Gremlins 2 was pure genius. It's what happens with a filmmaker is pushed into making a sequel he didn't want to make, so he decides to turn the entire film into one big middle finger at the studio and unnecessary sequels in general. RedLetterMedia did a great Re:View of it on their channel, for anyone interested.
_Now, bear in mind, none of us has been in New York before. There are the Broadway shows - we'll have to find out how to get tickets. There's also a lot of street crime, but I believe we can watch that for free._
I never liked Gremlins 2 anywhere near as much as the original - still don't - but the older the get the more I respect it. Like with Batman Returns, the director said "I'm only going to do a sequel if I can do it MY way". And, like it or not, Joe Dante made the movie he wanted to make (and prefers, for what it's worth).
G2 is madness incarnate, it’s a next level satire and so beautifully cartoonish, and there will never be another movie like it. Incidentally it does feel more like a New Year’s movie than Xmas, but you can watch it whenever 🎉
I was so surprised as a kid when I went to see this at the theater. I was kinda disappointed. Years later I appreciate it more. It really is something else lol
This movie had the literal 1980’s Hollywood filmmaking dream team behind it: Presented by Steven Spielberg, scored by Jerry Goldsmith, written by Chris Columbus, directed by Joe Dante. It’s like an Avengers assembly of blockbuster hit makers.
Billy’s mom needs to be mentioned right up there with Ripley and Sarah Connor the way the straight up wrecks shop on those gremlins. If only the Christmas music kept playing while she went full Tarantino on all of em.
Everyone probably already knows this but Billy's mom was originally supposed to die. Billy was going to open the door and see her head rolling down the stairs.
Yeah, though to be fair, they were in the middle of a very distracting situation. Gizmo is the one (out of every 10,000 mogwai) whose very nature is to be kind and compassionate.
Trust me,he was invested. I’m a guy and that’s what listening looks like. He heard every word and he’ll never forget it. I had to explain it like that because I loathe when people say “as a”
@@michaelblaine6494 Yeah Billy was definitely taking it in. I mean by the end he was just sitting there stonefaced, absolutely astonished at what he was hearing. Just because he didn't emote very much doesn't mean that he didn't care.
Yes, totally agree. Goldsmith is absolutely one of the best ever to do it. When you see his name in the credits, you know the music will be something special. The brassy riff that concludes "L.A. Confidential" is possibly my favorite "movie's over, roll credits" music in cinema history. Goldsmith knows his stuff. When my kids watched "Gremlins," my piano-playing teenager listened to the "Gremlin rag" that plays over the credits and immediately went up to her keyboard to figure it out. Just a terrific, wild, off-kilter yet catchy piece of music.
Gremlins 2 is absolutely wild. It's a very different feel compared to the original Gremlins but the insanity of the film is rarely matched. Also tons of amazing animatronics, puppets, and effects.
Yes that was the same theatre that was in "Back to the Future". It's the Town Square set on the backlot of Universal studio's. It's been used in movies and tv shows since the 40's, and it's still there and still in use today.
Gremlins 2 is a live action Looney Tunes cartoon. 😂 Director Joe Dante refused do do the sequel for years... he had such a hard time with the puppets he wanted nothing more to do with them. After years of the studio failing to get a sequel together, they told Dante "just give is a movie with Gremlins in it by next summer and you can do whatever you want". And what he wanted to do was a movie about why we didnt need a Gremlins 2
Warner Brothers wanted a sequel but director Joe Dante wasn't interested in doing it. They told him he could literally do anything he wanted so he did. You will love and stay for all the end credits.
Fun fact. The lead gremlin, Stripe was voiced by prolific voice actor Frank Welker. He’s played a lot of animals and creatures over the years. He’s been a part of so many projects, I think it’s impossible not to have heard him somewhere at some point.
Kat So the next time your air-conditioner goes on the fritz, or your washing machine blows up, or your video recorder conks out, before you call the repairman, turn on all the lights. Check all the closets and cupboards. Look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell. There just might be a gremlin in your house
I love that billy didn't make a mistake feeding them, yes he shouldn't have, but he at least made sure they just out witted him, it wasn't some dumb thing on his part.
I always loved how the mom played against the typical horror troupe....and her resemblance to Ripley ala Aliens should have been a hint she wasn't going down without a fight. 🤣
You didn't show this part in the video, but at the beginning of the movie, Billy draws a cartoon picture of Mrs Deagle and shows it to an old man. That old man is Chuck Jones, famous cartoonist, animator, and director of Looney Tunes cartoons. Edit: I forgot to mention why this is important. Spielberg models his gremlins after the 'gremlins' that appeared in Jones' 1943 short "Falling Hare" - particularly the ears, which in the short were made to look like airplane wings.
I just realized another movie reference. The Futtermans are played by Dick Miller and Jackie Joseph, who were in Little Shop of Horrors (1960) together.
That is DEF the same set used from Back To The Future - you can see the clock tower/city hall in several places, and yes it's the same theater Marty crashes into
Ok, the thing where Kat forgets she's giving a rating, goes off on a tangent, then tries to bring it back to a rating has become one of my favorite things.
