| View Larger Image | Tremors 4 - The Legend Begins | DVDStarring: Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, Brent Roam, August Schellenberg
Directed By: S.S. Wilson
Also With: S.S. Wilson (Writer), Brent Maddock (Producer), Brent Maddock (Writer), Jon Kuyper (Producer), Nancy Roberts (Writer), Ron Underwood (Writer), Scott Buck (Writer)
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| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 101 minutes | | Format: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Universal Studios | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 | | Release Date: | August 24, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 21,002st |
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Product Description
When workers in the remote mining town of rejection nevada fall victim to an unseen predator the mines owner hiram gunner great-grandfather to tremors burt gummer hires a mercenary to destroy the carnivorous creatures before they swallow up his profits. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Michael Gross Run time: 101 minutes Rating: Pg13 |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 39 reviews)
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The roots of a monstrous legacy! by William Dorfer  5 Stars
October 24, 2009
"Tremors 4 - The Legend Begins" is a great monster movie, and a unique chapter in the Tremors series. What's notable about this movie is, for one, that it's shot in black and white. Considering it's a modern day horror film, not even ten years old, seeing this technique puts an interesting spin on things. It also takes place in the 1800s, and with that being said, I think the black-and-white filming adds to the feeling, considering the time the movie takes place in. It's also interesting to see the culture of things back then, and how people of that time handle the monstrous Graboids attack, in comparison to how they were handled in the modern day and age of the first three "Tremors" movies. Overall, and interesting and noteworthy addition to the "Tremors" series, and one definitely worth checking out. I highly recommend getting the "Tremors 4-Pack", because that gives you all 4 of the movies and their extra features on two discs at a great price. Oh yeah, and an early Happy Halloween! Thanks for the time, and peace.
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Tremors 4; The Legend Begins by Aleutian Ice Skater (Fairbanks, Alaska) 5 Stars
October 19, 2008
When first saw this movie, I thought it was as good as the origional Tremors movie and had charachter development, an entertaining storyline, and plenty of scares, laughes, and suspense.
Plot;
The movie starts out in 1889, beginning in a mine where someone is suddenly pulled up and, when is pulled down, is found with his head eaten off.
It is later revealed that seventeen workers were killed in that one day, and most of the people of what is known as Rejection Valley (soon to be changed to Perfection) flee from their homes, leaving less than ten people there.
Desperate, the remaining people telegram a message for help, and get a response that the owner of the mine is coming, and, becom excited, hoping that this owner will help them with their current predicament, but are highly dissapointed to find out that the owner, Hiram Gummer, is no more than a snappy, well-spoken, bossy man who loves making bad jokes, pulling pranks, has no idea about the "Wild West," (as they call it) doesn't carry a weapon, and can't even ride a bicycle!
When Hiram and some other surviving miners go of to investigate the mine and find body parts in a very small mine, Hiram decides that there is now no threat and they set up camp for the night.
When two of the people on the trip are killed, Hiram's new friend Juan Pedilla kills one of the attackers, which turns out to be what will be known as a Baby Graboid, but is what they call a "Dirt Dragon", and upsets the people of Rejection greatly, so they telagram for a qualified gunfighter, waiting over a month before a one named Mr."Black Hand" Kelly comes in and goes on a trip with Hiram and Juan, where they find how the "Dirt Dragons" have hatched so quickly; the hot springs near the mine, where they also discover the eggs of the Graboids.
When they spend the night in a cabin, they are attacked by fully-grown Grabiods, and telegram a message for help, and are rescued by one of the people from Rejection, Ms. Christine Lord and are pursued.
When they get back, however, Hiram leaves, but when he hears that the people of Rejection are in serious trouble, he sells the only thing he has in the world, and gets weapons to defend Rejection, and comes back, so, when the Graboids come, everyone is ready. Hiram kills one of the Graboids by blowing a hole in its head with a punt gun, but is snatched by the second oneand dragged underground. The second one is impaled when another resident, Tecopa, bangs a saw in the ground, and, as the Graboid rushes to eat him, impales itself on the saw. The third Graboid becomes smart, avoiding all of their traps, until they manage to attach its tail to the old steaming train, and, in its attempt to go underground, is blown up.
The people of rejection rejoice, and Hiram comes to terms with them on;
a.) no one can ever know about the "Dirt Dragons"
b.) since Tecopa's statue was destroyed by the Graboid, they will get
a new statue that looks like him (since the other didn't look like him at all)
The movie ends with Ms. Lord presenting Hiram with a new gun, and Hiram having fun shooting at cans.
