Amazon.com video review:
Gremlins is a whee of a film (if you
don't mind the occasional gross-out) from producer Steven Spielberg,
writer Chris Columbus, and director Joe Dante. Zach Galligan is the
young man whose inventor father (Hoyt Axton) gives him an odd
Christmas present: a tiny, furry creature that comes with a set of
rules: don't get him wet, don't feed him after midnight, and keep him
away from direct sunlight. But Galligan breaks the first rule and the
damp little critter pops out a dozen little offspring. Then the
offspring break the second rule and, overnight, turn from cute furry
guys to malevolent scaly guys with world domination on their mind.
The only way to stop them: rule three. But it's an anxious (and
extremely funny) battle to make it to daylight--and the bad gremlins
find ways to multiply over and over. Great special effects and a
gruesome sense of humor make this a wild (if occasionally dark and
scary) ride. --Marshall Fine
