When you feed Jay after midnight he turns into Macaulay Culkin

warner brothers tried to take down a positive review of one of their films genius

I always felt sorry for Joe Dante. He released a decent werewolf movie with The Howling, only for John Landis to make the more successful American Werewolf in London the same year. He then made a brilliant horror comedy with Gremlins, which was overshadowed by Ghostbusters the same year. He then made a fairly decent movie about kid mistfits with Explorers, which was overshadowed by The Goonies the same year. He then goes on to make the excellent Innerspace, which was largely ignored as '87 had some amazing films such as Robocop, Princess Bride, Predator, The Lost Boys and Evil Dead 2. From then on, it felt like he gave up trying. It seems like Dante had such bad luck with his career.

I love Mike about to sneeze at 12:30 too bad it got cut out. (Release the Sneeze Cut!)

the Fire Alarm is my favorite line of the movie "fire; the untamed element, the oldest of man's mysteries, giver of warmth , destroyer of forest. Right now this building is on fire! Yes the building is on fire!"

The Rise of Skywalker: Rey takes Manhattan

I am so glad that High Definition video exists so we can see these men try to remember a movie in a higher resolution than ever before

It's about Gremlins... that's whats so powerful about it.

Mike: cinema sins Jay (visibly disgusted): oh no

When the 2023 "Gremlins" reboot fails horribly, the 2028 re-reboot will be called "The Gremlins"

I’d love to see the Gremlins’ press secretary trying to justify their actions.

I just want to point out how perfect their pitch for Gremlins 3 was. Now I really want to see a movie that doesn't exist.

Awwww, little Mike reading Roger Ebert in the newspaper!

Got to meet and talk with Zach Galligan recently. He kept talking about how innovative "Gremlins 2" was, how Rick Baker's animatronics were amazing and how certain pieces of technology had to be basically invented for the movie. He seemed really proud of this one.

I always found the scene funny where the smart gremlin shoots another gremlin and says, "Now was that civilized? No, fun yes but not civilized."

I've always assumed the employees clocked in and out with an old style time clock but everything else is so futuristic was due to Clamp wanting to appear futuristic but when you peel the curtain back it's just another building, or just another office. I always took the running line of "nothing ever works here" to support my theory; Clamp cares more about appearance than he cares about function.

They've just been dying for an excuse to use those Gremlin arms they paid a fortune for.

I'm going to defend the old school time clock. That kind of makes sense to me that they have expensive technology for the security, and everything else. But when it comes to their employees, and the stuff that guests in the building wouldn't see, they would cut corners.

The film break gag elevates the flim to the point where you're actually participating in the insanity.

The Key & Peele skit about the Gremlins 2 pitch meeting perfectly encapsulates the experience

Gremlins two actually lives up to the mantra of It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on...

My favourite line is "Casablanca, now in colour, with a happier ending." Though the elevator alarm is my favourite part.

"Are youths...are you as a youths ... did you enjoy Gremlins 2?" my god mike what the hell

Let's not forget Ebert gave a big thumbs up for 'Speed 2: Cruise Control'.

The video came back. No video's ever really gone

"Jason Takes Manhattan" is actually "Jason Takes A Boat Ride To Vancouver."

Those twins also played a vital role in T2 making the guard replication scene outstanding.

At 12:30, Mike starts to sneeze while Jay is talking. The shot cuts before it happens, but his contorted face with no payoff is hilarious.

To add to sequels that take place in the city, Predator 2.

This is such a sweet loveletter to Gremlins 2. *I never signed up for this wholesome content.*

Fun Fact: Scientists twin assistants played the security guard who gets stabbed in the eye by T2 in Terminator 2

I remember the film getting "cut/break" by the Gremlins in the theatre but how about when the VHS copy when it came out, they updated it so the VCR messed up the VHS tape. Such a playful film.

So Kamino wasn't the first time Count Dooku got involved with Cloning facilities.

"I'll teach you to add 20 seconds from a movie that's over twenty years old!"

When I was roughly about 5 or 6 there was a Gremlins ride at a WB themepark here in Australia. It essentially starts with you all in a cinema watching an old movie which then gets interrupted when the Gremlins ruin the film reel and you go on what is essentially like a ride out of the the cinema themed as an escape (at least that's what I remember). Looking back now, it probably would have been kind of awesome. Except for the fact I couldn't deal with Gremlins as a kid, I liked Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Aliens, but for some reason I just couldn't deal with Gremlins, they spooked the shit out of me. So naturally, my family decided to take me on this ride under the pretense of just going to watch a movie for the afternoon. That shit sticks with you.

One of my favorite Key & Peele bits was the one where they are in a board meeting pitching the idea for Gremlins 2. When it is put in a context like that, it sounds even more insane. I was rolling on the floor it was so funny.

Just as the prophecy foretold in Half in the Bag!

True story - when I saw this in the theater the film actually broke early in the movie. So, when that actually happens in the film, we were all so mad and then the finger puppet shadows showed up and we all lost it! It was like the ultimate trolling job! I still, to this day, love this movie and every insane thing in it!

