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Topic	Gauntlet Crew Ranks 90s Horror Films - Do you like ranking scary movies?
Snake5555555555 07/01/19 1:00:43 PM #194:	23. Tremors Inviso - 9 Johnbobb - 13 Scarlet - 16 JONA - 25 KBM - 25 Snake - 25 Karo - 26 Genny - 33 Charon - 34 Inviso - Its been a long time since Id seen Tremors, so the freshest memory I had of it was the RedLetterMedia review. And that review hit the nail right on the head with regards to this film. Its great. Its cheesyvery B-movie. But a B-movie can be amazing, and Tremors was exactly that. It just nails a lot of the best things about horror movies. Theres a slow build as the viewer wonders what this mysterious, murderous creature is; the protagonists have to think and reason a way out of their situation; and theres some quirky fun to the characters that makes you get invested in their survival. The whole they can sense vibrations thing adds some suspense amidst the cornier elements of the film, and it just makes the protagonists feel that much more impressive when they manage to overcome the odds and win. Also, I love the fact that you have four graboids, and the writers killed all four in different ways (head-first into concrete, shot to shit, blown the fuck up, and launched off a cliff.) Thats creative, and its a nice little cherry on top of a quaint and fun movie. Johnbobb -This is one of the first things I think of when I think of fun, goofy monster movies. The graboids are just a great monster design. Huge and bizarre and threatening but also fun to watch and easy to understand. It manages to take what's expected of a horror environment (dark, small and clautrophobic) and flip it on its head, managing that same inherent creepiness in a massive, bright desert town. It jumps right into the threat and action without wasting any time. Kevin Bacon is wacky and enjoyable to watch. Reba and her man and their wall of guns are hilarious. It's not a flawless movie by any stretch but it's a blast to watch. Scarlet - Your mileage may vary, depending on your love for the B-Movies of yesteryear. Kevin Bacon hams it up in this love letter to the monster movies of the 50s, and the campy stupidity is both a blessing and a curse as it sets the tone. While the movie seems fully aware of how bad it is, it also isnt able to rectify that problem in any way. Knowing is half the battle, but there is another half, and that falls into the realm of doing something about it. It seems like the director here was content on letting the actors disguise the flimsiness of the film with cartoonish performances, distracting from the man behind the curtain here. Rating: 50/100 JONA - The characters are likable enough and the setting of the town in the desert helps give the movie its own vibe. Its also fun to see how they deal with the creatures. It doesnt have much substance but its just dumb fun. KBM - Here's a movie I can't help but feel I should have liked more than I did. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are super charismatic in the lead roles; Michael Gross and Reba McEntire are equally delightful as a pair of comic-relief survivalists. Really most of the cast are beyond solid, and the movie has a pretty good sense of humor about its ridiculous premise. Sadly, at least for me, Tremors ends up being slightly less than the sum of its parts. Possibly it's the knock-off Arrakis sandworms that didn't do much for me, maybe the fact that the movie doesn't have much visual style going for it outside of some creative low-budget effects, or the somewhat repetitive script, or maybe it's the fact that the whole thing is so doggedly PG-13 that it loses a bit of the bite it could have had. Nevertheless it's a decent, rewatchable movie, that makes up for its lack of scares with a strong cast and a genuine sense of humor. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:924098569] in Gauntlet C... [t:77812973]...</cite> <quote>23. Tremors Inviso - 9 Johnbobb - 13 Scarlet - 16 JONA - 25 KBM - 25 Snake - 25 Karo - 26 Genny - 33 Charon - 34 Inviso - Its been a long time since Id seen Tremors, so the freshest memory I had of it was the RedLetterMedia review. And that review hit the nail right on the head with regards to this film. Its great. Its cheesyvery B-movie. But a B-movie can be amazing, and Tremors was exactly that. It just nails a lot of the best things about horror movies. Theres a slow build as the viewer wonders what this mysterious, murderous creature is; the protagonists have to think and reason a way out of their situation; and theres some quirky fun to the characters that makes you get invested in their survival. The whole they can sense vibrations thing adds some suspense amidst the cornier elements of the film, and it just makes the protagonists feel that much more impressive when they manage to overcome the odds and win. Also, I love the fact that you have four graboids, and the writers killed all four in different ways (head-first into concrete, shot to shit, blown the fuck up, and launched off a cliff.) Thats creative, and its a nice little cherry on top of a quaint and fun movie. Johnbobb -This is one of the first things I think of when I think of fun, goofy monster movies. The graboids are just a great monster design. Huge and bizarre and threatening but also fun to watch and easy to understand. It manages to take what's expected of a horror environment (dark, small and clautrophobic) and flip it on its head, managing that same inherent creepiness in a massive, bright desert town. It jumps right into the threat and action without wasting any time. Kevin Bacon is wacky and enjoyable to watch. Reba and her man and their wall of guns are hilarious. It's not a flawless movie by any stretch but it's a blast to watch. Scarlet - Your mileage may vary, depending on your love for the B-Movies of yesteryear. Kevin Bacon hams it up in this love letter to the monster movies of the 50s, and the campy stupidity is both a blessing and a curse as it sets the tone. While the movie seems fully aware of how bad it is, it also isnt able to rectify that problem in any way. Knowing is half the battle, but there is another half, and that falls into the realm of doing something about it. It seems like the director here was content on letting the actors disguise the flimsiness of the film with cartoonish performances, distracting from the man behind the curtain here. Rating: 50/100 JONA - The characters are likable enough and the setting of the town in the desert helps give the movie its own vibe. Its also fun to see how they deal with the creatures. It doesnt have much substance but its just dumb fun. KBM - Here's a movie I can't help but feel I should have liked more than I did. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are super charismatic in the lead roles; Michael Gross and Reba McEntire are equally delightful as a pair of comic-relief survivalists. Really most of the cast are beyond solid, and the movie has a pretty good sense of humor about its ridiculous premise. Sadly, at least for me, Tremors ends up being slightly less than the sum of its parts. Possibly it's the knock-off Arrakis sandworms that didn't do much for me, maybe the fact that the movie doesn't have much visual style going for it outside of some creative low-budget effects, or the somewhat repetitive script, or maybe it's the fact that the whole thing is so doggedly PG-13 that it loses a bit of the bite it could have had. Nevertheless it's a decent, rewatchable movie, that makes up for its lack of scares with a strong cast and a genuine sense of humor. --- Listen, suffering is a fact of life. Either you learn how to deal with that or you go under. https://i.imgtc.ws/2Q88rI4.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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