Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018 Video) User Reviews (72)

Like visiting with old friends

[markkbranson · 6/10 · 25 January 2019]

I have to concede to be an old "Tremors" fan from the gitgo. However, I approached this iteration with some anxiety: I appreciate "Burt" fro the beginning and really appreciated the chemistry in the first two issues, yet was this one going to be worth my time?

Happily, this one measures up to a solid B film status and if you are a "Tremors" fan such as I am, then you will appreciate this one.

Part of the joy of this series is its capability of knowing exactly what it is. There is no pretense of anything beyond what you see: a romp with some cheesy effects.

I appreciate that this one also is aware of where it fits in the cycle: there are references to Reba and Kevin in this one that I enjoyed.

There are huge plot holes and obvious flaws in character development. The effects are splatters and that is about it. Got those viewers of a post CGI generation, this miststep will diseffect you.

If, however, you know this franchise and you appreciated the first ones, then you'd enjoy this pleasant way to spend an evening with old friends.

A rather lukewarm foray into the "Tremors" franchise...

[paul_haakonsen · 5/10 · 9 June 2018]

Well, you know what you are getting yourself into when you sit down to watch this kind of movie. Especially since the "Tremors" franchise doesn't seem to lay down to die. The recent movies haven't been outstanding and "Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell" is no different.

This is an enjoyable enough movie for what it is, which is mediocre entertainment.

Michael Gross revisits the role of Burt Gummer, and he alone well and the worms of course are the sole instrument from the original movie that keeps this franchise afloat. And believe you me, they are boiling soup on a very weak broth by now.

The special effects and the creature effects are good, though and they definitely make the movie more watchable. As for the story, well let's just say that this movie offers nothing that haven't already been seen in the franchise, except for it being set in a colder climate.

If you enjoy the "Tremors" movie, then you will enjoy this movie. But if you are new to the franchise, I would strongly recommend that you start with the first movie. Yeah, the one with Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon.

A solid entry into the Tremors franchise

[AverageJoesDriveInPodcast · 6/10 · 5 May 2018]

I like the fact that after 6 films they at least attempted to do something a little different. Honestly, it doesn't change the dynamics or what I enjoy about them. I think Jaime Kennedy & Michael Gross actually have a good chemistry. While it's not on the Fred Ward/Kevin Bacon level, there's a good rapport between them that manages to be highly entertaining.

One of the only things I felt maybe lacking over some of the other films was the production value. While it doesn't look horrible it does look cheaper. The creatures don't look quite as fleshed out and at times a bit too CGI, but not so bad it ruins things. Also, a few of the supporting characters, mainly the quote-unquote bad guys were pretty wooden and really didn't add much to the overall story. They do, however, lead to a few comical moments of dialogue.

You more or less know what you're getting with these movies at this movie. If you've never seen any of them, I would go back and start with the first one and work your way through. That's still the pinnacle of the series, followed closely by the second. They're goofy, schlocky fun. Something that's always made me gravitate to the films is they seem to know what they are. It's one of those things where it looks like they probably had fun making them and it shows on screen. Part 6 is no exception to that rule. So, if you're a fan of the other films in the franchise. This is worth a worth.

A decent addition to the series!

[jellyneckr · 2 May 2018]

If nothing else, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is a vast improvement over Tremors 5 in every single way. Unlike the previous entry, this sequel feels more tonally similar to the first four Tremors films. The humor is more tongue-in-cheek (and yes, way more juvenile), the special effects are improved, and the whole affair is about as entertaining as one could reasonably expect from a direct-to-DVD sequel that's the sixth in a series.

