list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Gremlins on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Gremlins/14280/default.aspx Title: Gremlins
Year: 1984
Director: Joe Dante
Plot: "Don't expose him to bright light. Don't ever get him wet. And don't ever, ever feed him after midnight." This sage advice is ignored midway through Gremlins, with devastating results. This comic Joe Dante effort is set in a Norman Rockwell-esque small town at Christmastime. Seeking a unique gift for his son an erstwhile inventor (Hoyt Axton) purchases a cute, fuzzy little "Mogwai" from a Chinatown shopkeeper's (Keye Luke) grandson (John Louie), who dispenses the above-mentioned warning before closing the deal. Meanwhile, young bank clerk Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) must suffer such antagonists as rich-bitch Mrs. Deagle (Polly Holliday) and priggish Gerald (Judge Reinhold) while pursuing his romance with Kate (Phoebe Cates). These and a variety of other plot strands are tied together when the lovable mogwai (named Gizmo) is exposed to bright light and gotten wet. In short order, the town is invaded by nasty, predatory Gremlins, who lay waste to everything in sight as Billy and Kate try to contain the destruction. Like most of Joe Dante's works, Gremlins is chock-full of significant cameo appearances: in this instance, such pop-culture icons as Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Chuck Jones, Scott Brady, Harry Carey Jr., Steven Spielberg (the film's executive producer) and even Robby the Robot all show up briefly on screen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:42:58 GMTGremlins1984Joe Dante"Don't expose him to bright light. Don't ever get him wet. And don't ever, ever feed him after midnight." This sage advice is ignored midway through Gremlins, with devastating results. This comic <a href="/players/P____16940/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joe Dante</a> effort is set in a Norman Rockwell-esque small town at Christmastime. Seeking a unique gift for his son an erstwhile inventor (<a href="/players/P_____3003/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Hoyt Axton</a>) purchases a cute, fuzzy little "Mogwai" from a Chinatown shopkeeper's (<a href="/players/P____43719/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Keye Luke</a>) grandson (John Louie), who dispenses the above-mentioned warning before closing the deal. Meanwhile, young bank clerk Billy Peltzer (<a href="/players/P____25651/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Zach Galligan</a>) must suffer such antagonists as rich-bitch Mrs. Deagle (<a href="/players/P____32854/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Polly Holliday</a>) and priggish Gerald (<a href="/players/P___107897/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Judge Reinhold</a>) while pursuing his romance with Kate (<a href="/players/P____11791/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Phoebe Cates</a>). These and a variety of other plot strands are tied together when the lovable mogwai (named Gizmo) is exposed to bright light and gotten wet. In short order, the town is invaded by nasty, predatory Gremlins, who lay waste to everything in sight as Billy and Kate try to contain the destruction. Like most of <a href="/players/P____16940/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joe Dante</a>'s works, Gremlins is chock-full of significant cameo appearances: in this instance, such pop-culture icons as <a href="/players/P____49213/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dick Miller</a>, <a href="/players/P____36347/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jackie Joseph</a>, <a href="/players/P____96300/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chuck Jones</a>, <a href="/players/P_____8005/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Scott Brady</a>, Harry Carey Jr., <a href="/players/P___112325/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Steven Spielberg</a> (the film's executive producer) and even Robby the Robot all show up briefly on screen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide11Tag Target (>10)426133http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35901hq120.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Gremlins/14280/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_December_15_Ho_Ho_Ho/625/38446/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 12/16/2008 12:08:59 PM
Body: I was thinking about posting a poll in the Movie Polls group about movies that are set during Christmas time but that aren't really about Christmas. Or maybe there's a better way to define them. Movies that aren't about Christmas in the usual way you think about them. Some examples I was thinking of are: Eyes Wide Shut Die Hard and possibly the afore mentioned Gremlins Anyone know of any other good movies in which the Christmas season is really just a back drop to a totally different kind of movie?
