Gremlins Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

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  • (Re-uploaded) This week Gary and Iain review and discuss, Gremlins (1984) by Director, Joe Dante. Starring, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates and Hoyt Axton.
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  • @jwalt8019
    @jwalt8019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    These guy's enthusiasm for films is infectious. I really, really enjoy watching them review movies. They seem like really nice dudes.

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am he he Intel virtually. And Robbie the robot 🤖 s

  • @iidirectxii7545
    @iidirectxii7545 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Phoebe Cates, yum, yum

    • @rebeccas4899
      @rebeccas4899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fast Times at Ridgemont High!

    • @s1050
      @s1050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My childhood crush just wow

    • @vuetoob3983
      @vuetoob3983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still bang-able at her age in 2020.

  • @Drawkcabi
    @Drawkcabi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That's interesting about the explanation for the nature of Gizmo in the novelization, I've know of that for a couple of years now. However, as a kid my reasoning was always that the water that got spilled on Gizmo was "dirty", it was used to clean paintbrushes, then in the second film, again the water landed on the painting and traveled down before it hit Gizmo. I assumed Gizmo himself must have originated from a drop of pure clean water and that accounted for his innocent personality.

    • @Snowfang00andco
      @Snowfang00andco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Drawkcabi that’s a very good point. But what about the water used on the mogwai in the science lab? That one was cheeky and naughty as well

    • @gran-roan
      @gran-roan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always assumed that Gizmo got somehow created by a never-revealed direct breed method. But it also could be as simple as: humans only keeping alive the ones with the best and "more desirable" traits, which is essentially what we have done with dogs, vegetables, etc.

  • @aleaanderson6600
    @aleaanderson6600 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how when the Gremlins go after Mrs. Deagle, she's like "They've come for me!" and "I'm not ready yet." It's the whole 'The devil has sent his minions to come for me for my wicked ways' scenario. Well of course, little does she know, she's going to meet Satan in a few seconds.

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don‘t miss Jerry Goldsmith in the phone booth and the smiley sticker on the fridge door (The Howling) and the the glowing finger (E.T.) and…. So many refereces to other movies. It‘s so much fun every time I watch this movie.

  • @robocopps1
    @robocopps1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Awesome review,guys!
    A little trivia:
    Early in the film,following Billy to work,there is a cinema billboard showing the films A BOYS LIFE and WATCH THE SKIES. These were the working-titles for the Spielberg-films ET and CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE THIRD KIND.

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

      We have the smokeless ashtrays. They belongs to my house. My father.

  • @aleaanderson6600
    @aleaanderson6600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Explorers" and "Small Soldiers" don't get enough love. Plus, for one shot, you can see the puppeteer wires on the gremlin throwing dishes at Mrs. Peltzer.

  • @xenodroid
    @xenodroid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Will you review Gremlins 2? I find that movie to be extremely under-rated.

    • @jgedutis
      @jgedutis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gremlins 2 is an amazing sequel

    • @mongomongo7664
      @mongomongo7664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree I prefer it to the first one in my opinion

  • @MrCornrowz
    @MrCornrowz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For those asking why Gizmo is "good " while his offspring are "bad", my theory is that Gizmo is the pure progenitor and the offspring are the corrupted copies.
    Also, mogwai is the Chinese word for "demon". Make of that what you will...😜

  • @alamaru1
    @alamaru1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    wait the snow is wet so....

    • @UnCreativeDeconstructionism
      @UnCreativeDeconstructionism 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      if you cut out the part where the gremlinis inside the snow then that fact for this movie is more acceptable for me.

  • @Jay-mu4xl
    @Jay-mu4xl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How did I miss this review going back through your playlist? Great stuff guys!

  • @patrickdukart3298
    @patrickdukart3298 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "You should just buy juice in cartons, it's much easier"

  • @smjjohnson
    @smjjohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need to watch this again. Don't think I've seen it since '85 or so..