Michael Gross continues to appear to be having a great time playing Burt Gummer, who is just as over-the-top and nutty as ever. Most actors simply would be phoning it in at this point, but Gross makes the best of the so-so script and meager budget to elevate the material to something actually worth watching. Jamie Kennedy, returning as Gummer's son, is thankfully given way better dialogue than he had in Tremors 5, and delivers one of the most enjoyable performances of his career. The supporting cast is fine, although leaves much of a lasting impression. The real stars of the movie, of course, are the graboids. They still look don't quite as cool as they did in the original Tremors, though given that the first one was a theatrical release while the sequels have all been direct-to-DVD, that's hardly a big surprise. While the monsters would benefit from having more money put behind them, they at least aren't Syfy original movie quality. Like Tremors 5, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is gorier than the other sequels, and there's a fair amount of blood to go along with the monster attacks. It would be great to one day get an R-rated Tremors film, but this one works well enough as a PG-13. If I had to guess, a Tremors 7 isn't more than a few years away. As long as Gross comes back and the filmmakers can come up with a fresh take, I'll gladly check it out. 6/10

Same but different (day)

[kosmasp · 5/10 · 18 October 2020]

There are sequels where it doesn't mean anything if you have or have not seen the previous entry (or entries for that matter). The Tremors franchise really is different in that sense. It also does evolve. Though some may miss the good old days of practical effects (versus the CGI we get).

We get recurring characters though and some may feel a bit too comfortable in their sense of humor for my taste. Especially the one you may know from the Scream franchise. Don't get me wrong, I loved his schtick in that other franchise, it just seems a bit redundant here. Our main hero (unlikely hero to be frank, especially considering the journey he took from the very early days of Tremors) remains as stoic and "fun" (I would consider him funny but others may not) as ever.

So while the movie overall is flawed, anyone liking the Tremors movies and has kept watching them, will not be too disappointed. Nicely done for anyone who still cares

Fans of the franchise could sit through it...that's all.

[james-03987 · 5/10 · 30 April 2018]

The title says it all. If you are a fan of the franchise then your probably a Burt Gummer fan and as ever he is solid and the best part of the film by a distance. As a long time fan I enjoyed nods to the original movie and although the actors are poor and the accents are all over the place I was able to sit through it without too much effort. The makers aren't stupid, this is no 3 hour epic, it's a fast paced 90 minutes that doesn't require much thought. I actually enjoyed the idea from the previous movie 'Tremors 5 Bloodlines' that Burt Gummer is a survivalist YouTube star. It made sense and it was updating the franchise. The addition of Jamie Kennedy did not go down aswell and unfortunately he is back as Burt's son as they travel north to hunt Grabloids in the snow! This is just movie making for the sake of it. It added nothing to the franchise and if you had never seen any other movie in the series you would think this was just terrible! Burt Gummer saves it and as I said it wasn't a problem for me as a fan to sit through it but unless you can bring Val or Earl back from the original then please don't make another.

Tremors A Cold Day in Hell: Okay maybe it's time to stop

[Platypuschow · 5/10 · 10 April 2019]

It's incredible what Tremors has accomplished over the years, 6 movies, a television series and almost a second. Who'd have thought that we'd still be seeing them released in 2018 and it hasn't even been rebooted!

Burt Gummer returns again to tackle a Graboid infestation and for the second movie in a row his son is along for the ride. This time however instead of desert these giant worms have taken residence in snow.

Great gimmick right? Shaking things up, trouble is it's not. We have one scene involving snow and the rest is...............desert basically. That's right they've squandered the entire gimmick and because of that we just have yet another Tremors film.

Now I really enjoyed Tremors 5 and would consider it second only to the original movie, that's why it saddens me to say that perhaps this should be it. The last movie felt fresh, this felt more than stale and brought absolutely nothing new to the table at all. Each previous movie had an identity, brought new creatures, new interesting characters, new gimmicks. Here, there's nothing despite the broken promise of the snow setting.

With Michael Gross being the only recurring star to have been in every movie I have to tip my hat to him for being excellent as always. Jamie Kennedy, less so but I'm slightly bias on that front.

A Cold Day in Hell isn't bad, it's just reminder that some things really should come to an end.