@@Sal-gh1se I give your comment 10 Kat prepares to lay hands, out of 10 Kat ends many sentences sounding like she has solutions for sibilant sounds... sss
Joining the chorus here, GREMLINS 2 would absolutely be worth your time. Also, I believe the slime you're referring to in the outro was called GAK. Fun, but it had a weird smell and was a magnet for every bit of detritus on any surface it touched. Random suggestions for future movies: Anything from the early Dark Castle line-up, be it House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts, Ghost Ship, or House of Wax. Not 'classics' by any means, but I'd wager they result in a record number of air punches.
Wtf you mean, those ARE classics. Vincent price himself is classic. 13 ghosts was a classic too. Back in the theatre they had people dress up during the 3d segments and frighten the patrons in the aisles by running around and spooking them all spooky-like. Back in the day no one's seen stuff like that it'd scare the poop outta them.
@@AedanBlackheart No arguments here, but I was referring to the string of gore-fest remakes in the early 2000's. All that said, Kat could certainly use an introduction to the glory that is Vincent Price.
So you definitely have to check out the sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. It's one of the best horror sequels, one of the best comedy sequels, and one of the best sequels in general. I love that it doesn't try to top the original and it just leans into being a live action cartoon comedy movie. I also love that it pokes fun at the original and in particular makes fun of the rules. It's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I think it'd make for a great reaction and it's definitely worth a watch.
I love being an 80s kid!! We got to see this stuff when the ideas were fresh and new, young enough to be sucked into these movies, amazed by the story and how practical effects were achieved, rather than CGI. Now we get to watch others react to them and feel the nostalgia. Its almost like getting to watch them for the first time all over again sometimes.
The Gizmo/Mogwai puppet really pushed the limits of animatronics at the time for (small) size, and the puppeteers HATED it. That's why Gizmo gets tortured so much.
WOW! Shout out to you for acknowledging the film score. My favorite composer, Jerry Goldsmith, even has a cameo in this movie. Wait until you see the sequel... so unique it has its own category. Love your channel.
25:32... You're right. That is the same town square set where Back to the Future was filmed a year later at Universal Studios. And you absolutely, definitely need to watch Gremlins 2.
31:41 "... what more could there be?" That's probably what the director (Dante) said when the studio asked for a sequel. And so, basically in protest, he made Gremlins 2. You'll see when you watch it. 😃
There are two movie title easter eggs in Gremlins. When Billy passes by the movie theatre in the beginning, they show „A Boy‘s Life“ = working title for E.T., and „Watch The Skies“ = pre-production title for „Close Encounters of the Third Kind“.
Just wait until you see the sequel. It's truly an occasion where the sequel far outweighs the original. If for no other reason than it being utterly bonkers. Thanks and keep up the great work, Kat!
Between the talking gremlin, Rambo Gizmo, sexy gremlin, John Glover's hilarious performance, and Hulk Hogan breaking the 4th wall, 2 is infinitely better IMO. You still get Joe Dante in the director's chair and Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates starring.
The irony of Gremlins 2 is that although Dante didn't want to make it initially, and only agreed to do it if he could do something completely different, it is very much a continuation of the story, just the tone is far more heightened. He was essentially given carte blanche to have as much fun as he wanted, and took full advantage of it, ramping everything up to 11. The puppets in the sequel shine as highlights and are absolutely insane. I won't spoil it, but you even made reference to something that will make a special appearance! Just don't go into the movie thinking it is a horror movie or anything, it is more parody of itself than anything else. In some ways, the second one is an even more fun ride than the first. It is genre-bending, and can't really be classified into one thing. Definitely worth watching!
I'm not sure what poster you looked at but he original 1984 movie poster was much better for tone of this movie and didn't spoil Gizmo. It was traditional hand art of Billy from the neck down holding a box and Gizmo's right hand pushing the lid partly off and reaching for Billy's hand with his left, inside the box is dark and you see the gleam of Gizmo's eyes. And the movie tagline was: Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.
Gremlins 2 is over-the -top silly fun! Its almost a parody of the first movie the way it pokes fun at itself while still having all the horror, thrills and fun of the original. I recommend.
Happy to see this bit of a palette cleanser to finish off the holiday season! I’m really looking forward to seeing what pieces of horror cinema you choose to subject yourself to in the coming year. I’m still pushing for some Universal Studios monsters, some Argento, Basket Case, Fright Night, Frankenhooker, Pan’s Labyrinth, X, and Pearl.
Nobody ever really talks about how Billy's mom wracks up a body count like Jason Voorhees. Fun detail about Mrs. Deagle: All of her cats are named after currency.
00:30: "I think the most horrifying thing that could possibly happen is this thing waking me up in the middle of the night when I have school the next morning and saying 'I'm hungry!'" Well. . . actually, yeah, that is basically the scariest thing to happen in this movie, more or less. . .
