Movie Review: Gremlins

Gremlins was one of my favorite movies to watch growing up. It's pure 80's awesomeness. Randall wants to find his son, Billy the perfect Christmas present. While walking around the city, he's approached by a little Chinese boy telling him about his Grandfather's shop and how he can find a lot of unique items there.

He takes a look around the shop and notices a noise coming from a old looking box in the corner. He opens it up to find a small furbie like creature in there known as a Mogwai named Gizmo. The Grandfather doesn't want to sell him because with Mogwai comes great responsibility. The Chinese boy sells Randall the Mogwai without his Grandfather knowing since they really need the money.

He explains to him that there are three rules you must follow when owning a Mogwai. And no matter what happens, you CANNOT break these rules.

Rule # 1: Keep him away from bright light. Sunlight alone can kill him.

Rule # 2: Do not get him wet. Don't even give him a bath.

Rule # 3: The most important rule of all. No matter how much they beg and whine, do not feed them after Midnight.

Of course with this type of movie you know exactly what's going to happen. Billy not only breaks the rules but he breaks the two most important rules of all. 2 and 3. Billy accidentally gets Gizmo wet which causes him to multiply. After he has about five new Mogwais he feeds them after Midnight, he didn't realize that his clock was broken until it was too late.

Feeding them after Midnight caused them to change into Gremlins. Now Billy and his family along with Gizmo must find a way to stop the Gremlins before they wreck havoc on the town and ruin Christmas.

This is one of my personal favorites from my childhood. I am a huge fan of 80's horror movies and this one fits right up there. It's cheesy, it's a lot of laughs and the music is awesome. This is definitely a movie everyone should watch at least once in their lifetime. I really wish Mogwais were real cause Gizmo is so stinkin' cute! If your dyer acts out and your T.v. breaks.Before you call a repair man. Turn on all the lights, look in all the cabinets. Cause you never can tell, there just might be a Gremlin in your house.

I give this movie 5 out of 5 Skulls.