A Devil of a good time but not for children!

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2018)

"Mowgli" means devil. Do not water of feed this cute little creature nicknamed "Gizmo" after midnight (EST) or it spawns nightmarish reptilian-mischievous creatures capable of violence and murder. Like all great movie monsters, the rules are simple and these things multiple like crazy. One particularly nasty one is named "Stripe" and almost kills Gizmo's new owner at the climax as Gizmo comes to the rescue. Many famous nightmarish scenes already well-known including a Gremlin exploding in a microwave and the creatures singing along to "High Ho" during a screening of Disney's "Snow White" at the local movie theater. Praised for it's originality and satire but disliked for it's mean-spirited demeanor and nasty, deadly tricks played on unsuspecting humans. Originally billed as a comedy, many parents left with their screaming traumatized children as it turned meaner. Fantastically successful, it spawned a really annoying sequel 6 years later in 1990. A guilty pleasure, to be sure!