Gremlins (1984) CHRISTMAS MOVIE REACTION! COMMENTARY!
Added 2020-12-16 17:35:41 +0000 UTCDAY 4 of Christmas Week and we watch a classic Christmas movie that we find very nostalgic, Gremlins (1984) this is not a first time reaction however we both haven't seen it in years.
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I saw this in the theater in 1984 when it came out. The scene where Spike's skeleton comes leaping out of the fountain still scares the crap out of me.
2021-01-29 07:17:03 +0000 UTCOne thing to bear in mind with Gremlins is that Joe Dante was trying to make a big-budget B-movie. It was deliberately playing on expectations around the cliches of small town Christmas in America in cinema (see It's a Wonderful Life) and specifically the story of her father falling down the chimney was tongue-in-cheek. All the things that you find unsettling or uneven about the tone are the things that at the time the movie came out were so revolutionary and enjoyable, because they cut through the established patterns and predictable narrative and character construction that audiences were used to seeing. There are so many Easter Eggs and little clues and in-jokes that they added and I'd definitely recommend you reading up some more about them, even things like the films that are advertised on the front of the cinema in the town and the E.T. doll in the store (given Spielberg's involvement) just add so much to the movie for me. It's a classic and for me a solid 8.9 out of 10. Merry Christmas!
Ian
2020-12-26 00:48:16 +0000 UTCI wouldn't sit on the couch for a month because my sister told me that's where the gremlins hide.
John
2020-12-23 06:11:14 +0000 UTCDude, it totally messed me up.
2020-12-23 06:04:01 +0000 UTCSuch a fun time and huge nostalgia. My dad took me to see it when I was 7 and this was probably my first 'horror'. Absolutely terrified me.
John
2020-12-23 05:59:51 +0000 UTCAbsolutely, Gizmo is definitely the cutest.
2020-12-21 05:58:40 +0000 UTCAction, action, action and some comedy mixed in. Written by Shane Black (wrote Lethal Weapon and was Hawkins in Predator). The soundtrack was done by Alan Silvestri, did the soundtrack for Predator.
Wenona Bellmore
2020-12-19 07:21:09 +0000 UTCOh yes, that was a great commentary on a film that I love
2020-12-19 06:22:14 +0000 UTCmy fave non-traditional Christmas movie is The Long Kiss Goodnight lol
Wenona Bellmore
2020-12-18 03:36:56 +0000 UTCWhat a great selection.
2020-12-17 07:09:22 +0000 UTCIn fact, I still have my Gremlins lunch box.
2020-12-17 07:07:47 +0000 UTCFellas, I saw this in a theater when I was 5 years old. It totally messed me up for Christmas. But, at least Pheobe Cates was cast, and she was my first crush.
2020-12-17 07:01:09 +0000 UTCI have to agree with Shaun on this one and give it an 8. Loved this movie since I was a kid. Will always love Gizmo, he's SO CUTE.
2020-12-16 23:23:37 +0000 UTCHave either of you watched the sequel? It's amazing and in a way, totally different.
Matt O'Keefe
2020-12-16 18:57:53 +0000 UTC
