I always felt sorry for Joe Dante. He released a decent werewolf movie with The Howling, only for John Landis to make the more successful American Werewolf in London the same year. He then made a brilliant horror comedy with Gremlins, which was overshadowed by Ghostbusters the same year. He then made a fairly decent movie about kid mistfits with Explorers, which was overshadowed by The Goonies the same year. He then goes on to make the excellent Innerspace, which was largely ignored as '87 had some amazing films such as Robocop, Princess Bride, Predator, The Lost Boys and Evil Dead 2. From then on, it felt like he gave up trying. It seems like Dante had such bad luck with his career.
@@aries4378 Definitely. I've always loved his style of film making, and his style of humour. It's interesting how his short film (and George Miller's) on The Twilight Zone movie completely shits on Landis' and Spielberg's sections from a great height, when they're supposed to be the more accomplished directors.
@@SirHilaryManfat In Landis' case, an extremely unfortunate situation on set halted the filming of his segment such that the editor had to Frankenstein together the existing footage into what we got. Spielberg's segment is just garbage.
the Fire Alarm is my favorite line of the movie "fire; the untamed element, the oldest of man's mysteries, giver of warmth , destroyer of forest. Right now this building is on fire! Yes the building is on fire!"
Got to meet and talk with Zach Galligan recently. He kept talking about how innovative "Gremlins 2" was, how Rick Baker's animatronics were amazing and how certain pieces of technology had to be basically invented for the movie. He seemed really proud of this one.
Other things he mentioned: 1. Chris Columbus apparently wrote a "Gremlins 3" script, but if it gets made, probably won't be a Gremlins movie. It'll just be an unspecified Chris Columbus monster movie. 2. If there was a "Gremlins 3," he doesn't think Joe Dante would be able to direct it because he's in his 70's and movie studios prefer younger directors. (My rebuttal to this was George Miller, who came back to direct "Mad Max: Fury Road" for Warner Brothers in his 70's.) 3. His dream director for "Gremlins 3" is Edgar Wright. 4. One of his favorite movies of the last few years is "Sicario." 5. If there is a "Gremlins 3," he thinks Gizmo has to die in it, because of all the death, destruction, and chaos he's responsible for.
I've always assumed the employees clocked in and out with an old style time clock but everything else is so futuristic was due to Clamp wanting to appear futuristic but when you peel the curtain back it's just another building, or just another office. I always took the running line of "nothing ever works here" to support my theory; Clamp cares more about appearance than he cares about function.
Saw it in theaters. It was hilarious when everyone started yelling at the projectionist and then the joke drops, everyone in the theater roared with laughter the parents, the kids, the grandparents. Even seeing this today reminds me of that night as a kid.
I was super excited as a kid for the Dungeons & Dragons film for some insane reason and the review’s headline in the paper was “Dudgeon Drags On” and reading that review killed a big portion of my childhood, really helped make me the bitter cynic I am today
I remember the film getting "cut/break" by the Gremlins in the theatre but how about when the VHS copy when it came out, they updated it so the VCR messed up the VHS tape. Such a playful film.
I'm going to defend the old school time clock. That kind of makes sense to me that they have expensive technology for the security, and everything else. But when it comes to their employees, and the stuff that guests in the building wouldn't see, they would cut corners.
sorry I'm just discovering RLM and all their wonderful reviews.. so i'm a bit late to the party.. but your comment is exactly what I thought when they went there. Yeah, it totally makes sense that they would totally cheap out on the time card system.
... and has 10 times more shit going in the movie than in the original. Do you remember how original was just a romantic comedy with Aussie badass? Do you remember how he fights a drug cartel in the sequel?
@Jackie Chan I did. And it doesn't change the fact it went from "Aussie hunter in New York trying to get a girl" to "Aussie hunter in the bush fighting drug cartel". The most "action" original had was the famous knife scene and it was played as a funny, rather than action scene
@@XXthekingofyouXX You need to familiarise yourself with more family-friendly films, my friend. And the point still sticks - rather than being a rom-com, it tries to be an action comedy
Everyone wanted to go to NYC in the 80's for their sequels because it was crime-ridden and perfect for the scene of a mugger with a boombox and mohawk wearing leather to pull out a pocket knife and threaten our protagonist.
Elena Manetta don’t forget the cliche sex worker walking down the street in the background cat calling the protagonist haha 🐈 “hey baby you wanna a night you’ll never forget for 20 bucks”
this nigga. deep cuts. Also no. Count Dooku also involved in cloning Orcs 1 internet point if you get this. For real this is the 3rd time Christopher Lee played a character involved in cloning.
One of my favorite Key & Peele bits was the one where they are in a board meeting pitching the idea for Gremlins 2. When it is put in a context like that, it sounds even more insane. I was rolling on the floor it was so funny.
I'm surprised Mike missed out on the opportunity to mention Star Trek IV. An entire movie made just to have the crew go back in time and walk around an 80's city.
When I was roughly about 5 or 6 there was a Gremlins ride at a WB themepark here in Australia. It essentially starts with you all in a cinema watching an old movie which then gets interrupted when the Gremlins ruin the film reel and you go on what is essentially like a ride out of the the cinema themed as an escape (at least that's what I remember). Looking back now, it probably would have been kind of awesome. Except for the fact I couldn't deal with Gremlins as a kid, I liked Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Aliens, but for some reason I just couldn't deal with Gremlins, they spooked the shit out of me. So naturally, my family decided to take me on this ride under the pretense of just going to watch a movie for the afternoon. That shit sticks with you.
