I love it when Billy’s mum just goes full on badass
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
I know actually so cool and quite unexpected for me! She just really handles the situation!
@gurdimeikenskjaldi50603 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio I love how most of the persons I saw making reaction to Gremlins went from "oh gosh I don't want the mom to get hurt!" or "oh, she's gonna die" to "holy shit she's the ultimate anti-gremlins weapon!" XD
@tristenmoore12752 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio she really does handle herself against those Gremlins. Originally in an earlier draft of the script, she didn't survive her attack against the gremlins. Gremlins was meant to be a straight up horror film compared to the version we got today.
@andrewgrant65163 жыл бұрын
The story of how her dad died was voted one of the hundred best scenes in cinema history by Empire magazine. It's a stone cold classic.
@DoggyHateFire3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don't see someone can hate that scene. I think it fits the tone of the film.
@erainmartinez81752 жыл бұрын
so Messy! 6:14 Also I seen this movie countless times
@thomasn3882 Жыл бұрын
@@DoggyHateFire Then you're nuts. Because that ugly little story is jarringly incongruous with the rest of the movie. Nothing else in the film is that ugly.
@jenniferyorgan4215 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasn3882 Not at all, it explains why she dislikes Christmas so much. It's not incongruous, she was talking about the suicide rate and people opening their wrists at Christmas earlier in the film, that story explains why she focuses on the dark side of the holiday
@amygeorgopoulos14008 ай бұрын
@@DoggyHateFire I agree! A lot of stuff in the movie is over-the-top. It's funny but dark and her story is sad but also ridiculous. It definitely fits. However, I get why it is so upsetting to people. What an awful way to die!
@Psilocybin773 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the eighties was a lawless time. I seem to remember hearing that Joe Dante (or Chris Columbus) felt that children are mature enough to understand darker, more adult themes. When you look at the Grimm fairy tales, those stories deal with some very morbid subjects. I'd say the creators of this movie were successful in creating a modern Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
@poluticon3 жыл бұрын
I always love seeing people's reaction when they first hear Kate's Christmas story 😂 Some people hate it, others like me think it's absolutely brilliant.
@lindanicholson9503 жыл бұрын
And then there's The Chimney Song. A fine new Christmas favorite.
@MLJ79563 жыл бұрын
@@lindanicholson950 - yep, 'There's Something In The Chimney' by the Bob Rivers comedy group...
@slchance88392 жыл бұрын
i agree: love the speech. In fact, decades later, it's one of the standout parts from the entire movie for me. Dr Suess said, we need to not be afraid to scare children. Yes. Yes.
@stephen2583 Жыл бұрын
I hated it and loved how in Gremlins 2 shes has another story which she tells in the same way and Billy is just like, Meh, dont wannna hear it...
@thomasn3882 Жыл бұрын
@@stephen2583 Yes, agree completely. They knew afterwards that they fucked up by including a speech that ugly, so they lampooned it in the sequel. Better late than never.
@LordVolkov3 жыл бұрын
Phoebe Cates' dark Christmas story, in the midst of this goofy monster movie, is such tonal whiplash and I love it. It's set up perfectly in her earlier scene about depression and the suicide rate around the holidays. So much of the first act is setup for third act payoffs (the juicer, the gremlin story, Gizmo watching the race movie, etc).
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
I saw the setup with the cutting wrists comment (so dark I couldn't believe it) but yeah whiplash is how I'd describe it! I was waiting for her to reveal that her dad died in a total normal way around Christmas!
@dedman133 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio Spielberg didn’t want that scene in the film thought it was too much, but director joe Dante fought to keep it. he loved the jarring change. Spielberg gave in because he felt directors should have their creative control.
@dedman133 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio bwahah I guess I should Finish the video before commenting lol you read about it haha
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
@@dedman13 It's cool I set these up to be really response based! I'm always psyched when someone can't wait to comment ! haha
@Wombatzu3 жыл бұрын
Saw this in the theater with my mom when I was about twelve years old and we were the only ones laughing at the chimney story. Then we laughed because no one else was laughing.
@44excalibur3 жыл бұрын
"Did kids like this?" It was the 80s, and we were Generation X kids. lol
@frankrodriguez29993 жыл бұрын
Lol exactly, I remember being a latch key kid and on the weekend going outside in the morning and not seeing my Mom until I got home when it got dark outside and I was about 7 at the time and things like seat belts? Car seats? We lived on the edge back then compared to kids now.😆
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy3 жыл бұрын
@@frankrodriguez2999 Not to mention biking without a helmet.
@Greenwood47273 жыл бұрын
kids loved it.. parents didnt..
@44excalibur3 жыл бұрын
@@Greenwood4727 My parents did. 😜
@jonathanross1493 жыл бұрын
It was on heavy rotation on HBO
@flexableferret3 жыл бұрын
I was obsessed with this movie as a child. The scariness of it really didn't even compare to the other way messed up movies my parents let me watch, "The Excocist", "The Thing", "American Werewolf in London", etc. At the time Hardee's, if I remember correctly, was giving away Read-Along Gremlin books with their kid's meals. But that included actual lil vinyl records that played the words and music for the books. I had them all!
@JamesFarrOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Not the WB lot. It's the Universal lot. Same town square from Back to the Future. Notice the courthouse / clocktower. :)
@cliffendicott78323 жыл бұрын
Nope - it's the WB lot. They have a similar square to Universal, but it has noticable differences. The house the old lady lives in (and gets shot out the top window) is the same as the Seaver House in the old show "Growing Pains". Right across the street is Doc Hosteller's place from "The Shootist".
@pem19742 жыл бұрын
The town square was definitely Universal. The movie theater the gremlins are watching Snow White in was the same one Marty crashed into in Back To The Future. The residential street with the Deagle/Seaver house was most likely WB.