]]>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:08:59 GMTRisseladaWeekly Theme12/16/2008 12:08:59 PMI was thinking about posting a poll in the Movie Polls group about movies that are set during Christmas time but that aren't really about Christmas. Or maybe there's a better way to define them. Movies that aren't about Christmas in the usual way you think about them. Some examples I was thinking of are: Eyes Wide Shut Die Hard and possibly the afore mentioned Gremlins Anyone know of any other good movies in which the Christmas season is really just a back drop to a totally different kind of movie? http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_December_15_Ho_Ho_Ho/625/38426/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 12/15/2008 8:36:32 PM
Body: Alright, so it's about a week and a half before Christmas and I'm trying to think of a new theme for this week. The problem is, all of these damn Christmas movies I've been seeing lately have really been distracting. So, screw it, let's go. I have been re-watching quite a few of them recently. It's a Wonderful Life is one of those that is really easy to forget just how incredible it is. If you haven't seen it in recent history, I suggest you refresh your memory................ or an angel will be set on fire. I was surprised at how well Gremlins stood the test of time. I hadn't seen this one since I was just a lil' whipper snapper and I had just as much fun with it this time around. And I was actually really taken aback at how much I still love A Christmas Story. I usually catch this one on tv just about every year but I never really sit down to watch it. Well I bought the dvd for the family last week and we all sat down to watch it. A fun time was had by all. Danny Boyle made a Christmas movie called Millions... I liked it.. I would also suggest that everyone check out Joyeux Noel. This is a Christmas movie that takes place in the trenches of WWI. It is absolutely one of the most endearing stories ever told. So, in a pinch - there you have it. I guess I'm really interested in hearing which holiday films (if any) actually put you in the spirit. Or are we all just a bit too old for that now? I know Christmas is an entirely different experience when your all grown up but I have to admit, watching Ralphie give a beat-down to the local bully while sreaming, "FRIGGLE FRAGGLE MACK'N DOG SMUCKERS JACKER SNACKER" brings it all back.
]]>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:36:32 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme12/15/2008 8:36:32 PMAlright, so it's about a week and a half before Christmas and I'm trying to think of a new theme for this week. The problem is, all of these damn Christmas movies I've been seeing lately have really been distracting. So, screw it, let's go. I have been re-watching quite a few of them recently. It's a Wonderful Life is one of those that is really easy to forget just how incredible it is. If you haven't seen it in recent history, I suggest you refresh your memory................ or an angel will be set on fire. I was surprised at how well Gremlins stood the test of time. I hadn't seen this one since I was just a lil' whipper snapper and I had just as much fun with it this time around. And I was actually really taken aback at how much I still love A Christmas Story. I usually catch this one on tv just about every year but I never really sit down to watch it. Well I bought the dvd for the family last week and we all sat down to watch it. A fun time was had by all. Danny Boyle made a Christmas movie called Millions... I liked it.. I would also suggest that everyone check out Joyeux Noel. This is a Christmas movie that takes place in the trenches of WWI. It is absolutely one of the most endearing stories ever told. So, in a pinch - there you have it. I guess I'm really interested in hearing which holiday films (if any) actually put you in the spirit. Or are we all just a bit too old for that now? I know Christmas is an entirely different experience when your all grown up but I have to admit, watching Ralphie give a beat-down to the local bully while sreaming, "FRIGGLE FRAGGLE MACK'N DOG SMUCKERS JACKER SNACKER" brings it all back. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/12/37255.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/12/2008 3:00:44 PM
Body: I saw Christmas decorations in a storefront Sunday, so I guess it’s already time to break out the holiday movies. And it’s evidently time for distributors to release holiday fare to theaters, even if Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), which hits theaters this Friday, isn’t exactly the latest crowd-pleasing installment of the Santa Clause franchise. In fact, with such ingredients as estrangement, mental illness, alcoholism and cancer, it doesn’t seem like a very happy holidays kind of film. Even if it is actually a comedy. But then how many holiday movies are completely void of depressing themes and scenes? I’m sure to have grown up thinking more about the homeless, suicide and family dysfunction from films set at Christmas and Thanksgiving than I did thinking about the happiness that comes with these holidays. One of the most tearjerking moments for me as a kid was certainly seeing Mickey Mouse crying over his dead son in Mickey’s Christmas Carol. It’s no wonder so many people get sad this time of year. Movies are influential, and for every bit of slapstick we see this season, there’s potentially room for thoughts of abandoned children to go along with it. Worse for our tearducts are the films that aren’t necessarily thought of as “holiday movies,” which are typically more honest about how much of a bummer holidays can truly