The Good:

Michael Gross

Script has its moments

The Bad:

Jamie Kennedy

When will they learn? Practical effects > CGI

Very paint by numbers stuff

"Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell"- Big, loud and silly... so basically, it's a pretty decent 'Tremors' movie!

[TedStixonAKAMaximumMadness · 7/10 · 7 May 2018]

Chances are, if you're watching "Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell", you're either a die-hard fan of the long-running cult franchise, or you just stumbled across it on Netflix and put it on in a whim. Either way, you could definitely do a lot worse. As far as sixth-films in low-budget schlock series go... "A Cold Day in Hell" is pretty serviceable. Sure, it never quite recaptures the wonderful mixture of thrills and laughs that the original had in spades. Heck, it's not even one of the better entries in the series. But it is a fun one for sure. And as a fan of "Tremors" for well over twenty years, I enjoyed every silly moment of it.

Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) and his loud-mouthed son Travis (Jamie Kennedy) are in for a new adventure when graboids appear in the Canadian arctic. Together with a host of new characters, including a beautiful graboid-enthusiast (Jamie-Lynn Money) with a surprising tie to Burt's past, they set out to destroy this deadly threat. However, things take a dark turn when ole' Burt realizes he's been infected with a deadly graboid-based parasite, and will need to capture one alive in order to find a cure!

Part of the thing I've always loved about "Tremors" is the fact it's one of the few horror (well, horror-comedy) series that really and honestly cares about continuity. These films are peppered with references and callbacks, and "A Cold Day in Hell" is perhaps the most bombastic of the bunch in this respect. A large portion of the plot hinges on events that occurred several movies back, and it gives the movie a sort-of fun appeal that rewards longtime franchise fans. "Tremors" is almost episodic in that sense, and I really dig the direction they're taking the series in.

The central cast is also pretty darned good. As always, Michael Gross is the stand-out among them, and Burt is as likable (and wonderfully unlikable) as ever. You really get the sense that Gross absolutely loves the series to death, and he never phones it in. I also really liked Jamie Kennedy this time around. Scandalous, I know! Kennedy has gotten his share of flack in the past due to his poor choices in film roles, but I think "Tremors" is a good fit for him. I particularly thought he did quite well when given some honest emotional beats to work with later in the film. Jamie-Lynn Money is also incredible adorable and quite a good fit for the series, as a sort-of awe-struck oddball that's pulled into the journey. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast is otherwise generally forgettable though, and tend to sort-of disappear into the background.

Direction is handled by Don Michael Paul, whom also helmed the supremely underrated fifth entry in the series. While I could do with a little less shaky-cam, Paul does quite well for the most part with the script by series veteran John Whelpley. I've really admired how he's able to work with what is clearly a microscopic budget, and gives the movies a sense of scope that a lesser filmmaker would certainly lack. This looks and feels like a $30 million dollar film... when its actual budget is probably only about one-tenth that.

Unfortunately, all this praise does come with one pretty severe trade-off. And that's the fact that... this movie is pretty darned silly. Even by "Tremors" standards. There's a definite over-reliance on goofy gags and dopey character beats that start to feel a little contrived after a while. Especially in the first half, which is pretty much just a bunch of jokes and one-liners strung together by a loose storyline. The structure is also quite scattershot in the first act, and the film moves a bit unevenly. I have the sneaking suspicion that there wasn't a finished script when filming began, and it was written on the fly. And yeah... a few too many jokes fall flat on their face.

Thankfully, the sheer fun-factor at play does help you get through these issues, and by the midway point, the film course-corrects into sheer "Tremors" bliss. You just gotta get through about a half hour of nonsense before you start getting to the good stuff.

On the whole, this "Tremors" fan was generally pretty pleased by "A Cold Day in Hell." Yeah, you gotta contend with a somewhat lame opening act and some unfunny gags before it starts to get good. But once it gets going, you'll definitely forgive it for its faults. Strictly as a longtime series fan, I'm giving it a pretty good 7 out of 10. It won't win over any newcomers, but it'll get the job done for people who have followed this delightful series from the beginning.