Daffy Gremlin asking "is it safe" right before starting to drill Billy's teeth got the biggest laugh out of me in this movie. They frickin referenced Marathon Man, lol. Also, maybe Billy actually brought his dog to NYC, but abandoned him, and that's why the dog hangs out in front of his apartment eating trash. Maybe there was an entire sub-plot involving Billy's abuse towards his dog, but it had to be cut for time. That's how I'd like to imagine it anyway.

2023 is nearing its end and we still don't have the reboot of Gremlins. All is right in the world besides literally everything else in this dystopia.

Not gonna lie, I would love to see Mike's Gremlins 3 come to life unironically.

Crocodile Dundee is the reverse of Jay's formula. He went to New York in the first one, and back to Australia in the sequel.

I was 22 when this movie came out and I saw it in opening weekend. I was laughing so hard at it that my girlfriend at the time got angry with me because of how loud I was laughing and she felt I was drawing unneeded attention of the entire theater. I haven't seen this movie since then, but looking at the part with the beaker and words: Acid, don't throw in face. Just started me howling. It's was probably where one gag just built on another for me to the point where I would laugh at anything. My girlfriend really let me know of her displeasure with me at the part with Leonard Maltin where I just lost it at that point. I later realized the scene was pretty corny, but they threw so many gags one after another that I pretty much had difficulty thinking. What has kept me from watching it again is that later upon reflection of the movie I felt they just basically made a parody of the first movie and I felt it wasn't worth my time. Watching this review gives me a new appreciation for it so I'll probably look at it again.

Just re-watched both movies (first time since I was young) and while I still love the mysticism flair and feeling-of-a-gone-era of the original, I *think* Gremlins 2 is now my favorite. That massive, non-stop mayhem of Gremlins attacking everyone around an hysterical Phoebe Cates is genuinely impressive, even by today standards. Plus, I do recall that a lot of people did fall for the reel-burning gag back then. That's the kind of "gotcha" moments you don't get that often anymore.

For the VHS release they did a tracking joke instead of the film reel burning.

Everyone wanted to go to NYC in the 80's for their sequels because it was crime-ridden and perfect for the scene of a mugger with a boombox and mohawk wearing leather to pull out a pocket knife and threaten our protagonist.

Mike and Jay's Gremlins 3 should obviously be titled "The Gremlins Storm the Capital"

I’ve always loved Gremlins. It was my first introduction to horror. Gremlins 2 Is the perfect sequel. It’s more gremlins. I love it. “Batman” and “Batman Returns” / “Gremlins” and “Gremlins 2” very close to my heart. I felt like how you can’t trust technology and all this coldness and numbers. We don’t need to take it so far.

Gremlins 3: Critic meta scene would be the gremlins attacking the red letter media set.

Funny that Jay would compare Gremlins 2 to a live action Looney Tunes movie, considering Dante directed Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Oddly enough this movie is very divisive. I've always loved it. As I got older I appreciated it more and more realized just how batshit crazy and bold it is.

Ok y’all so I just rewatched Gremlins 2, the best movie ever made. And something I never noticed is Clamp at one point, I cannot remember which scene for the life of me which one but I think its when he is on the tv trying to make the Chinese man sell his store, he mentions smokeless ashtrays. Which if you don’t remember is one of Billy’s dad inventions. So I wonder if Billy’s dad sold a bunch of patients to Clamp and that’s why some of the tech doesn’t work, and why Billy has a job there.

I'm just happy to hear someone remembers 'InnerSpace'. That movie needs more recognition

I like the idea of there being a shitty old card slot clock in machine. as someone who has worked in a McDonalds with "smart tech" for the customer occupies parts of the building, the employee parts were like falling to peices and our computer only had explorer and ran on vista and tiles fell into the fryers and shit. I wish they had gone further. I wish she walks into the employee lounge and there were like no floors and lawn chairs. Go all the way with it.

"A movie like it will never be made again." The Hangover 3 is the same kind of sequel. The director didn't want to make another Hangover movie, so he made a beat-for-beat copy of the original, but with the opposite tone, in a way that criticized the first movie, annoyed fans of the first two, and killed the franchise. The main difference is that the Hangover movies go from wacky to dark, while Gremlins goes from dark to wacky.

This has been a great re:View. I would love to see the guys do The Frighteners.

WB finally realized that RLM's audience are the movie geeks who still buys blurays for all the extra and belong to the one percent who listen to commentary tracks.

I am dying for a re:View of UHF

They actually do use the bird chirping sound effect in the original, in the Department Store scene where Stripe is getting pulled by the chainsaw and crashes into the wall

If you frauds decide to dive into another Dante film, please choose The ‘Burbs. A vastly underrated, hilarious satanic panic picture.

Marla is drinking Kalimotxo, a basque drink consisting in 50% cola and 50% red wine invented by drunks for drunks.

I love Mike saying, "I need answers!" Now he knows how we feel about the Red Spot on Jays HITB shirt.

