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Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American comedy horror film and a sequel to Gremlins (1984). It was directed by Joe Dante from a screenplay by Charles S. Haas and features creature designs by Rick Baker. Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates reprise their roles from the first film, with John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo and Christopher Lee joining the cast. It continues the story of Billy Peltzer and the…
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I have started to take part in theme days here on hive. Today’s post is for #Ninetiesfriday and I will be digging into what I find to be a miss understood nineties sequel. Every holiday season, people naturally drift back to the original Gremlins. It’s impossible not to. The movie feels built for December with its snowy neighborhoods, cozy Christmas lights, and that perfect mix of festive charm and chaotic little cr…More
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In a time when any modestly successful 1980s Hollywood film was expected to have a sequel, such fate was inevitable for Joe Dante’s 1984 horror comedy *Gremlins*. Joe Dante at first didn’t want to make a sequel and had to be talked into by the studio promising large budget with creative freedom uncharacteristic for the era. When Dante finally made a 1990 film *Gremlins 2: The New Batch*, the result was one of the mo…More
Licensed games suck. Let’s be honest, its easy for developers (especially in the 8-bit era) to crank out an inferior game and let it coast on the popularity of a movie, TV show or toy license. Today the problem isn’t nearly as pronounced, but its still there. Put in the NES days, there was a ton of garbage attached to popular franchises. Publisher LJN was well-known for creating crappy games based on popular movies,…More
I like Gremlins 2: The New Batch . I have a review somewhere on this blog about it but it’s farther back and I got tired of scrolling back for it. Anyway, I like it for the zaniness and the Looney Tunes style that director Joe Dante employs in it. Just makes it a lot of silly fun. It was on this evening and I watched it with my Mom, sort of, and my brother. By sort of, I mean my Mom left the room and came in once in…More
-via IMDB.com I read somewhere once that Joe Dante, director of the original Gremlins, was unhappy with how that movie played out. He had a different vision in mind and was restricted by the studio and the producers, including Steven Spielberg. I have no idea if this is true or not, I like the idea. The first movie had some problems, in my opinion, and felt a little racist. I know that's hard to explain but I defini…More