The ultimate feel-good family movie!

Rating: Null/10 (14 June 2002)

This is the ONLY film I have come across in the IMDb that does not appear to have attracted a bad or negative comment. 98% of reviewers were obviously captivated by it. I am not about to change that, I believe GREMLINS was probably the most innovative and lovable fantasy ever conceived. Without doubt, Gizmo was the cutest and most lovable "creature" ever put up on the big screen and as one reviewer correctly pointed out, not a child on this planet in 1984 didn't want "Gizmo" for Christmas (I had to buy 3)
There were those who saw "Stripe" as way over-the-top violent and this was an arguably justifiable complaint in some circles, but hey, this was predominantly a comedy and the gremlins played it for fun rather than horror. Gizmo of course retained his Disneyesque appeal throughout the movie watching as his compatriots tore the neighborhood apart. Yes, the cinema sequence was a classic and both this and the less-successful sequel worked at an adult level too - just listen to some of the black humor that would sail well over the heads of the younger viewer.
A multi layered, almost unclassifiable masterpiece of entertainment and Phoebe Cates? damn, that girl does something for me! The daughter, girlfriend, schoolfriend...everyone wants!