Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is the fifth movie in the series and while it’s hardly great even by mindless entertainment standards, it’s still an enjoyable enough time anyway especially watching Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy having a great time with the material.
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
(2018)
Genre(s): Horror, Comedy
Universal | PG13 – 98 min. – $22.98 | May 1, 2018
Date Published: 04/24/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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THE MOVIE — 3.0/5 |
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Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is the sixth movie in the vaunted franchise that began in 1990 that starred Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward and Michael Gross, the latter carrying on the mantle in the lead ever since (well, Tremors 4 he portrayed a his great-grandfather); there was also a failed TV series and Bacon is set to return for another television series sometime this year… The movie takes us from the hot deserts of Perfection, Nevada to the cold vastness of the Canadian tundra, experiencing a seasonal warming, where the creatures known as Graboids reared their ugly heads and are chomping at a variety of victims. So, Dr. Rita Sims (TANYA VAN GRAAN) calls in Burt Gummer (MICHAEL GROSS) with son Travis Welker (JAMIE KENNEDY) tagging along as his wingman.
Along with other members of Sims’s crew, which also includes Valerie McKee (JAMIE-LEE MONEY), daughter of Valentine McKee (Kevin Bacon’s character from the original film), must fight these creatures as they are stranded in the middle of nowhere while also dealing with the government DARPA agency. To make matters worse, Gummer is plagued with a virus he obtained while in the belly of a Graboid in Tremors 5: Bloodlines. I’m not the foremost expert on the Tremors franchise nor even a moderate fan, but for what these are, meaning mindless fun entertainment, A Cold Day in Hell does fit the bill with Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy have a great time with such inane material. I suppose if you enjoyed the previous DTV sequels, this one will surely divert your attention for its running time duration.
The film was directed by Don Michael Paul who also helmed Bloodlines along with a few other direct-to-video gems Kindergarten Cop 2, Jarhead 2: Field of Fire and the upcoming sequels The Scorpion King: Book of Souls and Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, the latter set for release some time this year. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.25/5 |
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This release comes with an embossed slip cover, inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD copy along with the DVD copy. The Making of Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (14:06; HD) is a 5-part featurette looking at the story, characters, beast, locations and more. Nothing impressive especially since each one is only a couple minutes long. Anatomy of a Scene (4:01; HD) takes viewers behind-the-scenes on the tremors water attack. Inside Chang’s Market (2:47; HD) is a set walk-through by the director. Previews – Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, Dead Again in Tombstone |
VIDEO – 4.0/5 |
| Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell attacks onto Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and looks decent with well defined detail and colors are generally bright in keeping with the light-hearted nature of the film. |
AUDIO – 3.75/5 |
| The disc includes a basic but effective DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which does output clear dialogue levels through the center channel and there is some modest depth during the Graboid attack sequences. |
OVERALL – 3.25/5 |
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Overall, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is the fifth movie in the series and while it’s hardly great even by mindless entertainment standards, it’s still an enjoyable enough time anyway especially watching Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy having a great time with the material. The Blu-ray release offers up good video/audio transfers and a so-so selection of bonus material. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.