Some of the special effects have aged badly, but as far as I'm concerned, that's part of the movie's charm. I'll never quite understand why the horrifying backstory about Kate's father was included- it haunted me for years and still gives me the creeps now- but maybe that's part of Gremlin's appeal too. It's more a black comedy than a horror film, and the speech shows just how dark the film is willing to go. It's surprisingly subversive for a Christmas movie, and an awesome film in its own right.
4 reasons to hate Christmas out of 5.
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I love this review. I'm going to go the blind nostalgia route though and award it...
5 snacks after midnight out of 5
Definitely on my top 10 X-mas movies list. :)
4 Bathroom Buddies out of 5 from me.
Wonderful, wonderful little film ruined by that one Kate's dad monologue bit.
I don't know why, but for me that out-of-context speech just enhances the film. You can't really shake it.
Plus it apparently traumatizes little girls. :laugh:
I give it a 4 due to the fact that I've only but seen it a few times and it was never a thing for me. I could very well grow though.
This is a huge responsibility... Let's let stupid teenagers deal with it. Smart.
4½ just get him a dog like everyone else out of 5
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