"Tremors" 1990 5/10
Modern Western monster comedy thriller with Kevin Bacon. It was OK. Somewhat likeable shallow characters, extremely formulaic, and not at all funny. I'd give it a 5/10, or a 2/5. I apologize ahead of time to anyone who loved it, when I say, I heard this movie was very good, and if this passes for very good, I have to guess the general public's standards for Horror movies, or films in general, are comparably much lower than mine. |
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Well...I mean if you want to consider tremors "horror" you probably started that journey in the wrong place.
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It's about fun cartoonish characters and big rubber monsters.
Key word = fun. Not all 'horror' has to be bad-ass hardcore. I think there should be more like this one - family friendly creature features - a throwback to the 50's sci-fi rubber monster films where the characters actually mattered. the film is really about Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward's chemistry - without that this film would not have the following it still has today. |
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I think a lot of people, not saying Sculpt and Cheeba, have a narrow view of what horror is. There's definite moments where it tries to be scary and suspenseful and there's a heavy feeling of isolation throughout the movie. The creatures, despite having a silly name, arent portrayed as goofy and ridiculous, like the spiders in Eight Legged Freaks for example, and there's real fear from the characters. Not a lovable doofus slacker stoner getting scared to entertain the audience but characters getting really scared. I agree on Bacon and Wards chemistry. It really made the movie stand out. |
I get your point.
I'd say by my own definition it's not really horror. In subject matter maye, in tone and presentation, not really at all. It was jovial, fun. More like an "adventure" movie. Though if your expectation was a horror film that was "horrific", and had tastes as such, clearly this is not the film to best suit. |
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Carrie (2013). It was okay. No big thrills or chills. Passable, I guess. For some reason, I find Sissy Spacek to be the more sympathetic Carrie. Chloe Grace Moretz was too bright-eyed and cute for the role. I actually haven't read the book yet, but isn't Carrie supposed to be extremely unattractive in the novel?
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Before seeing it, I didn't know it was going to be heavily a snarky humor horror, but that didn't rub me the wrong way, or ruin my impression of it. I like good well-timed humor in any genre. Quote:
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Strictly speaking, it's not Family Friendly, only because it's oddly heavy on the language, dropping F and MF bombs and the rest. I think it's rated R because of it. There's no sex, and the graphic violence is relatively tame (there's PGs with more). I agree with you, there should be more family friendly films like this one. The F-bombs were unnecessary; and I think were at cross purposes with the film's strengths. Quote:
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