Also for some reason Beetlejuice was your guide in helping your escape. A theme park in Germany has the same ride, except Alf is the guy who helps you escape for some reason
Daffy Gremlin asking "is it safe" right before starting to drill Billy's teeth got the biggest laugh out of me in this movie. They frickin referenced Marathon Man, lol. Also, maybe Billy actually brought his dog to NYC, but abandoned him, and that's why the dog hangs out in front of his apartment eating trash. Maybe there was an entire sub-plot involving Billy's abuse towards his dog, but it had to be cut for time. That's how I'd like to imagine it anyway.
correct me if i am wrong , the cinema had Hulk Hogan , the vhs had John Wayne... tv version is hulk and i think they should use john wayne cos im still sat in my home not a cinema
@@SimonCheesewright Yeah, it was John Wayne. I watched that movie every single day the summer of 1996 because I didn't have a Blockbuster card, so I had to buy movies out of the cheapo bin and got this and Double Dragon.
I was 22 when this movie came out and I saw it in opening weekend. I was laughing so hard at it that my girlfriend at the time got angry with me because of how loud I was laughing and she felt I was drawing unneeded attention of the entire theater. I haven't seen this movie since then, but looking at the part with the beaker and words: Acid, don't throw in face. Just started me howling. It's was probably where one gag just built on another for me to the point where I would laugh at anything. My girlfriend really let me know of her displeasure with me at the part with Leonard Maltin where I just lost it at that point. I later realized the scene was pretty corny, but they threw so many gags one after another that I pretty much had difficulty thinking. What has kept me from watching it again is that later upon reflection of the movie I felt they just basically made a parody of the first movie and I felt it wasn't worth my time. Watching this review gives me a new appreciation for it so I'll probably look at it again.
"A movie like it will never be made again." The Hangover 3 is the same kind of sequel. The director didn't want to make another Hangover movie, so he made a beat-for-beat copy of the original, but with the opposite tone, in a way that criticized the first movie, annoyed fans of the first two, and killed the franchise. The main difference is that the Hangover movies go from wacky to dark, while Gremlins goes from dark to wacky.
True story - when I saw this in the theater the film actually broke early in the movie. So, when that actually happens in the film, we were all so mad and then the finger puppet shadows showed up and we all lost it! It was like the ultimate trolling job! I still, to this day, love this movie and every insane thing in it!
True story: I was working in a theatre when G2 came out. The night before, after the second show ended, the projectionist ran the print of G2 (this would be a Thursday nite, as the release date was Friday) and we, the staff, hung out to watch because we all loved Gremlins. When that part with the break happened -- we almost all pooped ourselves. When the shadows came up, i turned to look at the projectionist booth window and he had a giant grin on his face.
Ok y’all so I just rewatched Gremlins 2, the best movie ever made. And something I never noticed is Clamp at one point, I cannot remember which scene for the life of me which one but I think its when he is on the tv trying to make the Chinese man sell his store, he mentions smokeless ashtrays. Which if you don’t remember is one of Billy’s dad inventions. So I wonder if Billy’s dad sold a bunch of patients to Clamp and that’s why some of the tech doesn’t work, and why Billy has a job there.
They actually do use the bird chirping sound effect in the original, in the Department Store scene where Stripe is getting pulled by the chainsaw and crashes into the wall
WB finally realized that RLM's audience are the movie geeks who still buys blurays for all the extra and belong to the one percent who listen to commentary tracks.
Just re-watched both movies (first time since I was young) and while I still love the mysticism flair and feeling-of-a-gone-era of the original, I *think* Gremlins 2 is now my favorite. That massive, non-stop mayhem of Gremlins attacking everyone around an hysterical Phoebe Cates is genuinely impressive, even by today standards. Plus, I do recall that a lot of people did fall for the reel-burning gag back then. That's the kind of "gotcha" moments you don't get that often anymore.
I like the idea of there being a shitty old card slot clock in machine. as someone who has worked in a McDonalds with "smart tech" for the customer occupies parts of the building, the employee parts were like falling to peices and our computer only had explorer and ran on vista and tiles fell into the fryers and shit. I wish they had gone further. I wish she walks into the employee lounge and there were like no floors and lawn chairs. Go all the way with it.
I’ve always loved Gremlins. It was my first introduction to horror. Gremlins 2 Is the perfect sequel. It’s more gremlins. I love it. “Batman” and “Batman Returns” / “Gremlins” and “Gremlins 2” very close to my heart. I felt like how you can’t trust technology and all this coldness and numbers. We don’t need to take it so far.
Oddly enough this movie is very divisive. I've always loved it. As I got older I appreciated it more and more realized just how batshit crazy and bold it is.
@@rebeccaucich1290 That was my first guess. But, IF I remember right, it doesn't show up right after that. But also they each could have a couple of shirts I suppose. Who knows? I've resigned myself to never knowing for sure. Also, if there is a pocket on that side, it looks like a pen exploded.
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Another Star Trek connection for Mike - puppeteer Kirk Thatcher did a bulk of gremlin voices in the film, most notably the female gremlin - Mike would remember Kirk as the punk on the bus in Star Trek IV that Spock uses his Vulcan nerve pinch on to silence his boombox
29:43 The film break scene always captured my interest. At the time I was reading the novelization and when this scene happens Brain Gremlin ties up the author and, briefly, takes over the book. Then, of course, the movie as released in theatres. BUT when Gremlins 2 came out on VHS that scene was different as well - where the gremlins take over the TV and switch around the channels. I believe the DVD restores that spot to how it was seen in the theatres (I kind of wish the VHS version was in the deleted scenes and not gone entirely). I was in middle school when this came out and it captured my imagination where depending on the media you were using, the scene changed. It's probably my favorite way of how they used multi-media.
@@christermyrberg3661 Nice. This must be a newer release. The original one I had, had zero extra features. Just the movie. I'll have to see if I can find it. PS - The John Wayne scene is the one from the VHS release.
