Product: Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
Rating: 4.0
Good for laughs and fans of the first
The original Tremors was a great movie. A semi-original (or atleast "different") monster idea, lots of comedy, some susepense, action, and memorable characters. Tremors 2 brings back The character of Earl along with Burt both of whom add lots of fun to this movie, all the other characters from the first however - are no where to be seen.Tremors 2 is a different movie than the first. The first was a mix of sci-fi and horror with a very light hearted atmosphere and plenty of comedy worked in. The sequel changes this formula significantly. Tremors 2 is comedy first, before anything else and has a different feel than the first. So much so, that in fact at many times it's impossible to take the movie seriously at all - something the first movie was not guilty of. At any rate Tremors 2 does succeed in this respect as being an effective comedy monster action movie. You'll have to have seen the first to really appreciate the movie, as much of the funniest scenes are based around what everyone loved about the first (burt's millitary obsessions and new found paranoias, and earl's personality).The Monsters are new and improved, and the "worms" are now revealed to be the larval stage of the creatures. After a metamorphic period they turn into a new, funny looking, bipedal screaching predators. The plot also attempts to give the simple explanation for their origins that they predate all other life on earth. All add enough change to the tremors story to make it very different from the original.Tremors two comes off as a B movie, but it was INTENDED to be funny and rediculous. Fans of the original and people who like corny, funny, not-quite-horror movies will enjoy this. If you're looking for somethin that is as good as the first or better, you will be disapointed by the changes in plot, the change in mood, and the disapearance of tha majority of the characters.