Gremlins (1984)

Rating: 6/10 (31 March 2010)

I never cared for this as much as most, even in 1984 I thought the special effects were a little cheesy and that the gremlins looked like stuffed animals, not real living things. It's a good thing that it doesn't take itself seriously. It is so predictable, the minute you hear the warnings of gremlins not liking light, not to feed them after midnight and never ever expose them to water, you just KNOW all those things are going to happen. Also, you know the something is going to happen to the evil Polly Holliday character, so it is rather clichéd in that way. On the plus side, there is some originality and creativity. There are some very funny scenes as well.