You thought Tremors 2 through 4 were bad? You thought it couldn't get worse than Tremors 5? Oooohhhhh boyyyy....

[darthMisaskernew · 1/10 · 31 March 2019]

To the people who say 2-4 are all terrible movies, your brains will explode once you see how bad this one is. I mean WOW. What were these guys thinking? I don't even know where to start. First of all, this movie feels NOTHING like a Tremors movie. It feels like an extended episode from the 2003 TV series...a BAD episode, too. It CLEARLY was written by people who don't give a flying crap about the original films or their characters. They decided to make Perfection some abandoned wasteland despite the fact that it was one of the worlds biggest touring destinations in the 3rd movie and TV series. Continuity? Burt Gummer acts nothing like he did in his other films either. He's gun obsessed, not some military drill sergeant! Just because you like guns doesnt mean you're all "ATENN-SHUN! DROP AND GIVE ME 50, SOLDIER" like someone from Full Metal Jacket. Burt was never like that in the first four, so why is he like that now? The film messes up several pieces of lore from the first film too, even worse than the fifth movie. Now the graboids are poisonous and touching their skin will kill you? Since when??? I don't remember Val and Earl getting sick after manhandling the dead graboid that hit the concrete wall in the first movie. Do you? Apparently the filmmakers of this one do. Also, graboids can move perfectly fine in water now? Uh, since when? Water and dirt are NOT the same thing, even an 8-year-old could tell you that. I guess this means graboids have also secretly had gills all this time too? But then there's just other stuff about this movie that just makes you cringe! It takes place in the Nunavut Territory, Canada...and guess what? THEY MISSPELL THE WORD "NUNAVUT" AS "NUNOVOT"!!! WHAT??? Can you not do ANY research??? If Tremors 7 takes place in Texas, will it be spelled as 'TECKSIS' or something? Will Australia be "Oztraylea"? Just wow. Proof that NOBODY looked over this thing. It doesn't even look like they shot in the arctic, instead it looks like any other valley. It could've taken place in Mexico and we would buy it just as much. Another thing is that the comedy is just AWFUL here. The graboid burps at the end, and it's that cartoony stock sound effect burp we've all heard a million times. Seriously! A character also farts at one point too, and it's that cliche stock cartoony fart we've heard a million times. So Tremors, a series that once had sophisticated word play and visual gags, is now resorting to burp and fart jokes you'd see on an episode of Planet Sheen. It's just sad to see that some producer somewhere watched it in the editing room and was like "yes, this is comedic genius! A burping graboid! Perfect!" There's simply nothing good about this movie. Every character in it is bland, forgettable, and unlikable. People literally make the dumbest decisions every chance they get, like people blatantly disobeying logic for no reason at all just so we more deaths. Everyone should know by now that graboids hunt by sound, so why would a scientist choose to run away screaming instead of standing still? It makes you facepalm. As I said earlier, the film feels more like an extended TV show episode. I will never understand why people crap on Tremors 2, 3, and 4 (okay I understand why people crap on 5) when those films look like The Godfather in comparison to this one. They might have been silly, but they were never this blatantly cartoonish and childish. Someone needs to buy the rights back and make a decent Tremors 7 with SS Wilson and Brent Maddock back on board, because those two guys actually care!

Pretty good for a straight to video movie

[mayfikyl · 7/10 · 8 May 2018]

If you liked the 3rd tremors you'll like this one. Some of the monster anamation looks cheap but aside from that very entertaining

There are no synonyms of bad enough to describe this movie.

