Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie #43
Date Released: 6.15.1990
Date Watched: 7.19.2020
Reaction:
Movie really picks up about halfway through and isn’t all bad. At first I was annoyed about how this movie could possibly have been a follow up to the original which is actually a creepy and dark movie, thematically and visually. However, after the original stupid gags are over, there is some pretty clever stuff and a couple self-referential sendups that are funny. Phoebe Cates has by far the funniest moment when she mocks her shockingly sad Christmas anecdote from the original by going on a tangent about how she is scarred by Lincoln’s birthday because of an event that happened on that day. I love how the movie goes way out of its way to make this joke.
Another highlight is the Hulk Hogan appearance. I genuinely don’t get what was going on at the time that made this an important or clever piece to include in the movie, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Fun movie and I laughed.
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