Tremors 2 Review 

Best lines in this movie was that about the coyote howling. *Coyote howling* Grady "Is that a coyote?" Earl "Yup" *Coyote howls again* Grady *Sleepily* "Man he better shut up!" *Coyote starts to howl again but is interrupted by graboidb eating it to witch the coyote howls more in fright* Earl "Yup"

The slow reveal shot of Bert's mounted Graboid is amazing.

"I feel I was denied..critical...need-to-know...information...I am completely...out...of ammo!"

I think I know why the RC truck with dynamite trick kept working. In the first movie, every time a clever trick or strategy was employed all of the Graboids were in the vicinity. Because of this when one died the others were able to observe what happened and learn from it very quickly. In this movie however each Graboid that gets blown up is alone, no other creatures around observe and learn so the same trick continued to work. Of course this discounts the fact that the writers may have just been plain lazy.

He was trying to breed two male ostriches?

Holy shit. I just realized they can detect heat. They missed a perfectly good name for the little bastards “Heat Shriekers”.

I watched all the these movies as a kid with my younger brother. To this day if you yell, "it's gonna be BIG!" I'll instantly know where it's from. One of my favorite monster designs and life cycles.

The biggest flaw from this movie to me is the fact that Chiapas México is actually a jungle, not a desert like the way its portrayed in the movie

I was a young kid in the 90s and for some reason I saw Tremors 1 and 2 a lot and it became my favorite monster movie series next to Jaws and Godzilla.

21:13 and the filmakers understood that the biggest danger of an explosion is the shock wave, treating them like proper explosives unlike michael bay who treats them as small fire crackers

Why does everybody hate the Mariachi part of the theme? That's actually my favorite part!

A lot of the Tremors movies aren't good but I find them all at least entertaining. They're still better then AVP R.

Ahem. "I DIDN'T KNOW, HOW COULD I HAVE KNOWN?!"

I love how when the place blows up the building that they originally were hiding behind is absolutely demolished by the blast as Burt stated it's a good amount of consistency that most movies ignore

Actually, since a homemade dynamite stick can hurt Graboids a lot, a surface nuke will most definitely kill them from the explosive shockwave alone.

Why would Ortega know what they're called from a video game, even a successful one? Does he strike you as a gamer? Even now my Mum wouldn't know who Sonic was, and games are WAY bigger now than they were when this was made.

the Texas alien joke is hilarious

I love your reviews man. On a personal note I really appreciate that you are a gun enthusiast, or at least knowledgable about how guns and gun laws actually work.

Am I the only one who always felt the creatures in this movie resembled the Mousers from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles too closely?

Despite what people say, this was one of my favorite b-movies to watch with my family. The scene when they found Pedro's dismembered hands played nicely with the music, and it genuinely creeped the fuck out of my brother.

"Yeah I was having a real hard time, then I looked down at my wristband and thought... what would Michael Bay do?" I think he would be proud of Burt as I am proud of how funny that line was.

"I am... completely... out... of ammo... That's never happened to me before..."

#AllButtsAreEqual

"When you need it and don't have it.. You sing a different tune..." -Burt Gummer

I actually got into the Franchise from this film, I found it ironic to me at least and dubbed it my favourite. I love the way the creature changes things up drastically, it's like your equipped to take out a tank only to find out you going to be taking on a horde. Fear can happen when you think you have everything prepared and then suddenly, things change without your say what so ever. Plus, the Shirek will always be remembered my mind.

To be fair the graboid in the 1st movie learned by the mistake of the other one and the graboids here all seemed to be hunting alone when they died

About 4 years ago, this was the first decker shado video I watched. Thanks for being a huge influence to me, Decker.

I feel like you are the only film reviewer who knows a decent amount about guns. 10/10

With them blowing them up like that, how do they get paid, to you take their word?

I just thought of something. Burt's big ass truck has a winch. Why not get him on the radio and ask him to pull Earl's truck out of that ditch?

Dude I'm extremely sick and your videos make my day 100% better

I recall a line quote from Bruce Campbell regarding "certain" sci-fi channel movies: "Do you prefer cancer over AIDS?" I think of that quote when I think of Tremors 2 and all the sequels .

When I first saw the movie I thought the Shreakers were entirely new species that hatched from a bunch of Graboid eggs. Of course later entries (TV and movies) made them a lifecycle stage.

Now this is what i call a review. Keep doing these. They are excellent. Love the way you basically show us the films main points so we can decide for ourselves if we want to watch.

14:36 I was expecting to hear "You're behind me, aren't you...?"

Personally, I like how Stampede wanted to throw fans a bit of a curve-ball with each sequel, rather than just have more repetition of the same exact monster killing the same exact way. One explanation as to why the Graboids in Mexico act differently is possibly due to them being a different genetic offshoot, as we see in the later sequels that there is some variation in traits. It could be that this population of them weren't quite as bright as the ones we saw in the fist movie. Maybe this strain is the "inbred hick" strain? Also, Burt's .50 cal BMG round was "custom cast from solid bronze", as Burt had either engineered it or had it engineered to shoot a graboid though dirt.