[deloudelouvain · 2/10 · 17 June 2018]

What I can't understand is why people would make such a bad movie? But what I really really don't understand is how some reviewers can give this piece of garbage a ten star rating. Really? That's your definition of a perfect movie? Is this a joke or are you related to somebody from the crew that made this movie? The only good thing about this movie is the 'graboid', that looks decent. All the rest is so bad it makes me cringe. The action and the horror are nowhere to be seen. Instead you get some nerds making extremely bad jokes and comments about the 'ass blasters' and 'graboids'. Everything seems like fun when you're getting chased or attacked by one of those monsters. The acting varies from bad to extremely bad, with cheesy dialogues that makes you wonder if it could be any worse. Michael Gross is the example of bad acting, they should show it to beginning actors, so that they know how not to act. I didn't enjoy this movie, I had to endure it, and it was painful. Never again!

Here we go again

[bl-63974 · 9/10 · 20 August 2019]

I enjoy the change of climate. Another new wrinkle to work with. If you're a Tremors fan, you'll like this one. I want to add you've got to be impressed whoever you are that a franchise like this has lasted 26 years. I see number 7 is in production. I see number 7 is in production A major problem I see is no Burt ! I understand that this might be due to his age and/or health but still a disappointment none the less.

You wouldn't be watching this if you hadn't seen the first ones.

[alopias1961 · 7/10 · 26 April 2020]

The whole franchise is defined by unbelievable plots, so so effects, bad acting and mindless entertainment. Nobody is lining up for Oscars and nobody ever claimed they were. Sooooo....for a 'Tremors' movie, this one was pretty good. The effects have gotten better. The girls have gotten prettier (sorry, that sucks but whatever). Hey, these movies last an hour and a half and are perfect sandwiched between more serious movies if you are on a binge. Sit back and relax or rent Citizen Kane.

Burt Gummer fan fiction

[cherold · 5/10 · 18 September 2018]

The Tremors series started so well but began to go downhill after the first two or three movies. The good news about Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is it's not appreciably worse than the movie before it, Tremors 5.

It's also not any better.

As in the previous movie, Tremors is focused primarily on Burt Gummer, with most of the rest of the cast made up of generic background players. The movie is very poorly written, with dull banter and cliched situations.

While the first half of the film is fairly tedious, things pick up as the human drama gives way to monster fighting. There's nothing new or original, but the movie follows the Tremors playbook with a modicum of success.

I suspect this is how it will be from here on in; just a series of watchable TV movies that get just enough viewers to justify making the next one. If you're a fan of the series with some time to kill, go ahead and check this out. Just don't expect much.

The Tremors of 1990 is long dead, time to get over it.

[horrorgasm · 20 May 2018]

Don't get me wrong, I liked some of the earlier sequels, despite their rapidly increasing inferiority, but Tremors has officially reached a new low with this entry. Tremors 5 was already really pushing it with the addition of Jamie Kennedy. You should know your series is in trouble if you think that adding an aged, barely trying Jamie Kennedy to the mix is your idea of bringing new life to a property.

Kennedy is even worse this time around. Did they let him write his own dialogue this time or something? Everything he says is either just some completely unimportant observation, some horribly flat joke, or part of the painfully bad fan-fiction-y romance subplot with a woman that's clearly several leagues away from his own. Pretty much every word out of his mouth is senseless and irrelevant or extremely cringey (or both).

Most of the rest of the cast isn't much better. Terrible dialogue almost all around and most of them are written to be so dumb that you're surprised they were even able to tie their own shoes. When Michael Gross is heavily out-acting everyone else in a movie, you should know that something is seriously wrong.

All the effects are CG now, and it's actually not terrible CG, but neither does it do anything at all impressive. Despite the environment change this is still just more of the exact same thing we've already seen many times before, just with even less effort going into it.

Really, let's be honest here. Most of the sequels have just shamelessly recycled the exact same formula from the first one and we all know it. It was funny the first few times, but enough is enough. Look, I love a good "so bad it's good" horror as much as the next guy, but there's nothing to like here. It's not funny in either the intentional or unintentional senses, there's not one bit of memorable action or gore, so what's the point?

