A classy little Horror/comedy

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2006)

Gremlins is a film that I missed as a kid and its a real pity cause its awesome. Everyone I know thinks its a truly special movie and so do I. The story is a really cool and original one. A man visting China town picks up a pet for his son. Not any old pet though, this is a mowgi and there are 3 rules that go with it. Don't get in sunlight,Never get it wet and never feed it after midnight. Billy the boy who receives it calls it Gizmo and things go fine until he gets Gizmo wet and he multiplys. Then by accident he feeds the new mowgwi food after midnight and they become GREMLINS!!!!! Its a cracking film filled with laughs and nasty parts galore that will have everyone either in stitches or behind the couch. The Gremlins are nasty critters that like mischief so the film got a high 15 rating here in the UK. However fear not this is a family film through and through with nothing but Gremliney pranks the whole way through. The acting ain't class buts its done to a decent level and Hoyt Axton makes a great Mr. Peltzer. The characters are cool Billy, Mrs Deagle but not just the human characters the cute mowgi Gizmo and evil Gremlin leader Stripe are acts of Genius. See Gremlins with the family are with friends its the best way to do it. The Gremlins themselves are puppets and they looked cool then but they look even cooler now. Its plain and simply a great little piece of cinema.