@MindMazeEntertainment3 жыл бұрын
I loved this movie when I grew up. Eighties was the best decade for film in my opinion. The sweet spot for me is between 1975 and 1995, film from that era was breaking barriers and becoming what made modern cinema. Gremlins was created from stories WW2 pilots would tell of little creatures messing with the plane whenever they hit issues, so they fit the origin of the idea into the film when the old man discussed this.
@cindylou32053 жыл бұрын
The only movie that scarred me for life was Never Ending Story. The scene that is Not To Be Mentioned got me.
@poluticon3 жыл бұрын
To which scene are you referring? The one in the swamp of sadness? That's the only thing in the movie I can think of that's remotely troubling.
@Psilocybin773 жыл бұрын
ARTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAX
@dondavi57983 жыл бұрын
@@poluticon I dunno the "Nothing" reveal was on a pretty good stress level too.
@harleyrandygreen35973 жыл бұрын
I "had to go to the bathroom" during that scene. I saw it coming and didn't want any part of it.
@iChristyD3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen what Atreyu looks like now?? He’s HOT!!
@jp38133 жыл бұрын
Contrary to what a lot of us 80s kids like to claim, many parents actually complained about this movie being inappropriate for children. Which was then parodied in the sequel.
@blacktronlego3 жыл бұрын
I believe it was this film, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom that led to the creation of the PG13 rating. Later in the UK the 1989 Batman film was the first with a '12' rating.
@jasonkreider89543 жыл бұрын
Same thing with the original tmnt movie
@shugaroony3 жыл бұрын
@@blacktronlego Yep I remember Batman being the first 12 certificate as I was 12 at the time and went with my mate to see it (and loved it!).
@Sadarsa3 жыл бұрын
Yeah... i don't remember hearing any parents complain about Gremlins. Though i DO remember them complain about RoboCop
@shiranuiaensland14423 жыл бұрын
@@Sadarsa I remember the complaints. The evidence is the subsequent existence of the PG-13 rating. The film itself even told children that Santa Claus is not real. It also got accused of racism because some thought that the Gremlins represented black culture. Never let anyone believe that people were not sensitive back then. They just did not have the convenience of social media to voice their grievances. Lando Calrissian exists because of such receptions.
@xmassent3 жыл бұрын
The story she tells of her father dressed as Santa and dying whilst climbing down the chimney is a popular urban legend.
@martinbraun12113 жыл бұрын
Please watch "Gremlins 2" too ! Gizmo is even cuter in the sequel !
@peterschmidt43483 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@jean-paulaudette92463 жыл бұрын
It's definitely my favorite of the two -- not least because it's intended as a parody of the first!
@Steve_Stowers3 жыл бұрын
I definitely prefer Gremlins 2. The best part of this movie is watching the gremlins run wild, and Gremlins 2 takes this way further.
@jean-paulaudette92463 жыл бұрын
@@Steve_Stowers Yep. They aren't especially bloodthirsty -- just mischievous and fun loving, with no sense of concern for anything or anyone.
@Angelicwings13 жыл бұрын
Please!!!!
@keim733 жыл бұрын
This film is one of the reasons we have the PG13 rating, I remember when it came out.
@Xoferif3 жыл бұрын
My DVD copy (bought in the noughties) has a 15 certificate on it. This wasn't a film for little kids when it was released.
@jcl4103 жыл бұрын
Yup, this movie and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (ripping a heart out of a chest) were both PG that year.
@walkingwounded38243 жыл бұрын
I had a huge crush on Phoebe in the eighties lol.
@bluebird32813 жыл бұрын
They were fast times back then
@walkingwounded38243 жыл бұрын
@@bluebird3281 maybe the hottest scene I had seen at that time, lol!
@d_jedi13 жыл бұрын
Yup, saw it in theaters and MANY times since. It's my wife's favorite film and she had me help her build a replica of the barbie car from the end with a life-size replica of Gizmo.
@porflepopnecker43763 жыл бұрын
And then she was also in that "Blue Lagoon" rip-off where she got all the way nekkid.
@glenmartin79783 жыл бұрын
who didn't and I was born in 78, same with having a crush on Jennifer Connelly from Labyrinth lol
@Brothaman2k2 жыл бұрын
As a 7 year old who saw this in the theater, I loved this movie and, as dark as it was, had and have no problems with Kate's backstory. There's no betrayal of trust, she literally let us in on her trauma. She took us into her trust. And, as dark as it may be it is, in fact, so incredibly simple any child can understand it. No complicated nuance, the nature of her pain couldn't be more simple to understand or easy to empathize with.
@tj_27013 жыл бұрын
I was 5 in 1984, and I absolutely loved this movie. Also, when they expanded the rating system for movies it was only ment as and used as a guideline. In the 80s and first few years of the 90s you could actually go to the Movie Theater and watch a R movie without an adult.
@amygeorgopoulos14008 ай бұрын
Just a high five here from another 80's kiddo. Saw this in the theater when I was 4. Scared the crap out of me, but I also loved it and watched it MANY more times over the years. Haha!
@AutoPilate3 жыл бұрын
Billy’s mom is the undisputed MVP of this movie. 💪🏽
@TheCBLingo3 жыл бұрын
You definitely need to watch GREMLINS 2, I *guarantee* you'll love it! The studio let them do whatever they wanted so they made an incredibly clever comedy that's full of old movie parodies, satire and a full-blown musical number. They even make fun of that dark Christmas monologue she gives in this movie, she starts giving a speech about why she hates Abraham Lincoln's birthday and Billy stops her haha.
@phantombrakeman49833 жыл бұрын
The legend of gremlins came about in World War 2 when planes that seemed ok would have problems for no reason. It was then added to anything that did work but now does not.