@@BestowTV Yeah I know. My family had Gremlins 2 VHS a long time ago & when I saw it on DVD I was very confused with the Hulk Hogan scene as I had never seen it before 😃 I have the special edition of the first one including extras with the white cover that has Gizmo on it with a shadow of Stripe. The first one is from 2002 & the second one from 2006
We saw the movie the day it came out in theaters. That scene got us all. We're looking back to the projection booth to see what's going on. Then the Gremlin shadows come up and we all had a laugh. It was an interactive part of the movie and was really cool. I think I had the 02 version. I was mad because it's jus bare bones and basic (a lot of DVD releases were doing that then forcing you to rebuy them later when the do one that has added features). I may buy it on Blu-Ray, eventually. Honestly the Hulk version is my favorite. Like I said above I like that the part differs depending on the media and they put in that little extra effort on each.
I went to this movie with friends, and as we were about to go in, the (usher? cinema employee?) reminded us of their refund policy if something happened with the film. That seemed a bit odd because they don't really talk about that. THEN the film breaks as part of the film and we were concerned at first and saying "well, we are certainly going to take advantage of that policy!" but then when it was revealed we all went OH, that is why she said that to us! so, that was a bit of fun from the theatre! I still remember that. And it made the movie that much more fun!
"Joe Dante is the Gremlin." - Mike. This should be on the bluray, cause it's such a hilarious way to look at it. It really takes balls to do something like this to a major studio movie.
RIP Mr Miller. I looked up his filmography after watching this (second time through...) and found out he was in more movies than I ever knew about, and also passed in 2019. Rest on you hopefully great dude!
I always thought the sequel resurrected the Futterman's too, until a recent rewatch when I realized that they are the ones who call the cops (and are mentioned and confirmed alive for a second time, thereafter) following the Kentucky Harvester scene when Billy is at the station.
I wonder if the only reason the gremlins were okay with talking to Grandpa Fred was because he was in the vampire makeup. Fred never takes it all off, he even meets Mr Clamp with it on.
I can't believe Jay didn't mention Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as a sequel that's just taking the piss out of the first movie, especially since, like Gremlins 2, it was made by the original director.
After watching this re:View, I gave Gremlins 2 a viewing for the first time in almost 20 years. I had completely forgotten about it, and it's a delight. I definitely didn't get the "Marathon Man" reference when I was 8 years old :) thank you for reintroducing me to a film I loved as a child.
This show is becoming more and more my fav that you guys make these days. It's really enjoyable to listen to you guys talk about movies in a more serious light. Also Gremlins 2 was and is a fantastic movie.
This movie has so much references and gags, it's almost like Airplane, every time you watch it you discover something new. The first one have that to in part, like the inventers convention scene but this one amps it up all the way through
28:26 [pushes up nerd glasses]: In Gremlins 1, they used the cartoon chirping bird sound effect during the climactic fight when Stripe bangs his head against a wall. Edit: it's around minute # 94 in the film.
rewatched recently and was floored by the cinematography. It's easy to miss with all of the gags, but it's very creative truly beautiful in places. Glad you guys mentioned it.
When you feed Jay after midnight he turns into Macaulay Culkin
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Nah bruh, it's the opposite. When you feed Macaulay Culkin after midnight, he turns into Jay.
@@ethicalcheeze1407 or rich...probably rich lol
That's Mr. McCulkin to you.
When you feed Rich Evans cake, he turns into Dick the Birthday Boy.
The Rise of Skywalker: Rey takes Manhattan
Margites if only
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I guess in Phantom Menace they went to a planet that was one whole city.
Phantom Menace 2 Society
@@Olysk8er that's genius bruh
It's about Gremlins... that's whats so powerful about it.
-- Hahahahaha
Daffy... he's the key to all this.
Oh... I see what you guys are doing! Hey that's fun!
When the Gremlins appeared my dog barked
Hal... it's about Cats
I’d love to see the Gremlins’ press secretary trying to justify their actions.
Cutaway shot to two journalists in the meeting, one is whispering to the other: Well, he makes more sense than the last guy.
Is that civilized? No . . .
A cross between Kayliegh McEnany and Karine Jean-Pierre.
When the 2023 "Gremlins" reboot fails horribly, the 2028 re-reboot will be called "The Gremlins"
Wait 10 years and they’ll come out with the prequel movie “Gremlin”
holy shit I thought this was from this week
The suicide squad 😃😃😃
Stop it Stanley. You're making me upset.
Funnily enough, an animated show on (HBO) Max will start to stream at the end of the month (May 2023).
Mike: cinema sins
Jay (visibly disgusted): oh no
This isn't the first time they referenced CinemaSins is it? I just can't remember any others.
@@dirtypure2023 yeah during their A Quiet Place review.
Jay:
(disdain for plebs)
where?
Pupper Emeritus!!
I love Mike about to sneeze at 12:30 too bad it got cut out. (Release the Sneeze Cut!)
lol
This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen
Brilliant edit
Damn you're low key cute bro.
Exclusively on HBOMax.
I am so glad that High Definition video exists so we can see these men try to remember a movie in a higher resolution than ever before
Watching this in 1080p I can see all of Mike's liver spots
warner brothers tried to take down a positive review of one of their films
genius
maybe there's a gremlin in their legal system
Did they actually try to do this, or was the video flagged by automatic copyright protection alogrithms, and not one human was involved.
You know bots do that shit right?
@@whitecreamymilk8436 bots which are poorly programmed, not restricted by CZcams, and negatively impact the finances of the creators...
@@TrismegistusMx yea the bots suck. I never denied that
They've just been dying for an excuse to use those Gremlin arms they paid a fortune for.
Gremlins 2 is a really great excuse, to be fair.
lol
They have almost 8000 patrons, it's hardly their fortune.
