Gremlins

Gremlins, a wildly fun roller-coaster ride as one minute your hair will stand on end and, the next you'll be laughing at the havoc these gentle looking Mogwai create when all the rules are broken.

This movie starts us off in a small Chinatown shop and if there is one thing we've learnt about these places it is that entering them throws the rules out the window and magic enters the picture. The first half of the film in general is a pretty good one, we are introduced to our characters and get to spend a lot of time with the adorable Gizmo and his companions once he gets wet and multiplies. From the second half onward we get more of a horror aspect to the film as the Mogwai lead by their leader, Stripe, engage in causing as much chaos as possible upon turning into their Gremlin form.

Easily the best thing about this movie is the Gremlins themselves. First you have Gizmo, and the Mogwai form, which is cute, cuddly and has impossibly large eyes. Then you have the Gremlin form which just looks pretty cool with an almost Alien vibe to it. The Gremlins themselves are just plain awesome as they run amok and at one point all sit and watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs while singing along to "Heigh-Ho". That's not to say of course that the human cast isn't lacking, Billy and Kate are an alright pair of protagonists. However, I have to give the mother a lot of credit given how she takes out three Gremlins herself of the original five that Gizmo spawned until Billy comes to her rescue from the fourth. The father isn't all that bad as the quirky inventor though his scenes did feel a bit slower to me than the other characters. His opening scene in the Chinatown shop is probably the only place where this isn't a downside since the movie is just getting started up.

Gremlins. If you haven't seen it yet you should probably check it out. This is definitely a film not to be missed and is fun to watch any time of the year and not just around the holiday season.