Remember the Rules.

Rating: 9/10 (25 June 2015)

Gremlins (1984): Dir: Joe Dante / Cast: William Ragsdale, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Dick Miller, Polly Holiday: Creative little monster comedy about small brown and white furry creatures with bat ears called Mogwai. It regards failure of technology and opens with Hoyt Axton playing a struggling inventor roaming Chinatown for a Christmas gift for his son. The store keeper refuses the sale but the owner's son sell the Mogwai Gizmo with three rules. First, do not expose them to bright light because it will kill them. Second, do not get them wet because they will multiply. Third, do not feed them after midnight because they will cocoon and become nasty slimy green monsters. Director Joe Dante brings the same humour and horror that he applied successfully to The Howling. Unfortunately the violence should not be subject to children whom it seems to appeal to. William Ragsdale plays Billy, Gizmo's new owner. He is an artist and works at the bank where he is sighted with ridicule by the ruthless Mrs. Deagle. Phoebe Cates plays his girlfriend who gives reasons for disliking Christmas. Axton is hilarious as the loving father yet failed inventor including his Bathroom Buddy. Dick Miller steals scenes as the drunken Mr. Futterman. Polly Holiday plays the ruthless Mrs. Deagle. Creature effects are inventive with a nifty community that envisions prosperity despite the mess. Score: 9 / 10