They must've cost an arm and a leg!
Sven Poletka stop
I always felt sorry for Joe Dante. He released a decent werewolf movie with The Howling, only for John Landis to make the more successful American Werewolf in London the same year. He then made a brilliant horror comedy with Gremlins, which was overshadowed by Ghostbusters the same year. He then made a fairly decent movie about kid mistfits with Explorers, which was overshadowed by The Goonies the same year. He then goes on to make the excellent Innerspace, which was largely ignored as '87 had some amazing films such as Robocop, Princess Bride, Predator, The Lost Boys and Evil Dead 2. From then on, it felt like he gave up trying. It seems like Dante had such bad luck with his career.
@Jay Morgan You deserve a pat on the back for that pun.
Animal House Wow. That sucks. Joe Dante is underrated!
@@aries4378 Definitely. I've always loved his style of film making, and his style of humour. It's interesting how his short film (and George Miller's) on The Twilight Zone movie completely shits on Landis' and Spielberg's sections from a great height, when they're supposed to be the more accomplished directors.
@@SirHilaryManfat In Landis' case, an extremely unfortunate situation on set halted the filming of his segment such that the editor had to Frankenstein together the existing footage into what we got. Spielberg's segment is just garbage.
If it makes Mr. Dante feel any better, when these movies hit my local theater on the same day I paid for Gremlins and snuck into Ghostbusters.
The Key & Peele skit about the Gremlins 2 pitch meeting perfectly encapsulates the experience
the Fire Alarm is my favorite line of the movie "fire; the untamed element, the oldest of man's mysteries, giver of warmth , destroyer of forest. Right now this building is on fire! Yes the building is on fire!"
Ramzz Wurld I havent seen the movie, and completely out of context that made me laugh out loud
This line has been in my head for decades.
I watched the movie today and that was the joke that really got me
Gremlins two actually lives up to the mantra of It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on...
It's artistically bold, it's designed to be that way.
The stanzas, they rhyme.
And the gizmo pulls out that little lazer sword, and goes to town......
I actually laughed out loud. Well played.
BlackVulcan22 wswws
That is why it may fail at box office but becomes the classic. I view Airplane! in the same vein...too much to take in.
I just want to point out how perfect their pitch for Gremlins 3 was. Now I really want to see a movie that doesn't exist.
"Are youths...are you as a youths ... did you enjoy Gremlins 2?" my god mike what the hell
The weird thing is that I'm pretty sure they're about the same age
@@Sorrelhas they are. Mike is only 1 or 2 years older than Jay. Rich is the oldest, but also only by a few years like that.
What's the timestamp? Is it just an editing cut?
@@Prizm44 24:52
@@juliacassiano4499 Rich is 43, Mike is 42, and Jay is 41
Not gonna lie, I would love to see Mike's Gremlins 3 come to life unironically.
Make
Another
Gremlins
Again
Right??? Who wouldn't want President Clamp?!?!
@@brewingtea1 I think that would be a fun title.
Got to meet and talk with Zach Galligan recently. He kept talking about how innovative "Gremlins 2" was, how Rick Baker's animatronics were amazing and how certain pieces of technology had to be basically invented for the movie. He seemed really proud of this one.
Did he mention anything about Waxwork or Waxwork 2: Lost in Time?
That wasn't Zach Galligan, that was Zach Galifianakis. Rookie mistake.
Other things he mentioned:
1. Chris Columbus apparently wrote a "Gremlins 3" script, but if it gets made, probably won't be a Gremlins movie. It'll just be an unspecified Chris Columbus monster movie.
2. If there was a "Gremlins 3," he doesn't think Joe Dante would be able to direct it because he's in his 70's and movie studios prefer younger directors. (My rebuttal to this was George Miller, who came back to direct "Mad Max: Fury Road" for Warner Brothers in his 70's.)
3. His dream director for "Gremlins 3" is Edgar Wright.
4. One of his favorite movies of the last few years is "Sicario."
5. If there is a "Gremlins 3," he thinks Gizmo has to die in it, because of all the death, destruction, and chaos he's responsible for.
So he was essentially saying that they broke new ground?
@@RM18CPR
If Gizmo dies there will be hell to pay.
I've always assumed the employees clocked in and out with an old style time clock but everything else is so futuristic was due to Clamp wanting to appear futuristic but when you peel the curtain back it's just another building, or just another office. I always took the running line of "nothing ever works here" to support my theory; Clamp cares more about appearance than he cares about function.
The film break gag elevates the flim to the point where you're actually participating in the insanity.
Unless you're a kid seeing it for the first time on HBO or VHS. Then it's just jarring and confusing.
Saw it in theaters. It was hilarious when everyone started yelling at the projectionist and then the joke drops, everyone in the theater roared with laughter the parents, the kids, the grandparents. Even seeing this today reminds me of that night as a kid.
Awwww, little Mike reading Roger Ebert in the newspaper!
@SuperNoone89 I'm imagining it as the thing that kickstarted his cynicism
I was super excited as a kid for the Dungeons & Dragons film for some insane reason and the review’s headline in the paper was “Dudgeon Drags On” and reading that review killed a big portion of my childhood, really helped make me the bitter cynic I am today
"Jason Takes Manhattan" is actually "Jason Takes A Boat Ride To Vancouver."
Jason 8 or 9 wtf ever, i knew they would call that out. He takes Manhattan. By stepping on a ghetto blaster (pun) and traversing through sewers
Jason politely kills Canadians. Oh jeez sorry boot that lol
Wait I don't remember them getting off the boat.
Just look up the rooftop scene, it’s the finest of the franchise
Manhattan is the name of the boat.
I remember the film getting "cut/break" by the Gremlins in the theatre but how about when the VHS copy when it came out, they updated it so the VCR messed up the VHS tape. Such a playful film.
