Gremlins (Special Edition)

Every time I watch this movie it just takes me back to my youth. I can remember seeing this in theaters when I was younger and it stayed in my memories a good amount. Several years later I bought it on VHS and everything that I loved about it as I kid plus the many things that I actually forgot about all got me to step back in time to the 80's. Since then I watched it a bunch of times more and later on more times on DVD.This movie is for all ages and for me it never gets old. I find that every time I watch this movie I always catch something new going on in the movie that I never noticed before. This movie packs quite a wallop whatwith this movie being a hilarious and sort of scary movie, the Gremlin monsters are really menacing and awesome, the score/soundtrack is classic and just excellent, It's during Christmas time that all the horror, mayhem, and hilarity takes place, young actors and classic actors are both in the movie, finally it's from the 80's making it both nostalgic and showcasing the great awesomeness of the era.Some Facts About the Film: It was directed by Joe Dante and produced by by Michael Finnell. It was written by Chris Columbus. The musical score was by the late great Jerry Goldsmith. Among some of the notable stars are Zach Galligan(Hatchet III, Cyborg 3, Waxwork 1&2), Phoebe Cates(Fast Times at Rigdemont High, Princess Caraboo, Bright Lights Big City), Polly Holliday(Tv's Alice), Glynn Turman(TV's A Different World, The Inkwell) and Judge Reinhold(Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Head Office, Vice Versa) The cinematography was by John Hora. The Gremlins and Mogwais were created by Chris Walas. The production company for the film was Amblin Entertainment. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The theatrical release date for the film was June 8, 1984. The budget was $11 million dollars. Finally the movie grossed $153.1 million dollars.I just love the creature design for the Gremlins and the Mogwais by Chris Walas. True the animatronics movements proved a bit stiff at times but at that time I had never seen such awesome and campy puppets before. Not only was Gizmo cute and lovable but the other Mogwai were semi-cute and menacing to say nothing for the Gremlins especially Stripe which proved to be menacing and ruthless yet strangely cute themselves. The movements for them were excellent for the most part. What makes the Gremlins particularly evil and vicious and still hilarious and fun is how they emulate and poke fun at some many cliche' things that humans do.About the humor, a couple of my favorite funny moments would definitely be for example: All the hysterical things that they were doing in Dorry's Tavern including the one Gremlin wearing sweat clothes and legwarmers while break-dancing. Another would be the scene where Stripe gets angry with the card dealer Gremlin and shoots him. Or even the teasing Gremlin with the puppets on his hands annoying the Gremlin with the hat to the point of him hitting the Gremlin with the puppets in the head with a mallet. As violent and rough as those couple of scenes might sound they were done in a bloodless and campy Looney Tunes and Three Stooges slapstick style. That is just to name a few gutbuster hilarious moments.Both the score by the late great Jerry Goldsmith and the songs on the soundtrack are excellent. Jerry Goldsmith was always one of my top favorite film score composers and his work with this movie was among some of his greatest work ever. His music here carries a lovely 80's vibe with it of course but also his melodies are very infectious and have an indelible earworm element to them as you are likely to be humming his tunes anywhere at any time plus they just plain stay in your head in general. For the purpose of the movie Jerry comes up with not just the perfect moodset and emotion to go with the scenes but he goes from mellow, feelgood, and relaxing all the way to freaky and menacing without missing a beat. As for the soundtrack well that included Michael Sembello(well-known for Maniac from the Flashdance soundtrack), Peter Gabriel, and Quaterflash. While they were the only popular pop artists at the time doing only one song a piece on the soundtrack Their songs are still alot of awesome and fun classic 80's tunes. Being a huge fan of all 3 artists their presence on this album proved completely welcome by me.Joe Dante certainly has proven himself quite a great director when he did other great movies such as The Howling, Explorers(another of my fond childhood memories), and The Burbs. I have always enjoyed Dante's elements of humor, horror, weirdness, and at times sex appeal that his movies have often showcased.I am highly impressed with John Hora's cinematography in this movie. The interiors of the houses and public places are well shot and well edited both. Just enough lighting, relatable looking house interiors, recognizable building interiors, and moody colors and shapes make for some excellent shots as well. There's not alot to say about the exterior shots except that only as much as you need to see of the outside is shown. Particularly when you get to see that the fictional town of Kingston Falls looks very much like a common Southern or Midwestern small town.Most of the actors did a good at least decent job. Corey Feldman was good as Pete. Hoyt Axton was likable and believable as Rand Peltzer. Phoebe Cates did an okay Job as Kate though it was a huge switch from her usually sexy roles to a squeaky clean small town girl. Judge Reinhold was obnoxious yet quite funny as Jerold. Classic B-movie actor Dick Miller was tongue in cheek funny as Murray Futterman. Polly Holliday was sensational as the vile and nasty b**** of a landlady Mrs. Ruby Deagle; she was also funny. No complaints about anyone else with the exception of Zach Galligan. His acting was horrendous then and to this day his acting is still ghastly. He was a really poor choice as Billy and if he had been more focused on then the monsters he would have seriously ruined the whole movie.Overall, if you love 80's horror, Christmas horror, 80's comedy, little monster movies involving the little monsters wreaking havoc such as Critters, Munchies, The Gate, or Ghoulies, love great 80's music, good camp, want something that even children can watch, good animatronics, and you enjoy references made to older actors and movies well then this movie is a must see. After 33 years this movie still delivers on the horror and laughs! 10 stars out of 10!!

