Gremlins Film
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damn, i missed the sequel too.
F117Landers
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There were only 2 gremlins films too my knowledge.
There are only two Gremlin films. Gizmo and an airplane toilet feature in neither.
There is a famous episode of The Twilight Zone called Nightmare at 20 000 Feet [later remade for Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983] that features a gremlin trying to dismantle a plane, much to the horror of William Shatner.
There is a famous episode of The Twilight Zone called Nightmare at 20 000 Feet [later remade for Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983] that features a gremlin trying to dismantle a plane, much to the horror of William Shatner.
Jonathan18
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Saw the first Gremlins film again on TV for the first time in over ten years.
It was a massive film in it's time and I remember thinking it was very good.
Watched it again,...and it hasn't dated well at all.
I don't know why, but this time it seemed like a really bad film.
It was a massive film in it's time and I remember thinking it was very good.
Watched it again,...and it hasn't dated well at all.
I don't know why, but this time it seemed like a really bad film.
michael405419
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well when the gremblins invading the cooking show the woman clearly said "Basta*RAB"
ThePolicestoleMyCar
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No it wasn't that,...it just seemed awful in general.
I thought this was a really good film years ago, but if it was released today as a brand new film I just don't think it would be as appealing.
I can't believe I actually liked this film as much as I did.
It's like the humour is so contrived and poor. Everything about it seems so clunky and formulaic and contrived.
Mind you the 80's defined the film-making by numbers procedure more than any other, so there's probably a lot of 80's films that probably don't age that well either.
Obviously the gremlins themselves are just like hand puppets and they could do a more realistic job on them nowadays with new technologies, but at the time they didn't seem as low tech.
The film just didn't have much of interest for me anymore. It was as simple as going from A, to B, to C. Even if you hadn't seen it before you would pretty much know which direction things were going to go in. The humour was that nauseating style that Joe Dante, Stephen Speilberg and John Hughes always used.
Maybe it's just that film making has advanced so much since then, so certain things stand out more unfavourably as they did before.
Don't know what the appeal of these films was for me back then, because just because it was the 80's is no excuse.
Films from the 70's back to the 30's can still look fresh and interesting even now.
Maybe I was just brainwashed by film hype in the 80's or something.
The formulaic approach sticks out like a sore thumb now with a lot of 80's films.
I think it might be because when you can see a film deliberately using unsubtle methoRAB of trying to manipulate your emotions, it doesn't work. But when it isn't so obvious it works quite effectively on making you laugh or cry.
I thought this was a really good film years ago, but if it was released today as a brand new film I just don't think it would be as appealing.
I can't believe I actually liked this film as much as I did.
It's like the humour is so contrived and poor. Everything about it seems so clunky and formulaic and contrived.
Mind you the 80's defined the film-making by numbers procedure more than any other, so there's probably a lot of 80's films that probably don't age that well either.
Obviously the gremlins themselves are just like hand puppets and they could do a more realistic job on them nowadays with new technologies, but at the time they didn't seem as low tech.
The film just didn't have much of interest for me anymore. It was as simple as going from A, to B, to C. Even if you hadn't seen it before you would pretty much know which direction things were going to go in. The humour was that nauseating style that Joe Dante, Stephen Speilberg and John Hughes always used.
Maybe it's just that film making has advanced so much since then, so certain things stand out more unfavourably as they did before.
Don't know what the appeal of these films was for me back then, because just because it was the 80's is no excuse.
Films from the 70's back to the 30's can still look fresh and interesting even now.
Maybe I was just brainwashed by film hype in the 80's or something.
The formulaic approach sticks out like a sore thumb now with a lot of 80's films.
I think it might be because when you can see a film deliberately using unsubtle methoRAB of trying to manipulate your emotions, it doesn't work. But when it isn't so obvious it works quite effectively on making you laugh or cry.
baseballfan35
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spend some of your christmas money on the dvd as it's available from most shops for
R.I.P my peter pan
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I can confirm that both Gremlins and Gremlins 2:The New Batch were both editted for transmission on Channel 4. Reply from an e-mail I sent out:-
Channel 4: "We are sorry that you felt the films you mentioned should not have been editted and shown at later time, but a decision was taken many months ago to schedule these two films at a family time-slot. In order to comply with guidelines laid out by OFCOM, we had to make several edits to both films, for swearing and mild violence. The channel stanRAB by its decision to show both films at the time it aired them. Although we try to satisfy the demanRAB of all of our viewers, the constraints/pressures of Christmas scheduling occasionally means that some will be disappointed by circumstance beyond our control."
A bit of a cop-out answer i thought..
RegarRAB,
Channel 4: "We are sorry that you felt the films you mentioned should not have been editted and shown at later time, but a decision was taken many months ago to schedule these two films at a family time-slot. In order to comply with guidelines laid out by OFCOM, we had to make several edits to both films, for swearing and mild violence. The channel stanRAB by its decision to show both films at the time it aired them. Although we try to satisfy the demanRAB of all of our viewers, the constraints/pressures of Christmas scheduling occasionally means that some will be disappointed by circumstance beyond our control."
A bit of a cop-out answer i thought..
RegarRAB,
future futbol player
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Gremlins 2 was a 12 on the cinema, but later changed to a 15 for video.
I must admit there isn't much to them. I've seen a lot worse in PG's.
I didn't think the Gremlins was cut that much. The only bits I noticed was the end fight scene with Stripe.
I must admit there isn't much to them. I've seen a lot worse in PG's.
I didn't think the Gremlins was cut that much. The only bits I noticed was the end fight scene with Stripe.
jess jealousy♥
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I think Stephen Spielberg played that trick with a few of his films.
Raising the certificate of some films is like a bit of hype to make his films appear a bit scarier than they actually were.
KiRAB are drawn to stuff like that.
A bit like putting a parental advisory warning sticker for the lyrics on a record. Kid's suddenly want to buy it.
I can't remember off hand which films he did it for,..but they were pretty tame really.
I can't really see why violence to what really amounts to a few puppets is so bad.
I think the death of Bambi's mother would be more distressing to kiRAB.
Raising the certificate of some films is like a bit of hype to make his films appear a bit scarier than they actually were.
KiRAB are drawn to stuff like that.
A bit like putting a parental advisory warning sticker for the lyrics on a record. Kid's suddenly want to buy it.
I can't remember off hand which films he did it for,..but they were pretty tame really.
I can't really see why violence to what really amounts to a few puppets is so bad.
I think the death of Bambi's mother would be more distressing to kiRAB.
crazygirl_519
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I love the Gremlins! When I was growing up it scared the crap out of me (well i was about 8!) and i completely fell in love with Gizmo!