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Further Proof GREMLINS Are Wicked: They're Sell-Outs!!

First by Rat Fink	May 1st, 2008 08:36:38 AM

What the hell is BT anyway? by Rat Fink	May 1st, 2008 08:37:04 AM

Rat Fink by batmans_pants	May 1st, 2008 08:40:14 AM
BT is British Telecom. kinda like AT&T
gremlins rools! by FleshMachine	May 1st, 2008 08:41:32 AM
that is all
BRIGHT LIGHT!! BRIGHT LIGHT!! by BetaRayBill07	May 1st, 2008 08:42:12 AM
Hope for the sequel bitches. Couldn't we all use some more Phoebe Cates?
BetaRayBill07 by batmans_pants	May 1st, 2008 08:44:15 AM
Oh man I could use Phoebe Cates in all sorts of ways...lol.
Gremlins - all time classic by kwisatzhaderach	May 1st, 2008 08:45:07 AM

Gremlins was a metaphor for... by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 08:47:09 AM
...the invasion of Japanese products in Western America, and how they seem novel and wonderful at first, but there would be dire and frightening consequences in the end for the American economy and way of life. It was set at Christmas time to signify how the cultural influx would be a direct threat to Western religious and Christian "values". The father represented the American industry, with his bumbling and failed electronic devices which couldn't compete with the international market.
BT are a group of complete incompetent by Lost Jarv	May 1st, 2008 08:50:22 AM
profiteering fucktards that have been infested with Gremlins for fucking years. So they may as well put the little bastards to work.
Gremlins was a metaphor for... by davida4348	May 1st, 2008 08:52:55 AM
The holocaust.
Even if they are sell outs by Papa Lazaru	May 1st, 2008 08:54:53 AM
I enjoyed the ad . Especially as they used the Gremlins music . It would have been great to see the googley eyed gremlin from part two though , the "is it safe " one . I loved that goofy bastard
No, Police Academy was a metaphor for the holocaust by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 08:55:13 AM
Steve Guttenberg represented a young charismatic SS officer, with his fellow SS academy compadres.
Gremlin Puppet on Fan... by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 08:56:42 AM
..is the shit. I love puppets. I walk mine twice a day.
Don't get me wrong... by MONKEY BUTT	May 1st, 2008 09:00:42 AM
I love Joe Dante and Gremlins. But Gremlins 2 was a serious misfire and a total piece of shit.
Underoos Hero. by MONKEY BUTT	May 1st, 2008 09:02:50 AM
You just made me laugh out loud. You funny fuck.
Spall by Elliot Cowan	May 1st, 2008 09:02:51 AM
Also, that's Timothy Spall doing the VO there, which is also vaguely cool news...
I thoroughly enjoyed Gremlins 2... by tonagan	May 1st, 2008 09:04:18 AM
It was like he was parodying his own movie, kind of like Evil Dead 2 was to Evil Dead.
Pondscum. by MONKEY BUTT	May 1st, 2008 09:04:42 AM
And you just made me laugh out loud too. Isn't it funny that AVP2 actually makes the first one look like an excellent film by comparison. Peace.
MONKEY BUTT by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 09:04:55 AM
HA!!
Know you I could be down by Series7	May 1st, 2008 09:10:24 AM
For another Gremlins movie (another one not a re-make). Especially is Dante directs. He did Small Soliders (which was pretty much the same film) and that movie looked awesome with the doll/CGI combo. Haven't watched in a while so I don't know how well its held up. Too bad Dante never hit it big. Did he direct the commercial?
I'm with you on Gremlins 2, tonagan by slone13	May 1st, 2008 09:12:04 AM
The average viewer wasn't able to grasp the sheer genius of it. Loved the bit where Maltin is actually reviewing the first Gremlins (a film he trashed) and gets attacked by the New Batch.
That was brilliant by photoboy	May 1st, 2008 09:14:39 AM
I really hope if they do make Gremlins 3 they stick with puppets instead of using CGI. I don't know if any new Gremlins film could be as awesome as Gremlins 2 was though.
There mostly puppets by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 09:14:41 AM
mostly
If they done a sequel or remake of Gremlins.. by wowsah156	May 1st, 2008 09:15:53 AM
Then it should really be scary has hell. Make it Rob Zombies Gremlins: Feeding Time. Or have it set in the future where the Gremlins have turned bakc civilisation to a medieval period where technology doesnt work and they have to rely on horse and carts.
Correction, They're Mostly Puppets.. by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 09:17:17 AM
mostly....see...it's no longer funny but I had to repost the fact that after I refreshed I realized that I misspelled my all important post where by I immediately had to go and correct it with another post. There by losing the timing and impact of said joke. looks at screen and shakes head
But see... by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 09:19:04 AM
I followed up with a correction post that ultimately after I read it back to myself was even funnier than the originaly intended post. Therefore I am post this new one to agree with myselg.
those few seconds of Gremlins by Cedar_Room	May 1st, 2008 09:19:13 AM
made me smile more than any Hollywood blockbuster I've seen in the past year. Fuck CGI, all you need are Gremlin puppets to rule all at the cineplex. Gremlins 3 NOW!!!
Therefore I am posting this new one to agree with myself. by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 09:20:10 AM
another correction. Time for new keyboard cause I just broke this one. Goddamn it.