@jean-paulaudette92463 жыл бұрын
LOL I remember as a kid, trying to make parallels between these and the one in the Bugs Bunny cartoon. To this day, that one is one of my favorites.
@patrickgogan35173 жыл бұрын
@@jean-paulaudette9246 twilight zone and the movie version
@jean-paulaudette92463 жыл бұрын
@@patrickgogan3517 Loved the Shatner original...the movie version made me afraid of my bedroom windows.
@jean-paulaudette92463 жыл бұрын
Here's the cartoon I mentioned: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKeAmZiXuKqrhp8.html
@realemetic13 жыл бұрын
The callback joke about Phoebe hating Christmas is EXCELLENT!! First rate joke you rarely ever come by and you'll love Zach Galligan and Dick Miller reacting to it!! (In Gremlins 2 that is) (and I watched this with my son in the 2006 when he was 4.)
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
ha seems like they realized it was a huge miss, and that level of awareness is great -- I love that they could make fun of the choice in a later film.
@realemetic13 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio Why are you still awake??
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
@@realemetic1 it’s only 10:21! But for the record I stay up late late. I love the night! 😂
@realemetic13 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio Haha!!
@celsovera913 жыл бұрын
You know its a joe dante flick when dick miller is in it
@dnf-dead3 жыл бұрын
Has anyone recommended Big Trouble In Little China?
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
ahha yes! looks so fun
@ChannelReuploads94513 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio Another "PG" rated film (PG-13). Do it, Do it. An underrated film that flopped at the box office, only to garner its legendary cult status after the fact.
@mutantx23723 жыл бұрын
I hope they never remake this movie because you know Gizmo and the Grimlins will be CGI .
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
definitely true!! CGI would be the easier way to go
@MrMpa313 жыл бұрын
One of the few movies that could be improved with modern technology. Not that i trust they would do it Justice.
@shugaroony3 жыл бұрын
I'm not so sure. Baby Yoda in the Mandalorian shows that puppetry and animatronics still work very well - though he was expensive to make at something like $5 million, so it might indeed be cheaper to CGI them in a potential remake, though they won't have the weight these do.
@MrMpa313 жыл бұрын
@@shugaroony Baby Yoda is more of an example of the lack of effort and attention to detail currently in the industry. They could do better, but are they willing to put in the work?
@ThreadBomb3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of that prequel to The Thing. They did all the body horror with practical effects, but then the studio insisted it all be replaced with CGI.
@johnrust5923 жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up in the 80s, yes, our parents didn't give two s***s what we watched . . . and we played with a lot of toys that could kill us. Also, the whole bit of the guy not liking foreign vehicles is more to do with Japan at the time than anything regarding the Cold War. Another great reaction video. Keep up the good work.
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
yes! That's the sentiment in the comments. The Pacific chapter of WWII. and I have to admit Im grateful that my parents' didn't really police what I watched, I think it's more fun to see something that maybe you shouldn't but it feels all forbidden!! lol
@pietergreveling3 жыл бұрын
Also the Volks-wagen (people's-car) Beetle was commissioned by Adolf Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche, just before WW2!
@frankrossi69723 жыл бұрын
If you want to see more of Billy’s art career, review “Gremlins 2.” He and Phoebe move to The Big City (can’t recall where) and Gizmo finds his way back into Billy’s life---with disastrously hilarious results. Funny you should mention the flashlights in ET. In that scene in ET when the feds were looking for ET in the woods with flashlights, those were edited in later. In the original print, they were carrying guns, and Spielberg went on a PC kick sometime in the ‘90s and edited the guns out in later DVDs, Lucas-style. Not sure if the originals are still available.
@patrickflanagan37623 жыл бұрын
Also "Mr. Jones" who appraises Billy's artwork early in the film is none other than Chuck Jones, one of the greatest animators of all time famous for directing tons of "Merrie Melodies" and "Looney Tunes" cartoon shorts featuring Bugs, Daffy, etc.
@JW6663 жыл бұрын
New York.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy3 жыл бұрын
The changing the guns into walkie talkies (and the mother objecting to Michael wanting to be a hippie for Halloween instead of a terrorist) was more of a post-9/11 kneejerk thing from Spielberg, I believe. In subsequent years, he's sort of distanced himself from the '02 cut... though I do think that it still had a few definite improvements (e.g. the pursuit of E.T. at the beginning).
@shanenolan82523 жыл бұрын
New York I think
@Shritistrang3 жыл бұрын
Yes, please watch Gremlins 2. There aren't nearly enough reactions to it on KZfaq, and it's sooo good.
@robertburr26523 жыл бұрын
At the time there was a lot of worry that Japan was going to economically dominate the world. You can see it to varying degrees in movies of the period "Rising Sun" and to lesser degrees in "Back to the Future Part II" and "Die Hard"
@mezlabor3 жыл бұрын
That was also a huge sub plot in Robocop.
@shugaroony3 жыл бұрын
Went to see Rising Sun at the pics. Apart from the sex scene, what a pile of kack it was! :D
@Gizzhenge3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Gung Ho and Prayer of the Rollerboys
@jp38133 жыл бұрын
@@mezlabor Which part? I don't remember anything about Japan in that film.
@mezlabor3 жыл бұрын
@@jp3813 its a metacommentary on Detroit's declining auto industry as a result of Japanese competition, in a later movie, I forget which, OCP is bought out by a Japanese company Kanemitsu
@visualanimal56343 жыл бұрын
So, true story. Growing up, there was a kid on our street who locked himself out of his house. Rather than wait for a family member to come home and let him in, he decided to gain access through the chimney. He of course got stuck. Luckily someone heard him crying and the fire department was called to retrieve him from the chimney while we kids all watched. Ah, the Seventies.
