People acting like because it isnt a fist full of dollars its bad?
the film is what it is. an action comedy western steampunk alternative universe. yes if you wanted stellar acting and plot this isnt for you. But it is consistent and makes sense.
grading the quality of the movie overall I give it a 6/10 like I would any dumb action film. taking it for what it is I give it an 8/10
I think there are moments of the movie that work pretty well, mostly being the scenes that were clearly written by SS Wilson and Brent Maddock (I'm a huge Tremors fan). However, it becomes pretty clear whenever any of the other four writers take over, with the abysmally unfunny sex jokes and adult humor. I think the steampunk elements are the only thing that's consistently pretty cool; as stupid and pointless as it is within the film's context, the giant spider is cool on its own. Some of the CGI is fine, but the effects towards the end get pretty awful (nameably the green screen effects). Also, most of the action scenes are pretty poorly shot, and the film simply isn't well-directed a lot of the time. I don't think the film is completely unredeemable, nor is worse than another legendary bad blockbuster like Transformers 2 or Jaws: The Revenge, but it's a 4/10 at absolute kindest.
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