GREMLINS II: THE NEW BATCH

Guy’s childhood...

For me and probably for a lot of other people this was a favorite when I was a kid. Sure, there was “Star Wars”, “Goonies” and guys looking for diamonds and treasures but there was this little (big) gem as well. This time for the “Gremlins” viewing we skipped right ahead to the second movie. Not that the first one is bad in anyway, maybe just because we like the second one a tad better.

In this sequel we have girl monsters, a smart one, a flying one, one that grow tomatoes on its face and lets not forget about “Razor” that turns in to a half spider gremlin. The variety of monsters and the comedy is just higher here. One of my favorite scenes out of the movie has to be when they capture the gremlin that has turned into electricity and traps him inside of a phone then puts him on hold.

Another thing great about this movie is Gizmo of course. What kid in his right mind did not want him as a pet? He is so fucking cute that it hurts. Even when he turns all badass and dresses up as Rambo, even then he’s superhero cute (almost even cuter if that was possible). I’m grown now however and know that he’s a puppet and that I will never own a Mogwai... but you can always dream.

Guy’s Rating: Love it...love it.

Girl's rave review...

This might be a child's film, but I strongly believe you can enjoy this film at any age. Except if you are my dad - I doubt he would approve of this. Too close to a cartoon, and he hates cartoons.

Parental unit aside, this movie is a prime example of a sequel that is BETTER than the original. Empire Strikes Back and Temple of Doom (Yes. Doom is better than Ark) being the only other two examples... that I can think of, at least, although I don't doubt that's far from the truth. This movie brings back such found memories, it is not hard to miss any overacting or unnecessary plot lines. You could even go so far as to say there aren't any... although that would be a lie. But I like that lie.

Gizmo is the cutest fucking creature of all time! To my infinite satisfaction, Guy can do a spot on impression of him. No matter what mood I am in, a cute little "Uh oh!" or "Go home now." can tickle me sideways. Guy can also do a spot on impression of Gollum, which somehow creates the same effect on me... Weird.

Girl's Rating: Love it... LOVE it.