I always found the scene funny where the smart gremlin shoots another gremlin and says, "Now was that civilized? No, fun yes but not civilized."
I'm going to defend the old school time clock. That kind of makes sense to me that they have expensive technology for the security, and everything else. But when it comes to their employees, and the stuff that guests in the building wouldn't see, they would cut corners.
sorry I'm just discovering RLM and all their wonderful reviews.. so i'm a bit late to the party.. but your comment is exactly what I thought when they went there. Yeah, it totally makes sense that they would totally cheap out on the time card system.
@@mouse059 I accept your apology.
@@mouse059 I accept your apology.
@mouse059 I accept your apology
@@mouse059 I do not accept your apology, I expect a three page rework on my desk by Monday.
My favourite line is "Casablanca, now in colour, with a happier ending."
Though the elevator alarm is my favourite part.
Let's not forget Ebert gave a big thumbs up for 'Speed 2: Cruise Control'.
Let's not forget that Ebert was probably the best big-name movie critic when it came to reexamining his own reviews later on
@@MegaZeta Still though speed 2 ? speed 1 was forgettable.
that rating was jaw dropping.
Let's not forget Ebert is fucking dead and people are still trying to cope with his unpopular opinions.
@@MegaZeta I think a lot of film critics were so taken with Sandra Bullock they gave all her films better reivews than they deserved
Mike and Jay's Gremlins 3 should obviously be titled "The Gremlins Storm the Capital"
Gremlins 3: Make Gremlins Great Again
Haha! Was just about to make the same joke. Gremlins 3 - Jan 6 : The reckoning
@@Skywarp00yeah, soooo peaceful, like the percentage of mass shooters last year that were right wing
All of them
😂
"I'll teach you to add 20 seconds from a movie that's over twenty years old!"
Almost 30...jesus christ I'm old
Pretty much 30 years old
Crocodile Dundee is the reverse of Jay's formula. He went to New York in the first one, and back to Australia in the sequel.
crocodile dundee is classic fish out of water ... dundee 2 is fish back into the water. lol
... and has 10 times more shit going in the movie than in the original. Do you remember how original was just a romantic comedy with Aussie badass? Do you remember how he fights a drug cartel in the sequel?
@Jackie Chan I did. And it doesn't change the fact it went from "Aussie hunter in New York trying to get a girl" to "Aussie hunter in the bush fighting drug cartel". The most "action" original had was the famous knife scene and it was played as a funny, rather than action scene
@@XXthekingofyouXX You need to familiarise yourself with more family-friendly films, my friend. And the point still sticks - rather than being a rom-com, it tries to be an action comedy
Those twins also played a vital role in T2 making the guard replication scene outstanding.
Mom and Dad save the world as well I think. They kill themselves because the ruler didn't agree with for liking his sideburns.
They also played twins in an episode of Erie, Indiana, but I'm probably the only one who remembers that.
T2 had 2 sets of twins.
@@justincoleman3805 very true
Nah, when the finger spike goes through his head the effects are very shonky indeed.
Fun Fact: Scientists twin assistants played the security guard who gets stabbed in the eye by T2 in Terminator 2
I just realized that also the fedex guy that whistles the mogwai tune is Tuco from breaking bad.
@@rrmenton8016 mike in the first movie tuco in the second, it must be fate
Everyone wanted to go to NYC in the 80's for their sequels because it was crime-ridden and perfect for the scene of a mugger with a boombox and mohawk wearing leather to pull out a pocket knife and threaten our protagonist.
Sounds like an average walk in the park for Charles Bronson
Elena Manetta don’t forget the cliche sex worker walking down the street in the background cat calling the protagonist haha 🐈 “hey baby you wanna a night you’ll never forget for 20 bucks”
So Kamino wasn't the first time Count Dooku got involved with Cloning facilities.
Oh snap
Very cool lol. Clap clap
this nigga. deep cuts. Also no. Count Dooku also involved in cloning Orcs
1 internet point if you get this. For real this is the 3rd time Christopher Lee played a character involved in cloning.
Indeed.
And then he fought Yoda thinking it was a gremlin. and then he did a booty dance.
At 12:30, Mike starts to sneeze while Jay is talking. The shot cuts before it happens, but his contorted face with no payoff is hilarious.
One of my favorite Key & Peele bits was the one where they are in a board meeting pitching the idea for Gremlins 2. When it is put in a context like that, it sounds even more insane. I was rolling on the floor it was so funny.
Went and watched after reading this - great call. Insane pitch haha
yes! "You know none of that is going to be in the actual movie..." "It's in the movie!!"
"That's why we need a woman in the writers room!"
"You are a raging psychopath. Never let this town take that away from you."
“You just said a noun followed by gremlin, like you’re playing Mad Libs, like a child, you have the brain of a child, IT’S IN THE MOVIE, NEXT!”
This is such a sweet loveletter to Gremlins 2.
*I never signed up for this wholesome content.*
To add to sequels that take place in the city, Predator 2.
I'm surprised Mike missed out on the opportunity to mention Star Trek IV. An entire movie made just to have the crew go back in time and walk around an 80's city.
That was LA
Poltergeist III. Hellraiser III. Leprechaun 3. I'm sensing a trend.
@@brandonesters It was, but apparently they'd originally intended to do it in NYC.
It was no Pig in the City, but it was close
When I was roughly about 5 or 6 there was a Gremlins ride at a WB themepark here in Australia. It essentially starts with you all in a cinema watching an old movie which then gets interrupted when the Gremlins ruin the film reel and you go on what is essentially like a ride out of the the cinema themed as an escape (at least that's what I remember).
Looking back now, it probably would have been kind of awesome.
