A Masterpiece!

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Although entertaining enough, the effects are not as good as the first film and there is virtually no suspense at all. The Graboids can fly in this installment, which is silly in its own right and a suspense-killer. The creatures are stocky and cartoonish. Once again, this is more of a non-funny comedy than a horror. A spoof almost.

The law of diminishing returns is called into play yet again for this second sequel to monster classic TREMORS. Unsurprisingly, TREMORS 3 was a straight-to-video release and it's a far cry from the excellence of the first film. It's not even as good as the second movie in the series, and really the only thing that keeps it watchable is the fact that many cast members return from the original. Not the big names, but actors and actresses like Michael Gross, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Robert Jayne, and a grown-up Ariana Richards, who has developed into an appealing young woman.Sadly the plot is as dry and devoid of inspiration as the film's desert setting. The emphasis is, inevitably, on a new species of monster. The first film had underground worms, the second walking monsters, in this film there are flying beasts (nicknamed, somewhat inanely, "ass blasters"). The CGI effects used to animate the critters are absolutely appalling, some of the worst I've seen – really bottom of the barrel stuff, and I'm usually charitable when it comes to such shortcomings. The plot shifts uneasily from one lifeless action set piece to another, with only a few genuinely good moments in between.Trooper Michael Gross is good value for money and much of the entertainment generated by the on screen antics derive from his character. The bit where he gets swallowed is well achieved, for instance. But the last half hour of the film seems to take place in some disused rubbish tip (an apt setting, considering the nature of the movie) and the lack of budget is extremely apparent. The film seems aimed more at kids than its predecessors, and indeed was produced to garner interest in a short-lived TREMORS television series. The new actors – Christian, Chuang – are terrible and there's no sense of fear or terror as in the first flick, just laboured humour. Give TREMORS 3: BACK TO PERFECTION a miss – it's barely worth your time.

The first Tremors movie is better. Tremors II After shocks is better. Tremors 4 the legend begins this also better. But still this is a great movie. It is very scary. It has great acting. It also has great special effects. It has a great story line. It is a must see. 5.4 is underrating this movie. I give it 8 out of 10. It is a great film. Micheal Gross is a great actor. It this movie does not scary you then no movie will. Ariana Richards is a great actress. Charlotte Stewart is a great actress. Brent Maddock is a great film maker. This is one of the scariest movies from 2001. The monsters in this movie are very scary. This movie is a must see.

This film provides plenty of hilarious, escapist entertainment, and the writers (with reservation) and director deserve much credit for that. The actors also had fun, and that translated to the audience doing likewise. On the other hand, T3 represents the illness affecting media culture.In the past, comedy movies delivered hilarity without vulgarity. This demanded creativity of writers. No one walked out of a Bob Hope film laughing to himself but knowing that kids shouldn't see it because of the offensive language. Risking sounding prudish, this reviewer thinks that films today have a paucity of literary ingeniousness. Four letter words ("cheap talk") proliferate because of the laziness of the writers who should give actors dialogue funny yet civil. In that regard only, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection disappoints.Writers, raise the bar on creativity. Demand more of yourselves. You need not attempt to go back to perfection, but take a step in the right direction.