THE ZOMBIE CORPSE OF RANDY PELTZER GOTTA EAT by Shut the Fuck up Donny	May 1st, 2008 09:31:05 AM
brains. that is all.
Cedar_Room...How True by HitchCock'n'Balz	May 1st, 2008 09:32:56 AM
They will probably make a 3rd film..and completely disregard the amount of respect and talent it takes to make a minute and a half commercial with puppets like that...and figure...Hey those things Gots to be Updated..hit it with some CGI cast Shia LaBeouf and make sure the gremlins don't get in to toooo much trouble..like instead of attempting to take over the town, they are trying to raise money for the breakdance team at the homeless shelter...ya'know kid friendly!
Small Solders = Huge Boredom by Autodidact	May 1st, 2008 09:37:06 AM
That movie came out in July 1998 and I think I'm still getting over the feeling of boredom from watching it.
ALRIGHT YOU GREMLINS!!!! by Nico Toscani	May 1st, 2008 09:37:29 AM
Loved Gremlins 2! Especially the Hulk Hogan cameo brother!
Brian Tyler must score Gremlins 3 by Musicballs	May 1st, 2008 09:46:58 AM
Or Bear McCreary. He has the right sound for gremlins too.
THAT WAS AMAZING! by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 09:48:23 AM
I don't know if it was pure nostalgia or what (I think Gremlins and its sequel are perfect), but that ad made me smile like a fucking kid. Cedar Room is right. That was better than any Hollywood blockbuster. Goldsmith and rubber puppets, man. If you get Dante to do it, I say bring on Gremlins 3. The ad was just awesome, thanks Merrick. (And please talkbackers, don't turn this into an endless TB of fake Gremlins 3 titles, show some goddamn respect, thank you).
Gremlins 3? by Yeti	May 1st, 2008 09:48:35 AM
Whatever happened to Zach Gallagher anyway?
As many already said... by The Bandit	May 1st, 2008 09:50:07 AM
just that brief little advert made my morning! That planted a huge smile on my face. I havent seen anything Gremlins in AGES, and I was reminded just how great and how much fun that property is. And admit it, bad as it was, Gremlins 2 is still a guilty pleasure to watch. I would love to see a 3rd entry with the right people involved. We can hope!
CG Gremlins farting shitting and cumming by therealkumar	May 1st, 2008 09:50:13 AM
I can't wait!
Gremlins 3: Leftovers by Frodo T. Baggins	May 1st, 2008 09:53:40 AM
Anyone ever remember hearing about that about....10 years ago? Its true. Im not that clever to come up with that title.
Gremlins 3 Starring Shia LeBoof by Frodo T. Baggins	May 1st, 2008 09:58:40 AM
Well if The Beard directs anyways. & no I dont hate Shia. But Im not blind. Mo Fucka is everywhur
Gremlins 3 - Gremlins vs The 3 Stooges by Fred	May 1st, 2008 10:00:12 AM
It's like Iron Chef, only with slapstick instead of food.
Otto! There's a gremlin on the side of the bus! by chrth	May 1st, 2008 10:07:39 AM
Hey, no problemo dude.
Damn you, Nosferatu Jones! by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 10:09:31 AM
You silly undead archeologist, you.
You Gremlins 2 haters... by jimmythesaint	May 1st, 2008 10:13:03 AM
... are fucking insane. No way is it pandering to kids! It's Joe Dante's imagination unleashed in all its geeky, satirical, proto-postmodern glory. If anything it's far more esoteric than the first film.
Gremlins 2 Was Great! by Mr Slippy Fist	May 1st, 2008 10:17:52 AM
I especially loved John Glover (Lionel Luther of Smallville) as the insane CEO, Daniel Clamp. It was a great parody of the 1st Gremlins.
Gremlins 2 Was Great! by Mr Slippy Fist	May 1st, 2008 10:17:54 AM
I especially loved John Glover (Lionel Luther of Smallville) as the insane CEO, Daniel Clamp. It was a great parody of the 1st Gremlins.
i remember laughing my ass off to gremlins 2 in the cinema by ian216a	May 1st, 2008 10:19:56 AM
especially that Marathon Man spoof in the Dentist's chair. Not sure you could describe that as pandering to kids. Or the bid Buzeby Burkley number at the end either. And the fact that it ripped on the Phoebe Cates cheesey "Why I Hate Xmas" story from the first film earns it some big love. Screw it, bring on Dante for another ASAP!
lol Schindlers List 2: The New Batch by misnomer	May 1st, 2008 10:23:11 AM
because those jews just won't die.
Gremlins 2: Too much entertainment for some... by Kasch	May 1st, 2008 10:24:34 AM
Seriously, Gremlins 2 was INSANELY great! Better than the first. It's pure unrestrained Dante. I guess it was way too much entertainment for people to wrap their brains around.
