A comical Christmas movie!

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2008)

Invetor Randy Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) has bought a special and unusual gift for his son Billy (Zach Galligan). It's a furry Chinese creature which is a Mogwai named Gizmo (Voiced by Howie Mandall) whom is cute and cuddly but there are three rules if he wants to keep the thing, number 1 is Don't get it wet, number 2 is keep it away from the light especially sunlight cause sunlight would kill it and the most important rule is never feed it after midnight. Billy does what he can but accidentally gets Gizmo wet which makes it multiply other Mogwais and also accidentally fed the other Mogwaii except Gizmo after midnight. It somehow transforms the cuddly creatures into vicious and intelligent reptilian ghouls that start attacking the town of Kingston Falls.
An original and brilliant horror fantasy from Joe Dante and producer Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest movies of the 80's! the film became one of the biggest box-office hits of 1984 and of all time thanks to the magic of it's original screenplay by Chris Columbus, great acting and excellent creature effects. It also incorporates satire and dark humor with gruesomeness, the film co-stars Dick Miller, Corey Feldman, and Phoebe Cates with appearance by Chuck Jones. Along with "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom" the following year, it drew big time controversy among parents who thought the film was too violent for kids and the MPAA created PG-13 that year. Chris Walas's special effects are just outstanding with the lovable fur-balls and the not-so-lovable monsters that made them memorable.
The film has been imitated throughout the years until the early 90's with films like "Ghoulies", "Munchies", "Evil Toons", "Beasties", "Troll", "Elves", "Spookies" and the worst one of them all "Hobgoblins". Although "Critters 1 & 2" were exceptions cause those were fun movies in their own right. This is a classic film for the holidays even Halloween, i also recommended the brilliant yet underrated sequel.