@Rhodair3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's the morbid side of my humor, but I friggin love the Kate xmas story! The thought of her dad having such a ridiculous idea in the first place is laughable but then to amplify it even further by her being the one to set him ablaze is hilarious. I'm also a huge fan of tonal whiplashes in movies or songs although it's not for everyone.
@jonathanross1493 жыл бұрын
Fans at the time would have know Mrs. Deagle as Flo from Alice. "Kiss my Grits"
@iChristyD3 жыл бұрын
Yes yes us older people totally know her from Alice.
@mochijellybean3 жыл бұрын
omg you’re back!! happy new year, friend ❤️ i cant believe how much this movie terrified me as a kid like wow. i was fully traumatized especially bc of that microwave scene LMAO kid’s movies back then were wild as hell... loved this first watching!!
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
Yes I knew it!! This movie scared me 😂😂 and yeah i took a bit of a break but trying to get back on my schedule for videos :) happy new year to you :)
@mochijellybean3 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio glad to have you back! this holiday series was fun but i’m so excited to see what else you have in store for us 🥳
@daveweston51583 жыл бұрын
A couple of easter eggs - - At the beginning of the movie, the movie theater appears to be showing 'A Boys Life' and 'Watch the skies'. These were the original working titles for 'E.T.', and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' - Joe Dante is a big fan of legendary animation director Chuck Jones. Mr. Jones has a cameo in the film (Billy is showing him his art in the bar), and it can be argued that the design of the mogwai was inspired by Mr. Jones' style. - At the inventors convention, there are some great gags involving the time machine (from the George Pal movie of the same name), which disappears when they cut away, and come back, Steven Spielberg can be seen driving a small electric vehicle, and Jerry Goldsmith is on the phone next to Billy's dad, later replaced after a cut away, and return, by Robby the Robot, who is quoting lines (in the original voice) from 'Forbidden Planet'. Mr Fedderman served during World War II. Unexplained mechanical problems (usually with aircraft) were often attributed to 'gremlins' Ceck out 1943s BugsBunny cartoon 'Falling Hare' (You should be able to find it on KZfaq)
@billbill39153 жыл бұрын
You should do the movie, "Willow" it's awesome.
@jasonkreider89543 жыл бұрын
That movie has an all-star cast (val Kilmer,Warrick davis, Kevin pollack)
@billbill39153 жыл бұрын
@@jasonkreider8954 Yeah, everything in that movie is pretty awesome, including the cast. And the score is iconic. It's so good that it's been used in advertising for multiple movies after it's release.
@PrincessSnowbelle3 жыл бұрын
YAAASSS!!!!
@PRINCE230620033 жыл бұрын
Just a little fact, Howie Mandel is the voice of Gizmo 👍👍
@Chrisyt2723 жыл бұрын
Is he really?!?! I had no idea. That’s great!
@finleyknight4433 жыл бұрын
I will never watch American Idol the same way again lol
@Madbandit773 жыл бұрын
@@finleyknight443 America's Got Talent.
@PsychTsunamiMkII2 жыл бұрын
Also from A Fine Mess / Walk Like A Man / Little Monsters / Bobby's World!
@ronb85003 жыл бұрын
I personally liked that scene about her dad .
@rbrtck Жыл бұрын
I love Kate's Christmas story, and I think it's a perfect fit for this movie, giving it sort of a dark backdrop. It's a classic, and it sure explains why she had a problem with Christmas.
@DanielleSouthcott3 жыл бұрын
A: Saw this in the cinema when it came out. I was...7, I think? My older sister took me, and I remember her punk ass trying to compound the jump scares. B: This movie, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, are why PG-13 exists. Thanks, Spielberg. C: I don't know about anyone else's parents, but I know mine were incredibly permissive about what I watched and read. I remember watching 48 Hrs with my dad. They were more worried about me sneaking off into the woods and meeting up with a rattlesnake. Loved your commentary!
@DeSoRez3 жыл бұрын
My bf introduced me to this and Scrooged and I'm addicted every xmas now.
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
Yes I needed to squeeze in one more xmas movie! I didn't get to Scrooged :(
@scottpartner80013 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio Hi Janelle I am Scott. Could you please react to A league of their own with Tom Hanks especially the scene where tom hanks walks in the girls locker room haha. So funny
@bobbydigenova90703 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio Derry, Maine!!! Shanelle you gotta review OG IT miniseries!!! February should be Tim Curry Month... just an idea lol
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
@@bobbydigenova9070 I LOVE The OG It. I know it well!! I wonder if it'd be a worthwhile watch. I was IT when I was 10 for halloween hahah
@kylereese48223 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio How about the movie/tv franchise ` Tremors ` ??
@DeSoRez3 жыл бұрын
Speaking of inventor fathers... have you seen Honey I Shrunk the Kids? I think I've asked this before but I can't remember.
@jasonkreider89543 жыл бұрын
Except his inventions actually worked lol
@futuramayeah3 жыл бұрын
i love Phoebe Cate's speech about Christmas, and her revelation about what actually happened to make her hate the holiday
@RMBittner3 жыл бұрын
You keep referring to this as a children's movie; I don’t think it was ever pitched as that. (I saw it in the theatre when it was first released.)
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I don't know where I got that idea, maybe in my brain PG = For kids, the ratings thing really got me! but yeah who knows why I thought that
@davidmcleod51332 жыл бұрын
My first day of school in kindergarten I had a Gizmo backpack.
@Angelicwings13 жыл бұрын
Gremlins 2 is totally worth a watch. It’s not tied with a holiday and it’s hilarious. Also can we appreciate the theme song? It’s just a brilliant theme song that just makes me happy
@mlkj133 жыл бұрын
I saw this in a drive in movie with my parents when I was 7. All I remember was coming home and looking in the kitchen cabinets to see if the Gremlins were under there. lol. I do enjoy it. Love Gizmo.