This is a highly recommended movie!
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Let it end here by David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States)  2 Stars
July 07, 2007
The best that can be said about this film is that it is better than Part 3, which was the nadir in this series that managed to produce two good films before taking a nosedive. This time the action moves to the Old West, where the burrowing graboids (this time christened "dirt dragons" or something like that) have killed all the workers at a silver mine near the town of Rejection. Prissy Eastern mineowner Gummer (Michael Gross), an ancestor of the later gun nut, comes out to investigate why profits from the mine have declined so precipitously.
Although the change of era is inspired, this film just seems to be going through the motions. I wouldn't have expected the filmmakers to get even two good films out of the premise of burrowing worm monsters, but going for four was definitely overreaching. There is a lot of self-referential jokiness that might appeal to fans of the franchise, but I found it tiresome. I find myself hoping that the subsequent TV series won't be released on DVD because my [...]-retentive tendencies will probably force me to watch it in the interests of completeness.
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QUITE GOOD FOR THE FOURTH ENTRY INTO THE SERIES by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)  4 Stars
March 15, 2007
I don't know how many other movie franchises can make this claim. Having three worthy sequels is a major feat! This installment may be the best since the first film, with a good mix of chills and laughs! The monsters are much more convincing than the last film with no CGI and there are plenty of jabs at the series. If you are a fan of these films, this is another good entry.
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Good old-fashioned Western complete with monsters! by W. Corse (Eau Claire, WI USA) 4 Stars
January 05, 2007
The original Tremors was a modern-day Western in many respects, with stars Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward playing the two cowboys who became monster hunters against their will. Michael Gross (Family Ties) played against type as the slightly-skewed survivalist who never saw a firearm he didn't like (or own). Gross carries the lead role in "Tremors 4" as Hiram Gummer, Burt's grandfather, a true "Eastern dude" in fancy dress who must travel to Rejection (not Perfection) Nevada to find out why his silver mine has suddenly stopped producing.
Hiram Gummer is much closer to Gross's "euridite gentleman" persona that he played so well on Family Ties, and the veteran actor has a lot of fun with the role as the story unfolds. The desperate town actually hires a real live gunslinger to "fill the monsters full of lead", yet it is Hiram who must eventually save the day. There's a genuineness to this film in its respect for its characters and subtle reverence to the pioneer spirit of the 1800's that takes this film to a higher level, echoing the days of classic Western TV shows like Gunsmoke. The Chinese couple with their young son are the town's immigrants, the forebears of storekeeper Walter Yang in the first film, and the townspeople as a whole form a nice ensemble around Hiram Gummer's increasingly desperate efforts to save the town.
As in the original, there is a rootin'-tootin' showdown with the monsters, complete with a cannon(!) that is worthy of Gunfight at the OK Corral, only messier. Director SS Wilson wisely limited the use of CGI here in favor of the more traditional special effects used in the first film, which allows the monster scenes to broaden instead of detract from the story.
In the end the stalwart townspeople win after amassing a sizable body count, but we are shown the birth of Perfection Nevada as they repaint the name on their recently-built water tower, and Hiram receives a wedding gift from his bride-to-be: a brand-new Gatling gun. (He's a lousy shot, you see.) Of course, they all agreed to never tell anyone about the "dirt dragons" they had vanquished, otherwise the town would never grow!
An excellent bookend on the series, and the only sequel that's proven worthy of the original film. Highly recommended.
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| Tremors 3 - Back to Perfection
Starring: Michael Gross, Shawn Christian, Susan Chuang, Charlotte Stewart, Ariana Richards
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Another trip to perfection nevado reveals that the craboids are back with a hungry appetite. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Michael Gross Barry Livingston Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Brent Maddock
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Can a drifter two survivalists a kid looking for kicks and a gorgeous scientist bury those bodacious worms once and for all. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Fred Ward Michael Gross Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Pg13
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The race to higher ground is on when two handymen and a local seismology student discover that their little town of Perfection, Nevada, is infested with stinky subterranean man-eating worms. A very well-done comedy-horror film that salutes a host of horror films from bygone years.
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Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as two country handymen who lead a cast of zany characters to safety in this exciting sci-fi creature comedy. Just as Val McKee (Bacon) and Earl Basset (Ward) decide to leave Perfection, Nevada, strange rumblings prevent their departure. With the help of a shapely seismology student (Finn Carter), they discover their desolate town is infested with gigantic man-eating creatures that live below the ground. The race is on to overcome these slimy subterraneans and...
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