  • @ReadyPlayerMovies
    @ReadyPlayerMovies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Phobe Cates...also in Fast times at Ridgemont High

  • @jgedutis
    @jgedutis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite Christmas movie had been Gremlins since 1984. Since 2015 it has moved to number 2 after viewing Krumpus.

    • @Madbandit77
      @Madbandit77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Krampus is kind of a spiritual sequel to Gremlins.

  • @matthewromano2450
    @matthewromano2450 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Question how come the gremlins don’t multiply when they touch the snow everywhere

  • @Jadama0
    @Jadama0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I use to have a life size Gizmo in the 80s as a kid.

    • @chriskrausesmovie
      @chriskrausesmovie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James Daniel Massey did you follow the rules

    • @kyront1463
      @kyront1463 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      christopher krause Since he implies that he doesn't have it anymore, I think we all know what happened to poor Gizmo....😦

    • @gran-roan
      @gran-roan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had one too. My parents took the opportunity and forced me to decide between an Atari/Intellevision or a Gizmo doll, after a full year of helping and good behavior. I know..

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. I choose him.

  • @mikesutton381
    @mikesutton381 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another cracking review!!! A little slice of childhood right there!

  • @cocobeware9442
    @cocobeware9442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The neighbors story of Gremlins during ww2 is actually true. Fighter pilots reported such incidents of little mischievous being ripping up wings.

    • @leoescobar4308
      @leoescobar4308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WHAT?!?!

    • @zarasbazaar
      @zarasbazaar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's also the basis for the Twilight Zone classic Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.

    • @rosemaryfarell5264
      @rosemaryfarell5264 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually the 'Gremlins'were mechanical malfunctions but Roald dahl did a story called Gremlins based on monsters in the machines of the plane.

  • @gnc623
    @gnc623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When it says "Don't feed it after midnight," I'm assuming it just means after midnight until sunrise.

    • @Snowfang00andco
      @Snowfang00andco 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      gnc623 just feed them at 11:30 pm and you’ll be fine

    • @gran-roan
      @gran-roan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always assumed that it was linked to their own biological day-night cycle. But it probably was just a mystical reasoning: past midnight is where supernatural/bad things come up.

  • @alanford3359
    @alanford3359 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have you ever noticed that Mrs. Deagle's Real Estate business is only open for 45 minutes a day?! From 10.30am to 11.15am. She's even a tyrant with time! 😄

  • @mikeabler2978
    @mikeabler2978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Phoebe Cates was also 1982's 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'

    • @vuetoob3983
      @vuetoob3983 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Babes in Toy Land too??? Don't remember the female lead but she was hot

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

      God bless the mog Wise 🦉

  • @janleslielvaas3211
    @janleslielvaas3211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm 28, and i love gremlins 2.

  • @LoneWolf81684
    @LoneWolf81684 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wasn't it Rick Baker who created Gizmo and the gremlins? Interesting, considering him and Rob Bottin(from The Howling) both designed iconic werewolves.

    • @GamerGuysReviews
      @GamerGuysReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Baker did the Gremlins for the sequel, it was Chris Walas for the first.

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

      Judge Reinhold. Is no fucke n judge. I am fucken king. And JC is king of kkings

    • @LoneWolf81684
      @LoneWolf81684 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GamerGuysReviews Thanks for the correction! I remember seeing a photo of Baker and one of the creatures and I was shocked for a sec. All three guys(Baker, Bottin, and Walas) were excellent at their craft.

  • @AllenJeremy
    @AllenJeremy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The microwave scene was shown on the first British Television screening of Gremlins on ITV at Christmas 1988.

  • @andrewblanchard2537
    @andrewblanchard2537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    24:55
    gap toothed
    GREMLIN
    is singing the
    movie's theme music
    I've never noticed
    that before

  • @scottgarner1724
    @scottgarner1724 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad was a bit of a lad back in the day and managed to get his hands on many vids before they were legally available.
    He handed me a non marked VHS tape with a wink, saying it was a pirate video.
    I popped the movie in and was totally swept away by the nasty little green bastards.
    Dad asked me what I thought of the movie, I thought it was great, but it had no pirates in it.
    Stupid boy!