I remember the crowd reaction... by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 10:27:51 AM
In Gremlins 2, when the "film" gets screwed mid projection, only to reveal gremlins in the projection booth. First there was a lot of yelling and booing... then a second of absolute silence, then the house exploded on laughter. It was one of the greatest audience moments I remember. I bought tickets for the next show just to see that again, and the second time was even better. I bet the projectionist loved it too... Good times. (I was so bugged when I saw they had replaced that on VHS)
Gremlins 2 ruled... by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 10:28:15 AM
bat Gremlin, rambo Gizmo, John Glover, Christopher fucking Lee as a mad scientist, the twins, one of whiched got there fucking head impaled by the T-1000, ice-cream toppings Gremlin, Hot! chick Gremlin, holographic doctor from Star Trek, Kevin Klines wife, salad face Gremlin, spider gremlin, Rick Duccomen getting bit in the nose, Hulkster, that fucking awesome commercial played by Clamp about the world ending...
you know we are probably going overboard on the G2 love here by ian216a	May 1st, 2008 10:33:42 AM
I think it was just one guy above that didn't like it - and he wasn't mean about it! But it did fucking rock.
GIZMO GOTTA EAT.......... by Oriba	May 1st, 2008 10:35:59 AM
Before midnight
Sailor Rip is right! by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 10:43:13 AM
That AWESOME commercial about the world ending! Man I'm having a double show with both Gremlins TONIGHT! I'll buy the pizzas, you bring the beer.
BRING BACK JOHN GLOVER!!! by Shermdawg	May 1st, 2008 10:44:33 AM
"I LIKE THAT! Good!"
Gilkuliehe by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 10:47:07 AM
Deal. Hope you like Pabst Blue Ribbon.
GREMLINS! by TheMcflyFarm	May 1st, 2008 10:48:33 AM
gremlins
I didn't know Jason Bateman was in RedBelt by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 10:52:09 AM
That white guy in the chokeholds in those banner ads sure does look like him.
Why am I the only person in this thread who... by rosasaks	May 1st, 2008 10:52:47 AM
Knows the difference between a metaphor, a parable, and an allegory?
Glad to see all the Gremlins 2 love by slone13	May 1st, 2008 10:55:32 AM
Such an underrated sequel.
Gilkulieh by erichaislar	May 1st, 2008 11:06:37 AM
Wait was that different? i only saw it on cable as a child? I remember that scene but it had hulk hogan in it? Did they ad that for video or something?
GIZMO KAKA!!!!!!! by Redfive!	May 1st, 2008 11:07:30 AM
THE RETURN OF STRIPE RULES AND IM DYING FOR A GREMLINS 3..BRING BACK ZACK GALLAGAN.
Gremlins 2 - Electric Bogaloo by Queerbait	May 1st, 2008 11:09:26 AM
Sorry guys, all Pt 2's get the treatment....
So very cool! by Photosuperstar	May 1st, 2008 11:09:49 AM
Now I regret not picking up Gremlins on dvd at Target last week. :(
Damm by Queerbait	May 1st, 2008 11:10:41 AM
I know, it was made already. I was drinking Colt 45, sponsored drink of the Bespin 500.
Erichaislar by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 11:14:44 AM
It might be different from the rest of the world (I'm not from the states) but when Gremlins 2 hit VHS here, it had another version of that sequence, and it involved the gremlins screwing your TV, instead of film projection. The creen went static, and then the gremlins seem to start changing channels and laughing at movies... If you saw Hulk Hogan though, you saw the original version. The "TV version" didn't have HH on it...
Gilkuliehe by erichaislar	May 1st, 2008 11:16:59 AM
Wow thanks I will have to try and see that version of it as well.
Rob Zombies Gremlins... by AnakinsDiapers	May 1st, 2008 11:20:47 AM
Do we really want to see sarcastic greasy hillbilly Gremlins?...yes, yes we do.
misnomer by Bouncy X	May 1st, 2008 11:25:33 AM
that schindler's list 2 thing was so wrong and yet so funny, actually had to keep myself from laughing outloud here at the office. lol
Wait a minute...a tv ad in England runs by skimn	May 1st, 2008 11:27:23 AM
a minute and thirty seconds long? Our ADD-Redbull addled little brains would explode at the thought. Hey Brits, is that common in the UK? Oh, and loved the old school puppetry in the ad. BTW, didn't the original Gremlins start out as a horror film. I seem to recall an interview with Columbus that stated he wrote Gremlins inspired by an old run down apartment he lived in, where he could feel rats brush up against his hand as it dangled from his bedside at night.
Cedar_Room by teddy_duchamp	May 1st, 2008 11:28:12 AM
Spot on, I hate BT and advetising full stop, but the minute that music kicked in I had a huge smile on my face Gremlins=genius. Oh and Gilkuliehe - yeah I remember that too, I saw the film during a really hot summer over here in the UK, I actually fell for that gag thinking the heat had made the film projector bust!! awesome haha! - im off to download an mp3 of that Gremlins tune.....
Any love for Looney Tunes:Back In Action..? by skimn	May 1st, 2008 11:31:43 AM
Maybe not for the movie as a whole ( I couldn't stand Steve Martin's cartoon villian ), but for all the details and movie stuff that Dante crammed the frame with. Not to mention, Timothy Dalton back as a secret agent...
skimm by teddy_duchamp	May 1st, 2008 11:32:23 AM
I guess thats the 'directors cut' of the ad, probably be edited down on TV... That was part of Gremlins' success it was a funny film yet the actors played it straight like a horror, what about the crazy old guy who saw them in Nam! is he still around??
Gremlins rules! by krish-0	May 1st, 2008 11:33:53 AM
Greatest movie ever. Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/3zgv2a My tribute to the film.