I never really thought of this as a horror movie, since my parents let me watch it as a kid, but I guess it has plenty of horror elements. It always seemed like a comedy to me.
this movie is really hard to define- in some ways it feels like jurassic park, where its more of an adventure but there are plenty of horror moments and commentary sprinkled throughout.
Really? The entire premise is about a bunch of evil little mutant creatures running around town killing people. Some cute elements and laughs don't alter that fact. It actually has a pretty dark / somber tone after awhile plus lots of violence and jump scares throughout. I think horror-comedy is the best way to categorize the film.
For me, Phoebe Cates's "worst thing that ever happened to me on Christmas" monologue is the ultimate highlight of the film. So dark and serious, yet so funny! I love how the film just stops dead in its tracks so she can finally tell us why she doesn't like Christmas. It's a brilliant moment, beautifully performed, in a film full of them.
@25:53 Indeed. Both films were shot in the same "town": a backlot at Universal Studios called Courthouse Square en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courthouse_Square
actually, mrs deagle is the very real type of person who existed back then, the one the cartoons were mimicking hahaha naw but this is a great movie and its sequel deserves a watch as well.
Composer Jerry Goldsmith deserves so much more credit and recognition for elevating movies from bad to good and good to great, based on the music scores that he crafted so deftly, meticulously and often with little advanced notice. He was a titan who influenced a generation of composers. It's a shame film music isn't treated with more respect.
Since this is the last one for 2023, many thanks are due to you Kat for a tremendously entertaining year. My prediction for the next one: the UA-cam audience at large will finally catch on to your considerable charisma, by year's end you should be at 150K+ subs, EZ. 😎
Howie Mandel was Gizmo's voice. A bunch of other people voiced/made the sounds for the other Mogwai/Gremlins. One of them was Michael Winslow, the sound FX guy from the Police Academy movies and many other 1980s comedies.
The thing about the woman in the chair to go upstairs... that scared me like nothing else. Even now after decades I don't like it My mom was thinking of getting one since her knees hurt when using the stairs, but I convinced her not to saying "if the lights go off while using it, it'll be uncomfortable to get down of it" At the end it was good she didn't because now we live on a one floor house. But Gizmo is still so adorable !🥰
So glad you enjoyed watching one of my favorite Christmas movies! The creator of the gremlin creatures was Chris Walas, who also created the gruesome effects for The Fly. Recommended horror movies: Paranormal Activity The Strangers The Invisible Man Gremlins 2: The New Batch
@@DanielSmith-rt1wz ok, then I definitely don’t wanna see it if that’s the case. I’m already not big on sequels anyway. But when a sequel parodies the original movie that’s a very bad thing, so I’m not missing out at all!
@@nsasupporter7557 It's the same director and almost all of the same cast and team. Joe Dante didn't want to just rehash the original idea and franchise it like other film series, so they decided to make it even more outlandish and absurd. It's generally accepted as an excellent follow up, i really love it, but its up to you.
@@DanielSmith-rt1wz that’s cool 🙂👍 I respect that 🙂 it’s just that whenever a person describes a sequel as a “parody of the original” that’s usually an acknowledgment that it was bad and they’re just mocking that sequel. I mean, like I said I’m not big on sequels anyway, but I try to have an open mind in alot of situations so maybe I’ll give it a chance
I love Kate and Billy's relationship. She's clearly already into him, he's clearly already into her, she's just waiting for him get up the courage to ask her out. I especially love Zach Galligan's performance when he does, selling the nervousness and trying to be cool when he asks her, then his giddy excitement when she says yes, then him going back to trying to play cool. And Phoebe Cates' acting in that scene is great too, that "oh, finally, you asked," and "yeah, we both know you're a dork, but that's okay, that's why I like you." Zach and Phoebe were cast, apparently, because during their screen tests, they were kind of clowning around and Zach leaned his head on Phoebe's shoulder. They didn't think anyone was rolling, but apparently a studio exec saw that and said "See, he's already in love with her, just cast those two!" And they really do have great chemistry. Though in one of the commentaries, Phoebe Cates mentions hearing there was some concern from the studio on if she was "wholesome" enough to play Kate, since she'd just done "Fast Times At Ridgemont High."
So happy to watch your reaction. Gremlins is one of my all time favorite movies. You should for sure watch Gremlins 2. It is just more. More Gremlins, more fun and so awesome.
my new favorite nighttime activity - watching these videos ! Almost like watching the film with you, it's very fun. You are an angel, and I love your sense of humor, wit, intelligence, positivity, and your movie choices (mostly). Gonna watch Halloween soon! Also, have you seen Aliens ? You gotta watch the 2nd one, since you like the 1st one AND Sigourney so much!
This was written by the makers of our childhood memories, Chris Columbus. Writer of this and also Goonies. Director of Home Alone, Mts. Doubtfire, The first two Harry Potters and more! Has produced a ton more. Howie Mandel voiced Gizmo! Michael Winslow involved as well!
Gremlins 2 is a revenge film. The studio infuriated Joe Dante by even wanting to make a sequel, so he went out of his way to make the movie as ludicrous as possible.
