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Tremors II: Aftershocks

Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996)

April. 09,1996
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5.9
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PG-13
| Horror Action Comedy Thriller

Giant underground creatures that terrorized a desert town are now plowing their way through Mexican oil fields, gobbling up everything and everyone around - and only one man can stop them.

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VeteranLight
1996/04/09

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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GazerRise
1996/04/10

Fantastic!

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Cleveronix
1996/04/11

A different way of telling a story

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Zlatica
1996/04/12

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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Leofwine_draca
1996/04/13

As a straight-to-video sequel, this one isn't half bad. What we have here is a sequel to the film TREMORS, which in itself was a modern B-movie classic with plenty of throwbacks to the monster movies of the '50s. It was great fun. Now, obviously, this sequel can't live up to the reputation of its predecessor, but there is still plenty of humour to be had from the banter between the characters.The film opens on very shaky ground with Ward and Gartin killing off dozens of the original threatening worms within a matter of minutes. There is some stupid comedy filler and this section makes a mockery of the original creatures, which used to be extremely hard to kill. In fact, these scenes are rather pointless. Thankfully, though, Michael Gross turns up and takes a lot of the attention away from newcomer Gartin (thankfully), and halfway through the film new monsters appear. This was a very good idea in my opinion, as otherwise it would have been a straight re-run of the original TREMORS.The new creatures are a mix of CGI and traditional model work. They look wonderful, little stumpy creatures on two legs with huge mouths. The CGI shown here actually works, despite the obviously low budget; it makes a refreshing change from the usual junk we see in the cinemas. On top of these excellent creature designs, we also have Michael Gross, who supplies a lot of the (funny) comic relief as an over-the-top gun specialist. Kevin Bacon's presence is sorely missed, and Gartin is an abominable replacement, but it's nice to have Fred Ward back with us as the rugged hero. Helen Shaver is instantly forgettable.There's a nicely high level of goo on offer here, as the 12-certificate is pushed to the extreme. Legs are chomped on and there are even a couple of severed arms, inspired no doubt by a similar scene in JURASSIC PARK. The creatures themselves die very easily so there's plenty of scope for some explosions, where orange slime goes flying everywhere. The budget stretches to an impressive explosion at the end as well, when two and a half tons of explosives go up in smoke, all at once. Worth catching if you're a fan of the original, this is a harmless, entertaining, and light slice of action.

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jacobjohntaylor1
1996/04/14

The this better then the first Tremors movie. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. It has a great story line. It is very scary. It has great movie. 5.9 is underrating it. I give it 10 out of 10. It is one of the best horror movies ever. It is scarier then The Exorcist. And that is not easy to do. See this movie. It is a great movie. It is one of the scariest movie you will ever see. Micheal Gross is a great actor. This movie is a must see. Fred Ward is a great actor. This is one of the greatest horror movie of all time. S.S Wilson is a great film maker. This movie is a must see.

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adonis98-743-186503
1996/04/15

Tremors 2 is not as awesome as the first film but still pretty close it's full of laughs, action and Michael Gross as Burt is a perfect casting the dude is badass. Also the film has a lot of explosions and the effects on the Graboids are really cool sure they used stop motion also but still pretty cool. As the film goes on the Graboids stat to develop and they become smarter they even get legs and they run like hell also they have a heat vision (it reminded me a lot of Predator) if you loved the first film you will love this one also it was fun not as good as the Original but still pretty cool for a sequel. Final Verdict: 10 out of 10.

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Spikeopath
1996/04/16

After the huge love and deserved critical praise for Ron Underwood's 1990 film, Tremors, this in spite of poor box office and lead man Kevin Bacon disowning the film at the time, sequels were always likely. And so it proved.Fred Ward and Michael Gross return from the first film and are joined by Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver and Marcelo Tubert. Underwood hands over the directing reins to S.S. Wilson and co-produces instead, while music is by jay Ferguson and cinematography by Virgil Harper.In spite of adding some new beasties into the mix, it all feels very same old same old, only without the funny script and any sense of peril. What made Tremors so strong was that even as it had its tongue in its cheek, homaging 1950s creature features with a proud sense of being, it was still scary and suspenseful. The characters there gave a believable sense of danger and fright, here it's just done for laughs, we never once think the principal players are remotely scared of the Graboids and their offspring.Story has advanced for Earl (Ward) and Burt (Gross), where this time it's Earl who is romancing (Shaver under used but lovely) and Burt is all on his lonesome as his Mrs (Heather played by Reba McEntire) has left him on account of his love of war and weapons, a joke which grows old very fast here. Still, when the action isn't of the budget CGI kind, it's well staged and good fun, though Wilson's comic sequence shooting is flat, while Ward is a strong enough actor to carry the film to keep it above average.Passably enjoyable for fans of creature feature movies without ever being an essential viewing choice. 5/10

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