I watched Tremors for the first time in a long time last night. Vague memories of having previously enjoyed it were knocking around the back of my head as I was trying to figure out what I was going to watch. The storyline and the major scenes were all still in my head (Old Fred's Head; the graboid killing itself by running into whatever that was; the pole vaulting; Rhonda getting tied up in the barbed wire; the armory in Burt's basement being unloaded; and, of course, the stampede joke paying off at the end), but I hadn't remembered how well made it was. Granted, not well made in the they-deserve-an-Oscar type way, but more in the shockingly competent type way.
I mean, think about how quickly the characters of Val and Earl are developed. Five minutes in and it's easy to understand the relationship perfectly; especially nice were the uncommented on little touches like their habit of always having what the other needed (lighter, keys, etc). And they remain completely true to the characterization for the rest of the movie.
Even the special effects surprised me with how good they were for the time period.
Sure, sure, the secondary "fodder" characters are woefully underdeveloped, and the movie follows a very familiar formula, and you really have to wonder why they took the horses when they could've just taken their truck up the jeep train. But. The bits between Val and Earl really work. Or, at least, they did for me.
I'm actually kinda reminded of Masters of the Universe. Anyone remember that? The live action movie based on He-Man. Mention that movie and someone wrinkles their nose and mentions how bad of an actor Dolph is, or how gay Skeletor was played, or how that little gnome was so fucking annoying. And they've got a point. But what about James Tolkan's portrayal of the paranoid dectective Lubic? When he's got the dimension portal thingamajig and he asks the kid in the music store if it "could be Russian." That's art. Or when he (and a side of a building) are transported to Greyskull and Skeltor's troops are firing at him. He really makes you believe when he stands up with his shotgun and yells, "Nobody takes pot shots are Lupic!"
And to completely lose my train of thought, why the hell does "trip the light fantastic" sound so dirty?
I mean, think about how quickly the characters of Val and Earl are developed. Five minutes in and it's easy to understand the relationship perfectly; especially nice were the uncommented on little touches like their habit of always having what the other needed (lighter, keys, etc). And they remain completely true to the characterization for the rest of the movie.
Even the special effects surprised me with how good they were for the time period.
Sure, sure, the secondary "fodder" characters are woefully underdeveloped, and the movie follows a very familiar formula, and you really have to wonder why they took the horses when they could've just taken their truck up the jeep train. But. The bits between Val and Earl really work. Or, at least, they did for me.
I'm actually kinda reminded of Masters of the Universe. Anyone remember that? The live action movie based on He-Man. Mention that movie and someone wrinkles their nose and mentions how bad of an actor Dolph is, or how gay Skeletor was played, or how that little gnome was so fucking annoying. And they've got a point. But what about James Tolkan's portrayal of the paranoid dectective Lubic? When he's got the dimension portal thingamajig and he asks the kid in the music store if it "could be Russian." That's art. Or when he (and a side of a building) are transported to Greyskull and Skeltor's troops are firing at him. He really makes you believe when he stands up with his shotgun and yells, "Nobody takes pot shots are Lupic!"
And to completely lose my train of thought, why the hell does "trip the light fantastic" sound so dirty?
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I'd like to comment as you do in other's journals, a section for each of theirs, but I have null to say about Tremors and Masters of the Universe. I'm sorry, I haven't seen either.
Daniel and I didn't get it on. Although I found out later in the car that I had given him a hard on while we were at Hot Topic because I showed him my g-string. We had a lengthy discussion about our relationship, fun was had by all. I especially like the way he would attack me by accusing me of things.
I have to agree with you, I think that part of me doesn't feel complete unless i'm in a relationship. That worries me, because I know they say your suppose to be happy by yourself and not depend on other people to make you feel complete. I dont know though...I just feel like somethings missing if I dont have someone special in my life.