Yea, Dante's Looney Tunes was great! by Kasch	May 1st, 2008 11:42:52 AM
So much hatred for that movie, like it was Space Jam or something. That was the best Looney Tunes material in since the golden age.
Gremlins 3!! by skimn	May 1st, 2008 11:49:10 AM
Dick Miller and Robert Picardo's gotta eat! ( I hate gotta eat, but had to give a shout out to those great Dante regulars ).
rosasaks by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 11:54:46 AM
The anagram for your name is "sak or ass", as in which two things you love most in this world. Just kidding.
1:30 mins adverts by Cedar_Room	May 1st, 2008 11:56:20 AM
adverts of this length and scope usually play in the cinema over here, and you get an edited down version for the TV. Long adverts are OK if they are genius like this Gremlins one, but it still doesn't make up for having to sit through 20 minutes of them before the film starts. I really fucking hate them. It honestly puts me off going to the cinema more often (yeah I know I could turn up later but I like to gets me a nice seat bro)
They did kill Leonard Maltin by drewlicious	May 1st, 2008 11:57:04 AM
So they can't be all bad, right? I wouldn't mind seeing another Gremlins but I have a feeling whoever made it wouldn't maintain the appeal. Probably have some wya to CGI them which is a mistake, puppets are funnier. Still, since we're so dependent on techonology today it wouldn't be unthinkable that havoc they would wreak wouldn't have some kind of satire to it. Or you could go to unacceptably dark and have them responsible for the levees breaking in New Orleans.
Gremlins break New Orleans levies by finky089	May 1st, 2008 12:01:03 PM
maybe I'm bad "sick & detached" for saying this, but there's something sinisterly good about that idea. Of course, it doesn't seem so cool when one considers the "real" gremlin to blame for that is lame duck president W.
Gremlins 2/LT:BIA/Dante Love! by AgentArchangel	May 1st, 2008 12:01:39 PM
Gremlins 2 = Great parody of Gremlins 1. Joe Dante would only make a sequel if it was satirical, and he came up aces. As for the Looney Tunes movie, I felt it could have been a little longer, but overall it was pretty funny. Joe Dante was one of those filmmakers who ruled the 80's, and really needs more work, besides those MOH episodes. Personally, I wish they'd let him do more Looney Tunes movies, as well as another solid "Dante" movie. Some of his movies are favorites I've actually carried into adulthood, Innerspace and the Gremlins series come to mind. (One last thing, a major second of the motion that Michael Giacchino be drafted into the Dante fold, since Maestro Goldsmith is sadly no longer with us.)
AWESOME!!! by benito	May 1st, 2008 12:02:08 PM
I absolutely loved that! See? All you need is the music, the charm, and some practical effects. The magic is right there waiting to be tapped into. And yet what do we get? CGI in an Indiana Jones movie. Argghhhhh!!!!!
And yes... by AgentArchangel	May 1st, 2008 12:03:10 PM
...Dick Miller and Robert Picardo gotta eat! Damnit, I told myself I wouldn't succumb to that craze!
youtube mirror by Latchkey_Kid	May 1st, 2008 12:06:26 PM
you know, for us yanks. http://tinyurl.com/53krvq
gremlins prequal by LarryTheCableGuy	May 1st, 2008 12:13:59 PM
mr futterman in WW2 vs those green bastards!
is this cgi or puppetry?> by LarryTheCableGuy	May 1st, 2008 12:16:54 PM

G V C: Gremlins vs Critters by mastes360	May 1st, 2008 12:22:55 PM
You know it makes sense!.
LIST OF ALL THINGS GREAT... by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 12:24:08 PM
...CONCERNING GREMLINS 1 and 2 (in no particular order) Awesome score by Jerry fucking Goldsmith. Old bitch flying through the window. Amazing fur and rubber puppets Phoebe Cates. Stop motion animation in key scenes. Body Snatchers on TV Dick Miller Mogwai and Gremlin noises Perfect blending of horror and comedy Hatching sequence... In school classroom and then house "Get out of my kitchen!" Christmas tree lights go off but glowing gremlin eyes stay on. Stripe covering his nose as it goes down the pool Gremlin in the microwave "Water... Gun" Sun melting gremlin in a disgusting not un-like vampire way Phoebe Cates' legs in elevator scene That crazy fucking building New crazy as fuck gremlin desings (spider gremlin, bat gremlin, looney gremlin, vegetables gremlin) Cook drunk lady The new mogwai bullying Gizmo with old janitor complains about younger generations Daniel Clamp Robert Piccardo's corporate lackey Gremlin in paper shredder "Film screw-up" Christopher goddamn Lee Bat gremlin gets frozen on cement while posing as a gargoyle Pervert gremlin gets Phoebe again (and her reaction) Awesome Jerry fucking Goldsmith score (yes it gets double billing since it's so awesome) End of the world video Great visuals by Joe Dante (those colors, angles, and all man) Phoebe Cates' second tragic story Leonard Maltin The Terminator 2 twins I gotta get back to work, feel free to complete the list!
Oops. by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 12:28:28 PM
There should be a paragraph brake between "puppets" and "Phoebe Cates". Thank you.
