I really wanted to like it, but it was an enterprise doomed to failure. Not only the graboids have a complicated life cycle that involves a flying version that uses igneous farts to propel themselves, but the movie is now located in South Africa and filled with clichés of how Americans see the place.

The monsters were cool enough, but the tension was gone, as well as the classic Tremors feel, where an isolated community gets together to defeat unbeatable carnivore beasts. Instead we have big guns easily killing big dumb animals. It's not a totally bad film for the Tremors "series", but certainly it is a disgrace to the original film.

Bottom line: watching it for the melancholy and the fun. Had neither.

Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) continues to hunt the monsters and videotaping it. Travis B. Welker (Jamie Kennedy) wants to make him an internet star. He is recruited to hunt a new cluster of monsters in South Africa.

The first thing I noticed is that someone is filming Burt on his excursions. I don't like the premise of him being like that anyways. I like the lone wolf hunter but not the self-videoing. If Jamie Kennedy should be Burt video guy, he shouldn't be the douche type. He could be the nerdy assistant. I don't like his douche persona anymore. The African content is a little condescending like the tribal dance. Other than a few safari animals, the African content isn't that great. Tremors started as a great B-movie and has become a small cult B-movie franchise. As always, this has Michael Gross and he's the best remaining part. Jamie Kennedy is not a good addition. This is not good. It's a middling B-movie.

You may wonder why there would be another one of those? But then again, fans of other franchises could only dream of their favorite character coming back on screen. And Grummer seems to be just that. Impossible to kill off (no pun intended) and in all movies Tremors related (probably even in the TV spinoffs and whatnot).

This time his sidekick is someone most people will know from the Scream franchise. And/or from conventions - and if it is the latter, the character he portrays seems very close to his actual personality. Then again, maybe a fusion has taken place where you can't decipher if he's fooling around or actually that ... guy 24/7. Having said all that, some may find that intriguing and funny and others may find it very annoying. Up to you to decide, you should not be easily offended by the way.

Visually this is top notch and the effects are quite alright for mostly CGI (especially the first movie is known for its hands on effects which were awesome) ... funny or boring, depending on your threshold, but with a franchise to back it up and give it some life - just don't question the "wisdom" and the evolution ... and the coincidences and ... well you get the point(s)