Except for the fact I couldn't deal with Gremlins as a kid, I liked Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Aliens, but for some reason I just couldn't deal with Gremlins, they spooked the shit out of me. So naturally, my family decided to take me on this ride under the pretense of just going to watch a movie for the afternoon.
That shit sticks with you.
Also for some reason Beetlejuice was your guide in helping your escape. A theme park in Germany has the same ride, except Alf is the guy who helps you escape for some reason
Theres camcorder footage of the Australian and German versions of the Gremlins ride on youtube if you want to relive all those scarring memories
I was TERRIFIED of the Gremlins as a child! I only remember a little bit of it because my aunt loved the movie and it was 1997.
I had the exact same experience as a child, I cried so hard they stopped the ride
I rmember this as a child! there was a tied up dead guy spinning around on a wheel thing and it freaked me out haha
Daffy Gremlin asking "is it safe" right before starting to drill Billy's teeth got the biggest laugh out of me in this movie. They frickin referenced Marathon Man, lol. Also, maybe Billy actually brought his dog to NYC, but abandoned him, and that's why the dog hangs out in front of his apartment eating trash. Maybe there was an entire sub-plot involving Billy's abuse towards his dog, but it had to be cut for time. That's how I'd like to imagine it anyway.
The video came back.
No video's ever really gone
Magician
Unfortunately for Rich Evans
*masturbates with droid*
Gin-chan's an RLM fan, who knew
@@user-qo6dh2ot4h which video? I want to see Rich Evans fuck a droid!
@@kristofb5013 Star Wars: Force Awakens trailer reaction
For the VHS release they did a tracking joke instead of the film reel burning.
And for the novelization, they had the glasses gremlin knock out the author and start writing the story himself for a page or two.
@@johnarmstrong5533 I don't even know if you're joking with me right now.
and didn’t they chance this to pixels/block artefacts in the DVD release? ... no, they did not. Just checked. Dang, wasted opportunity.
correct me if i am wrong , the cinema had Hulk Hogan , the vhs had John Wayne... tv version is hulk and i think they should use john wayne cos im still sat in my home not a cinema
@@SimonCheesewright Yeah, it was John Wayne. I watched that movie every single day the summer of 1996 because I didn't have a Blockbuster card, so I had to buy movies out of the cheapo bin and got this and Double Dragon.
I was 22 when this movie came out and I saw it in opening weekend. I was laughing so hard at it that my girlfriend at the time got angry with me because of how loud I was laughing and she felt I was drawing unneeded attention of the entire theater. I haven't seen this movie since then, but looking at the part with the beaker and words: Acid, don't throw in face. Just started me howling. It's was probably where one gag just built on another for me to the point where I would laugh at anything. My girlfriend really let me know of her displeasure with me at the part with Leonard Maltin where I just lost it at that point. I later realized the scene was pretty corny, but they threw so many gags one after another that I pretty much had difficulty thinking. What has kept me from watching it again is that later upon reflection of the movie I felt they just basically made a parody of the first movie and I felt it wasn't worth my time. Watching this review gives me a new appreciation for it so I'll probably look at it again.
Is said girlfriend your ex now? Kinda sounds lame of her to get on your case for having a good time like that
Yeah I read the subtext as “she sounds awful, poor guy”
"A movie like it will never be made again."
The Hangover 3 is the same kind of sequel. The director didn't want to make another Hangover movie, so he made a beat-for-beat copy of the original, but with the opposite tone, in a way that criticized the first movie, annoyed fans of the first two, and killed the franchise. The main difference is that the Hangover movies go from wacky to dark, while Gremlins goes from dark to wacky.
The Hangover 2 has a fan?
And then he went on to make Joker. The descent from comedy into misery rings true.
The primary difference is that gremlins 2 is a good movie and the hangover 3 is not
Just as the prophecy foretold in Half in the Bag!
This is a Re:View dummy....
@@kemprowland5136 Obviously you didn't watch the Half in the Bag video. Nor have high reading comprehension.
True story - when I saw this in the theater the film actually broke early in the movie. So, when that actually happens in the film, we were all so mad and then the finger puppet shadows showed up and we all lost it! It was like the ultimate trolling job! I still, to this day, love this movie and every insane thing in it!
True story: I was working in a theatre when G2 came out. The night before, after the second show ended, the projectionist ran the print of G2 (this would be a Thursday nite, as the release date was Friday) and we, the staff, hung out to watch because we all loved Gremlins. When that part with the break happened -- we almost all pooped ourselves. When the shadows came up, i turned to look at the projectionist booth window and he had a giant grin on his face.
Ok y’all so I just rewatched Gremlins 2, the best movie ever made. And something I never noticed is Clamp at one point, I cannot remember which scene for the life of me which one but I think its when he is on the tv trying to make the Chinese man sell his store, he mentions smokeless ashtrays. Which if you don’t remember is one of Billy’s dad inventions. So I wonder if Billy’s dad sold a bunch of patients to Clamp and that’s why some of the tech doesn’t work, and why Billy has a job there.
Dude. That’s awesome 😎
They actually do use the bird chirping sound effect in the original, in the Department Store scene where Stripe is getting pulled by the chainsaw and crashes into the wall
Gremlins 3: Critic meta scene would be the gremlins attacking the red letter media set.
WB finally realized that RLM's audience are the movie geeks who still buys blurays for all the extra and belong to the one percent who listen to commentary tracks.
tinnerino great avatar
This has been a great re:View. I would love to see the guys do The Frighteners.
I fucking love that movie. Jake Busey is fucking terrifying in it.