LOOKS LIKE by BurgerTime	May 1st, 2008 12:31:23 PM
A combo of CGI and puppetry. You know, guys in green suits working the puppets, then deleted for the final shot. Especially that one tapdancing on the desk. I think if they were doing another one, this is how I'd like them to do it. Puppets with some CGI tricks to erase the rods and wires. To me, it would retain the spirit of the originals. All-CGI Gremlins would kill it.
DEE-GULL! Deagle, Deagle, Deagle! by finky089	May 1st, 2008 12:31:59 PM
gremlins kick ass
Rubber puppets and Phoebe Cates by finky089	May 1st, 2008 12:33:29 PM
heh, sounds like an alternate "furries" fetish from the 80's
I was terrified of them when I was a kid by David Cloverfield	May 1st, 2008 12:36:52 PM
But couldn't stop watching. Awesome movies. Puppets may be the answer to all the problems in today's movies. You just know some fucker will make CGI Gremlins within ten years.
I second DerLanghaarige. by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 12:46:55 PM
Get him to do a twenty questions thingy or something. I can think of at least 25 questions myself. They all have to do with Phoebe Cates' legs, though, but we can't censor journalism.
To be fair, it's better than the DirectTV ads by Gozu	May 1st, 2008 01:05:48 PM
Also, they actually used Jerry Goldsmith's Gremlins theme and puppets/stop motion animation. Jolly good show!
Have a Deal or No Deal spoof by drewlicious	May 1st, 2008 01:06:34 PM
Where one of the suitcases opens, Stripe leaps out, and tears Howie Mandell to pieces. Destroyed by what he helped create, the irony.
I want More Gremlins! by BrightEyes	May 1st, 2008 01:07:00 PM
PLEASE!
Anyone else by porkchop_Xpress	May 1st, 2008 01:17:40 PM
notice the commercial was narrated by the same guy that did the voice of the smart gremlin in "the new batch"?
Amazing fur and rubber puppets Phoebe Cates by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 01:18:09 PM
I don't know, that sentence kind of gives me a boner. That's good, I like that.
Amazing fur and rubber puppets Phoebe Cates... by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 01:23:59 PM
Mmmm... you're right, Salior. It did it for me too. Kevin Kline is one lucky guy.
G V C V G by Nico Toscani	May 1st, 2008 01:25:52 PM
Gremlins versus Critters versus Ghoulies. This has Paul Anderson's name written all over it!
WHAT ABOUT THE DEVELOPING DARK CRYSTAL 2? by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 01:25:57 PM
We heard about this and now it's just disappeared. What's up does anyone know?
IF THEY CAN'T EAT AFTER MIDNIGHT... WHEN? by turketron	May 1st, 2008 01:38:08 PM
When is it ok to feed a mogwai? After sunrise? After 12pm? WHEN!? And yes, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is full of win.
It was puppets for sure by Orionsangels	May 1st, 2008 01:44:23 PM
Which can be appreciated. Had it been CGI. The animation would have been too fluid. I think they wanted to keep the look of the movie.
After 5am they can eat again by Orionsangels	May 1st, 2008 01:44:43 PM

That was Tony Randall in G2, porkchop... by tonagan	May 1st, 2008 01:51:30 PM
Unfortunately, he's dead. I think. Either that or it's an Abe Vigoda thing...
Gremlins 2 and Haviland Morris!!! by Darth Macchio	May 1st, 2008 01:58:16 PM
Super hottness Queen of planet Redhead. I think that was her real hair color too (she was fake blond in Sixteen Candles). And yes, Dante absolutely went batshit nuts for Gremlins 2 and it's a fun ride all the way through. It's not a "real" story-based movie like Gremlins 1 (which I love) but still hella-fun regardless. And between Phoebe Cates and Haviland Morris...nuff said And I'll always have a soft spot for Dante...I don't know all the details with the Twilight Zone shoot and Vic Morrow but it always seemed like he either was given or took the lion's share of the blame. Not like the guy who, admittedly, made some fun horror movies titled Jeepers Creepers 1&2, who actually filmed himself molesting a young boy. I really like those movies but sheesh...the guy's a fucking child molester!!
Do ya like Phoebe Cates? Do ya like nudity? by Sherman_Lives	May 1st, 2008 02:01:41 PM
For those who haven't seen it (or heard of it, as I hadn't), I recommend the godawful Blue Lagoon ripoff Paradise, with Ms. Cates and Willie "post-eight-is-enough/pre-Char les-in-charge (and WAY pre-Bibleman)" Aames. We get quite a few shots of Phoebe's bare bottom, and then some. And it was her first movie, pre-Fast Times, so there's that. Discuss.
oh I see what it did there! by Sherman_Lives	May 1st, 2008 02:04:47 PM
AICN is weird about unbroken line length (as is evidenced in all those busted weblinks) so it inserts a space randomly into long strings of letters and numbers. Because I NEVER misspell Charles in Charge. Did you see Josie Davis (Nicole Eggert's frumpy sister on CIC S2) on Rules of Engagement, flirting with Spade? She's all growed up now.
Macchio.... by Sherman_Lives	May 1st, 2008 02:06:59 PM
I thought the Vic Morrow thing was Landis' fault. Just like all those Michael Jackson videos.