be. So get out your hanky and check out our list of ten most depressing holidays in movies: Movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Depressing holiday: Thanksgiving It’s likely that John Hughes is a real drag on holidays. His scripts feature kids forgotten at Christmastime (Home Alone and its sequels), poor teens who get cartons of cigarettes as presents (The Breakfast Club) and yuletide kidnappings (Christmas Vacation). Thanksgiving seems to be the most melancholy for him, though, as is clear from the bittersweet road trip movies Dutch and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the latter of which is up there with the saddest “comedies” ever made. Sure, it ultimately has a happy ending, but those last few minutes leave you bawling as you watch the montage and subsequent scene revealing John Candy’s true living situation. Film: The Apartment Depressing Holiday: Christmas It’s sad enough to be a lonely bachelor on Christmas Eve. It’s even sadder to be loaning out your home as a lover’s hideaway on such a night. Saddest of all, though, has to be returning to said apartment to find a half-dead woman in your bed who has attempted suicide with your sleeping pills (bonus points for her being your crush). The Apartment also has one of the more depressing New Year’s Eves on film, even if it does kind of figure into a “happy” ending. Film: Lethal Weapon Depressing Holiday: Christmas Sgt. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is also a lonely man on Christmas Eve dealing with suicide, but here it’s the contemplation of his own. While watching Bugs Bunny’s Christmas Carol on TV and thinking about his dead wife, he loads up his gun and wrestles with his demons. It’s one of the most heart-wrenching scenes to ever be included in an action movie. Film: The War at Home Depressing Holiday: Thanksgiving Like Martin Riggs, Jeremy Collier (Emilio Estevez) is a Vietnam vet, and also like Riggs, he has trouble putting his gun away during the holidays. Unlike Riggs, though, Jeremy’s weapon is directed at his father (Martin Sheen) rather than himself, and that leads to a less-depressing but no less disheartening situation. Film: A Midnight Clear Depressing Holiday: Christmas One of the most bittersweet war films ever made, A Midnight Clear is set during Christmas, 1944, in the middle of WWII and involves an intended holiday truce between American and German troops. Unfortunately, things go wrong. Not only does the film remind us currently that so many soldiers are away from home and potentially fighting on Christmas, it also displays some depressing truths about humanity and war that are saddening regardless of the season. Film: The Ice Storm Depressing Holiday: Thanksgiving This movie (which could also qualify for yesterday’s list of best dysfunctional families) reminds us of how sad Thanksgiving can be on an historical level thanks to the sardonic pre-dinne grace said by Wendy (Christina Ricci) regarding both America’s tradition of killing and robbing the Indians and its gluttonous disregard for the starving people around the world (didn’t we all go through that holiday protest phase?). Oh, and it features one of the most unsettling death-by-electrocution scenes ever. Film: Gremlins Depressing Holiday: Christmas The present holiday of this horror comedy classic is pretty sad considering all the death and destruction being caused by little green monsters, but the real depressing Christmas is the one from the past that Kate (Phoebe Cates) tells about. You know, the one where her father broke his neck and died on Christmas Eve while playing Santa Claus. And by recalling the details so slowly and in depth (she could have just simply said that her dad died on Christmas), she makes it even more somber a story than is welcome at such an already fearsome occasion. Film: Critters 2: The Main Course Depressing Holiday: Easter Obviously taking a cue from Gremlins, this sequel similarly involves little creatures terrorizing a small town during a holiday. And while not quite as gloomy for a young viewer as the earlier, better film, Critters 2 does feature a relatively upsetting scene in which “the Easter Bunny” is attacked by Crites and then crashes through a church window, ultimately bleeding from the mouth, dead. Film: Groundhog Day Depressing Holiday: Groundhog Day Not that anyone really celebrates this “holiday” (neither school nor post office is closed), but whatever. Though treated as black comedy, there is something quite depressing about all those suicide attempts made by Phil Connors (Bill Murray). It’s enough to cast a shadow (yuk yuk) on all the happiness that otherwise would come from Groundhog Day if it actually involved celebratory activities. Film: Roger & Me Depressing Holiday: Christmas Documentaries have the ability to make for the most depressing holidays, because they feature real life events — like a family being evicted from their home on Christmas day. This one is especially grim this year, as it’s possible that with the economy and mortgage crisis what they are that some families across America will be experiencing such a fate this December 25. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:00:44 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/12/2008 3:00:44 PMI saw Christmas decorations in a storefront Sunday, so I guess it’s already time to break out the holiday movies. And it’s evidently time for distributors to release holiday fare to theaters, even if Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), which hits theaters this Friday, isn’t exactly the latest crowd-pleasing installment of the Santa Clause franchise. In fact, with such ingredients as estrangement, mental illness, alcoholism and cancer, it doesn’t seem like a very happy holidays kind of film. Even if it is actually a comedy. But then how many holiday movies are completely void of depressing themes and scenes? I’m sure to have grown up thinking more about the homeless, suicide and family dysfunction from films set at Christmas and Thanksgiving than I did thinking about the happiness that comes with these holidays. One of the most tearjerking moments for me as a kid was certainly seeing Mickey Mouse crying over his dead son in Mickey’s Christmas Carol. It’s no wonder so many people get sad this time of year. Movies are influential, and for every bit of slapstick we see this season, there’s potentially room for thoughts of abandoned children to go along with it. Worse for our tearducts are the films that aren’t necessarily thought of as “holiday movies,” which are typically more honest about how much of a bummer holidays can truly be. So get out your hanky and check out our list of ten most depressing holidays in movies: Movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Depressing holiday: Thanksgiving It’s likely that John Hughes is a real drag on holidays. His scripts feature kids forgotten at Christmastime (Home Alone and its sequels), poor teens who get cartons of cigarettes as presents (The Breakfast Club) and yuletide kidnappings (Christmas Vacation). Thanksgiving seems to be the most melancholy for him, though, as is clear from the bittersweet road trip movies Dutch and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the latter of which is up there with the saddest “comedies” ever made. Sure, it ultimately has a happy ending, but those last few minutes leave you bawling as you watch the montage and subsequent scene revealing John Candy’s true living situation. Film: The Apartment Depressing Holiday: Christmas It’s sad enough to be a lonely bachelor on Christmas Eve. It’s even sadder to be loaning out your home as a lover’s hideaway on such a night. Saddest of all, though, has to be returning to said apartment to find a half-dead woman in your bed who has attempted suicide with your sleeping pills (bonus points for her being your crush). The Apartment also has one of the more depressing New Year’s Eves on film, even if it does kind of figure into a “happy” ending. Film: Lethal Weapon Depressing Holiday: Christmas Sgt. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is also a lonely man on Christmas Eve dealing with suicide, but here it’s the contemplation of his own. While watching Bugs Bunny’s Christmas Carol on TV and thinking about his dead wife, he loads up his gun and wrestles with his demons. It’s one of the most heart-wrenching scenes to ever be included in an action movie. Film: The War at Home Depressing Holiday: Thanksgiving Like Martin Riggs, Jeremy Collier (Emilio Estevez) is a Vietnam vet, and also like Riggs, he has trouble putting his gun away during the holidays. Unlike Riggs, though, Jeremy’s weapon is directed at his father (Martin Sheen) rather than himself, and that leads to a less-depressing but no less disheartening situation. Film: A Midnight Clear Depressing Holiday: Christmas One of the most bittersweet war films ever made, A Midnight Clear is set during Christmas, 1944, in the middle of WWII and involves an intended holiday truce between American and German troops. Unfortunately, things go wrong. Not only does the film remind us currently that so many soldiers are away from home and potentially fighting on Christmas, it also displays some depressing truths about humanity and war that are saddening regardless of the season. Film: The Ice Storm Depressing Holiday: Thanksgiving This movie (which could also qualify for yesterday’s list of best dysfunctional families) reminds us of how sad Thanksgiving can be on an historical level thanks to the sardonic pre-dinne grace said by Wendy (Christina Ricci) regarding both America’s tradition of killing and robbing the Indians and its gluttonous disregard for the starving people around the world (didn’t we all go through that holiday protest phase?). Oh, and it features one of the most unsettling death-by-electrocution scenes ever. Film: Gremlins Depressing Holiday: Christmas The present holiday of this horror comedy classic is pretty sad considering all the death and destruction being caused by little green monsters, but the real depressing Christmas is the one from the past that Kate (Phoebe Cates) tells about. You know, the one where her father broke his neck and died on Christmas Eve while playing Santa Claus. And by recalling the details so slowly and in depth (she could have just simply said that her dad died on Christmas), she makes it even more somber a story than is welcome at such an already fearsome occasion. Film: Critters 2: The Main Course Depressing Holiday: Easter Obviously taking a cue from Gremlins, this sequel similarly involves little creatures terrorizing a small town during a holiday. And while not quite as gloomy for a young viewer as the earlier, better film, Critters 2 does feature a relatively upsetting scene in which “the Easter Bunny” is attacked by Crites and then crashes through a church window, ultimately bleeding from the mouth, dead. Film: Groundhog Day Depressing Holiday: Groundhog Day Not that anyone really celebrates this “holiday” (neither school nor post office is closed), but whatever. Though treated as black comedy, there is something quite depressing about all those suicide attempts made by Phil Connors (Bill Murray). It’s enough to cast a shadow (yuk yuk) on all the happiness that otherwise would come from Groundhog Day if it actually involved celebratory activities. Film: Roger & Me Depressing Holiday: Christmas Documentaries have the ability to make for the most depressing holidays, because they feature real life events — like a family being evicted from their home on Christmas day. This one is especially grim this year, as it’s possible that with the economy and mortgage crisis what they are that some families across America will be experiencing such a fate this December 25. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_3_The_Movies_in_the/625/36928/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: rangertx
