Tremors (DVD 2003)

delightful little film, an homage to all its b-movie predecessors. The duo of Fred Ward (Earl) and Kevin Bacon (Val)are some of the most likeable characters to have appeared on screen, starting out as Dumb and Dumber, but going on to save the day in true hero style.

The regulation plot: A few monsters have appeared near Perfection, your standard remote, cut-off town in hicksville. They are huge, so what have they been living off so far? Why have they never before been seen? How did they get there? As the film points out, dunno. That kind of stuff never gets explained in this sort of movie. It's up to our intrepid heroes, aided and abetted by the motley crew of local residents (with the usual guessing game of who will get eaten by the end of the film - place your bets ladies and gentlemen), to save the day - whilst allowing time to fall in love, of course.

I disagree with the reviewer who called the acting awful - it's perfect, in particular by the the central trio - FW, KB and the female lead, Finn Carter. Even in the ridiculous circumstances, you care what happens to them. OK, so some of our local residents are larger than life, but that's not the acting, that's b-movie.

The hilariously appalling SFX add to all the fun, as does the wonderful victory cry by Kevin Bacon "Can you fly you ****er, can you fly?".

A treasure and a treat. Put aside your intellect, take out your popcorn and enjoy.