Tremors
1990 · Ron Underwood · 96 min · Horror / Comedy
Tremors is a film that has no business being as good as it is. A B-movie creature feature about underground worms attacking a desert town should be disposable entertainment at best, but smart writing, practical effects that still hold up, and a cast with genuine chemistry turned it into something that people have been rewatching for over three decades. The first act takes its time getting started, the premise is inherently ridiculous, and it wears its low budget in spots. None of that diminishes the fact that this is one of the most purely entertaining monster movies ever made, a film that respects its audience enough to let its characters think their way out of problems instead of just running and screaming.