"IT'S A GOOD LIFE" by BurgerTime	May 1st, 2008 02:12:56 PM
Dante directed the segment about the kid with special powers who can conjure whatever he wants to keep his family imprisoned and terrified in their home. So he wasn't responsible for the accident that happened on set...not his part of the flick. I loved Dante's segment. Terrific colours and angles. And some of the creatures the kid came up with - downright spooky. I swear I totally shit my pants when Uncle Walt pulled that demonic rabbit out of the hat. Fuck that was terrifying. http://tinyurl.com/63ggta
Gremlins by CuervoJones	May 1st, 2008 02:21:51 PM
I started to love cinema with that movie, ages ago...
Gremlins at the airport by drewlicious	May 1st, 2008 02:26:28 PM
Nothing really seems that different.
"It's A Good Life" by skimn	May 1st, 2008 02:28:10 PM
Listen to the music cues during that segment. Dante did some things approaching brilliance with that episode.
My teaser for Gremlins 3. by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 02:32:41 PM
A full post-hacthing gremlin stands in front of the ocean, wrapped in a small silk black robe... (Yeah, they have access to full mini clothing and costumes, so what) He's one of the evil ones, sporting a mohawk or stripe on his head. Maybe even an eye patch. He stares at the ocean much like Patrick Swayze did at the end of POINT BREAK. Words fill the screen... "Next summer... Guess who's coming to dinner... After midnight". Then we see the robe on the sand... And small gremlin feet going towards the ocean... We see the mohawk going into the water Jaws style... And then all that crazy lighting and bubbles start bursting in the ocean. "Gremlins 3: Quantum of Kickass... 2010". Script to be written by Diablo Cody.
Dante is one of the most underappriciated directors... by Kirbymanly	May 1st, 2008 02:38:32 PM
The Howling, Piranha, Gremlins 1&2, Explorers, The Burbs, Innerspace, Matinee... the guy's got an amazing resume but rarely works on features nowadays. What gives? I need me some more Dante!
GREMLINS VS. CRITTERS by Mr. Winston	May 1st, 2008 02:43:44 PM
Is a real project. I don't now if it's every actually going to get made, but it's out there. Takes place at a small-town fair and is exactly what you think it is. The scene at the monster truck rally at the end is absolutely amusing, I have to admit.
No offense, but... by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 02:49:57 PM
GREMLINS VS CRITTERS would be like making INDIANA JONES VS WHATSHISDICK (That Richard Chamberlain "adventurer"), or ET VS. MAC (AND ME). I mean, be serious people.
Should have been a Superbowl ad by ballyhoo	May 1st, 2008 02:52:13 PM
Would have beaten everything else.
Cedar_Room is right... by FarSky	May 1st, 2008 02:52:49 PM
Gremlins make me smile.
Gremlins vs. Critters... by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 02:53:30 PM
...or how about that pie eating scene at the fair, that was disgusting. Or that whole episode with the potra-potty hijinks. Hilarious AND disgusting! We are making this shit up right?
Also... by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 02:56:16 PM
...I think this talkback is proof that interest in Gremlins has not dwindled. Also, what's all this about Gizmo joining the JLA?
Gremlins 2 = brilliant fun by Motoko Kusanagi	May 1st, 2008 03:00:39 PM
After all those years!
I would love to read the script for GREMLINS VS CRITTERS by finky089	May 1st, 2008 03:02:12 PM

finky089 by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 03:22:10 PM
Fuck it. Let's start writing one. FADE IN: A small county fair.
Gremlins 2 by Knuckleduster	May 1st, 2008 03:33:24 PM
Is it kinda sick that I got a stiffy when that tranny gremlin started puckering her lips?
Awesome!! by Mako	May 1st, 2008 03:45:00 PM
That was such a great commcercial. They really did a great job of reviving what made Gremlins a horrific, but funny group of movies.
Hey, what's going on here? by Osmosis Jones	May 1st, 2008 03:46:35 PM
Did she say there were rats...?
Pondscum they actually did a GWTW Part 2! by Uncapie	May 1st, 2008 03:54:46 PM
That's the scary part! It was made for tv here in the States and starred Tim Dalton as "Rhett Butler." Society is now entering the downward spiral into hell. Have a Coke and a smile on the way there.
All I had to do was hear the music by Larry of Arabia	May 1st, 2008 04:17:06 PM
I miss you Mogwai.
ghoulies is gremlins vs critters by LarryTheCableGuy	May 1st, 2008 04:20:36 PM
munchies is the poor mans gremlins
That Ghoulie coming out of the toilet was awesome by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 04:34:23 PM
When my Uncle visits, he leaves ghoulies in our toilet which aren't so awesome.
by MikeTheSpike	May 1st, 2008 04:46:52 PM
Maybe it's been said already (there's a surprisingly large amount of responses to wade through already, given the subject matter), but those puppets ain't bad. After 15 or so years of CGI, I wouldn't mind going back to an all-puppet feature.
Muthafuckin Gremlins by Hamtaro Hentai	May 1st, 2008 04:48:40 PM
On this muthafuckin plane!
Gremlins vs Leprechaun! by Hamtaro Hentai	May 1st, 2008 04:49:56 PM
Somebody get Paul Anderson on the phone!
