Tremors Review
Tremors is a refreshing, energetic, genre-bending farce which pays homage to 1950s B-movies the likes of The_Blob (1958), Them! (1954), and Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954). Working from a clever script, director Ron_Underwood perfectly captures the dim, pulpy tone of the horror-adventures, without ever resorting to patronizing parody. Tremors retains enough of the genre's conventions to make the film work on a genuinely suspenseful level -- he elicits effective B-movie thrills while poking fun at them. A good deal of credit for the wry tone should go to Kevin_Bacon and Fred_Ward, who deliver marvelously whimsical, "straight" performances as the film's bumpkin heroes. The special effects and stunts are impressive: despite their intentional preposterousness, the giant worms are appropriately scary. The film was enough of a cult hit to warrant a direct-to-video sequel in 1995, named Tremors II: Aftershocks. Brendon Hanley, Rovi
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