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Post Date: 11/4/2008 2:01:40 AM
Body: [quote user="leeroy711"] Here's an idea I got from Gremlins. I bought this one from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart this weekend to show my kids on Halloween. One thing that struck me while watching this was the unusually high amount of references to other movies contained in withing the film. At one point we see It's A Wonderful Life being watched on a TV in the kitchen. This is a pretty common reference for Christmas movie. Then, in the pivotal scene that the mogwais are fed after midnight, we see the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Later the gremlins are watching Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are quite a few references to Spielberg films, both blatant and subtle. The marquee of the theater has two films being showed: A Boy's Life (which was the working title for E.T.) and Watch The Skies.( working title for Close Encounters of a Third Kind.) There are really too many to name, I even saw The Road Warrior poster hanging in the bedroom. So have at it. There it is. I think that a lot of these are put in film just for people like us. Some are so sublte that only the true movie nerds will get them. So, what do y'all think? Do you jump for joy when you see one of your favorite classics referenced in a movie? Or, do you just hate it? And more importantly, why?? [/quote] So I actually love when I am watching a film and I see or hear a reference to another film. I was just watching Any Given Sunday. During the scene that Al Pacino is trying to motivate Jamie Fox Ben Hur is playing in the backroom. Oliver Stone sliced in moments of Jamie's speech with scenes from Ben Hur. I know that there so many other flics that have these moments but this is the only one that comes to mind.
]]>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:01:40 GMTrangertxWeekly Theme11/4/2008 2:01:40 AM[quote user="leeroy711"] Here's an idea I got from Gremlins. I bought this one from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart this weekend to show my kids on Halloween. One thing that struck me while watching this was the unusually high amount of references to other movies contained in withing the film. At one point we see It's A Wonderful Life being watched on a TV in the kitchen. This is a pretty common reference for Christmas movie. Then, in the pivotal scene that the mogwais are fed after midnight, we see the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Later the gremlins are watching Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are quite a few references to Spielberg films, both blatant and subtle. The marquee of the theater has two films being showed: A Boy's Life (which was the working title for E.T.) and Watch The Skies.( working title for Close Encounters of a Third Kind.) There are really too many to name, I even saw The Road Warrior poster hanging in the bedroom. So have at it. There it is. I think that a lot of these are put in film just for people like us. Some are so sublte that only the true movie nerds will get them. So, what do y'all think? Do you jump for joy when you see one of your favorite classics referenced in a movie? Or, do you just hate it? And more importantly, why?? [/quote] So I actually love when I am watching a film and I see or hear a reference to another film. I was just watching Any Given Sunday. During the scene that Al Pacino is trying to motivate Jamie Fox Ben Hur is playing in the backroom. Oliver Stone sliced in moments of Jamie's speech with scenes from Ben Hur. I know that there so many other flics that have these moments but this is the only one that comes to mind. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_November_3_The_Movies_in_the_Mov/625/36902/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 11/3/2008 1:06:54 PM
Body: Here's an idea I got from Gremlins. I bought this one from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart this weekend to show my kids on Halloween. One thing that struck me while watching this was the unusually high amount of references to other movies contained in withing the film. At one point we see It's A Wonderful Life being watched on a TV in the kitchen. This is a pretty common reference for Christmas movie. Then, in the pivotal scene that the mogwais are fed after midnight, we see the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Later the gremlins are watching Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are quite a few references to Spielberg films, both blatant and subtle. The marquee of the theater has two films being showed: A Boy's Life (which was the working title for E.T.) and Watch The Skies.( working title for Close Encounters of a Third Kind.) There are really too many to name, I even saw The Road Warrior poster hanging in the bedroom. So have at it. There it is. I think that a lot of these are put in film just for people like us. Some are so sublte that only the true movie nerds will get them. So, what do y'all think? Do you jump for joy when you see one of your favorite classics referenced in a movie? Or, do you just hate it? And more importantly, why??