Reminds me of my crazy son

Classic movie great to watch around Christmas

Pretty funny. Not too scary either for the kids.

Bild und Ton der US bluRay sind gut. Die Disc ist Codefree und enthält auch deutscher Soundtrack!!!Der Film startet automatisch nach Einlegen der Disc auf deutsch sofern der Player entsprechend eingestellt ist.Als Bonus gibt es ein 6 minütiges Making Of, Trailer und 2 Audio-Kommentare.Trivia: Billy sagt er hätte das Comic bei Dr. Fantasy gekauft. Dr. Fantasy ist der Nickname von Produzent Frank Marshall.Mrs. Deagle hasst Hunde und kleine Kinder und basiert als homage auf die Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).Mrs. Deagle die reichste Frau der Stadt hat Ihre Katzen nach Währungen genannt: Kopeck, Drachma und DollarThe Time Machine" (1960). Als Mr. Peltzer von der Erfindungsausstellung zu Hause anruft kann man im Hintergrund die Zeitmaschine sehen. Nach einer kurzen Szenen zu Hause zurück auf der Aufstellung: die Maschine ist weg, nur einer farbiger Rauch ist zu sehen.Auf der Ausstellung: Robby der Robotor aus Alarm im Weltall" läuft umher.Das Rockin' Ricky Rialto"-Werbeplakat - eine homage an Indiana Jones!Lynn Peltzer schaut sich in der Küche "Its a wonderful Life" im TV an.Den Film den Billy schaut ist "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), sowie Gizmo schaut "To Please a Lady" (1950).Die Kulisse von Kingstons Falls ist das selbe wie für "Zurück in die Zukunft". Das Kino, welches Billy in die Luft jagd ist jenes, in das der Delorean in Zurück in die Zukunft verschwindet. Das Abbrennen hier entstand nach den Aufnahmen von Back to the future.Einige der Gremlins-Stimmen stammen von Michael Winslow (Police Academy").Die Gremlins schauen sich im Kino Disneys Schneewittchen und die 7 Zwerge an", wobei einer der Gremlins Micky Maus Ohren trägt.In Dorry's Tavern" spielen ein paar Gremlins "Star Wars". Als Phoebe Cates schreit, haben die filmcrew ihr ein Küchenschabe hingelegt womit die Schauspielerin nicht gerechnet hat - somit ist Ihre Reaktion echt.Die Kettensägeszene im Kaufhaus entstand spontan (von Joe Dante und Zach Galligan) als homage an The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).Als Billy mit dem Keybord Musictöne vorspielt und gizmo singt ist eine homage an Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (von Steven Spielberg, 1977)Fazit: bluRay ist gut gelungen, aber etwas mehr Bonus-Material wäre wünschenswert gewesen. Für $ 14,00 sehr günstig.ENGLISH:The picture quality of the Blu-Ray is good but could be done better (when you know "Gone with the Wind" on blu-Ray).The movie starts automatically after you have insert the Disc into your player and it's CODEFREEBonus: sadley there is only a 6 min Making of (its definitive to short), Trailer and 2 Commentaries (NOT subtitled!!!!) - sorry for a this great fantasy movie it would be interesting to see more Making-of.TRIVIA: there a lot Inside-Jokes in the movie like: Billy plays Gizmo any tunes: those tunes are a homage of "Close Encounters of the third Kind"Billy bought a comic book at Dr. Fantasy. Dr. Fantasy is the Nickname of Producer Frank Marshall.More on imdb.com