  • @pyrrhanikos9421
    @pyrrhanikos9421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would have been better if it was "Don't feed hm directly after midnight".

  • @jonnybaze
    @jonnybaze 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think there needs to be a gremlins 3(at least before the inevitable remake). I was just thinking that a new plot device could be to "tremors" it, meaning add a new part to their life cycle. either get into to gizmo/gremlin origins or something that could happen after the gremlin stage. dosnt matter just would love to see another gremlins film with practical effect.

  • @MrLorenzovanmatterho
    @MrLorenzovanmatterho 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Do Gremlins 2, an actually superior sequel.

  • @AbrasiousProductions
    @AbrasiousProductions ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Misses Deagle would've been perfect for Ebenezer

  • @gran-roan
    @gran-roan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pretty sure the news (at the end) report only 1 death: Ms Deagle. Which really does not reflect the viscious portray of the Gremlin's attack at the town, but sort of explains why the event didn't gain global notoriety. Either way, that means that the professor just got drugged. And even if it's not your favorite, please do review the 2nd part.

  • @nolimitsamputee5219
    @nolimitsamputee5219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My best Christmas movies....
    Christmas Story
    Christmas Vacation
    Die Hard
    Gremlins
    Krampus
    Scrooged

  • @cherylsaliens5451
    @cherylsaliens5451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guys you never mentioned the voice acting lead is transformers MEGATRON, Frank Welker from the TV show and the 86 movie. Also Bay's 3 4 5th live action movies. Also Ghostbusters I,II his list is a mile long

  • @petevaldezbc1
    @petevaldezbc1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the love for Drop Dead Fred ♥️😆

  • @frozenflame8319
    @frozenflame8319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i love this classic
    but one thing always bugged me... its winter and we have snow ice... isnt that water ..

  • @patrickdukart3298
    @patrickdukart3298 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How do the Gremlins walk in the snow? Isn't snow just frozen water???

  • @davidgill6933
    @davidgill6933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this channel keep it up lads

  • @mikesutton381
    @mikesutton381 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Would love you guys to do Piranha!

  • @deckarobinson2768
    @deckarobinson2768 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    IT SHOWS YOU HOW TIMES HA'VE CHANGED I WATCHED THIS AT SCHOOL AT 9 OR 10 YEARS OLD NOW A DAYS THAT WOULD BE A SACKABLE OFFENCE

  • @Ashleymfranklin1990
    @Ashleymfranklin1990 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always thought the midnight thing was weird is it midnight eastern central time what time are you using

  • @johnashley327
    @johnashley327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haven't seen this since it came out. I need to watch this again.

  • @dylanringproductions160
    @dylanringproductions160 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This movie gave me nightmares as a kid

  • @rockonallnight
    @rockonallnight 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh you guys have got to review A Christmas Story for another one of your Christmas specials! CLASSIC HOLIDAY MOVIE!

  • @deadgrandma9407
    @deadgrandma9407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Q: what was the purpose of making a PG rated Christmas movie instead of an R rated Christmas movie?
    A: 5:27

  • @UnCreativeDeconstructionism
    @UnCreativeDeconstructionism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watched this today in the theater. i loved it. 8/10

  • @VenusHeadTrap2
    @VenusHeadTrap2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Red letter media posted a commentary track for gremlins and I got excited to watch it again. It's been many years since I thought about it, your review was great too Gary and I'm on drugs, it's so much fun hearing your thoughts on films I know

  • @andrewblanchard2537
    @andrewblanchard2537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    24:55
    gap toothed GREMLIN
    was rumored to be
    inspired by
    David Letterman
    Jim Carrey
    gap toothed himself in
    Dumb and Dumber
    to look that way

  • @gnc623
    @gnc623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happened to your review of I Know What You Did Last Summer? I just looked for it but can't find it.

