It seems that Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) and son Travis (Jamie
Kennedy) have found themselves once again in Graboid country in TREMORS: A COLD
DAY IN HELL (2018). Burt finds himself
having tax problems (mainly because he hasn’t paid them) and decides he must go
back into the wild and battle the Graboids one more time. Global warming is in effect and the devastating
consequences is that the artic ice caps are melting allowing for the appearance
of Graboids in Canada’s Nunavut Territory where a couple scientist have been
killed.
This is the perfect opportunity for Burt to get back into
action one last time to battle Graboids as he soon learns that he is dying from
Graboid poison (from an encounter in a previous film) and the only antidote is
from a living Graboid. The race is one
for Burt and Travis to not only rid Canada of their Graboid problem but to also
find a way to save Burt’s life by catching a Graboid alive.
Although a ludicrous premise (and what really in this
franchise isn’t), making Burt more vulnerable places more weight on the
supporting characters especially Travis who as Burt’s son comes into his own as
an adequate supporting character.
Written by John Whelpley and directed by Don Michael Paul
(both of whom worked on the previous film in the same capacity) this is a great
companion film to the previous films as it helps craft a new era of the
franchise separate from the previous films yet still a part of them.
This film also brings in Global Warming and government
conspiracy and other elements that make it more topical than previous entries
in the series. I like the idea of taking
Burt and Travis to other countries to fight the Graboid menace (especially
since the town of Perfection has been overused in previous films) and it shows
that there are still some interesting and interesting stories to tell even six
films (and a television series) into the franchise.
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