Posts
SOURCE-Universal Blu Ray
Still kind of amazed that Tremors has had 6 sequels,yes there is 2 more after this one,and a tv show. Yea that first film was a blast. Great cast,good fx work.
Part 4 was a prequel set a long time ago. So years later when part 5 Bloodlines was made they went back to the standard story. Burt Gummer goes where the Graboids are and fights them.
This time it is South Africa and he gets stuck with Jamie Kennedy as his side kick. Being a new Tremors film they give us a never variant of the Graboids. We already got the biped Shriekers and the flying Assblasters. This film adds a new type that looks like a snack with a graboid head.
I wasn't expecting much going into this. It premiered on SYFY channel. And after how just average part 4 I figured this would be cheap cash grab attempt to revive a franchise that might should have stayed dead.
I was WRONG! Not really a fan of Jamie Kennedy,he was decent in the first Scream film but since then he annoys me more than makes me laugh. His chemistry with Michael Gross shines. The rest of the cast was made up of folks I haven't seen before. Betting since this appears to have been filmed on location it was South African based actors/actress.
Two scenes stand out. Burt and Travis(Jamie Kennedy) are out in the brush. Huge herd of cows around them. And a massive Graboid is near. To distract it long enough to get to safety they try to get the herd to stampede. Nicely shot and paced action scene that worked. The other was near the end when using a trick a kid showed Jamie early on they draw out the big Graboid. And while that is happening you have a stunt man "Jamie Kennedy" on a dirt bike grinding up the snake graboids with it's tires.
Think about it ,this is the 5th film in the franchise,and there has already been a one season long TV show,you know going in if you are a fan of Burt and the Graboids. I am and really enjoyed this one.
Tremors 5 Bloodlines gets a B.