I see that there are some die-hard Tremors fans that are willing to swallow another spoonful of the same old stew that's been sitting out in the sun all these years because they're so nostalgically attached to this property for whatever reasons, but to anyone else this is just a plain old bad movie, the kind that no one's even going to remember existed in a year.

Tremors is dead. Let it rest in piece already.

I didnt watch this I endured it.

[jayq2005 · 2/10 · 2 May 2018]

This movie was painful to watch. I have been marathoning the tremors movies this week and im so confused how it got this bad. This actually hurt to watch. It almost feels like everyone is reading from a teleprompter because they speak so stifled and odd and almost every sentance is packed with movie quotes from better movies.

Oh and on a side note just after the scene where he puts on "burts" gear pause when it shows his nose to see his enormous blackheads all over his nose. Make me laugh so hard.

Dont watch this movie or watch and get ready for the cringe of a lifetime.

Wow just wow

[kurtvarju · 1/10 · 2 June 2018]

Jamie Kennedy is the best actor in this movie. I'll leave it at that. By the way if want a great drinking game drink every time: 1. Someone dies 2. You see a creature 3. Bert mentions a weapon 4. They make a terrible joke

A new low. Offers nothing new & doesn't deliver on the promise of the title/poster.

[spmact · 5/10 · 30 May 2018]

Just finished watching this and it's easily the worst in the series. Not by a lot, since the last one wasn't amazing, but it seems like they don't have anything new to offer. At least the last one was in a different setting.

I thought it was going to be Tremors in the snow, which sounded fresh, but I guess they didn't have the budget to go to, or make the locations look like the Arctic, so they use the excuse of "global warming" to be able to shoot in South Africa and pass it off as northern Canada. Lame. After the opening sequence, which somewhat delivered on the promise of the title, you don't see any more snow and it's the same old same old we've seen in 5 movies. Just with lazier writing.

The characters aren't interesting, and it uses references to the first movie to make up for it. All that does is remind us of what a good Tremors movie was like.

Only hardcore fans will enjoy this. I'd advise others to stay away.

This isn't a masterpiece but was fun for fans of the series

[kevin_robbins · 6/10 · 7 January 2022]

Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018) takes place in northern Canada where Graboids have suddenly emerged and attacked a research center. Burt and his son head up there with some level of doubt and Burt gets poisoned by a new species of Graboid. Can Burt's son and the researchers work together to kill the Graboids and save Burt?

This movie is directed by Don Michael Paul (Tremors 5: Bloodlines) and stars Jay Anstey (Friend Request), Alistair Moulton Black (Black Sails), Michael Gross (Family Ties), Jamie Kennedy (Scream 2) and Paul du Toit (Maze Runner).

The storyline for this is just okay but the special effects and action scenes are top notch. The initial emergence of the Graboids was well done. The return of the "ass blaster" was awesome and the kill scenes were some of the best of the series. Changing environments was a clever idea for this film.

Overall this isn't a masterpiece but was fun for fans of the series. I'd score this a 6/10 and recommend watching it.

Horrible

[moviesforreal · 1/10 · 28 May 2018]

So this movie is a mess in every possible way basically the franchise you loved is gone now you have a dry old straight to dvd cashcow even michael gross is horrible he looks like he wants to die everyone does there acting is horrible and the color palette is so ugly it's even worse than justice league the cgi is the worst of this whole franchise and even thinking about this movie hurts that's it oh yeah stay away from tremors five four and three.

The creepy and man eating monsters are back battling Gummer/Michael Gross and his son Travis/Jamie Kennedy

[ma-cortes · 6/10 · 1 August 2021]

This ¨Tremors 6 A cold day in hell¨ 2018 by Don Michael Paul displays an attractive cast such as : Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy , Jay Ashley, Greg Kriek, Alistair Black .A team of young researchers collecting ice core samples of glaciers is attacked by a Graboid. Then , the aged, but still spirited , Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) and the impulsive Travis (Jamie Kenendy) go to investigate at a remote research station in Canada's Nunavut Territory, when suddenly appearing the monstrous Graboids. As Gummer is violently attacked , and he's dying from Graboid poison. A bit later on , they are besieged at the station by the giant killers predators with several tongues . As they attack above and in below. Along the way Grummer is infected and poisoned . A they must go up against a new batch of Graboids to save Burt's life while they are totally surrounded by the huge beasts.