Just re-watched both movies (first time since I was young) and while I still love the mysticism flair and feeling-of-a-gone-era of the original, I *think* Gremlins 2 is now my favorite. That massive, non-stop mayhem of Gremlins attacking everyone around an hysterical Phoebe Cates is genuinely impressive, even by today standards. Plus, I do recall that a lot of people did fall for the reel-burning gag back then. That's the kind of "gotcha" moments you don't get that often anymore.
I like the idea of there being a shitty old card slot clock in machine. as someone who has worked in a McDonalds with "smart tech" for the customer occupies parts of the building, the employee parts were like falling to peices and our computer only had explorer and ran on vista and tiles fell into the fryers and shit. I wish they had gone further. I wish she walks into the employee lounge and there were like no floors and lawn chairs. Go all the way with it.
Funny that Jay would compare Gremlins 2 to a live action Looney Tunes movie, considering Dante directed Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action should've just been a straight horror movie, a la The Howling.
I’ve always loved Gremlins. It was my first introduction to horror. Gremlins 2 Is the perfect sequel. It’s more gremlins. I love it. “Batman” and “Batman Returns” / “Gremlins” and “Gremlins 2” very close to my heart. I felt like how you can’t trust technology and all this coldness and numbers. We don’t need to take it so far.
Oddly enough this movie is very divisive. I've always loved it.
As I got older I appreciated it more and more realized just how batshit crazy and bold it is.
I'm just happy to hear someone remembers 'InnerSpace'. That movie needs more recognition
@@umphreak9999 LOL same
Are you kidding me? InnerSpace is the Crown Jewel of my Laserdisc collection!
no, let us quietly recognize it..... otherwise, it'll get remade into a humourless reboot
this movie was my babysitter as a kid
I think showing it three times a day on Comedy Central for years was probably more than enough
I am dying for a re:View of UHF
Theater Ghoul What a wonderful supplies that would be.
Gremlins 2 was one of my favorite movies ever as a kid (when it came out), and I named my first childhood pet after Kuni.
UHF or the 1989 Dr. Calagari. Both are pretty gonzo for different reasons.
Happy?
@@tomikankaanpaa3528 yes
In Gremlins 3 Robert Ricardo's character plays the head of the Secret Service
2023 is nearing its end and we still don't have the reboot of Gremlins. All is right in the world besides literally everything else in this dystopia.
Marla is drinking Kalimotxo, a basque drink consisting in 50% cola and 50% red wine invented by drunks for drunks.
that stuff will put you on the floor
I used to know some people who drank that shit. as an Alcoholic I can say, no. just dont.
Sounds really disgusting
It's awesome. If you have shitty cheap red wine lying around this is 100% best way to drink it
Why would an alcoholic want to dilute their wine?
I love Mike saying, "I need answers!"
Now he knows how we feel about the Red Spot on Jays HITB shirt.
@@rebeccaucich1290 That was my first guess. But, IF I remember right, it doesn't show up right after that. But also they each could have a couple of shirts I suppose. Who knows? I've resigned myself to never knowing for sure.
Also, if there is a pocket on that side, it looks like a pen exploded.
Another Star Trek connection for Mike - puppeteer Kirk Thatcher did a bulk of gremlin voices in the film, most notably the female gremlin - Mike would remember Kirk as the punk on the bus in Star Trek IV that Spock uses his Vulcan nerve pinch on to silence his boombox
29:43 The film break scene always captured my interest. At the time I was reading the novelization and when this scene happens Brain Gremlin ties up the author and, briefly, takes over the book. Then, of course, the movie as released in theatres. BUT when Gremlins 2 came out on VHS that scene was different as well - where the gremlins take over the TV and switch around the channels. I believe the DVD restores that spot to how it was seen in the theatres (I kind of wish the VHS version was in the deleted scenes and not gone entirely).
I was in middle school when this came out and it captured my imagination where depending on the media you were using, the scene changed. It's probably my favorite way of how they used multi-media.
In the DVD menu when you press the gremlin hand the alternative John Wayne scene starts playing. During the movie it's the one with Hulk Hogan
@@christermyrberg3661 Nice. This must be a newer release. The original one I had, had zero extra features. Just the movie. I'll have to see if I can find it.
PS - The John Wayne scene is the one from the VHS release.
@@BestowTV Yeah I know. My family had Gremlins 2 VHS a long time ago & when I saw it on DVD I was very confused with the Hulk Hogan scene as I had never seen it before 😃 I have the special edition of the first one including extras with the white cover that has Gizmo on it with a shadow of Stripe. The first one is from 2002 & the second one from 2006
We saw the movie the day it came out in theaters. That scene got us all. We're looking back to the projection booth to see what's going on. Then the Gremlin shadows come up and we all had a laugh. It was an interactive part of the movie and was really cool.
I think I had the 02 version. I was mad because it's jus bare bones and basic (a lot of DVD releases were doing that then forcing you to rebuy them later when the do one that has added features). I may buy it on Blu-Ray, eventually. Honestly the Hulk version is my favorite. Like I said above I like that the part differs depending on the media and they put in that little extra effort on each.
@@BestowTV I would've loved to see it in theaters but I was born in 1988 so... 😆
The hack fraud Gremlins 3 idea was so brilliant, it'll never happen
That or Critters Bite Back with Scorsese and Di Caprio
But we get a Child's Play reboot..🤔
Gremlins 3, Rocketeer 2: Blackout....Hollywood could be printing money with these!
I really want that Critters: Bite back released
Twist: It happens, but it's co-directed by JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson.
I went to this movie with friends, and as we were about to go in, the (usher? cinema employee?) reminded us of their refund policy if something happened with the film. That seemed a bit odd because they don't really talk about that.
THEN
the film breaks as part of the film and we were concerned at first and saying "well, we are certainly going to take advantage of that policy!" but then when it was revealed we all went OH, that is why she said that to us!
so, that was a bit of fun from the theatre! I still remember that. And it made the movie that much more fun!