In the bar at the beginning, Billy talks to Chuck Jones, legendary Looney Tunes animator. Yes, that's Flashdance referenced in the bar party. Michael Sembello, who provided the signature songs for Flashdance, even made the song played here ("Gremlins...Mega-Madness"). At the inventor's convention, there's composer Jerry Goldsmith standing right next/behind Mr. Peltzer in the phone booth. Steven Spielberg is wheeling through the frame in an electric wheelchair. There's Robbie the Robot. And in the background there's the time machine from the George Pal movie, which vanishes from one scene to the next.
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Gremlins 2 is insane. It's more of a meta commentary on the first one than a movie in itself, but it's really fun
Especially with the same critic that shit on the first movie playing himself lol.
Gremlins 2 is the bar scene from Gremlins stretched to 90 min. Which is not a bad thing
I could have done without the Hulk Hogan cameo, 'BROTHER!'.
100% correct.@@chriswells2010
Meta is exactly the word I would use
Gremlins 2 was pure genius. It's what happens with a filmmaker is pushed into making a sequel he didn't want to make, so he decides to turn the entire film into one big middle finger at the studio and unnecessary sequels in general. RedLetterMedia did a great Re:View of it on their channel, for anyone interested.
_Now, bear in mind, none of us has been in New York before. There are the Broadway shows - we'll have to find out how to get tickets. There's also a lot of street crime, but I believe we can watch that for free._
Just tell them Plinkett said it was okay and you work for Lightning fast VCR repair shop.
I never liked Gremlins 2 anywhere near as much as the original - still don't - but the older the get the more I respect it. Like with Batman Returns, the director said "I'm only going to do a sequel if I can do it MY way". And, like it or not, Joe Dante made the movie he wanted to make (and prefers, for what it's worth).
No, it’s all nonsense.
@@bushbabybotha9943 To you, but that's the subjectivity of film, isn't it?
G2 is madness incarnate, it’s a next level satire and so beautifully cartoonish, and there will never be another movie like it. Incidentally it does feel more like a New Year’s movie than Xmas, but you can watch it whenever 🎉
This is correct.
Gremlins 2 is an Abraham Lincoln's birthday movie
@@leesmapman4764Ha! Well played Sir, well played.
Yes that movie is complete pandemonium 😂
I was so surprised as a kid when I went to see this at the theater. I was kinda disappointed. Years later I appreciate it more. It really is something else lol
This movie had the literal 1980’s Hollywood filmmaking dream team behind it: Presented by Steven Spielberg, scored by Jerry Goldsmith, written by Chris Columbus, directed by Joe Dante. It’s like an Avengers assembly of blockbuster hit makers.
…Also, Barney the dog is played by a furry fella named Mushroom, whom Spielberg says was the best actor that he ever got the pleasure of working with.
@@Scallycowellwasn't he the dog in Poltergeist and ET?
Not only that but Howie Mandel voiced Gizmo and Frank Welker voiced Stripe and the other Gremlins.
Billy’s mom needs to be mentioned right up there with Ripley and Sarah Connor the way the straight up wrecks shop on those gremlins. If only the Christmas music kept playing while she went full Tarantino on all of em.
Always felt this way. Homegirl was just making cookies and then stepped up to defend her house with extreme prejudice. 😂
@@archstanton664 if she didn’t get injured, this movie would’ve been over in ten minutes
If Billy's Mom was The Bride, Kill Bill would only have been 1 part, and that 1 part would have been 10 minutes long, tops.
Everyone probably already knows this but Billy's mom was originally supposed to die. Billy was going to open the door and see her head rolling down the stairs.
@@archstanton664 If anyone wonders what "mama bear" looks like...
Can we talk about how Gizmo cared more about Kate's story than Billy did? LOL
Billy is such a worthless dick in the movie.
yeah i noticed that too, Billy didn't seem very sympathetic
Yeah, though to be fair, they were in the middle of a very distracting situation. Gizmo is the one (out of every 10,000 mogwai) whose very nature is to be kind and compassionate.
Trust me,he was invested. I’m a guy and that’s what listening looks like. He heard every word and he’ll never forget it. I had to explain it like that because I loathe when people say “as a”
@@michaelblaine6494 Yeah Billy was definitely taking it in. I mean by the end he was just sitting there stonefaced, absolutely astonished at what he was hearing. Just because he didn't emote very much doesn't mean that he didn't care.
The gremlins "singing" Christmas carols is one of my fav scenes -- that and the gremlins singing along with Seven Dwarves.
😂😂😂
I'm so glad you mentioned the score. Jerry Goldsmith was one of the all time greatest composers.
Yes, totally agree. Goldsmith is absolutely one of the best ever to do it. When you see his name in the credits, you know the music will be something special. The brassy riff that concludes "L.A. Confidential" is possibly my favorite "movie's over, roll credits" music in cinema history. Goldsmith knows his stuff.
When my kids watched "Gremlins," my piano-playing teenager listened to the "Gremlin rag" that plays over the credits and immediately went up to her keyboard to figure it out. Just a terrific, wild, off-kilter yet catchy piece of music.
