Gremlins (DVD) Reviews

Released back in 1984, the Spielberg-produced gremlins is a cartoonish yet supisingly dark horror comedy set at Christmas-time. Central protagonist Billy recieves a mogwai -a strange and incredibly cute furry little creature- from his father as a gift after buying it from a Chinese Curio shop that specialises in the odd and the mysterious. All is ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins is a Comedy Horror from the mind of Joe Dante about a group of gremlins wreaking havoc on a small town. The story follow a simple bank worker who recieves a Mogwai for christmas which is an oriental creature but is told that he cannot feed after mignight or spill any water on him. Unfortunatly water does spill on the mogwai and ...  Read the complete review

This has got to be without a doubt one of my favourite christmas film of all time. Christmas AND horror (sort of..) all rolled in one. ---plot--- Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) is given a strange but adorably cute creature as a pet for christmas from his father the travelling inventor Randell Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) he is told three ...  Read the complete review

The 80's was a great period for movie lovers. Classics were ten-a-penny: The Empire Strikes Back; E.T The Extra Terrestrial; Return of The Jedi; The Terminator; The Goonies; Aliens; Predator; Robocop; Die Hard... and Gremlins. While the concept may be a little bit simplistic, perhaps a bit fairytale, the execution of Gremlins is ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins is one of the quintessential comedy horror films of all time - it is not as kid-friendly as you might expect, boasting some pretty dark and grim moments, but it is undeniably funny, and boasts some fantastic special effects, as well as creating an icon of its furry protagonist, the Mogwai named Gizmo. Gremlins concerns a young ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins sees Billy Pelzer (Zach Galligan) given a gift by his absent minded father which he has picked up from Chinatown but the gift comes with three simple rules. Don't ever get it wet, keep it away from bright light and no matter what happens never feed it after midnight. Billy falls for his gift which is called a Mogwai (a little ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins is one of those must see films. It has the cutest and the ugliest characters of all times. When I first saw this - many years ago- I instantly wanted a Gizmo and my opinion hasn't changed one little bit. If you imagine a furby but cuter you are halfway there to knowing what Gizmo looks like. As it was produced by Steven ...  Read the complete review

Now before I do start this review, I would like to mention the reason why I have not written a review in ages... Well there are lots of different reasons. I'll start with the least important one which is that I have about 40-50 DVD's to review + 2 books to be reviewed and everything's getting on top of everything also I haven't had much time to ...  Read the complete review

A review of the film - a DVD costs £5 from amazon, although better value is a double-pack including Gremlins 2 for just £6. This is a fantastic horror comedy from 1984. It's my all-time favourite Christmas movie; I can't think of anything that gets me in the Christmas mood better than Gremlins. It's not heartwarming in the slightest, ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins is a cult movie, released in 1984, and directed by Joe Dante. The movie was written by Chris Columbus, produced by the legendary Steven Spielberg, and starred among others, Zach Galligan, in what has probably been his most famous role to date, and Phoebe Cates, who is probably mose well know for her role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, ...  Read the complete review

I remember seeing this film when i was 8 years old, i though it was brilliant and i remember how i wanted a gizmo after seeing it! Having watched this film recently though I can see what appealed to me, this is a great kids movie. Its a little bit dark when the gremlins appear,and I can only describe it as revolting (dont eat while watching this ...  Read the complete review

When I look back at the movies of my childhood, I can't help but think that some of them were really damn stupid. Take Gremlins, which, today, I watched for the first time in well over 5 years. When I finally get to the plot part of this review, I'm sure many people will scratch their heads, pondering exactly how anyone over the age of 10 could ...  Read the complete review

What’s it about? --------------------- A young boy’s new pet causes havoc when it spawns an army of destructive little green monsters. Who’s in it? ------------------ This is really one of those movies where the cast doesn’t really matter, as they will always be outdone by the Gremlins themselves! For the record, ...  Read the complete review

*** Synopsis *** It’s the festive season and inventor Randall Peltzer is desperately searching for a unique gift for his son, when he stumbles upon a little Chinese curiosity shop where he spots the perfect little gift, a very unusual furry creature called a Mogwai. Intrigued by the curious little animal, Randall attempts to ...  Read the complete review

If you've read any of my film ops, you'll have a pretty fair idea that I hate stuff that is heartwarming or cute. I hate cutesy cute animal creatures in films and the ubiquitous 'aah's that they generate. Now if you think Gremlins fits into that category my friends, you'd be wrong, because the short creatures in this epic are ...  Read the complete review

This film is old, but is still great to watch thesedays. It came out in 1984. Here is what the film is about. There is a family called the Peltzers - dad, mum and a teenage boy. The dad is an inventor and travelles about to sell his inventions. He ends up in this little chinese shop full of weird and wonderful things. Also in the shop is ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins -------- Cute, Clever, Mischievous, Intelligent... DANGEROUS... Back in the early 80's Mr. Spielberg was putting out a number of movie confections, as he couldn't direct everything, he let some friends direct a couple of things, the results have a Spielberg flavour and then ingredient X. ...  Read the complete review

Gremlins was a kind of horror film that was out in 1984. What it was about was this American family. The dad was a travelling salesman who invented his own items and tried to sell them. He was in Chinatown looking for an unusual christmas present for his teenage son Billy. In this little shop he sees this creature that is called a Mogwi. ...  Read the complete review

You know you have a good film when one of the characters gets put in a blender! Yes, Gremlins is a classic monster movie where you can't help but love the monsters. It oozes tongue-in-cheek horror moments throughout and has spawned many toys of Gizmo, the main 'star' of the film. The basic storyline is that just before ...  Read the complete review

Hands up all those who would like to have to have a mogwai as a pet. They are furry, cute and make a pleasant soothing sound. Teddy bears eat your heart out because Gizmo, a mogwai, would win the hearts of kids and adults the world over. Except for one tiny detail. Never get it wet, expose it to bright light and feed it after midnight. Not much of ...  Read the complete review