Just a few household chemicals in the proper proportions..
I've seen this so many times I know the dialog...lol
Posted on 03/19/2023 4:23:47 PM PDT by Twotone
A year ago, during the dreg ends of Covid lockdowns, I wrote a column wondering why I wasn't having any fun anymore: "I've found it hard to escape the sensation that modern life – society, culture, whatever you want to call it – is a lot less fun that it used to be, even if the circumstances of the last two years aren't taken into account."
While admitting that any pondering about absent fun is an utterly subjective activity, it was still hard to ignore the feeling that very little I was reading or seeing or even doing at this point in my life was as exciting as it once seemed to be, and that only on rare, exceptional occasions were my low expectations exceeded. When they are, I'm literally (quoting C.S. Lewis) "surprised by joy."
This is never truer than when I'm watching movies. I have, after nearly six decades, seen thousands of films – so many that I've forgotten many of them by now. At this point nearly every film I watch is seen out of curiosity, to fill a gap in my appreciation of movie history, or to revisit a picture I remember vaguely but fondly and measure its endurance. It's been a long time since I watched a film for simple pleasure – to kill an hour or two without chewing over its political, social or cultural significance.
In my mind, the last time was over three decades ago, with a film like Tremors (1990) – a low budget monster movie with a quality cast and a script that deftly balanced comedy with thrills. It was a surprise hit that became a cult film and led to five sequels, a prequel, a short-lived TV series and a failed pilot.
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Technology and its instant information and communication has taken away the ability to find joy in the world around us. We need to experience more life without CNN and Fox in the background.
I’m not much of a one for horror movies, but I love Tremors. Just silly, humorous, mindless fun.
Kinda funny. My husband just watched (I think) Tremors 5 and 6 on Tubi a few nights ago. I think he owns the first three. Great escapism.
Love the franchise.
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I *love* Tremors.
I own all the movies/tv series, etc.
Burt Gummer is my role model ;-)
... ‘Pod
I would not classify Tremors as a horror movie.
The monsters are mortal and vulnerable.
The good guys win.
It ticked all four boxes on what makes a good story, make 'em, laugh, cry, wait and wonder.
The old Outer Limits series had a very similar creature in a 1964 episode.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Enemy_(The_Outer_Limits)
No, it's a buddy film.
It's one of our favorites, and we just re-watched it last night with our eight-year-old grandson.
They show the monster up front, and kill one off pretty quickly. The fun in the movie is the interaction of the characters.
It really was.
Michael Gross is one heck of an actor. His two best known characters - Steven Keaton on “Family Ties” and Burt Gummer in the “Tremors” movies - are polar opposites. The two would have no use for one another, but he plays both convincingly.
Just a few household chemicals in the proper proportions..
I've seen this so many times I know the dialog...lol
They would both be deaf after that shootout.
Bttt
Tremors. Set not all that far from me...
THE SPICE MUST… sorry, wrong 80s giant worm flick
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