Decent and amusing sixth sequel with usual Michael Gross, well supported by Jamie Kennedy . This is an agreeable followup, an entertaining, fun and quite bemusing juvenile romp . Dealing with the eerie and bloody predators that are back and even mutated and deadlier than before , terrorizing deeply the inhabitants of a research station . There comes Grummer, Michael Gross, and his pal Jamie Kennedy, both of whom join forces to defeat the invincible Graboids . The film relies heavily on the peculiar relationship between Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy , including sympathetic surprises among them. At the heart is Michael Gross, who gives it everything he has to deliver this franchise another winning installment , after some rather lackluster prequels . This is what has kept the Tremors franchise alive and nice for three decades now and the result shows in this recent follow-up . Michael Gross, who is about seventy, packs as much energy and gumption as he did in the original Tremors film, and alongside Kennedy, who is more reserved than he is rowdy here , the two make a delightfully mismatched pair that echoes the sentiments of Earl and Grady in the initial Tremors . This is a funny adventure , being slickly shot and attempting to update the 50s and 60s monster movies to modern times . Pretty good digital effects recreating the carnivorous and ferocious animals . Tremors 6 is the second installment not to have any involvement on behalf of S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock , or Nancy Roberts, all of whom once writers, producers, and , with the exception of Roberts, directors of the preceding films in the franchise . This lack of involvement the usual writers doesn't spoil the flick , but it's refreshing to watch a series picked up , dusted off, and respected by a new breed of talent , including filmmaker Don Michael Paul in the director's chair , in addition an acceptable script by a new writer , John Whelpley . The new writing to breed the kind of respect the first two sequels had , as well as attempting to alter the series enough to build off of each sequel's desire to take the biological attributes and repercussions of Graboid behavior to a new level . The motion picture was professionally directed by Don Michael Paul. He is a secondary actor and an occassional professional director. He is a craftsman who has directed a few films as Jarhead 2, Sniper Legacy, Lake Placid : Final chapter, Death race : Beyond anarchy, Bulletproof 2, Kindergaten cops 2, Who is your caddy?, The garden, among others .

This is the sixth sequel, usually written and produced by SS Wilson, Ben Maddock, Ron Underwood, the first was ¨Tremors¨ by Ron Underwood with Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Tony Genaro, Victor Wong, Charlotte Stewart, Finn Carter . Followed by ¨Tremors 2 Aftershock¨ by SS Wilson with Fred Ward , Ariana Richards , Charlotte Stewart . ¨Tremors 3 Back to perfection¨ with Shawn Christian, Michael Gross . ¨Tremors 4 : The Legend Begins¨¨ by SS Wilson with Sara Bostford, Billiy Drago, JE Freeman, August Schellemberg . ¨Tremors 5: Bloodlines¨ 2015 Don Michael Paul with Michael Gross , Jamie Kennedy , Daniel Janks , Lawrence Joffe . ¨Tremors 7 : Shrieker Island¨ (2020) by Don Michael Paul with Michael Gross , Jon Heder , Richard Brake , Caroline Langrishe . And a TV series with Gladys Jimenez , Victor Browne, Marcia Strassman, and Michael Gross.

TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL

[TCurtis9192 · 1/10 · 6 September 2019]

"TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL" (2018, Paul), along with "TREMORS 5: BLOODLINES" (2015, Paul) is proof that this franchise is hellbent on tunnelling lower and lower.

Absolute mess of a film with poor monsters and awful CGI effects. It's nice to know that Michael Gross is getting work but I wish it was nice to know that TREMORS films are still being made. In all honesty they're not still being made, I don't even know what these latest entries are.

