When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Zach Galligan Phoebe Cates Hoyt Axton Frances Lee McCain Corey Feldman Keye Luke John Louie Dick Miller Jackie Joseph Polly Holliday Judge Reinhold Edward Andrews Belinda Balaski Scott Brady Don Steele Susan Burgess Harry Carey, Jr. Donald Elson Howie Mandel Jonathan Banks Bob Bergen Frank Welker Glynn Turman
I love how little shits anyone gave in the 80's. and honestly, more children need to die in movies
I was going to write a lengthy, misty eyed, nostalgia tainted review about how amazing Gremlins is.
But we all know this, right? We all know it's mischief on film, perfect kiddie horror and so much fun.
So I'll just shut up and leave you with two words:
Dick Miller.
That is all.
Part of Buddy the Elf, What's Your Favorite Color?
“I make the illogical logical.”
Never expose it to bright light, especially sunlight, which will kill it.
Christmas is nostalgia. Most everything about the season, from the movies to the carols to the decorations to the gifts, is about manufacturing memories. Some of those memories may have arisen from a crass or materialistic or cynical place, but once fogged up with the warm glow of the past, they become halcyon and sentimental. Ask what one envisions when they think of Christmas, and the answer is unlikely to be a pure, unfiltered moment from actual days past—it is probably a take informed by A Charlie Brown Christmas or Norman Rockwell or Courier…
Every time that I watch Gremlins I am deeply conflicted because I am always rooting for the gremlins even though I know the inevitable outcome.
They are so cute and hilarious and far more interesting and loveable than any of the human characters. I do like Gizmo because he is even more adorable and funny but I would rather that he just joined the side of the gremlins and stopped acting like such a pussy although it is pretty awesome when he hijacks a pink Barbie Corvette during the climax, my 2nd favorite part.
My favorite part is when all of the gremlins are having the time of their short little lives watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarves not…
It's hard to put into words how astonishingly perfect Joe Dante's Gremlins is. There is simply no horror-comedy that has even come close, except maybe Gremlins 2: The New Batch or The Howling; also directed by Joe Dante. He just understands how to craft a film, plain and simple. He understands that you need to show and not tell, he understands that unnecessary exposition is UNNECESSARY, and he understands that it doesn't hurt to scare the child audience. Truly, this is mean't for kids who want and can take a good scare, because some moments still freak me out.
Man, this review is messy. I mean, It's just so hard to talk about this utter masterpiece without going into endless…
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It's not Christmas in my house until Mrs. Deagle learns to fly (the hard way) and household appliances become deadly weapons!
Director Joe Dante created the perfect holiday film by highlighting everything we love about Christmas and then he desercrates it royally! If Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives of Courier and Ives fame could see what Dante did to this picturesque small town all decked out with Christmas decorations and spirit they'd spin in their graves!
PG rated films like this and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom pushed the boundaries past their limits! (The infamous microwave scene) The increased violence, the darker tones accompanied…
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this movie to be honest, but the concept itself seemed pretty interesting to say the least. Let's see how this cult-classic turned out to be.
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GREMLINS doesn’t really hold up well. It’s desperately dated in its special effects, but it’s also fairly dated in its attitude to its characters. Family dynamics and young romance are also treated with relative juvenility.
Yet, GREMLINS is an interesting benchmark for its efforts at combining horror, humor, and puppetry. Although nothing really terrifies, there is a legitimate edge and grotesqueness to some of GREMLINS’ moments (microwaved monster anyone?) that call for some pause now, much less 30+ years ago.
GREMLINS was notably a film in the middle of the 1980s’ push to market films to the teen crowd. GREMLINS was an important non-Star Wars, non-Indy box office success that contributed to a new age in North American rating systems, brand-marketing, and merchandising.
B-
I remember catching a scene from this movie on television back in the early '90s as a kid and finding it absolutely terrifying.
Watching the movie now though, it just feels dated and slow and not very much else.
Just as great as I remembered the Santa story still cracks me up. Basically real looney tunes
Elliot’s review 5/5- very funny but quite scary but doesn’t make any differences and still really good. My favourite bit is when gizmo rode the car.
Vista en TCM. El primer acto es entretenido, sin embargo durante el segundo acto decae notablemente. Personajes planos y un guión regular. Resulto ser una comedia de fantasía pobre y fácilmente olvidable. La recomiendo si tu único objetivo es entretenerte a medias.
I forgot how violent this movie was. Like if you just replaced the fantasy creatures with misbehaving five year olds, this would be on the same level as Eraserhead.
I also forgot that this movie has some of the most insane comedy I’ve seen in a while, like the scene with the Mogwai at a bar is honestly surreal and would be insane in any other context
Also also, I have no idea if these characters are supposed to be 16 or 24, but the movie works both ways.
It’s fun, it’s kitschy, it’s a great 80s flick.
The incredibly bizarre scene when Billy and Kate walk home and talk about Christmas and depression, and then he asks her out and she says yes... *chef's kiss*
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