Product: Tremors (1990)
Rating: 5.0
The Best Monster Movie Comedy of All Time...so far!!!!!
Hello, if you have not yet had the pleasure of watching this early nineties classic than get ready for quite a ride! Tremors is a film that embodies the spirit of the 1950's Monsters Invade a Small Town type of movies.A small town comes under attack by creatures that can only be described as the character's describe them: GRABOIDS!!!! Part of the fun of the movie is that while some scientific language is thrown around to try andexplain the creatures behaviour, ultimately the characters do not spend a lot of time discussing where they came from and instead concentrate on how the hell they are going to get rid of them. If any of you are KevinBacon fans, this film is one of his best comedic/action roles. His line deliveries as a good old boy are hilarious and completely believable. Fred Ward plays his friend and the two of them have a great chemistry going onin this picture. The supporting characters are also outstanding especially Michael Gross(you'll never think of Family Ties again), and Reba McEntire(you'll recognize that lovely country twang in her speech) who play someof the greatest monster hunters in all of movie history (you'll have to see their first encounter with a beast to believe it).I'm not sure what else I can say to convince you to watch this movie, except for the fact that it alsocontains a great supporting performance from 80's genre superstar Victor Wong (Big Trouble in Little China,The Golden Child, The Last Emperor). He is very funny and I believed that a man like Walter Chang could have actually started up a food and supplies store in a small town in Nevada. I would say this moviewould be OK for children aged 11 and up. The younger ones might get a bit scared at a few of the more suspenseful scenes. Oh, did I mention that the practical effects are incredible, yes there is a slight cheesinessto some to the shots but that is part of the movie's charm. However, most of the effects, including the monster's POV, are spot onand totally believable. You will believe there are underground monsters huntingthe good citizens of Perfection, Nevada! I would strongly recommend this film for it's liberal use of comedy, sprinkled with just a bit of horror, and a healthy amount of buddy movie thrown in.Do yourself a favor and watch it immediately!