| Gremlins
				(1984), 
				Director: Joe Dante, rated PG 
				Cute. Clever. 
				Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous. 
				
				  Starring: 
				Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain, 
				John Louie, Key Luke, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, 
				Harry Carey Jr., Dick Miller, Polly Holliday, Donald Elson, 
				Judge Reinhold, Edward Andrews 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 
				- good 
				"First of all, keep 
				him out of the light, he hates bright light, especially 
				sunlight, it'll kill him. Second, don't give him any water, not 
				even to drink. But the most important rule, the rule you can 
				never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he 
				begs, never feed him after midnight."  
				- Chinese Boy 
				Why watch this? I 
				re-watched this recently, and was pleasantly reminded now much I 
				love these nasty, deadly and devious little creatures. 
				Plot Summary: 
				A loving father finds a unique gift to surprise his responsible 
				teenage son, who happens to have a huge crush a girl he works 
				with at the bank. The rich, evil town spinster wants his dog so 
				she can put it down. The father's gift is a small, living 
				teddy-bearish thing that coos and beeps and even sings little 
				tunes. They call it Gizmo, and it's A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E. But later 
				that night, it accidentally gets wet (see quote above), and 
				starts to multiply. Gizmo's "offspring" aren't quite as nice. 
				Then the boy accidentally feeds them after midnight... 
				Dad's Review: 
				This film starts just like a cutsie film about a puppy for 
				Christmas. Then this quaint 
				little holiday movie turns into an action horror flick, as the 
				gremlins take over the town! It was produced by Stephen 
				Spielberg and wonderfully directed by Joe Dante, so its quality 
				is top-notch. The devilish conduct of the rampaging mob of spiny 
				mini-monsters is very entertaining, even if it ruins Christmas 
				Day for the local folks.  
				 Amblin 
				Entertainment; Warner Bros.
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