The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction · 1996
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil.
Movie details
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
“The Worms have turned.”
1996 Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Tremors 2: Aftershocks?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Tremors
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
S.S. Wilson
Written by
S.S. Wilson · Brent Maddock
Fred Ward
Earl Bassett
Helen Shaver
Kate 'White' Reilly
Chris Gartin
Grady Hoover
Michael Gross
Burt Gummer
Marcelo Tubert
Senor Ortega
José Ramón Rosario
Pedro
M
Marco Hernández
Julio
Court is in session
Put Tremors 2: Aftershocks on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.