@walkingwounded38243 жыл бұрын
Howie Mandel? I had no idea! This was so much fun! Thanks Shanelle. I agree with you about the chimney. I was laughing out loud all through this in the theater! :-)
@jean-paulaudette92463 жыл бұрын
This is LITERALLY the film that caused PG-13 rating to be created.
@atti973 жыл бұрын
And the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy3 жыл бұрын
"Sixteen Candles" is said to be as well.
@thrakkorzog750023 жыл бұрын
Poltergeist as well. There were a few 80s movies that weren't quite R but not quite PG either.
@yodieyuh3 жыл бұрын
Music censorship was being discussed at the same time, with the parental advisory stickers coming in '85. A microcosm of fear of art.
@rugby19713 жыл бұрын
ACTUALLY I THINK THAT WAS THE TEMPLE OF DOOM ,THERE IS A DOC ON YOU TUBE ABOUT IT
@norariley71093 жыл бұрын
I loved watching this movie as a kid. I really wanted my own Gizmo. We had a female cat growing up that we named Gizzy as a female version of Gizmo.
@44excalibur3 жыл бұрын
That's correct. Parents in the 80s really didn't care what their Gen X kids watched, which is why Generation X weren't coddled or hypersensitive.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy3 жыл бұрын
Yet, ironically, it's now our fellow Gen Xers who aren't letting their kids watch these kinds of movies at as young of an age as we saw them. 🤷♂️ It pains me how increasingly conservative ratings have gotten over the last 30 years.
@blowba3 жыл бұрын
Mine cared......so we watched stuff like this at our friend's house whose parents didn't care or at my grandparents house with cable when they were asleep.
@danikasilva99063 жыл бұрын
Shhhh we don't talk about gen x 💯
@patrickflanagan37623 жыл бұрын
If you think there weren't Very Concerned Parents in the '80s then you didn't live through the '80s. Very Concerned Parents spent years crusading against Dungeons & Dragons, rap music, heavy metal, slasher movies, pro wrestling and a bunch of other boogeymen they thought were "harming the children." They got SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT pulled out of theaters to protect kids - not from the movie itself, since it was already rated R, but because they thought the commercials and posters were enough to damage our precious minds. They founded the Parents Music Resource Center to slap those now-ironic Parental Advisory - Explicit Content stickers on any music they didn't like. They tried to get the completely silly sitcom MARRIED WITH CHILDREN taken off the air and thought Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Kinison should be banned from doing stand-up. There were no number of excuses they had for why their kids might be screwed up, because pointing the finger let them escape their own responsibility for being bad parents.
@44excalibur3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickflanagan3762 I did live through the 80s and I remember all of that stuff you mentioned, but that was not indicative of most parents in the 1980s.
@rendalconstantineau16803 жыл бұрын
So would have loved to have Billy's room when I was his age lol But yeah, those of us growing up in the 80's weren't shielded from everything that might be scary by our parents, and yes, at that time things like this were considered PG. As for the Santa/Dad story, that's actually an old urban legend sort of thing that they used, maybe the older generations knew it more than modern ones did, but that's why that particular story got pulled in, standard Christmas horror/urban legend.
@brianshepherd97408 ай бұрын
1. Keep them out of the light. 2. Don't get them wet. 3. Don't feed them after midnight.
@garyclarke96853 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to make two comments unrelated to the film itself. When the old man talked about gremlin's in the machinery during the war that actually has some basis of truth to it. Many soldiers would support what he said. Also you said the snow had to be fake because the car was covered completely well that's not quite true as I've been in cold environments where the snow quite literally covers everything in its path.
@dnf-dead3 жыл бұрын
The rules with gremlins also applies to cats. 🤣
@blowba3 жыл бұрын
When the tabloids got a hold of some pictures from the making of Gremlins, before it was called Gremlins. Before anyone knew what this was they just knew that weird looking creatures were involved and that Spielberg was involved they assumed that this was the sequel to E.T. I specifically remember magazine covers with pictures from the set of Gremlins with the headline "E.T. 2." I think I saw that on like the National Enquirer.
@razkable3 жыл бұрын
i like how gizmo billy and she are so likeable when all this chaos happens around them....its a nice contrast
@awall17013 жыл бұрын
Gremlins was a 15 certificate in the UK back in the day. I am still lucky enough to still have the movie sheet poster from the cinema that gave it to me.
@shugaroony3 жыл бұрын
Ah the infamous 80's BBFC, when they were cutting and given stupid certificates on films because they thought them all 'video nasties', and succumbing to that old bat Mary Whitehouse's whinging.
@radioactive_moose3 жыл бұрын
15 is like R correct?
@44excalibur3 жыл бұрын
This small town is actually filmed on the same lot where Back To The Future was filmed.
@joanneventura89853 жыл бұрын
Doing a great job keep up the great work. Love the movie and the tree in the back ground of the room.
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@celsovera913 жыл бұрын
Gremlins is directed by Joe Dante who also directed innerspace, the burbs, small soldiers and looney tunes back in action
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget "Piranha," "The Howling," the best segment of the "Twilight Zone Movie," "Explorers," some segments of "Amazon Women on the Moon," and, of course, "Gremlins 2."
@celsovera913 жыл бұрын
Paul WT i forgot about that movie. That’s the one with John Goodman right
@marksman483 жыл бұрын
Now do Gremlins 2. They will parody the dad dying in the chimney scene.
@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy3 жыл бұрын
As well as the "It's always midnight somewhere" quip.
