Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

"Gremlins 2: The New Batch" is the delayed, less successful follow-up to the smash 1984 hit by director Joe Dante. After being given complete artistic control, Mr. Dante finally agreed to make a sequel six years after the first film, taking the chance to create a satire of his film and sequels in general. This film is much more of a comedy than horror, keeping the violence at a minimum and less intense. Horror fans will be delighted to see Christopher Lee making an appearance as an "evil" scientist whose experiments result in some of the gremlins evolving into more chaotic creatures. With the different types of gremlins, Rick Baker was brought in to work some of his special effects magic.


After Mr. Wing dies of old age and his grandson is no where to be found, Gizmo ends up in the science labs of Clamp Enterprises, located inside an office building in Manhattan. It isn't long before Gizmo has some water splashed on him and he multiplies again, and of course it isn't long before those new mogwai grab a bite after midnight and turn into the evil gremlins. But it just so happens that Billy and Katie, now his fiancee, also work at Clamp Enterprises and saves Gizmo from the gremlins. Together, along with the help of Clamp Enterprises ego-driven owner Daniel Clamp, they try to keep the gremlins from escaping the office building and causing havoc all across New York City.

Gremlins (1984)

"Gremlins" is one of the best horror movies set during Christmas, as well as being one of the best horror movies with a PG rating ever made. It is a brilliant mix of horror and comedy, finely directed by Joe Dante with a heavy influence by producer Steven Spielberg. The soundtrack is incredibly catchy and easily becomes an ear worm when you least suspect it. The film's violence helped to encourage the rating of PG-13 to be created, mainly for the scene where a gremlin is killed by a microwave. The mogwai and gremlins were created with puppetry and not computer animation which is wonderfully; multiple puppets were created in all sizes for the various scenes that were shot.

Billy is given the most unique present a boy could ever have, a mogwai! Billy's dad found it while doing business in Chinatown and secretly bought the miniature creature from the owners grandfather. Billy is told the three important "rules" of owning the mogwai, named Gizmo; keep it out of bright light, never get it wet, and never ever let it eat after midnight. Of course all of these rules are broken in due time and that's when havoc breaks loose. When Gizmo gets wet, he multiplies. And when the new mogwai break Billy's clock and he feeds them after midnight, the cute fuzzy creatures become devilish and violent little imps. It's up to Billy, Gizmo, and Billy's love interest to save the town from Stripe and his horde of green misfits.

Gizmo

Stripe