Is nobody going to mention the Wayne Newton sign on top of the car lmao 2:15

I'm really satisfied that the big explosion at the end looked like a proper high explosive explosion instead of a standard Hollywood gasoline fireball.

I think why the Graboids fall for the TNT Cars every time was unlike the first film, they weren't close by to notice. Remember film 1 there was only 2 when they tried this, both of whom were surrounding them. Plus you gotta expect 1 out of so many to be smarter, but yeah since they are very spread out they have no idea the TNT is killing their friends, at least right away. EDIT:OR you could say since their so close to "birthing" they need to eat overwrote their "must kill but be smart about it".

If "The Predator" had a mutant deformed baby with no arms and just legs, that would be the Shrieker.

The first one is great because the monsters are not explained, keeping them in mystery, like the first Alien. Once you give it too much exposure....well, this movie happens.

I just found out Fred ward died as I was watching this. another legend gone.

If I were hunting Graboids I would try and lure as many of them as possible into a Minefield.

Tremors: Great Tremors 2: alright Tremors 3: meh... not that great but not too bad. Tremors 4: alright Tremors 5: gtfo of here with that.

“Burt, are you sure you’re out of bullets? Did you check all your pockets?” I laugh every time I hear that line. I do actually enjoy #2 but more because I found it humorous lol

I know you posted this a long time ago, but I only found your channel maybe 4 months ago, I loved Tremors ever since the first movie was released on VHS (I'm old,) and you do GREAT FREAKIN' reviews! (and you truly do have the best hair!) Thanks for keeping me entertained!

I think the reason the graboids aren’t attracted to the changing graboid is they recognize the noise as a graboid like the graboid would always be hunting each other if they didn’t recognize graboid noises

Gotta admit, that live graboid scene scared the hell outta me when I was younger. I think I saw this when I was around 8-9.

Dude made a "4k" joke over 6 years ago... I would like to borrow your time machine sir, I have a "savior" to assassin.

YO I'M FROM TEXAS TOO!!!

Love that 50 ..actually live round you can see the blast ...very nice

People forget that this is monster movie wrapped in good camera work. With a dash of effects.

Two men & worm that swaloud a radio = captain hook & crocodile that swaloud a clock.🤣

Did anyone notice that when they drive to mexico in one of the shots you can see the rear shock absorber hanging from the truck! Nice small reference to the first movie, since Earl did not even fix it for all these years since the graboid attacked it!

4:48 killed me dude, you just earned a subscriber😂😂😂😂

Love those *REAL* explosions!

Love these movies. Even part 4 which was a western out of left field was enjoyable.

In fairness to the graboids not learning from the guys blowing them up, in the first movie the creatures learned and planned by witnessing the human's efforts. If the guys took them out one at a time without any others nearby it kind of explains why they failed to get wise.

We need Graboids vs Predators.

Little known fact; in Spanish, "ol`e" means "taco".

Tremors 2 is the most under appreciated great sequels of all time. Up there with t2 and aliens. James Cameron would agree with me.

The oil worker also plays carter (the guy who gets stepped on) in The Lost World Jurassic Park

I have a theory why the control car kept working maybe they were targeting gravoids who are alone that means none of the others could learn from it if they're not there

The reason that the graboids in the first one learned not to eat the explosives and the one's in the second didn't took me some time to figure out. In the fist movie they were all in relatively close proximity to each other and cold observe and learn from each others mistakes. In the second one they were more spread out and didn't have that advantage. at least that's my take on it.

18:55 the scene that truly mattered

3:18 Decker has no chill

This film focused much more on the comedy and action than the first one, and Burt Gummer becomes a major part of the film, which is good, because he's the best part of the film.

The long hair threw me off but you know your guns and gun laws. Awesome job Decker

Thanks Bert, now all the ads I see while watching these are about parts for the HK91 and G3 rifles.

I think I know what happened to the guy with the truck that got his hands ripped off and eaten. One jumped on the hood first and started to rip it to pieces, he swives the truck and jumps out trying to get away but gets cut off by the second one jumps up on the back trying to get away, again get cut off by the third and tries to pull himself up onto the roof of the car in a last-ditch effort but gets caught by his leg(s?) and ripped away without his hands killing/eating him.

I have ZERO clue on which part of this video I find more, let’s say problematic (coming from a late 2023 pov), the fact Decker said “I live in Texas, isn’t Mexico where all the Aliens come from”, or the fact that the movie ACTUALLY had a kickass beat, but the SECOND they hit the US/Mexican border a mariachi band started playing…lmfao, both were funny as hell tho, so no real complaints from me, lol.

Tremors 12 Script Review: [CUT TO] Burt Gummer in Hospital bed. Wide far angle. [CLOSE IN] Burt starts trembling. Emits groan and "Eeeeaaahhhh" [BACK OUT]

I love this one, I can't deny it

In the German dub the name Graboids (well, Graboiden, but close enough) is actually pretty fitting since "graben" in German can mean "to burrow".