    • @OffTheShelfReviews
      @OffTheShelfReviews  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/P5N2CnfTyKk/w-d-xo.html - Iain

    • @gnc623
      @gnc623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OffTheShelfReviews When I go to the link, it says, "This video contains content from BBTV SonyPictures2, who has blocked it on copyright grounds."

  • @AbrasiousProductions
    @AbrasiousProductions ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Currencies? I thought her cats name was Donnabelle not Dollar Bill😂😂😂

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God bless the donnabelle

  • @Fizzlefuse
    @Fizzlefuse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have to say part of me wants a new Gremlins movie because I loved the originals. I dont want a re-make, it will never top the original. If they could make a movie thats good and just a new movie that stands on its own I'd be happy.
    Are you guys doing a Gremlins 2 review any time or do we need to wait for christmas this year? :D

    • @OffTheShelfReviews
      @OffTheShelfReviews  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Fizzlefuse Well i wouldnt consider Gremlins 2 a christmas movie. If you want to you could head to our Patreon page and sign up and Gremlins 2 could be youe request thus making it a priority for us :) - Iain

  • @Ghosthead83
    @Ghosthead83 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When are you going to do Gremlins 2?

  • @andrewblanchard2537
    @andrewblanchard2537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Back to the Future
    vs
    GREMLINS

  • @milkoflegends
    @milkoflegends 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    always after midnight lol

  • @volksfestchecker838
    @volksfestchecker838 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This had to be re-edited? Ok, but is there a review of another movie, which you haven't discussed so far?

    • @OffTheShelfReviews
      @OffTheShelfReviews  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Volksfest Checker Check back tomorrow morning :)

  • @Jaydworld89
    @Jaydworld89 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What film is this bit 5:00 from ? Asking for a friend 😂

    • @Jaydworld89
      @Jaydworld89 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      5:08 your welcome

  • @jgedutis
    @jgedutis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This film couldn't happen with modern clocks. If the gremlins unplugged a digital clock, it would have just flashed all zeroes... or zed's for our British bruvah's.

  • @andrewblanchard2537
    @andrewblanchard2537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr Peltzer 's
    inventions
    are the funniest things
    in this movie
    in
    GREMLINS 2
    TRUMP .....
    I mean
    CLAMP TOWER
    seems like it was
    designed by
    Mr Peltzer

  • @Marauder1981
    @Marauder1981 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you seen the video were some kids prank people while sitting in a letter box throwing out letters when some old dude is so annoyed he unloads his revolver into the letter box?

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mogwise is a vampire. They lie 🤥

  • @KontrolStyle
    @KontrolStyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the ref!

  • @Ashleymfranklin1990
    @Ashleymfranklin1990 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How to gremlins mulitlipy

  • @markymarkartwork6268
    @markymarkartwork6268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The police are so useless in this movie lol

    • @shawnbunn4966
      @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

      God bless the kitty cat. No phoboe. But the pay 📞📱.phones. the black 🐈‍⬛🖤 phone

  • @shawnbunn4966
    @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am king Joshua Shawn 2 immortal lost boy mog wise stripe gremli and troublosmi. Terribleness

  • @victorvictor8587
    @victorvictor8587 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are Caucasian people Experts at Frivolous Activities .

  • @Tony-rn5fm
    @Tony-rn5fm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    mrs digle sounds like donald trump!!!!!

  • @thewayneflyinghigh9128
    @thewayneflyinghigh9128 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is not as good as the 1984 film Ghostbusters.

    • @petestone6001
      @petestone6001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ghostbusters is awesome and timeles
      but i'll have to go with gremlins

  • @shawnbunn4966
    @shawnbunn4966 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God blezz deagle striped gremlins. And deleted scenes from all scenes and scenes from heaven. #orions. Films within film's. God bless mad max and mum.