I think he also did the Rambo theme.
Hell yes!
Correct!@@AedanBlackheart
When my mother's cat had babies, one of them looked like Gizmo. She's now nearly 16 and sleeping in my lap. 😺
please tell me you named her gizmo
@@jacobeilerman303 Of coure 😻
@@Erulin68 fantastic...my daily dose of serotonin has been released
Back in 84' we were ALL surprised when Mrs. Peltzer just went "full combat mode" in the kitchen.
Gremlins 2 is absolutely wild. It's a very different feel compared to the original Gremlins but the insanity of the film is rarely matched. Also tons of amazing animatronics, puppets, and effects.
2:58 I love your gesture for Billy to kiss Kate on the cheek, because we've all wanted to kiss Phoebe Cates on the cheek.
Well, yes. Among other places. My last teen crush.
Yes that was the same theatre that was in "Back to the Future". It's the Town Square set on the backlot of Universal studio's. It's been used in movies and tv shows since the 40's, and it's still there and still in use today.
Right,I think it was in The Burbs as well. And a lot of Twilight Zone
Gremlins 2 is a live action Looney Tunes cartoon. 😂 Director Joe Dante refused do do the sequel for years... he had such a hard time with the puppets he wanted nothing more to do with them. After years of the studio failing to get a sequel together, they told Dante "just give is a movie with Gremlins in it by next summer and you can do whatever you want". And what he wanted to do was a movie about why we didnt need a Gremlins 2
Warner Brothers wanted a sequel but director Joe Dante wasn't interested in doing it. They told him he could literally do anything he wanted so he did. You will love and stay for all the end credits.
Fun fact. The lead gremlin, Stripe was voiced by prolific voice actor Frank Welker. He’s played a lot of animals and creatures over the years. He’s been a part of so many projects, I think it’s impossible not to have heard him somewhere at some point.
A lot of the other Gremlins were voiced by Michael Winslow, AKA Jones (the sound effects guy) from Police Academy.
The voice of Scooby-Doo, Megatron, and all of our childhood heroes & villains. Tied with Peter Cullen.
Giz was voiced by Howie Mandel
You MUST watch Gremlins 2 : The New Batch - it is it on a whole new level of crazy.
“Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they’ve got into canned food and shotguns."
@@uncommon_niagara1581 Tony Randall was a riot - so was Christopher Lee.
Mom vs the Gremlins is my favorite scene.
The moment she sees a gremlin shadow at 16:06 and seems SOOOO pleased with herself because of it is just too damn adorable.
Kat So the next time your air-conditioner goes on the fritz, or your washing machine blows up, or your video recorder conks out, before you call the repairman, turn on all the lights. Check all the closets and cupboards. Look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell. There just might be a gremlin in your house
I love that billy didn't make a mistake feeding them, yes he shouldn't have, but he at least made sure they just out witted him, it wasn't some dumb thing on his part.
That's why the movie is so good. The writers knew that if they did it any other way, Billy would be too stupid to sympathize with.
Fun fact: Gizmo was voiced by comedian howie Mandel, It’s actually the same voice he used for Bobby in Bobby’s world.
Thanks! Late Christmas gift.
I always loved how the mom played against the typical horror troupe....and her resemblance to Ripley ala Aliens should have been a hint she wasn't going down without a fight. 🤣
This film came out two years before Aliens. That perm was pretty much everywhere in the 1980s, for good or bad.
You didn't show this part in the video, but at the beginning of the movie, Billy draws a cartoon picture of Mrs Deagle and shows it to an old man. That old man is Chuck Jones, famous cartoonist, animator, and director of Looney Tunes cartoons.
Edit: I forgot to mention why this is important. Spielberg models his gremlins after the 'gremlins' that appeared in Jones' 1943 short "Falling Hare" - particularly the ears, which in the short were made to look like airplane wings.
I just realized another movie reference. The Futtermans are played by Dick Miller and Jackie Joseph, who were in Little Shop of Horrors (1960) together.
Gremlins 2 is fantastic, definitely a must watch
That is DEF the same set used from Back To The Future - you can see the clock tower/city hall in several places, and yes it's the same theater Marty crashes into
Ok, the thing where Kat forgets she's giving a rating, goes off on a tangent, then tries to bring it back to a rating has become one of my favorite things.
...esss... sss LOL It's a very unique way to end not only ratings... but sentence... ess... sss ;)
I give your comment 10 aurochtamers out of 10 Kat Forgets…
@@Sal-gh1se I give your comment 10 Kat prepares to lay hands, out of 10 Kat ends many sentences sounding like she has solutions for sibilant sounds... sss
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Pheobe Cates will always be my biggest crush. Thanks, Fast Times at Richmont Hight
Yeah, she was a legit 10/10 in my book. Absolutely beautiful.