I really like the intro of the toy car it uses perspective and sound distortion to make you think they are using a massive suped up jacked up truck then you see the dynamite just slightly before the camera pans out to a toy car strapped with explosives it's a amazing use of a fake out you think they got some heavy artillery to destroy the worms then you find out it's just a toy car with some dynamite strapped to it plus the reason for no other graboids attacking earl and Grady is because the other 7 were changing hence the reason why Burt's truck looks like crap

12:05 More "Jaws hitting Quint's boat: Land version".

I've been a fan of tremors since the first came out and to this day I can't stand any of the sequels. The second is possibly the only one even remotely worth sitting through. But my god man, once we get Jamie Kennedy in these things...it starts to become very apparent that it should've been a standalone film and left alone...

Graboids ignore the death throws and vocalizations of fellow Graboids as they metamorphose.

Despite enjoying the first one, and being a fan of Kevin Bacon, I think Tremors 2 was the best.

The practical effects in this movie are awesome, but the CGI hasn't held up all that well (then again, it had 40% of the budget of the first movie so I cut it some slack). From what I understand the reduced budget and loss of Kevin Bacon and Reba damaged the potential of the movie.

This is my favorite Tremors film, never cared to see the rest apart from one. I just noticed all deaths are Mexican. Idk if I would've gotten offended since I'm of Mexican descent, but this movie was just super fun. Mariachi song was cool.

RIP Fred Ward

Ya know alot of people give this movie shit about the Grabboids being stupid and not learning about RC cars, I have a counter argument. In the first movie they kept trying new ways to kill Grabboids, plus they were clustered together for the majority of it, they were able to learn from one another plus the many different attempts tried repeatedly from the same locations so they picked up pretty quick on distraction and subterfuge even going so far as to use it themselves in the climax on distracting and digging out their own traps. Four Grabboids in a geographically small and isolated location moving in a pack. In this movie they have much more room and they are engaged one by one, there is no poking at, no studying no unknowable factors, they know what they are dealing with, they track one and deal with it one at a time, when no other's are near. Even when they were being chased why run? Why not get out the RC cars and dynamite surely they had enough to fish with RC cars and continue using it... because if they did they would have learned from that folly, so they ran to regroup, even brought in someone else not only to help, but to split them up, get the job done faster before they started learning.

Worms don’t have skulls so if there was a tremors vs predator movie What the hell would the predators take I don’t know why I’m asking that question I’m the only person in existence who wants to see tremors vs predator

Tbh even tho the current life cycle is iconic I feel that they could've gone a similar route without having to sacrifice the subterranean aspects of the graboids. Something like a sand crocs instead of weird bird critters.

fully aware that not many will care. However the truck is not a ford but an jeep gladiator likely a 68

I've always loved the Tremors movies.

I'm in the minority here in saying, I've enjoyed all of the Tremors movies, and I make a point to have new friends watch them with me. Friendships forged in laughter and pure joy

I wonder how the first Graboids and Shriekers (and the Assblasters) survived... during the pre-Cambrian era... and the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian and Devonian eras. As they are carnivoruos land animals, they survived about 200 million years before they had some insects to eat and another 50 million years before the first amfibious vertebrates come out of the seas. 250 million years without food!

There was also many gold and silver bars in there.

I personal can justify the Grabiods not learning in this film; the ones in the first movie often where in close proximity to one another, and "saw/heard" what happened to them, therefore figuring out what did and didn't work, but in this movie they were spread out over miles and miles of Mexican countryside, and therefore unable to make such observations.and the obvious reason that no Grabiods showed up when the live one started calling out, is one of two things, they were also in the presses of birthing their own Shirkers, or the call itself is a sort of Grabiod deterrent to prevent Grabiods from "seeing/hearing" Shirkers as food.

Think about this. Michael Gross who plays Burt, was Steven Keaton in the 80's sitcom Family Ties.

10:32 why do I find that so wholesome?

They spent more time on the Shriekers then graboids.They actual reused the same scenes of the graboids being killed.Original Tremors 2 Aftershocks was going to be filmed down under on a budget of 17mill.Universal realized it would cost to much to film not only in Australia and put in theaters.So they cut the budget to 4mill.The cast and crew fought for a theatrical release but overall Universal won and went straight to video.Also original Kevin Bacon and Finn Carter was going to return in Tremors 2 Aftershocks but schedules conflicts.The filming was completed in 95 then released in 96 during that time Kevin Bacon was filming Apollo 13.Then Finn I don't know what she was doing.I just remember reading an article in TV guide back in 94.

I really enjoy this and the first Tremors movies. Part of my childhood for sure. Tried watching the third one years ago and couldn't make it through it.

19:47 that only works if the creatures have been documented in the fossil records and since it's established that these creatures predated the known records and up until recently haven't been seen because they can lay dormant in an egg for indefinitely as the third movie established that the graboids in that case were dormant for over 300 years so it's unknown how long they can lay dormant but my guess is there is no real limit to that

So I've only seen the first one, does anyone recommend watching any of the other Tremors movies?

I love the first two Tremor movies. Their simple and enjoyable.

"Some snails are hermaphrodites". Are you saying that Jamie Lee Curtis is a snail??? That would explain a lot...

I enjoyed the first 2 movies a lot. It was 3 and onwards that the series started going downhill in writing and presentation. The CGI in part 3 especially didn't age well in my opinion.