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When a young bank teller inadvertently breaks the rules of Mogwai care, his new pet Gizmo multiplies into a bevy of mischievous brothers, who soon morph into malevolent scaly creatures.Tags
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A cute creature spawns a pack of monsters with a sick sense of humor.
Kind of awesome. Also a mess, to such a degree that I suspect it's deliberate; it seems like about half the scenes exist solely to create loose ends. And the fact that it's a xenophobic allegory is a little off-putting. But still, it's kind of awesome.
Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: D
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.1/4
Kind of awesome. Also a mess, to such a degree that I suspect it's deliberate; it seems like about half the scenes exist solely to create loose ends. And the fact that it's a xenophobic allegory is a little off-putting. But still, it's kind of awesome.
Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: D
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.1/4
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
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Funny, entertaining, a little scary. Perfect as a child's first "scary movie". Mine (kids) were 7 and 5 when I took them to watch it. They loved it. Staged in 2001.
Mar 30, 2025 (Edited)Portuguese (Brazil)
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- Gremlins [1984 film]
- Original title
- Gremlins
- Original publication date
- 1984-07-08
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- Billy Peltzer; Gizmo [Gremlins]
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- Kingston Falls, New York, USA; New York, USA
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- Christmas
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- Gremlins (1984 | IMDb)
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- English
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