Joining the chorus here, GREMLINS 2 would absolutely be worth your time. Also, I believe the slime you're referring to in the outro was called GAK. Fun, but it had a weird smell and was a magnet for every bit of detritus on any surface it touched. Random suggestions for future movies: Anything from the early Dark Castle line-up, be it House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts, Ghost Ship, or House of Wax. Not 'classics' by any means, but I'd wager they result in a record number of air punches.
Would be great if she reacts to ALL of those suggestions!! :)
Wtf you mean, those ARE classics. Vincent price himself is classic.
13 ghosts was a classic too. Back in the theatre they had people dress up during the 3d segments and frighten the patrons in the aisles by running around and spooking them all spooky-like. Back in the day no one's seen stuff like that it'd scare the poop outta them.
@@AedanBlackheart No arguments here, but I was referring to the string of gore-fest remakes in the early 2000's. All that said, Kat could certainly use an introduction to the glory that is Vincent Price.
I love how proud you are when characters make good decisions! The mom knows what the what is😂Love your reactions.
So you definitely have to check out the sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. It's one of the best horror sequels, one of the best comedy sequels, and one of the best sequels in general. I love that it doesn't try to top the original and it just leans into being a live action cartoon comedy movie. I also love that it pokes fun at the original and in particular makes fun of the rules. It's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I think it'd make for a great reaction and it's definitely worth a watch.
Hard to believe AGT Judge and sometimes comedian Howie Mandell did the voice/noises for Gizmo!
I love being an 80s kid!! We got to see this stuff when the ideas were fresh and new, young enough to be sucked into these movies, amazed by the story and how practical effects were achieved, rather than CGI. Now we get to watch others react to them and feel the nostalgia. Its almost like getting to watch them for the first time all over again sometimes.
Fellow 80's kid! This and The Lost Boys are my childhood...death by stereo!
We were indeed, the luckiest generation. Kids nowadays will never know what it felt like to watch something like Gremlins for the first time.
The Gizmo/Mogwai puppet really pushed the limits of animatronics at the time for (small) size, and the puppeteers HATED it. That's why Gizmo gets tortured so much.
That bar scene is always epic
WOW! Shout out to you for acknowledging the film score. My favorite composer, Jerry Goldsmith, even has a cameo in this movie. Wait until you see the sequel... so unique it has its own category. Love your channel.
25:32... You're right. That is the same town square set where Back to the Future was filmed a year later at Universal Studios. And you absolutely, definitely need to watch Gremlins 2.
31:41 "... what more could there be?" That's probably what the director (Dante) said when the studio asked for a sequel.
And so, basically in protest, he made Gremlins 2. You'll see when you watch it. 😃
You would enjoy Germlins 2. It is insane ! It even has Christopher Lee in it! In case you don't know, he is THE horror movie icon!
0:30 lololol, the worst thing that can happen if this thing wakes you up in the middle of the night for food? You ain't really wrong ;p
"As out tiny critter friends would say..." Critters... now there's a movie to check out.
There are two movie title easter eggs in Gremlins. When Billy passes by the movie theatre in the beginning, they show „A Boy‘s Life“ = working title for E.T., and „Watch The Skies“ = pre-production title for „Close Encounters of the Third Kind“.
Just wait until you see the sequel. It's truly an occasion where the sequel far outweighs the original. If for no other reason than it being utterly bonkers. Thanks and keep up the great work, Kat!
Sir Christopher Lee nailed that movie!!!
It's a spoof of the first movie. I love it, but I certainly wouldn't say it outweighs the first.
@@jasonkeene9834 they're too difficult to compare because they're that different. 2 is a total comedy.
Between the talking gremlin, Rambo Gizmo, sexy gremlin, John Glover's hilarious performance, and Hulk Hogan breaking the 4th wall, 2 is infinitely better IMO. You still get Joe Dante in the director's chair and Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates starring.
Love 2, but one is a legitimate American classic (and Xmas movie)
The actor who played the dad in this movie wrote the Three Dog Night song "Joy to the World (aka "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog")"
Gremlins 2 is batshit crazy! Also, I don't know if it was mentioned yet but Gizmo was voiced by Howie Mandel
The square is exactly the same as back to the future
Loving your reaction, btw
Your absolute delight during this movie is so infectious! So glad you loved it! Merry Christmas!
The irony of Gremlins 2 is that although Dante didn't want to make it initially, and only agreed to do it if he could do something completely different, it is very much a continuation of the story, just the tone is far more heightened. He was essentially given carte blanche to have as much fun as he wanted, and took full advantage of it, ramping everything up to 11. The puppets in the sequel shine as highlights and are absolutely insane. I won't spoil it, but you even made reference to something that will make a special appearance! Just don't go into the movie thinking it is a horror movie or anything, it is more parody of itself than anything else. In some ways, the second one is an even more fun ride than the first. It is genre-bending, and can't really be classified into one thing. Definitely worth watching!
I'm not sure what poster you looked at but he original 1984 movie poster was much better for tone of this movie and didn't spoil Gizmo. It was traditional hand art of Billy from the neck down holding a box and Gizmo's right hand pushing the lid partly off and reaching for Billy's hand with his left, inside the box is dark and you see the gleam of Gizmo's eyes. And the movie tagline was:
Cute.
