Two protagonists that are just normal people? A woman who helps without overshadowing the others, or being seen as a TnA attraction (despite spending a portion of the movie without pants)? Side characters that are quirky, realistic, and human, not punchlines or political movements? A monster that is imposing, threatening, and intelligent without being sentient (like a real life animal)?
I love this damn movie.

Drinker: "take notes modern Hollywood"

Modern Hollywood: "naw it'll be fine"

RIP Fred Ward. He was one of a kind actor.

I like the fact that this movie celebrates the strength of the small town. When faced with an existential threat, they all team up and become a united force using their abilities for the good of the community. Val is brave. Earl is pragmatic. Rhonda is smart. Burt and Heather are prepared and resourceful. It’s one of those films you don’t see often that actually shows “fly over country” in a positive light. It’s not dim witted hicks but capable people who will defend their community when facing insurmountable odds.

The best response by a guy with a large gun collection when someone asks him, "why does one person need all those guns?": "Have you never seen Tremors??"

This was the film from which 8 year-old me learned to say "pardon my French" whenever I swore

Man, I miss when horror characters were clever, witty, and downright capable.

This movie breaks so many horror movie tropes today, characters aren't dumb, unique idea, monster feels realistic like an animal, jumpscares are limited and not in your face, guns fucking work against the monster in this movie.  Can I just say how much I love that one of them just plops into the room and gets blasted to shit XD.  That would never happen in a horror movie today, it feels like the directors intentionally avoid those scenes too.

It feels like a realistic take on how this shit would happen in real life and I love it.

I liked the fact that Rhonda isn't a can-do-anything-science-related scientist that you see in so many movies (cough cough Tony Stark).
She's a specialist in a field and doesn't know everything about everything, just like real scientists.
She straight up says "Why do you keep asking me?"
She isn't a magical movie scientist that has a PhD in seismology but knows everything about Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Astronomy, Quantum mechanics, Engineering and every other field imaginable.

Victor Wong is an absolute legend.
-Tremors
-Big Trouble in Little China
-The Golden Child

I always said if I ever got married, she would have to appreciate the humor in three films:  The 3 Amigos, Mars Attacks, and Tremors.  Finally found her, we've been married 12 years now.  Thank you, Tremors, thank you.

Actually Tremors 2 is real good.  Yeah the rest of the sequels can be forgotten, but part 2 is an underrated gem.

Earl: “What kind of fuse is that?”
Burt: “Cannon fuse.”
Earl: “What the hell do you use it for?”
Burt: “My cannon.”

Burt you legend.

My Dad, a Vietnam War Veteran and certified curmudgeon who passed away in 2015 regarded this as his favorite movie of all time. He even liked the sequels.

We watch the original as a family every year. Laugh. Cry. Tell stories.

Isn't that what moviemaking was supposed to be about?

What made Burt an especially cool character is that he's played by Michael Gross, the soft spoken perfect dad from Family Ties.  Seeing HIM of all people as a trigger happy gun-nut was beyond surreal.

An amazing movie based on the floor is lava, pure genius.

Tremors is that movie that you see coming on TV at 11:45 at night when you have to be up at 5 AM to catch a flight to Chicago, and you just say, “screw it, I’m watching it, I’ll sleep on the plane.”

"Broke into the wrong goddamned rec room" line = still one of the best laugh out loud lines in moviedom.

The script had some really smart lines. A personal favorite of mine:

Earl: We gotta come up with a plan.
Val: Why don't we just run for it? We outran it yesterday.
Earl: Run for it?! Running's not a plan, Valentine. No, running is what you do when a plan fails.

"Remember when set-up and  pay off were still a thing in movies?"
Pepperidge Farm and The Drinker remember.