Sailor Rip & Pondscum by finky089	May 1st, 2008 04:56:06 PM
sorry I ducked out right after my last post. Woulda loved to write a scene or two right then. At some point, one of the Gremlins woukd have to trap a Critter in a microwave, having learned how to use it as a "weapon" from Billy's mom.
Gremlins vs. Jaws: The Movie by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 04:56:26 PM
The gremlins stowaway on a fishing boat and eat all the food, only to find themselves prey to a great white shark. Guest starring Richard Dreyfus.
Gremlins vs Leprechaun - will ther ebe a Coolio cameo? by finky089	May 1st, 2008 04:57:03 PM
ala Leprechaun in da Hood?
A proposed Gremlins 3 > Shrek 3... by ccchhhrrriiisssm	May 1st, 2008 05:03:06 PM
...or Spiderman 3 ...or Pirates 3 ...etc... I would actually go to see it! It wouldn't have to be a prequel -- but a new generation in which a little cute gremlin finds its way into a serious difficult predicament! It conjures up some serious plot ideas!
Gremlins vs. Cocoon: The Movie by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 05:03:25 PM
Senior citizens at an old folks home discover the fountain of youth when a cocoon lands in their pool and they start breakdancing and shagging, only to find out that their group home is infested with gremlins. Starring Wilford Brimley and Harrison Ford.
Thanks Spazmo by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 05:05:01 PM

Gremlins VS... by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 05:05:40 PM
ALIENS vs. Predator vs. Terminator vs. Robocop vs. The Justice League of America vs. Public Enemy vs. Rush vs. Booster Gold and Ted Kord
This is... by DocPazuzu	May 1st, 2008 05:08:16 PM
...the greatest thing I've seen in months. This is proof positive that you can't beat rubber puppets. I was grinning from ear to ear. I know which two movies I'll be watching this weekend. Oh, and Gremlins 2 haters suck farts from the asses of dead wildebeest. The turtlenecked Tony Randall gremlin is the greatest thing ever shown on a movie screen.
Gremlins vs. The Facts of Life: The Movie by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 05:09:56 PM
A group of teenage girls at an all-girls school are learning to take the good and take the bad, and are finding that learning the facts of life is tough...especially when you're being attacked by gremlins.
Here's the "making of" film: by DocPazuzu	May 1st, 2008 05:11:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =PCTlDj0f6go&feature=related
Gremlins vs. Charles in Charge.. by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 05:12:38 PM
Charles in charge of our days and our nights Charles in charge of microwaving Gremlins in the fight of our lives...
Great, Doc P. by Gilkuliehe	May 1st, 2008 05:17:47 PM
I got goosebumps when they showed them actually making the gremlins.
Come on, if there's a new Gremlins movie... by rbatty024	May 1st, 2008 05:32:58 PM
then it will obviously be Gremlins 3D. The time is right. Make it happen.
Yo by Photosuperstar	May 1st, 2008 05:42:56 PM

Gremlins vs... by Sailor Rip	May 1st, 2008 06:01:59 PM
...all the empty beer cans on my coffee table. The cans will win.
Mr. Fudderman spin-off by therealkumar	May 1st, 2008 06:28:38 PM

... by deadphishiy2	May 1st, 2008 06:42:45 PM
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME HORN?
1:30 long commercials? by versatol	May 1st, 2008 08:26:17 PM
It must be hell overseas to watch TV
Gremlins and Gremlins 2 were HORRIBLE. by NoDiggity	May 1st, 2008 08:49:28 PM
Sadistic crap. By people with a beef against the culture. The Santa in the Chimney story was one of the biggest WTF moments in any film I have ever seen. Fucking cultural Terrorism.
Phoebe Cates makes me want some time to myself in the bathroom by Groothewarrior	May 1st, 2008 08:53:24 PM

The Santa in the Chimney story by Bobo_Vision	May 1st, 2008 09:04:50 PM
I liked that story, but Phoebe Cate's Dad in the movie gets the Darwin award for world's dumbest Dad. Who puts on a Santa suit, puts the family presents in a sac, and goes up on the roof to climb down the chimney? If he didn't die that way, he would have died on Easter when he dresses up like the Easter bunny and gets several eggs lodged in his ass, causing obstruction and sepsis.
FREE JOE DANTE by BurgerTime	May 1st, 2008 10:17:25 PM
So the man can make more magic.
I just left that LOST talkback room.... by Underoos Hero	May 1st, 2008 10:25:40 PM
and boy was it lame.
I enjoy giving milk... by therealkumar	May 1st, 2008 11:29:18 PM
Gremlins 2 is an underrated masterpiece.
GREMLINS VS. CRITTERS: It's True by Mr. Winston	May 2nd, 2008 12:55:37 AM
Again, I'm not saying it's going to get made, but there is in fact a script for it floating around out there. I swear it on my feeble, empty little life. The monster truck rally scene exists. I couldn't make that up if I wanted to.
gremlins vs E.T. by LarryTheCableGuy	May 2nd, 2008 01:56:09 AM

Gremlins 2 was pure genius!!! by J-Dizzle	May 2nd, 2008 02:04:09 AM
Especially the Abraham Lincoln shadow puppet!
Just what the hell happened to Phoebe Cates? by Han Cholo	May 2nd, 2008 02:20:40 AM
Last movie I remember her starring in is where she speaks some foreign language in some period film. Oh and then she was in another movie with that dude from Monty Python where she imagines him doing shit. Was it that Monty Python guy? I don't know. But I would like to know where she's been?