A serviceable addition to the franchise

[kannibalcorpsegrinder · 8/10 · 5 October 2020]

Stuck with sizable federal debt, the famed hunter and his son decide to parlay a cry for help from a research center in the Arctic circle under Graboid attack as a means of securing financial respite and decide to put their skills to the test to save the crew under attack from the deadly creatures released by a local government experiment.

There was a lot to like with this entry. Among the more enjoyable elements here is the fun manner of how the change of location plays into the franchise. That a traditionally desert-based creature can exist in a freezing climate like they are here serves as a logical through point to explain their presence at the camp. The explanation is reasonable and thankfully stays away from the logical stance of the military experiment. As well, there's plenty of fun to be had with the traditional scenes of hunting the creatures. The opening attack of the team getting attacked suddenly from underground gives this a fantastic, exciting opening to things while the initial dogfight against the plane as they come in offers a fine variety to the proceedings. Getting the usual sense of attack patterns by the creatures from throughout the series pays off nicely here as the multitude of attacks launched by the worms bursting through the ground or erupting from underneath to attack on the drive back has some exciting sequences. That also leads to the traditional series of tactics and battle strategies to stop them again being utilized. Using the knowledge to trap them out of areas with electrical current or luring them into traps with explosive elements that have been gained throughout the franchise is a lot of fun to see play out in new, exciting ways. The finale where the group implements a rather unique and unconventional idea of capturing a worm alive to save one of them from a newfound biological disease spread by the creatures has plenty of fun action and goofy splatter like the rest of the series. With great effects for the creatures on all sides, there's a lot to like here. There are a few flaws with this one. The main issue with this one is a rather unnecessary side-plot about the infection he suffers from throughout the film. While there's a logical reasoning to doing so by setting up their relationship and giving a sense of urgency to the finale, it feels forgotten for long periods of time and gets completely unexplained for even longer to the point where it's hard to remember he suffers from it. It's also got the same issue as the other entries here where it's overly familiar and repetitive in its format without changing the formula much, making for a pretty comfortable watch for the most part. These elements are what lower this one.

Rated PG-13: Violence and Language.

A great addition to the Tremors family

[carlsoncraft · 7/10 · 2 May 2018]

This film incorporates many of my favorite aspects of the franchise. Whatever you enjoy about the Tremors series, this film is packed with more of it. It appears they went all out. As usual, Michael Gross is stellar as Burt Gummer. The rest of the cast shine as well. It has made it into my top 3 of the Tremors franchise.

Tremors' sequels! If they keep making them, I'll keep watching them!

[Coventry · 5/10 · 28 December 2021]

There are two types of people in this world; namely the ones agreeing with the statement that "Tremors" is the most entertaining monster-movie ever accomplished, and the ones who are just plain wrong for disagreeing! Say what you want about all the sequels, but the 1990-original is a bona-fide classic. How deeply you worship the original also determines how much you can tolerate the long list of sequels, or at least that is what yours truly firmly believes. In case you consider the original film to be a fun but largely insignificant flick, you will not care at all for any or the sequels, or probably not even know they are at number 6 already. If, however, you love the original and know all the dialogues between Val and Earl by heart, you'll also be appreciative of the sequels.

"A Cold Day in Hell" isn't a particularly good film. None of the sequels are, in fact, but they surely always deliver in the entertainment departure, and this sixth film in the series isn't an exception. What I respect is that every new entry in the series tries to add one or two new and innovative aspects to "Tremors"-universe, but also inserts at least one throwback-aspect to the original. The additions to "A Cold Day in Hell" are the Arctic setting, and the plot-twist of good old Burt Gummer needs a transfusion with blood from a living Graboid. The throwback is that one of the supportive characters, Valerie, supposedly is the daughter of Valentine McKee and Rhonda LeBeck of the original adventure. I noticed a 7th instalment - entitled "Shrieker Island" - is out already as well, which I'll surely watch sooner or later.