It's incredible what Tremors has accomplished over the years, 6 movies, a television series and almost a second. Who'd have thought that we'd still be seeing them released in 2018 and it hasn't even been rebooted!
Burt Gummer returns again to tackle a Graboid infestation and for the second movie in a row his son is along for the ride. This time however instead of desert these giant worms have taken residence in snow.
Great gimmick right? Shaking things up, trouble is it's not. We have one scene involving snow and the rest is...............desert basically. That's right they've squandered the entire gimmick and because of that we just have yet another Tremors film.
Now I really enjoyed Tremors 5 and would consider it second only to the original movie, that's why it saddens me to say that perhaps this should be it. The last movie felt fresh, this felt more than stale and brought absolutely nothing new to the table at all. Each previous movie had an identity, brought new creatures, new interesting characters, new gimmicks. Here, there's nothing despite the broken promise of the snow setting.
With Michael Gross being the only recurring star to have been in every movie I have to tip my hat to him for being excellent as always. Jamie Kennedy, less so but I'm slightly bias on that front.
A Cold Day in Hell isn't bad, it's just reminder that some things really should come to an end.
The Good:
Michael Gross
Script has its moments
The Bad:
Jamie Kennedy
When will they learn? Practical effects > CGI
Very paint by numbers stuff
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
2018
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
2018
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot summary
Burt Gummer and Travis Welker find themselves in a fight for survival after investigating deadly giant worm attacks in the Canadian arctic.
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April 28, 2018 at 12:22 AM
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Tremors A Cold Day in Hell: Okay maybe it's time to stop
A rather lukewarm foray into the "Tremors" franchise...
Well, you know what you are getting yourself into when you sit down to watch this kind of movie. Especially since the "Tremors" franchise doesn't seem to lay down to die. The recent movies haven't been outstanding and "Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell" is no different.
This is an enjoyable enough movie for what it is, which is mediocre entertainment.
Michael Gross revisits the role of Burt Gummer, and he alone well and the worms of course are the sole instrument from the original movie that keeps this franchise afloat. And believe you me, they are boiling soup on a very weak broth by now.
The special effects and the creature effects are good, though and they definitely make the movie more watchable. As for the story, well let's just say that this movie offers nothing that haven't already been seen in the franchise, except for it being set in a colder climate.
If you enjoy the "Tremors" movie, then you will enjoy this movie. But if you are new to the franchise, I would strongly recommend that you start with the first movie. Yeah, the one with Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon.
Fit as a butcher's dog.
Due to global warming our desert creatures make it to Boite Canyon, Arctic, "a 1,000 miles north of no where". (Filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.) Crusty Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) hero of previous films and conspiracy theory expert is called to the rescue. He takes along his son (Jamie Kennedy ) to learn the ways of killing the creatures and to meet chicks.
Good characters, good dialogue. Plenty of redneck shoot-em' up silly fun.
Guide: No F-words, sex. Michael Gross shows his butt in several ways.