
Minature green monsters tear through the small town of Kingston Falls. Hijinks ensue as a mild-mannered bank teller releases these hideous loonies after gaining a new pet and violating two of three simple rules: No water (violated), no food after midnight (violated), and no bright light. Hilarious mayhem and destruction in a town straight out of Norman Rockwell. So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all th... (Full plot summary below)
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Minature green monsters tear through the small town of Kingston Falls. Hijinks ensue as a mild-mannered bank teller releases these hideous loonies after gaining a new pet and violating two of three simple rules: No water (violated), no food after midnight (violated), and no bright light. Hilarious mayhem and destruction in a town straight out of Norman Rockwell. So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house.
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| The SkinnyKirsty Leckie-PalmerDirector Joe Dante tells a simple story with anarchic spirit, rabid humour and painstaking puppetry to delightfully messy effect. |
| Digital SpyBen Rawson-JonesAn enchanting yet savagely funny movie, Gremlins belongs alongside Ghostbusters as an enduring mainstream masterpiece from the summer of 1984. Just don't watch it after midnight. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA horror-comedy about cute little Christmas toy/pets who turn into murderous monsters wreaking havoc on a Norman Rockwellian town. There's a moral there someplace. |
| IGN DVDR.L. ShafferGremlins hosts the perfect blend of Capraesque Christmas spirit, humorously tainted by stinging horror and hilarious offbeat comedy. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIn many ways, though, Gremlins is ingenious. Gizmo yanks at your heartstrings with both furry fists, then sits out a few scenes while suspense builds, then plunges back with more vim than ever. The small-town setting, right out of a gushy Frank Capra movie, manages to be timeless, nostalgic, and slightly ridiculous all at once. |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferGremlins hosts the perfect blend of Capraesque Christmas spirit, humorously tainted by stinging horror and hilarious offbeat comedy. |
| TIME MagazineRichard CorlissGremlins has enough style and savvy to stand on its own as the summer's most original Hollywood picture. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.An entertaining and original horror film with top notch effects, a great villain, and a brilliant score... |
| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. SmithLot's of fun from start to stop, though Cate's creepy Santa story is a downer. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinA welcome reissue of the 1984 creature feature in which a Capra-esque idyll is besieged by ravening beasties. |