@chrispittman88543 жыл бұрын
When I saw you were "reacting" to this I said to myself, "You know... there's gonna be a LOT of "NO's." Oh yes, This is a "Goonies" level "odd chemistry..." minor mishap that stumbles into a scary, yet endearing cult classic. Acting power and a cute "Christmas Toy" saved it for me. "Baby Yoda" proto type.
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
I got major Goonies elements! Which makes sense because of Chris Columbus' touch. Overall I think the Goonies is definitely a stronger film, but this was such fun. The major No's for me was that dad chimney element! and maybe the Gremlin in the microwave 😂
@kevinthomas72263 жыл бұрын
Did the tram tour at universal studios back in the 90's. So surreal.. I remember being 5 years old begging my parents to take me to gremlins in the theatre, and my brother wanted Ghostbusters. My brother won and I loved Ghostbusters. We Saw gremlins a week later Had my hands over my eyes almost all the way through. I was terrified. My parents laughed the whole time
@Megara19893 жыл бұрын
You always make me smile when you get excited and laugh etc. Your videos are defo feel good and help me through all the crap going on in world. Thanks :) love from North wales
@johnhoskins17863 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see your reaction to the sequal.the old woman's speech about the dog is from Mrs. Gulch from wizard of oz.
@MrParkerman63 жыл бұрын
It parodies it, it's not from it. Learn the difference!
@roryotoole32793 жыл бұрын
@@MrParkerman6 Dont be rude.. I wouldn't say it parodies it either. She seemed to be as serious as Miss Gulch was. Almost like they could have been related.. More like pays homage to.
@cortneybudau17003 жыл бұрын
I was 9 when this came out although I didn't see it until I was 10 and it was out on video cassette. The 80's were a different time and most parents (including mine) weren't really into censorship. My parents never even watched this I think. I probably watched it alone.
@guardian132610 ай бұрын
This has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies.
@minty_Joe2 жыл бұрын
Howie Mandel and veteran voice actor Frank Welker (Freddie Jones (Scooby Doo) since 1969) both provided the vocal sounds for Gizmo. Michael Winslow (Larvell Jones, Police Academy) did the voice of Stripe.
@unominous47593 жыл бұрын
I saw Gremlins when I was 17 or 18 when it came on cable. Maybe it was my age maybe it was just me but I thought the Phoebe Cates monologue was hilarious. Believe it or not I actually started watching it because of Hoyt Acton, who played the father. He was a successful songwriter and singer in the '70s (Joy to the World, Never been to Spain). BTW, The algorithm recommended a video of your stand up. You look taller in these.
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
hahah OH man I need to remove that video!!! WILD. Im psyched I look taller in these (something about my upper torso that sells it I guess 😂😂) I saw the Joy to the World mention in the trivia...one of my favs!! I actually had a story in a earlier cut of this video about the time I convinced my middle school chorus teacher we HAD to sing Joy to the World...and we did but we couldn't say "drink his wine" so we changed it to "mighty fine time" lol
@jacobcurry18663 жыл бұрын
You should watch the sequel to gremlins because it’s hilarious and crazy
@austinfistilla83153 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie at about 5 or 6 I'm 24 know and the only thing I remember scaring me for a while was when the first gremlin you see pops out of the cabinet. It's still one of my favorite movies to this day
@RealNelsonC3 жыл бұрын
I watched the movie for the first time in 1985 on VHS when I was 12 years old. I remember that I was afraid in the dark after that when I tried to sleep that night.
@DanJackson19773 жыл бұрын
I saw this when I was 6.. at the theater... i proceeded to see it an additional 12 times.. literally.. during its theatrical run (Summer of 84 and the following Dec. when it was rereleased).. to the point that my dad would leave me in the theater by myself and go see something else.... it was a different times. Far from scarring me.. this was my Star Wars.. My Avengers.. it was the movie that defined my love of horror movies.
@guayabito69462 жыл бұрын
I was older than you and for me it was a little scarry.
@tristenmoore12752 жыл бұрын
This, The Lost Boys and A Nightmare On Elm Street were the three films that introduced me to horror films. I was hooked on the genre ever since.
@coffeefan3 жыл бұрын
I remember this movie fondly when I was a kid. It was awesome seeing the Gremlins cause havoc but also pretty scary. Parents did not care as much back then, but there was a lot less rating and no internet. I recommend Secret of NIMH and Who Framed Roger Rabbit if you've never seen them.
@Drawkcabi3 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie in the theater with my mom and grandmother when I was 9. I love it!!! My grandmother was freaked out especially by Stripe's death scene. It's funny because as a kid I got scared so easily at movies. Around the same time I saw Ghostbusters in the theater and that scared me so bad I had to walk out a little into the third act. One scene in The Muppet Movie scared me big time. I saw Airplane! in the theater when I was 5, and that movie scarred me for life. Yeah, Airplane! At that age I just couldn't understand it and took everything seriously and it ended up warping my fragile little mind. Of course now I love that movie. I think what was different with Gremlins was that the movie had a tie in with Burger King, I think, for 4 weeks they had these read along books with records. Each book told a different part of the story, each week a different book was available. I collected all 4 books and together they told the entire movie, and this was before I went to see it. Now today I would hate to be spoiled like that, but back then knowing everything that was going to happen I think prepared me so I wasn't scared. Going to have to disagree with you about Tim Burton directing being a lost opportunity. I completely hate the idea of him having directed this movie instead of Joe Dante! I totally see how talented a filmmaker Burton is but in my opinion, with some rare exceptions like Big Fish (I love that movie) Burton is a lot more style over substance. All his movies look fantastic, but a lot of times they leave me feeling empty, like I didn't connect with the characters. It's like he took the old adage "show, don't tell" to the extreme, you have to have some exposition, some dialogue driven plot moments. Joe Dante on the other hand, he's one of my favorite directors. Every one of his movies I love! I recommend them all! The only one I haven't seen is The Howling. Also, his movie Explorers, it may have one of the all time greatest first and second acts, unfortunately, Dante was going over budget and the studio pushed him to finish the movie quick and cheap, so the third act isn't what he wanted and it's pretty bad. But the movie is worth watching for the first 2 acts. A great thing about watching Gremlins over and over as a kid into adulthood is it gives one a lot of time to mull the film over and let my imagination make up explanations for things that didn't make sense... Like why was Gizmo good and the other mogwai evil? The five new mogwai came from water used to clean dirty paint brushes, and so they were born tainted. The one Billy made with the eye dropper...maybe the dropper wasn't too clean. I've always imagined Gizmo was birthed by a drop of water from a pure mountain stream in China. What does not feeding them after midnight mean when it's always midnight somewhere in the world? Also, at what point is it safe to feed them again since its always after the previous midnight? It means midnight relative to wherever in the world you happen to be. Midnight is when the sun is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth. The sun which direct exposure can kill mogwai, but maybe it has other effects on mogwai, like how some flowers can only bloom at night, maybe just the sun being up keeps their metamorphosis in check. When the influence of the sun is at its weakest...midnight, then the power of the mogwai is at its peak and it takes until sunrise for the sun to reassert its dominance over mogwai biology.
