Horror gone B-Movie funny...

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2003)

...You watch it and find yourself sucked into an otherwise story by numbers movie (hey, the old guy says "no sunlight, water or food after midnight" so you're warned what to expect already). Main criticism of course is its lack of focus on the hilarious antics of the evil Gremlins (something the sequel did a little better) who destroy a good portion of a town, but aren't seen nearly enough to make you detest them - instead they're little more than pests.
The level of gore is surprising, which is how you can tell that this isn't technically a "kids" movie, so care should be taken with young children (but saying that I'd have been 7 when I saw this and had no problem....but then Nightmare on Elm Street might have desensitised me a bit by that time) but it's essential viewing if only so that you can watch the sequel too.