In Gremlins 3 Robert Ricardo's character plays the head of the Secret Service

Another Star Trek connection for Mike - puppeteer Kirk Thatcher did a bulk of gremlin voices in the film, most notably the female gremlin - Mike would remember Kirk as the punk on the bus in Star Trek IV that Spock uses his Vulcan nerve pinch on to silence his boombox

In a Gremlin voice: Jay Gremlin: "WeLl JaY GrEmLiNS!" Rich Gremlin: *classic Rich laugh*

"I need structure and order..." says Mike as he smashes another beer bottle in the middle of take.

I always thought the sequel resurrected the Futterman's too, until a recent rewatch when I realized that they are the ones who call the cops (and are mentioned and confirmed alive for a second time, thereafter) following the Kentucky Harvester scene when Billy is at the station.

RIP Mr Miller. I looked up his filmography after watching this (second time through...) and found out he was in more movies than I ever knew about, and also passed in 2019. Rest on you hopefully great dude!

God I keep getting their Gremlins 3 pitch mentally confused with their Critters Bite Back pitch.

I wasn't looking for Gremlins 3, but their pitch for Gremlins in the White House is epic!

29:43 The film break scene always captured my interest. At the time I was reading the novelization and when this scene happens Brain Gremlin ties up the author and, briefly, takes over the book. Then, of course, the movie as released in theatres. BUT when Gremlins 2 came out on VHS that scene was different as well - where the gremlins take over the TV and switch around the channels. I believe the DVD restores that spot to how it was seen in the theatres (I kind of wish the VHS version was in the deleted scenes and not gone entirely). I was in middle school when this came out and it captured my imagination where depending on the media you were using, the scene changed. It's probably my favorite way of how they used multi-media.

"Joe Dante is the Gremlin." - Mike. This should be on the bluray, cause it's such a hilarious way to look at it. It really takes balls to do something like this to a major studio movie.

So you want Gremlins 3 to have the Gremlins become master shitposters. I’m sold

"movie history crumbling away at my fingertips" summarizes 8 years of half in the bag pretty well

We need a Who framed Roger Rabbit review ! it has been 30 years already

After watching this re:View, I gave Gremlins 2 a viewing for the first time in almost 20 years. I had completely forgotten about it, and it's a delight. I definitely didn't get the "Marathon Man" reference when I was 8 years old :) thank you for reintroducing me to a film I loved as a child.

I went to this movie with friends, and as we were about to go in, the (usher? cinema employee?) reminded us of their refund policy if something happened with the film. That seemed a bit odd because they don't really talk about that. THEN the film breaks as part of the film and we were concerned at first and saying "well, we are certainly going to take advantage of that policy!" but then when it was revealed we all went OH, that is why she said that to us! so, that was a bit of fun from the theatre! I still remember that. And it made the movie that much more fun!

The hack fraud Gremlins 3 idea was so brilliant, it'll never happen

I wonder if the only reason the gremlins were okay with talking to Grandpa Fred was because he was in the vampire makeup. Fred never takes it all off, he even meets Mr Clamp with it on.

It's 2023 and we are awaiting the premier of "The gremlin"

The Gremlins 3 ideas in this review make me kinda angry nobody has done them.

This show is becoming more and more my fav that you guys make these days. It's really enjoyable to listen to you guys talk about movies in a more serious light. Also Gremlins 2 was and is a fantastic movie.

Key and peele nailed this

39:10 as a kid I thought he said “you want another Moose, eh?” Like one ridiculously oversized chocolate moose wasn’t enough cracked me up

I can't believe Jay didn't mention Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as a sequel that's just taking the piss out of the first movie, especially since, like Gremlins 2, it was made by the original director.

Gremlins 3: Mogwai has Fallen

Gremlins 2 is underrated and ahead of its time.

That "Gremlins Take Over Washington" sounds like pure comedy gold. I would watch that.

Poor Mike. Can't believe this is his last video with RLM before his departure. Best of luck at rehab Mike, we're all praying for you!

Seeing Mike so happy brings joy to my cold dead heart!

28:36 i rewatched gremlins again recently and noticed, there actually is one moment where cartoon bird chirping is heard after a gremlin hits its head and its during the very serious and intense climax where they're chasing stripe in the department store. he hits his head against the wall after being dragged along the floor by a running chainsaw.

This movie has so much references and gags, it's almost like Airplane, every time you watch it you discover something new. The first one have that to in part, like the inventers convention scene but this one amps it up all the way through

When does a movie go from being ahead of it's time, to literal prophecy.

Gremlins lighting farts on the eternal flame. But, you know... really tastefully done though.

That's seriously the greatest idea for a Gremlins 3 I ever heard.

28:26 [pushes up nerd glasses]: In Gremlins 1, they used the cartoon chirping bird sound effect during the climactic fight when Stripe bangs his head against a wall. Edit: it's around minute # 94 in the film.

Great cinema experience. Film print melt scene, the audience went from boos to hysterical laughter, good times.

It’s back. And this time has the thumbs up from Joe Dante and Zach Galligan.

Do Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 next. The most gonzo sequel of all time.

rewatched recently and was floored by the cinematography. It's easy to miss with all of the gags, but it's very creative truly beautiful in places. Glad you guys mentioned it.