Ben Davis
How did they manage to make this one even worst than the last? The acting is more atrocious, the attempts at comedy are much more painful, and all the characters are even more annoying. Not once did I enjoy myself when watching this crap. It just drags on and on, seemingly neverending. Also, the people in this movie can't seem to tell the difference between vibration and sound. It's clearly stated in the first one that vibration is what attracts these things. For some reason, every time these things showed up in this movie, everyone just shouted to be physically quiet, as if that's supposed to help. The movie somehow failed to follow it's very basic rules, and it makes me sick. Do yourself a favor and avoid this monstrosity.
TheLittleSongbird
The first Tremors was brilliant, and to me one of the sharpest and funniest monster movies out there. The second film while not as efficiently paced or directed was surprisingly entertaining with a smart script, good jumps and above average acting. This second sequel is fun enough, and it does do very well with what it set out to do.While I did enjoy the movie, I did have some things that disappointed me here. The plot is not the best, instead it is rather predictable and feels too much like a retread. The pacing like in the second film isn't as efficient, while the direction is sometimes a little stodgy and there was the occasional moment where it felt slightly overplayed. And maybe I'm nitpicking, but part of me misses cool and charismatic Earl, though that's not a criticism as such as his absence is explained.What I liked about Tremors 3:Back to Perfection was its beautiful scenery and cinematography, and once again the script is smartly written. The Graboids are well designed, and the attacks and jumps are believable, as are the quite authentic sound effects. The acting mostly is good enough, Michael Gross returns as Burt and he is especially a lot of fun, both sympathetic and hilarious. And I agree Ariana Richards still maintains her cuteness.Overall, entertaining and fun sequel. 6/10 Bethany Cox
Steve Pulaski
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection was the point in the Tremors franchise where (a) was strictly catering to the love and admiration the fans of the first two had for the characters and biology of the subterranean worm creatures and (b) the budgets for these films began to dramatically decrease. Tremors 3, as it sits, is a film made for hardcore fans of the franchise and those who don't mind a little Sci-Fi (capitalized for a reason) treatment to their beloved franchise in the respect of look and feel.The low-budget is evident by the limited human interaction with these beasts, be them Graboids, Shriekers, creatures with that hatch from Graboids that can walk on land and sense any kind of nearby heat with thermal sensors, and the new "Assblasters," which are pretty much Shriekers with the ability to soar thanks to butane gas in their hindquarters. This time, instead of a Mexican oil field, we return to Perfection, Nevada to find Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) residing in a heavily armed and secured bunker, despite no Graboid sighting in the valley for the past eleven years, and residents from the first film, such as Miguel (Tony Genaro), the Mexican rancher and Nancy (Charlotte Stewart) and her daughter Mindy (Ariana Richards), also still residing in Perfection. Earl and Grady have moved on to start their own theme-park in Bixby after making a fortune killing Graboids in the Mexican oil refinery so, much like Val in Tremors II, their significance in this film is reduced to a sidenote.Burt's closest friend in town besides Miguel is Jodi Chang (Susan Chaung), who know owns and operates the general-store-turned- tourist-shop of her late uncle Walter Chang. Jodi is usually subject to Burt's paranoia and the antics of "Desert Jack" (Shawn Christian), who puts on a haunted tour of sorts through Perfection Valley for tourists. However, when Graboids prove to still occupy the land, Burt and the remainder of the valley are prohibited from fighting back by several government agents, who claim that the Graboid is an endangering species. If, however, harm is safety of the townfolk is compromised, the agents agree to evacuate everyone in Perfection, only making it easier for Melvin Plug (Robert Jayne), the spunky teen from the original film, and his band of realtor goons to build a series of condominiums in the area. Burt, "Desert Jack," and Jodi, however, still to take matters into their own hands in combating the uncommonly advanced Graboid species even as they continue their metamorphic state.Tremors 3 directly appeals to fans simply by the genial and nostalgic sentiments it summons by reintroducing us to characters from the first film, all of whom played by the same actors they were originally played by. Call me sentimental or easily fascinated, but it's a delight to see characters like Miguel and Melvin back once again, in a way that personalizes the story and keeps it consistent, rather than having new characters populate the valley. Imagine how much worse this sequel could've been if Perfection were populated with people like "Desert Jack," who shout and holler every word like they were raised in a line-dancing bar. Because Brent Maddock, who worked on the previous two Tremors installments, commands the director's chair here, I feel there's a great respect for the source material through and through with this project, even if intentions and the end result are a tad questionable at times.With that, the special effects have admittedly taken a sharp downturn. When the Graboids, specifically "El Blanco," the new albino Graboid we see in this film, rise from the ground, mostly to taunt their future victims by wiggling in the air, they look like soft-serve ice cream, and the action involving them is incredibly limited, showing great budgetary restraints on special effects. The limited interaction with these monsters shows the serious cutbacks of the film, and while the new "Assblaster" creatures initially seems juvenile, the fun continues when we see, again, what Tremors has really been about from the start: thinking of intuitive ways to hunt and kill subterranean behemoths that are almost always finding ways to outsmart the human characters.Aside from one serious biological attribute about the Graboids at the end of the film, which, I feel, is simply a sign of screen writing laziness on part of S.S. Wilson and Nancy Roberts, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection works to give us down-home nostalgia, as we return to Perfection, and provides in several ways the kind of suspense and silliness we've come to expect with this franchise. Forgive some evident special effects shortcomings and a potential flaw in biology and the film still has that lovable sense of fun and weirdness that has helped the series last in two separate decades.Starring: Michael Gross, Shawn Christian, Susan Chaung, Tony Genaro, Charlotte Stewart, Ariana Richards, and Robert Jayne. Directed by: Brent Maddock.