"Joe Dante is the Gremlin." - Mike. This should be on the bluray, cause it's such a hilarious way to look at it. It really takes balls to do something like this to a major studio movie.
If you frauds decide to dive into another Dante film, please choose The ‘Burbs. A vastly underrated, hilarious satanic panic picture.
The burbs “underrated”? Man the burbs is a classic, everyone knows that movie! It’s one of my favorite movie..i would love to watch their take on it
that’s a pretty great one
In a Gremlin voice:
Jay Gremlin: "WeLl JaY GrEmLiNS!"
Rich Gremlin: *classic Rich laugh*
i never knew how much i needed to see rich's vision of gremlins 3
Gremlins 3: Mogwai has Fallen
But they don't use numbers anymore.
The Last Mogwai
Gremlins 2 is underrated and ahead of its time.
It's 2023 and we are awaiting the premier of "The gremlin"
I wasn't looking for Gremlins 3, but their pitch for Gremlins in the White House is epic!
If done right it really could work. If trump gets re-elected they should make it.
@@Welsh_Dragon756 *slide whistle*
Now we have a real-life gremlin illegally occupying the White House…looks like that movie can proceed as planned.
@@REEEE-eq6mx Biden > trump
@@REEEE-eq6mx Why are trump's cultists so unhinged and sad? At least Biden isn't a criminal conman and child diddling cult leader
Poor Mike. Can't believe this is his last video with RLM before his departure. Best of luck at rehab Mike, we're all praying for you!
We need a Who framed Roger Rabbit review ! it has been 30 years already
RIP Mr Miller. I looked up his filmography after watching this (second time through...) and found out he was in more movies than I ever knew about, and also passed in 2019. Rest on you hopefully great dude!
"movie history crumbling away at my fingertips" summarizes 8 years of half in the bag pretty well
God I keep getting their Gremlins 3 pitch mentally confused with their Critters Bite Back pitch.
CvG
I always thought the sequel resurrected the Futterman's too, until a recent rewatch when I realized that they are the ones who call the cops (and are mentioned and confirmed alive for a second time, thereafter) following the Kentucky Harvester scene when Billy is at the station.
I wonder if the only reason the gremlins were okay with talking to Grandpa Fred was because he was in the vampire makeup. Fred never takes it all off, he even meets Mr Clamp with it on.
I can't believe Jay didn't mention Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as a sequel that's just taking the piss out of the first movie, especially since, like Gremlins 2, it was made by the original director.
That one's great because it serves as a fun parody of the original and a critique of where the genre had gone since all at once.
Also, Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes
Gremlins 3 written and directed by Mike and Jay? Take my money!
PND let them in the writing room at least there hacks but not when it comes to gremlins and these type of movies need it
Someone tell Ellen
After watching this re:View, I gave Gremlins 2 a viewing for the first time in almost 20 years. I had completely forgotten about it, and it's a delight. I definitely didn't get the "Marathon Man" reference when I was 8 years old :) thank you for reintroducing me to a film I loved as a child.
The young kid working the Frozen Yoghurt bar is called Alex. Played by Jason Presson who starred in The Explorers.
So you want Gremlins 3 to have the Gremlins become master shitposters.
I’m sold
This show is becoming more and more my fav that you guys make these days. It's really enjoyable to listen to you guys talk about movies in a more serious light.
Also Gremlins 2 was and is a fantastic movie.
This movie has so much references and gags, it's almost like Airplane, every time you watch it you discover something new. The first one have that to in part, like the inventers convention scene but this one amps it up all the way through
That "Gremlins Take Over Washington" sounds like pure comedy gold. I would watch that.
When does a movie go from being ahead of it's time, to literal prophecy.
@Frizzurd transgender people have existed for centuries though
When it’s Idiocracy.
@@scr0ngle108 You mean mental disorders have existed for centuries.
@@hoobaguy4311 Yes, and so have assholes.
@@hoobaguy4311 Don't speak about yourself like that.
The Gremlins 3 ideas in this review make me kinda angry nobody has done them.
That's because they were waiting for the right time.
Now.
You'll be furious when the inevitable reboot does none of them and actively insults long term fans.
Yeah, the times we live in a Joe Dante Gremlins 3 will be pushed aside by the studio in favor of a female lead Gremlins remake directed by Paul Feig.
28:26 [pushes up nerd glasses]:
In Gremlins 1, they used the cartoon chirping bird sound effect during the climactic fight when Stripe bangs his head against a wall.
Edit: it's around minute # 94 in the film.
That's seriously the greatest idea for a Gremlins 3 I ever heard.
"I need structure and order..." says Mike as he smashes another beer bottle in the middle of take.
Seeing Mike so happy brings joy to my cold dead heart!
39:10 as a kid I thought he said “you want another Moose, eh?” Like one ridiculously oversized chocolate moose wasn’t enough cracked me up
rewatched recently and was floored by the cinematography. It's easy to miss with all of the gags, but it's very creative truly beautiful in places. Glad you guys mentioned it.
It’s back! The Gremlins 2 Re:View is back! It’s a Christmas miracle!
Innerspace is a mostly forgotten 80's masterpiece. As a kid I watched it just as much as Ghostbusters, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Back to the Future.
Forgotten? They showed it three times a day on Comedy Central for years and years
@@MegaZeta We don't get Comedy Central up here in Canada, unfortunately. Any time I have referenced the film, nobody knows what I am talking about.
Kiwi who just heard about this movie today 🖖
" Never begg!!" To the dogg.
Actually, I've always felt that Gizmo is more the protagonist of Gremlins 2 than Billy, who is just dragging the main plot along.
How could you not bring up Tony Randall's smart Gremlin? He was the best one of the group. He should have had his own movie as an arch nemesis.