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One of the worst movies ever made


So, I had completely forgotten about this movie. We watched the first one a few days ago, and watched the second one yesterday ... Loved the first one ... hated the second one! I get that it was meant as a spoof, and basically made fun of the first movie, but man, it was painful to watch. We cringed more than we actually laughed, and it kinda ruined the first movie for us. It's going to take some time to blank this one out of our minds so we can go back to appreciating the original movie.

I really wish they'd done a serious sequel, and put more effort into it. This feels like it was done in a rush to earn a quick buck. The script was junk.

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Although parts of it are a spoof it is a continuation of the story from the first one with some creative new turns for the Gremlins. You forget the first movie had a lot of tongue in cheek moments and was also cheesy in parts, so I don't know what your main argument is. This movie is great a lot of social commentary and past social fads.


"We have guided missiles and misguided men."

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I was 16 when the movie came out and even as a teenager (who love over the top movies) this one felt so much over the top it was not so funny in many parts.

Some parts were good, though.

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It has been a while since I've seen either, but I remember REALLY enjoying the sequel because of all of the different gremlins; lightning gremlin, spider gremlin, bat gremlin...I don't remember if there were others

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murderous political pundit gremlin is my favorite.

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As it is hard for me to blank out the horridly boring original

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I'm not a huge fan of either movie in the series, I do like them but not enough to watch them over and over again. So I personally think both are overrated a bit but I can see why some people would love them. I'd say both are far, far away from being considered one of the worst movies ever made though. My favorite thing about them today is the 80s and early 90s nostalgia they have when watching them.

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and put more effort into it.


They put a lot of effort into. The Gremlins are much more expressive and unique looking. The puppets look great. Not at all rushed.

Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.

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The design and the puppetry are amazing.

The rest of the film is pretty cheap and shallow, and this is from someone speaking with nostalgia glasses on.

It felt like it was "Batman Forever'd" and just totally toned down for stupid kids.

I still get some pleasure out of it but I disliked the way it completely dropped the horror element from the first one as it was one of the draws for me.

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I love this movie. Screw the TC.

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Great movie. You are crazy.

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