Awesome

I love this movie!

Although Christmas isn't the theme of this movie, it takes place during Christmas and it was originally released during the holidays, if I remember correctly. This is a cult classic for the 1980's. A must see for older and newer generations. It's a little intense at times for very young kids, so it's not a child's movie, but I wouldn't consider it horror either and contains plenty of feel-good moments for the whole family.

Der Film gehört zu den besten Weihnachtsfilmen aller Zeiten. Eine deutliche Steigerung zur normalen Blu Ray ist zu sehen.Von mir eine klare Empfehlung

💿 RECENSIONE:Se possiedi un Mogwai devi semplicemente rispettare tre regole:1) Mai esporre un Mogwai alla luce;2) Mai bagnarlo;3) Mai nutrirlo dopo mezzanotte.In breve Gremlins di Joe Dante è tutto qui. Uno dei cult più cult anni ’80, scritto da Chris Columbus e prodotto da Steven Spielberg.I Mogwai sono degli esseri dolcissimi: cantano e fanno cose carine. Ma se non si rispettano le tre regole allora arrivano i problemi, cosa che naturalmente avviene nella piccola e tranquilla cittadina di provincia della working class americana.Inizialmente la sceneggiatura di Columbus era molto più audace e virata a tinte horror, tanto che nella prima bozza i gremlins avrebbero addirittura decapitato qualcuno, sbranato il cane e divorato esseri umani. Quasi spiace che in fase di pre-produzione non abbiano scelto di seguire la via dei giusti. Tuttavia è anche vero che Gremlins deve il suo successo in virtù della sua versione più edulcolorata, più carina e natalizia, e difatti ebbe un notevole riscontro al box office.A tutt’oggi possiamo tranquillamente considerare il film di Joe Dante uno dei migliori horror-comedy dell’epoca. Da un lato il mogwai con il suo aspetto coccoloso, dall’altro l’anarchia omicida dei gremlins, una sorta di Dottor Jekyll e Mr Hyde. I gremlins sono il deus ex machina dell’intera baracca, tra humour nero e momenti piuttosto surreali.Rivedere oggi Gremlins è come viaggiare nel passato e amare il cinema artigianale di una volta senza nessun uso e abuso di computer grafica malgrado alcuni aspetti appaiono palesemente invecchiati male, altri momenti invece si mostrano più duraturi nel tempo, migliorati da una patina vintage che ne ha migliorato la messa in scena complessiva.I Gremlins rappresentano un cinema nel quale registi come Joe Dante detenevano una loro dimensione, poi spariti nell’oblio a causa della velocità con cui cambiano i gusti del pubblico. Purtroppo è un’amara constatazione. Resta il fatto che Gremlins sia uno dei migliori film di Natale, d’altronde chi non vorrebbe ricevere in regalo un Mogwai, alias Gremlins, distruttore di universi.

初めてグレムリンを見ました。多少のホラーもありながら、常に次の展開にドキドキしてしまいました。水に濡れなかったらモグワイちゃんはキュートでチャーミングだと思いました。ありがとうございました。

thank you

Siempre he sido fan de esta saga Gremlins, y cuando me enteré que había salido en formato UHD 4K la compré de inmediato, se ve espectacular y mejor que nunca. El único inconveniente es que no trae Slipcover y por el precio tan alto si es algo que me decepcionó