Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell [DVD]

Not a good film

After having watched Tremors 5, the first in the series that wasn't produced or written by the original crew... I was actually pleasantly surprised. Yeah it was far fetched, completely over the top and a bit more coarse that the films had generally been up to that point, but the CGI was pleasingly not-terrible and the comedy-action with Burt & Son was pretty enjoyable. After the sci-fi channel cheapness of 3 and small scale story of 4 it was a nice change of pace.Then comes Tremors 6.This was a blind buy for me on faith, considering the last one was pretty decent, and that cover is amazing. Oh boy, that cover. Rarely before has boxart been so misleading. Let alone the freaking title. A COLD DAY IN HELL written clear as day on the front, with a giant graboid bursting out of the snow at our heroes. Well guess what? Apart from the ultimate bait and switch teaser that lasts all of 2 minutes up front, there's no snow. No blizzards, no real arctic action. There's barely anything here to justify it not taking place in Perfection Nevada, with the location looking shockingly similar at times.Tremors 5 was an adventure in new territory, sure they were in a desert environment again but the location actually played into the story in a good way and was properly mined for dramatic potential. Here in Tremors 6, the movie we should've gotten is over before the title appears. Seeing a graboid displacing snow as it chased after someone was a great image, but that one opening scene is the limit of this film's creativity. After that it honestly feels like they just recycled a bunch of story elements from the short-lived TV show over a decade ago.The acting is a mixed bag, it feels like Michael Gross is starting to get tired of the whole thing and the back and forth with his son is just not funny in this one. The filmmakers resort to just having the two constantly insult each other, using dialogue that's just plain awkward for the most part. There are a few genuine laughs to be had as Burt realizes the condition he's in, but many scenes lean more towards cringe-inducing than provoking laughter.Coming off the last film you'd expect at least the effects to be okay, but the budget must have been severely slashed between movies. You could probably never make an "ass blaster" look realistic, but the few shots of them here are almost as bad as their infamous debut. The graboids barely put in an appearance, and their one big "animatronic" is hardly very animated. Weirdly the only thing that's impressive is the gore, which is odd in itself since the amount of blood feels way too much for the tone this series has gone with so far.Overall, a very disappointing effort and an unfortunate end to the series, if this is to be the final entry.And at this point, maybe it should be. Better to go out with a damp squib than to keep firing blanks.

The Tremors films are not about big budgets, Oscar winning performances, or anything you may expect to see in your normal Hollywood release. These films are about tongue-in-cheek acting, monsters that look cheaply made, and must contain Burt Gummer. To that extent, this film is a success.I do agree with other reviewers, that this is probably a good contender for one of the worst in the series, but if you're enough of a fan that you've got to this film, you'll enjoy it nonetheless.Trailed as being set in the Arctic is slightly misleading; we're off to the Canadian arctic here, which as you'll find out, doesn't have a complete whitewash of a landscape. Filming this type of film is never going to have a budget big enough to go to the actual arctic, so a compromise is made.The film is set predominantly in a scientific research base, keeping for a very small set (similar in size to Perfection), so there's plenty of Graboid and Ass-Blaster action to entertain as they tear up the outbuildings looking for prey.The film does have plenty of scenes that any non-fan (Tremorite?) would cringe at; with some awful dialogue and acting. Personally, I don't care. I waited a long time for this film to come out, and I'll welcome plenty more.Any real Tremorite will enjoy this installment to the franchise.

good film like the others, some say not the best, but with may be four other films, and a story line to follow that limits what can be done in newer films they have still managed a good film none the less. worth watching, please note i am buying the new tremors film Shrieker Island 2020 sold on amazon go see. i say this as i hope there will be enough support for them to make more new films .

Service was very good. As described and on time.Film itself was a laugh for those who follow the genre and series but anyone wanting a stand-alone film with no history of the previous incarnations should look elsewhere

Review of the Blu Ray versionTremors: A Cold Day In Hell is the 6th entry in the Tremors series so, if you've watched them all to date you know what to expect by now, must enjoy them, and on that basis this film will deliver for you. Burt Gummer remains a fabulous central character and the story carries on from number 5 (Bloodlines) fairly directly albeit in a different location..The major downside of this straight-to-DVD/streaming entry is that it can't deliver on the "tremors in the arctic" premise as it was shot in South Africa with some semi-successful CGI attempts to match the supposed location and lots of plot excuses for the lack of snow. Given nothing in the plot really relied on the Arctic location, you have to wonder why they bothered. Other issues are some pantomime-standard acting from a couple of the support cast and gaping plot-holes, even by the standards of genre monster movie logic.The pluses are the fact the central characters are interesting and well acted, the story moves along at pace and the CGI special effects are surprising good for a low budget movie, mixed well with practical effects too.The Blu Ray image is sharp with lots of fine detail. Extras on the disc are OK with a number of 2 minute behind the scenes sections totalling around 30 minutes.Overall: a Tremors movie that will work for the fans but probably rewards new viewers a little less.

I watched this movie the day I got it and to say I was unimpressed would be a vast understatement While the special effects were good, and the graboids meaner, their three Young's reminded me of the monsters in deep rising, the ass blasters were unrecgonisbly differemt and the film just didnt have the pizz azz of earlier tremors films

Probably the weakest in the series by my estimation but if you’re a fan it’s still very much worth a watch!