Re: Han Cholo by J-Dizzle	May 2nd, 2008 02:24:33 AM
Phoebe Cates now runs a boutique called Blue Tree in Madison Avenue, New York City.
Underoos Hero RE: Dark Crystal by Sith Witch	May 2nd, 2008 02:28:37 AM
The Power of the Dark Crystal is still on the way. I talked to Wendy Froud a few weeks ago and she indicated it's on temporary hold again for financial reasons. If all goes well in that arena it'll be out sometime in 2009, but that's a best case scenario.
Hey NoDiggity, by DocPazuzu	May 2nd, 2008 03:39:30 AM
your campaign to become the craziest, most detestable, pinheaded cinetard cretin since ringwearer9 is really becoming more and more successful by the day. Keep up the good work.
Re: Han Cholo by jimmythesaint	May 2nd, 2008 05:13:46 AM
Cates retired from the biz to look after her and Kevin Kline's kids. (Owen Kline is now an actor too - he recently played the youngest child in The Squid And The Whale.) The four of them act together in The Anniversary Party, playing semi-autobiographical versions of themselves, which Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming wrote and directed. Cates is still a yummy mummy.
I'll never tire of watching... by mr.brownstone	May 2nd, 2008 05:23:59 AM
a gremlin clinging to a ceiling fan.
What the fuck? by Lost Jarv	May 2nd, 2008 06:02:49 AM
Gremlins=cultural sabotage? My fucking christ, diggers. You're turning into a self parody now.
it's tough....who do I find more amusing right now... by just pillow talk	May 2nd, 2008 06:18:28 AM
NoDiggity legitimately going off the deep-end, or the violent loony rantings of Queefer Bukkake....
Gremlins vs Leprechaun by DocPazuzu	May 2nd, 2008 06:51:21 AM
Genius.
Critters V Leprechaun by Lost Jarv	May 2nd, 2008 07:03:31 AM
Someone had better call coolio.
Ash vs. Leprechaun by just pillow talk	May 2nd, 2008 07:05:41 AM
when titans clash...
Han Cholo by Sailor Rip	May 2nd, 2008 07:31:27 AM
I think it was the guy from The Young Ones.
It was by Lost Jarv	May 2nd, 2008 07:51:04 AM
His name is Rik Mayall. The film was Drop Dead Fred and is unimttagated shit.
Was that Peter Jones? by Series7	May 2nd, 2008 08:13:02 AM
From American Inventor in that clip?
Rik Mayall by toadkillerdog	May 2nd, 2008 08:13:15 AM
Did a great diservice to the name 'Fred', but, he played one of the funniest characters of all-time in a classic Black Adder - Lord Flasheart!
Peter Jones is a cunt by Lost Jarv	May 2nd, 2008 08:20:36 AM
he stole that from China- renamed it Dragon's Den and then blighted our TV with it. I'm glad he's gone to America. And Lord Flasheart was one of the all time great comic characters: "You treat your kite like you treat your woman- in her 6 times a day and take her to heaven. WOOF"
Lord Flasheart: "I give a couch an orgasm just by sitting on it" by toadkillerdog	May 2nd, 2008 08:28:26 AM
Damn, now I'm gonna do nothing but re-read BVlack Adder scripts all day. Wait, that is not a bad thing!
Hasty exit for NoDiggity. by DocPazuzu	May 2nd, 2008 08:34:30 AM
Lithium break?
PHOEBE CATES ' VAGINA VS. MY FACE by BringingSexyBack	May 2nd, 2008 08:49:36 AM
Let's do this!!!
I know the muppets by Series7	May 2nd, 2008 10:12:36 AM
Are much more of a national treasure then Gizmo and the gang. But remember when someone at Henson Co. started letting everyone use there puppets? And now we may get an Apatow Muppets. Maybe germlins will go the same way, but hopefully they don't give the movie to an Apatow gang member and just give it to Dante.
I second Mr Sherman Lives notion - PARADISE!!! by JackRabbitSlim	May 2nd, 2008 11:42:20 AM
Any redblooded male or horny Sapphic sister needs to go out right now and rent or buy Paradise. A good 10 minutes of naked Phoebe running around. Terrible movie - Great stuff.
Gremlins 3 as a Videogame sequel... by DarfurOnTheRocks	May 2nd, 2008 12:47:46 PM
Well, isn't that what the new Ghostbusters game is.....?
Wow, Pazuzu by NoDiggity	May 2nd, 2008 01:55:33 PM
Just .... wow. Talk about OCD and obsession ...
X-FILES 2: I WANT TO BELIEVE (in gremlins) by turketron	May 2nd, 2008 02:09:16 PM
IN GREMLINS WE TRUST
ugh an apatow muppets by LarryTheCableGuy	May 2nd, 2008 02:57:01 PM
not that his movies are bad, theyre just, a passing phase like sandler and or stiller
Critters v. Gremlins by Dr Lisa Cuddy	May 2nd, 2008 06:29:30 PM
Its the new Alien v. Predator!
bouncy x by misnomer	May 6th, 2008 11:27:05 AM
its cool, you can laugh- my gfs of jewish heritage so it gives me a free pass.

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