sense of humor.

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    • Valentine McKee: You will have... long blonde hair, big green eyes, world class breasts, ass that won't quit, and legs... that go ALL THE WAY UP!
    • Valentine McKee: We decided to leave town just one damn day to late!
    • Earl Basset: I vote for outer space. No way these are local boys.
    • Valentine McKee: Hey - check this out! I found the ass end!
    • Earl Basset: We gotta run. We've got a schedule to keep.
    • Valentine McKee: Yeah. See, we plan ahead, that way we don't do anything right now. Earl explained it to me.
    • Valentine McKee: Roger that Burt, and congratulations. Be advised, however, that there are two more, repeat, two more motherhumpers.

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