Enjoyable 1980s Non-Sense

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2000)

"Gremlins" is one of those guilty pleasures. It is not a very good film, but there is just something about this film that makes it watchable and enjoyable. Young Zach Galligan gets a pet for Christmas, but everything goes terribly wrong when the pet gets wet. Now there are several of these cute creatures, but the new ones are evil and after eating a bucket of chicken after midnight, they become the title "Gremlins". Chaos follows and the small mid-western town is torn apart piece by piece. The film is fun, but pretty short on direction, screenplay, and characterization. All in all, a film that over-achieves for the most-part. 3.5 out of 5 stars.