Clever.
Mischievous.
Intelligent.
Dangerous.
Gremlins 2 is over-the -top silly fun! Its almost a parody of the first movie the way it pokes fun at itself while still having all the horror, thrills and fun of the original. I recommend.
In my book Flashdance counts as a horror movie. As do all musicals.
"You got a pool cover handy?"
I love this channel.
Happy to see this bit of a palette cleanser to finish off the holiday season!
I’m really looking forward to seeing what pieces of horror cinema you choose to subject yourself to in the coming year.
I’m still pushing for some Universal Studios monsters, some Argento, Basket Case, Fright Night, Frankenhooker, Pan’s Labyrinth, X, and Pearl.
What about the Coffin Joe Trilogy? but I don't know if she could handle the cheese scene in the third film Embodiment of Evil
25:35 Yes, the Universal back lot was the same set used for Back to the Future and other movies as well.
Mrs. Deagle flying out of the window still makes me laugh. 😂🤣😂🤣
hahaha yeah 😁😁
Mrs Deagle was cool, she followed the american dream, the pursue for more money
11:30 "Who just leaves their snack unattended." The true horror, unattended snacks
One of my absolute favorite Christmas movies! Well done! Also fun fact, the Kingston Falls set is the same set for Hill Valley in Back to the Future.
"You might say he was cutting it close."
You might amso say that Steipe was *sings* blinded by the light!
And Gizmo *sings* let the sun shine in!
Nobody ever really talks about how Billy's mom wracks up a body count like Jason Voorhees.
Fun detail about Mrs. Deagle: All of her cats are named after currency.
00:30: "I think the most horrifying thing that could possibly happen is this thing waking me up in the middle of the night when I have school the next morning and saying 'I'm hungry!'"
Well. . . actually, yeah, that is basically the scariest thing to happen in this movie, more or less. . .
I never really thought of this as a horror movie, since my parents let me watch it as a kid, but I guess it has plenty of horror elements. It always seemed like a comedy to me.
Haha… I had a Gizmo backpack when I started first-grade. 😂 Let’s pour out one for 80’s kids, amiright?
I watched a ton of Hammer Horror at the age of 11 years, and my grandparents actually encouraged it!
One Of My Favorite Syfi Movies !🫢🙆♀️🥰🖥
this movie is really hard to define- in some ways it feels like jurassic park, where its more of an adventure but there are plenty of horror moments and commentary sprinkled throughout.
Really? The entire premise is about a bunch of evil little mutant creatures running around town killing people. Some cute elements and laughs don't alter that fact. It actually has a pretty dark / somber tone after awhile plus lots of violence and jump scares throughout. I think horror-comedy is the best way to categorize the film.
Just in case it hasn't been mentioned, it is the same town square in Gremlins and Back To The Future
For me, Phoebe Cates's "worst thing that ever happened to me on Christmas" monologue is the ultimate highlight of the film. So dark and serious, yet so funny! I love how the film just stops dead in its tracks so she can finally tell us why she doesn't like Christmas. It's a brilliant moment, beautifully performed, in a film full of them.
@25:53 Indeed. Both films were shot in the same "town": a backlot at Universal Studios called Courthouse Square en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courthouse_Square
Great episode again Kat.. Such a classic. Fright Night (1985) next???
Seen this in the theater twice. First was in 1984 when I was 7 years old. Second time was in 2019. Two truly memorable movie theater experiences.
hope you get a chance to see the sequel, that one was crazy but super fun!
2:15 The town square of Hill Valley, covered in 'snow'.
actually, mrs deagle is the very real type of person who existed back then, the one the cartoons were mimicking hahaha naw but this is a great movie and its sequel deserves a watch as well.
Mrs. Deagle's are still around. We just call them Karen's now. 😂
25:38 Good spot! This is indeed the same outdoor set used for _Back to the Future_ a year later!
Yes, Both BTTF & Gremlins were shot in Courthouse Square on the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood
25:30 you got a keen eye. as far as i know its the same production set. btw nice reaction to this classics!
I was a teenager when this movie came out, and I loved it! Several decades later, and I still love it. Ahh, the good old practical effects!
Composer Jerry Goldsmith deserves so much more credit and recognition for elevating movies from bad to good and good to great, based on the music scores that he crafted so deftly, meticulously and often with little advanced notice. He was a titan who influenced a generation of composers. It's a shame film music isn't treated with more respect.
Since this is the last one for 2023, many thanks are due to you Kat for a tremendously entertaining year. My prediction for the next one: the UA-cam audience at large will finally catch on to your considerable charisma, by year's end you should be at 150K+ subs, EZ. 😎
"They appreciate good cinema." ❤🎉❤🎉❤ You are the best.
Gremlins 2 with Hulk Hogan needs to be watched .
Howie Mandel was Gizmo's voice. A bunch of other people voiced/made the sounds for the other Mogwai/Gremlins. One of them was Michael Winslow, the sound FX guy from the Police Academy movies and many other 1980s comedies.