@isaiasovelar44342 жыл бұрын
Finally a reaction video that actually gives constructive criticism and actually comments on the movie, suscribed
@blowba3 жыл бұрын
I saw this when I was 8. It was a little scary, but I don't remember really being scared. I loved it! I thought that it was kind of gross in parts but it didn't really bother me. I liked it so much I named my new cat Gizmo.
@TheFuriousfunk3 жыл бұрын
The old man is referring to Gremlins, it was an old wive's tale that pilots would talk about when something strange happened on a mission to their planes. "Gremlins unhooked the ailerons and I had a lot of trouble maintaining level flight". You probably didn't grow up watching old cartoons , here is a Bugs Bunny with Gremlins. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epeopNWV2bDXaKs.html
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
yes! this film was the first time I'd ever heard that Gremlins were a real wives tale. I always thought the name was made up especially for the film! I love how the writer grounded these little monsters in a reality, super cool to watch unfold in the screenplay. Thanks for the link also! :)
@UTU493 жыл бұрын
@@ShanelleRiccio American Motor Cars (AMC) also had a car in the 70's called a Gremlin. I'm not sure that was the greatest idea ever.
@jasonkreider89543 жыл бұрын
There is a bugs bunny cartoon where bugs bunny gets outwitted by a gremlin while working on (or protecting) a ww2 bomber (this gremlin looks more like a space Martian)
@TheFuriousfunk3 жыл бұрын
@@jasonkreider8954 yeah, I posted that video in my original comment. Seen it a thousand times growing up.
@thefatman27803 жыл бұрын
GRRRRR8 PICK OF AN ALL TIME CLASSIC & I MAY I SAY YOURE LOOKING GORGEOUS TODAY.
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
HAHA THANKS!!
@DungeonMasterMike3 жыл бұрын
I certainly remember seeing this movie in the theaters, even passing by that icon poster at the time. I must have been 9 when it came out. I remember bragging to my 3rd grade teacher that I was going to go see it, and I wasn't scared; having thumbed through several Starlog magazines featuring the cast and creatures and sincerely believing I could handle it. This movie turned out to be my parents worst nightmare. It freaked me out for a good two weeks, and the night we came home from the film, I couldn't sleep at all. I was literally freaked out that Gremlins were all over the house. I know it was miserable for them, and looking back, I feel awful: no one slept, and every light was on in the house, thanks to me. But those creatures looked, and seemed, real at the time. But, to this day, I love it, and have a deep appreciation for the animatronics and the musical score for the film. I still watch it every year....minus the screaming panic attacks of course ;)
@DeSoRez3 жыл бұрын
I know it's morbid but the chimney scene makes me laugh so hard only because of how ridiculous it is. The imdb trivia is interesting.
@Horrorlover19783 жыл бұрын
Definitely not reading too much into it. Plenty of horror films, especially from the 1970s and 80s, had political messages or undercurrents.
@bluebird32813 жыл бұрын
The myth of gremlins came about in world war two as soldiers and sailors blame weird malfunctions on gremlins. In the eighties a lot of manufacturing plants were closing down and moving overseas for cheaper labor as the quality of cheap goods were greatly improving. So people were losing their jobs to foreign manufacturing and had a poor opinion of their products. As for the cold war it wasn't "fear of the other" it was fear of all those tanks, planes, submarines and nuclear missiles the soviets had. Communism's guiding principle is to destroy capitalism by what ever means necessary ,it's in their manifesto.
@NocturneSoul2 жыл бұрын
Phoebe's story is hilarious😂 the whole movie is adorable ❤
@deckofcards873 жыл бұрын
I love how this movie is a fusion of 50s creature movies with 30s and 40s melodramas. The two best examples are playing in Billy's house...the original Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, and the mother is watching It's A Wonderful Life. Love your reaction!
@CaddyJim3 жыл бұрын
The end shot is hilarious because they did come out with smokeless ashtrays Yeah parents weren't as focused on safe spaces overprotective in the 80s allowing kids to live & learn
@jasonkreider89543 жыл бұрын
Exactly when I was a kid my dad only had 2 rules 1. No rated r movies 2. Be home in time for dinner
@kylelewis46853 жыл бұрын
I never realized how much the gremlins' death screech sounded like the xenomorphs' dead scream from Aliens.
