Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

October. 02,2001      PG
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Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.

Michael Gross as  Burt Gummer
Susan Chuang as  Jodi Chang
Shawn Christian as  Desert Jack Sawyer
Charlotte Stewart as  Nancy Sterngood
Ariana Richards as  Mindy Sterngood
Tony Genaro as  Miguel
Lorna Scott as  Tourist Lady
Barry Livingston as  Dr. Andrew Merliss
John Pappas as  Agent Charlie Rusk
Robert Jayne as  Melvin Plug

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Reviews

Linbeymusol
2001/10/02

Wonderful character development!

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Micitype
2001/10/03

Pretty Good

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InformationRap
2001/10/04

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Logan
2001/10/05

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Leofwine_draca
2001/10/06

The law of diminishing returns is called into play yet again for this second sequel to monster classic TREMORS. Unsurprisingly, TREMORS 3 was a straight-to-video release and it's a far cry from the excellence of the first film. It's not even as good as the second movie in the series, and really the only thing that keeps it watchable is the fact that many cast members return from the original. Not the big names, but actors and actresses like Michael Gross, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Robert Jayne, and a grown-up Ariana Richards, who has developed into an appealing young woman.Sadly the plot is as dry and devoid of inspiration as the film's desert setting. The emphasis is, inevitably, on a new species of monster. The first film had underground worms, the second walking monsters, in this film there are flying beasts (nicknamed, somewhat inanely, "ass blasters"). The CGI effects used to animate the critters are absolutely appalling, some of the worst I've seen – really bottom of the barrel stuff, and I'm usually charitable when it comes to such shortcomings. The plot shifts uneasily from one lifeless action set piece to another, with only a few genuinely good moments in between.Trooper Michael Gross is good value for money and much of the entertainment generated by the on screen antics derive from his character. The bit where he gets swallowed is well achieved, for instance. But the last half hour of the film seems to take place in some disused rubbish tip (an apt setting, considering the nature of the movie) and the lack of budget is extremely apparent. The film seems aimed more at kids than its predecessors, and indeed was produced to garner interest in a short-lived TREMORS television series. The new actors – Christian, Chuang – are terrible and there's no sense of fear or terror as in the first flick, just laboured humour. Give TREMORS 3: BACK TO PERFECTION a miss – it's barely worth your time.

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bowmanblue
2001/10/07

The original Tremors was a classic (not in the sense of The Godfather or Empire Strikes Back). If you like cheeky monster-munching B-movies, you couldn't go far wrong with Tremors. Plus it was successful, therefore sequels were inevitable.Amazingly, Tremors 2 was reasonably well-received, so many doubted how a third outing would turn out. The two main stars are now gone and the top billing falls to a secondary character in the first two films - gun-totting Burt Gummer. He now returns to his home town to find that the monster worms are now back and spawning (another) new strain of their lifecycle.Now, Tremors 3 will never be perfect and definitely not a patch on the original, but, for a sequel, it is fun. The worms are now computer-generated (which is a downpoint), but, if you enjoyed the first two and are happy to see the story go on then you should already like the genre and probably won't be two disappointed. On the other hand, if you've never watched a Tremors film before - start with the first one, then the second. If you're still happy, then do the third.

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SnoopyStyle
2001/10/08

Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) has become a super Graboid hunter. He's come back to Perfection Nevada. Some of the original actors are back such as a grown up Ariana Richards and Tony Genaro. Desert Jack Sawyer (Shawn Christian) is running a tourist scam Graboid safari. There seems to be no more real ones left until the safari gets attack by one. When the government declare them an endangered species, Burt can't hunt anymore unless he captures a live one for the government.It starts slow. Burt's got a bigger gun to shoot but after that nothing much happens for a long time. And now there's a new third stage in the evolution of the Graboids. Let's face it. Assblasters are stupid, silly, and hilarious.While Burt is a great side character in the first one, being a one man show is just not enough. He doesn't get much support from anybody. While it's nice to see Tony Genaro again, Ariana Richards is stuck hiding for much of the 2nd half of the movie. The group desperately needs a female presence and the Chinese chick can't satisfy that need. When you put a hunky male lead Shawn Christian in the group, you have to balance it with a hot chick.

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Bjorn (ODDBear)
2001/10/09

The second sequel to the unexpected hit "Tremors" goes back to the source, Perfection, where all the mayhem ensued in the first place. Trigger happy bomb expert Burt Gummer (Gross) once again fights the Graboids who, once again, have evolved even further and are becoming more of a threat.Start with the good; Going back to Perfection gives the filmmakers a chance to revisit old characters and show how much the place has changed due to the sensation the Graboids acquired some years back. It's fun to see how the town milks those slimy creatures for all their worth and the place has become a kind of tourist attraction. Video games, pinball machines and cheap literature among other things populate the local store and overall there's a nice continuation feel here from the first movie.Now the not-so-good; This movie was essentially a Pilot for the short running TV series that followed. It's far too stretched and long-winded and the minuscule budget prevents decent special effects.The first one had the initial surprise factor and for a good deal of time it wasn't known what these people were up against. It was also peppered with decent performances, a sharply written script that kept things moving along nicely and good special effects that weren't computer generated. Very surprisingly the sequel almost outdid the original. Not only was it a direct to Video movie and missing the leading man (Kevin Bacon), but somehow the flick managed to add to the Graboids saga, generate quite a bit of suspense and had very decent special effects.In "Tremors 3" the Graboids mutate once more. Now they're high flying creatures and even more terrifying. But actually, due to a low budget they aren't so terrifying and only have a limited screen time and what there is is pretty uneventful. The movie drags quite a bit, has less interesting supporting characters and treads awfully familiar ground. Silly humor (like Burt being eaten by a Graboid only to return unscathed) does little to further the film as well.All in all, "Tremors 3" is the least enjoyable one so far. It has it's moments, the scenery here is always quite the eye-candy and Michael Gross is always fun as Burt.

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