I think you’ll like gremlins 2!
The thing about the woman in the chair to go upstairs... that scared me like nothing else. Even now after decades I don't like it
My mom was thinking of getting one since her knees hurt when using the stairs, but I convinced her not to saying "if the lights go off while using it, it'll be uncomfortable to get down of it" At the end it was good she didn't because now we live on a one floor house.
But Gizmo is still so adorable !🥰
So glad you enjoyed watching one of my favorite Christmas movies! The creator of the gremlin creatures was Chris Walas, who also created the gruesome effects for The Fly.
Recommended horror movies:
Paranormal Activity
The Strangers
The Invisible Man
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
25:30 yes, same place than Back to the Futur, and Billy's mom is played by the same actress than Lorraine's mom.
1. Keep them out of bright light.
2. Don't get them wet.
3. Don't feed them after midnight.
Gremlins 2 is such a ride. Definitely worth watching it.
And the mom is such an awesome character!
Kat- you are the gift that keeps on giving! Every reaction video of yours is priceless!
27:15 you look like a supervisor making sure the job get's done 😂
Gremlins 2 is great! Not Christmassy, but really funny super fun, worth checking out for sure.
I don’t think I’ve even seen the second one
@@nsasupporter7557 You are missing out my friend, it's really goofy and kind of parodies itself. Kinda genius, give it a go!
@@DanielSmith-rt1wz ok, then I definitely don’t wanna see it if that’s the case. I’m already not big on sequels anyway.
But when a sequel parodies the original movie that’s a very bad thing, so I’m not missing out at all!
@@nsasupporter7557 It's the same director and almost all of the same cast and team. Joe Dante didn't want to just rehash the original idea and franchise it like other film series, so they decided to make it even more outlandish and absurd. It's generally accepted as an excellent follow up, i really love it, but its up to you.
@@DanielSmith-rt1wz that’s cool 🙂👍
I respect that 🙂 it’s just that whenever a person describes a sequel as a “parody of the original” that’s usually an acknowledgment that it was bad and they’re just mocking that sequel. I mean, like I said I’m not big on sequels anyway, but I try to have an open mind in alot of situations so maybe I’ll give it a chance
Lynn Peltzer, Billy’s mom, is one of my favourite badass 80s action heroes
Never seen Kat look so serious when the girl was sharing her father dying story.
I love Kate and Billy's relationship. She's clearly already into him, he's clearly already into her, she's just waiting for him get up the courage to ask her out. I especially love Zach Galligan's performance when he does, selling the nervousness and trying to be cool when he asks her, then his giddy excitement when she says yes, then him going back to trying to play cool. And Phoebe Cates' acting in that scene is great too, that "oh, finally, you asked," and "yeah, we both know you're a dork, but that's okay, that's why I like you."
Zach and Phoebe were cast, apparently, because during their screen tests, they were kind of clowning around and Zach leaned his head on Phoebe's shoulder. They didn't think anyone was rolling, but apparently a studio exec saw that and said "See, he's already in love with her, just cast those two!" And they really do have great chemistry. Though in one of the commentaries, Phoebe Cates mentions hearing there was some concern from the studio on if she was "wholesome" enough to play Kate, since she'd just done "Fast Times At Ridgemont High."
So happy to watch your reaction. Gremlins is one of my all time favorite movies. You should for sure watch Gremlins 2. It is just more. More Gremlins, more fun and so awesome.
my new favorite nighttime activity - watching these videos ! Almost like watching the film with you, it's very fun. You are an angel, and I love your sense of humor, wit, intelligence, positivity, and your movie choices (mostly). Gonna watch Halloween soon! Also, have you seen Aliens ? You gotta watch the 2nd one, since you like the 1st one AND Sigourney so much!
What a great time I had watching this with you!
10 badass, Gremlin blending, stabbing, and microwaving Mom's out of 10!
This was written by the makers of our childhood memories, Chris Columbus. Writer of this and also Goonies. Director of Home Alone, Mts. Doubtfire, The first two Harry Potters and more! Has produced a ton more. Howie Mandel voiced Gizmo! Michael Winslow involved as well!
Another horror Christmas classic! Love this movie. Keep up the good work, Kat. Happy Holidays! 🎉
25:27 Funny you mention that... The entire town square is the one from Back to the Future.
Gremlins 2 is a revenge film. The studio infuriated Joe Dante by even wanting to make a sequel, so he went out of his way to make the movie as ludicrous as possible.
In the bar at the beginning, Billy talks to Chuck Jones, legendary Looney Tunes animator.
Yes, that's Flashdance referenced in the bar party. Michael Sembello, who provided the signature songs for Flashdance, even made the song played here ("Gremlins...Mega-Madness").
At the inventor's convention, there's composer Jerry Goldsmith standing right next/behind Mr. Peltzer in the phone booth. Steven Spielberg is wheeling through the frame in an electric wheelchair. There's Robbie the Robot. And in the background there's the time machine from the George Pal movie, which vanishes from one scene to the next.