@MLJ79563 жыл бұрын
Great reaction video. I enjoy all your vids. Keep 'em coming...I saw both this film (I was 5 in 1984) and the sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990 - I was 11) in theaters. Neither film scared me (it was Superman 3 in 1983 that scared me, I was 4 at that time. The scene towards the end of that film, when the lady turned into the robot, that really scared me & gave me nightmares as a kid for a couple of weeks...and that film was rated PG too). I thought Gizmo was so cute. My parents got me a toy plush Gizmo when I was that little for Christmas. I also had the collectible Gremlins storybooks (there were 5 storybooks with 45' records that told the entire story from Gizmo point of view that came with kid's meals that were in promotional tie-ins with Hardee's burger chains. I had all of 'em, so I knew almost the whole story prior to seeing the movie on the big screen)...I have both films on Blu-Ray in my movie collection 💿💿... Definitely check out the sequel, it is a lot of fun but brace yourself, it is somewhat different than the first (going into the more of the comedy, parody and satire route than straight mischievous horror like the first one was. 2 is not a rehash of the 1st for sure. Also watch for all the celebrity cameos and references to other classic movies in Gremlins 2: The New Batch). Also check out Critters (1986), it is sort of like Gremlins but does it's own thing as well (adding more sci-fi into the mix - and there is even an ET reference in that movie). It was mildly successful spawning 3 more critter sequels (and yes I have them all on Blu-Ray too )...Peace out 😁✌️...
@TheRodentSama3 жыл бұрын
The beginning when the music kicks in and the title card comes up, is Courthouse Square. When the title card appears, on the right is the Clock Tower from Back To The Future, and is being used as the school in this movie. You'll see the school buses just pulling in, which is where Doc Brown lands after sliding down the cable from the tower. The piece of road the buses are on is where Marty has to hit 88mph at the end of BTTF. The set used to be called Mockingbird Square as it was a famous landmark in To Kill A Mockingbird... but after BTTF, it was renamed Courthouse Square. It was burned down numerous times, but Universal keep rebuilding it. Other voice-over actors in the movie were Michael Winslow (Jones in Police Academy) and... Peter Cullen, famous as the voice of Optimus Prime. Cullen also created the clicking sound made by the Predator. First time I saw Gremlins I would have been about 4 or 5. It came out when I was only 2, so we had it on VHS. I thought it was awesome :D Only bit that scared me was when Billy's Mom is in the house alone, and "Do you hear what I hear" starts playing. 6:58 yeah the 80s had a number of Mini-Creature Features. Gremlins, Munchies, Critters. Actually, you should watch Critters from 86 :D It's got the Mom from E.T in it and an early turn from Scott Grimes and Billy Zane.
@richardcomins27793 жыл бұрын
In the 80's we loved movies like this. cable TV showed everything and it first came out.
@Wonderfeet101 Жыл бұрын
I saw this movie in the theatres as a child and it terrified me. Thanks for your watch and review of this classic film, it was very entertaining!!
@dawndodson24333 жыл бұрын
Love your insights! Keep these coming. 😀
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Yugioh4203 жыл бұрын
I was 3 years old when this came out. I think I was 5 or 6 first time I remember watching it
@TJKoland3 жыл бұрын
For real, I love your legit cinematic deconstruction. Clearly someone who appreciates the art form! Subscribed!
@ShanelleRiccio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Trent! I'm happy to have you! :)
@FrethKindheart3 жыл бұрын
Things were different in the 80's. What a great decade to grow up in. My best memories are in the 80's.
@SilentBob7312 жыл бұрын
Another great reaction to an 80's classic, nice work. I watched this in the theater when I was eleven and absolutely loved it. It was also the beginning of my life-long crush on Phoebe Cates. 😊
@ericalexander35263 жыл бұрын
The scene in the bank when Kate explains to Billy why she dislikes Xmas is poignant and you're not expecting it, so it blindsides you. If I had experienced something that horrifyingly tragic at the age she did, I'd have an adverse perspective of Xmas too.
@amygeorgopoulos14008 ай бұрын
My parents took me with them to the theater to see this...when I was FOUR YEARS OLD. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The very last part where he's walking down the street and you hear the narration..."There just might be a gremlin in your house." I distinctly remember pulling my feet all the way up into my seat at the movie theater, then refusing to get out of the seat when the lights went up because THERE MIGHT BE A GREMLIN UNDER MY SEAT!!! My parents had to pick me up and carry me out. 🤣🤣🤣 Still, this was a childhood favorite of mine. LOL. Oh, the 80's. Good times.
@pmcmahon973 жыл бұрын
I saw this in the theaters when I was 7 and it scared me to death but I also loved it and help foster my love love for creature features today.
@sandragorman86882 жыл бұрын
welcome to being a kid in the 80's! Not sure if you noticed but one of the gremlins in the bar was just a straight up flasher. Trench coat and everything. Hahaha what a glorious time to be a kid.
@d3l3tes00n3 жыл бұрын
When we adopted a little Yorkie, they said Gizmo & Chewy were the top names. And that chimney speech is a classic. One of my favorite scenes in cinema history lol
@iChristyD3 жыл бұрын
Judge Reinhold was practically in every 80s movie back then I swear!!
@lennon14993 жыл бұрын
this movie came out when I was 3. I think I saw around 7. I don't remember ever being scared. One of my favorite movies growing up. Still watch it to this day with my little nieces and nephews.
@sethmeyer24432 жыл бұрын
I saw this when it was in theaters when I was 7. I was one of the last of my friends to see it. It was everyone's favorite movie that summer (along with the Karate Kid) and one of my favorite theater experiences of all time. I still remember so many of the audience responses vividly. And a few years later, my best friend had a chihuahua named Gizmo.
@nickperkins84772 жыл бұрын
I love the last line of the movie “There just might be a Gremlin in your house.”