This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.
... View MoreEach character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
... View MoreThis is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
... View MoreIt is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
... View MoreThe Tremors monster series of films is all about "fun", and makes no attempt to be anything more.And this one fits right in. The title kind of gives away some of what it isn't supposed to, and it should be retitled.The hero team, as always, is made up of two guys whom most people could never identify with, but still understand the motivations for. The alienation of the audience is not as total as most "hero team" movies go. Like the rest of the series, it's a step up from the "demi-god" heroes. They aren't able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but they do have some supernatural powers, though not too many to make them unapproachable.The African trio of secondary heroes makes this a much better film, but they are put too much into the back burner. It would have been better if they were the front burner, much better.
... View MoreTremors is one of my favorite "creature features", thanks to its perfect combination of humor, suspense, likable characters and excellent special effects made by the legendary studios Fantasy II Films and Amalgamated Dynamics; and everything was set in a wild and realistic setting which inspired horror in the daylight, something unusual in this genre. Afterwards, three sequels (well, two sequels and a prequel) were made, in which Michael Gross was established as the main actor, but they were mediocre. The last film of the series (Tremors 4: The Legend Begins) had been released in 2004, and it had been set in the Old West, so there isn't a substantial connection to the fifth film, and having watched it isn't indispensable to appreciate the lean pros of Tremors 5: Bloodlines. The transplant of the graboids to South Africa doesn't add too much novelty to the story; it was probably a financial strategy to take advantage of the tax incentives offered to North American producers by that country; but the arid settings are certainly attractive to look at. Unfortunately, co-screenwriters William Truesmith, M.A. Deuce and John Welpley weren't able to fully exploit the premise, telling a bland story with abundant ideas copied from various classic movies (seriously, that scene in the kitchen with the monster stalking two persons is a shameless copy of Jurassic Park). On the positive side, Gross carries the movie with aplomb once more, and besides, he has a good chemistry with Jamie Kennedy, who also makes a decent work in his role. However, my favorite element of Tremors 5: Bloodlines were the special effects from the Bulgarian studio Cinemotion, which brought the creatures to life displaying remarkable "shaders" and a perfect integration with the South African settings. Pity that the appearances of the monsters were too sporadic; but whatever way it is, an excellent work from a European studio which can easily compete with its North American colleagues. As I said on the beginning of this review, none of the sequels (or prequel) of Tremors are nowhere near the level of the original film, but at least, they are moderately entertaining despite their mediocrity. I didn't find Tremors 5: Bloodlines better or worse than its predecessors, something which invites me to give it a slight recommendation to those accustomed to watch "B" movies who know what is expecting them. Personally, I wouldn't dislike another visit to the graboids world, as long as they don't let other 11 years go by before making it; I wouldn't like to see Burt Gummer hunting monsters in a wheelchair, unless he gets pushed by Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward. That would be a genuinely glorious.
... View MoreTremors 5 was amazing i can't believe it that people hated this film so much it wasn't meant to turn into an Oscar contender movie or have an amazing acting and cast and effects and other things like that. What it was instead it was an action packed sequel to a Franchise that gets better with each sequel. Bloodlines is basically a sequel to Tremors 3 and a pretty good one if i can say Jamie Kennedy did a pretty cool job and i think everyone were great although the highlight as always was Michael Gross as Burt Grummer who absolutely kicks some serious butt in this one. Sure it has some weird scenes like that scene when Burt drinks his pee but it was meant for him to survive i think the best moment were the slow motion scenes with the Graboids when they were attacking some random people. Overall a cool sequel to a very good Franchise.
... View MoreThis has to be the corniest horror film I think i have ever seen. There are so many different scenes which I am assuming are jokes where something is peeing. Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy, The Lion and this is what i'm thinking an underlying tone from the writers. As if the producer knows how horrendously bad this film is. There are 3 great atrocities of mankind. The holocaust, Slavery, and Jamie Kennedy's acting. To be frank Tremors didn't need a sequel let alone 4 of them. This is the pinnacle of really really bad movies. I can't think of many that's worse than what's playing in front of me right now. Fake Australians accents, horrible script writers, and a cast that would make Roger Ebert want to come back to life and commit suicide. Buddy comedies are disgusting to begin with and this is certainly no exception. There are new morphs called "Ass blasters" but sitting here feeling the pain in my O ring I can honestly say I was the one that was ass blasted. I wish IMDb had a option lower than awful. Strong to medium 0
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