]]>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:06:54 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme11/3/2008 1:06:54 PMHere's an idea I got from Gremlins. I bought this one from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart this weekend to show my kids on Halloween. One thing that struck me while watching this was the unusually high amount of references to other movies contained in withing the film. At one point we see It's A Wonderful Life being watched on a TV in the kitchen. This is a pretty common reference for Christmas movie. Then, in the pivotal scene that the mogwais are fed after midnight, we see the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Later the gremlins are watching Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are quite a few references to Spielberg films, both blatant and subtle. The marquee of the theater has two films being showed: A Boy's Life (which was the working title for E.T.) and Watch The Skies.( working title for Close Encounters of a Third Kind.) There are really too many to name, I even saw The Road Warrior poster hanging in the bedroom. So have at it. There it is. I think that a lot of these are put in film just for people like us. Some are so sublte that only the true movie nerds will get them. So, what do y'all think? Do you jump for joy when you see one of your favorite classics referenced in a movie? Or, do you just hate it? And more importantly, why?? http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_August_25_Monster_Madness/625/34435/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: pippin06
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Post Date: 8/27/2008 8:42:27 AM
Body: I don't watch too many monster movies. Why, you ask? When I was younger, the following movies gave me nightmares because of my seriously overactive imagination (no joke): Clash of the Titans (Medusa) Ghostbusters (the "Dogs") Gremlins (the scary Gremlins) ET (ET) Return of the Jedi (Jabba the Hutt...but only for a minute) There were probably others too, I just can't remember them right now. So now, I can't watch monstery scary things. Horror is probably my least favorite film genre; I've seen so very few and only ones I feel comfy watching. Just call be a big wimp. I don't mind. Now, I like do cute monsters, like the Muppets' Sweetums (see: The Muppet Movie) or a wisecracking Billy Crystal-type green cue ball looking thing in Monsters Inc. I also like movies with monstrous people - really good villains. But I'm not such a fan of monsters. Though the "smoke monster" in Lost, which is my favorite show, is pretty creepy even it's just super-fast, super-intelligent smoke, as is The X-Files, which has tons of monsters in it. Go fig. Though, for some reason, I really want to see Cloverfield. But I'm a huge JJ Abrams fan, so I'm forgiving the whole monster motif for that film because JJ touched it.
]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:42:27 GMTpippin06Weekly Theme8/27/2008 8:42:27 AMI don't watch too many monster movies. Why, you ask? When I was younger, the following movies gave me nightmares because of my seriously overactive imagination (no joke): Clash of the Titans (Medusa) Ghostbusters (the "Dogs") Gremlins (the scary Gremlins) ET (ET) Return of the Jedi (Jabba the Hutt...but only for a minute) There were probably others too, I just can't remember them right now. So now, I can't watch monstery scary things. Horror is probably my least favorite film genre; I've seen so very few and only ones I feel comfy watching. Just call be a big wimp. I don't mind. Now, I like do cute monsters, like the Muppets' Sweetums (see: The Muppet Movie) or a wisecracking Billy Crystal-type green cue ball looking thing in Monsters Inc. I also like movies with monstrous people - really good villains. But I'm not such a fan of monsters. Though the "smoke monster" in Lost, which is my favorite show, is pretty creepy even it's just super-fast, super-intelligent smoke, as is The X-Files, which has tons of monsters in it. Go fig. Though, for some reason, I really want to see Cloverfield. But I'm a huge JJ Abrams fan, so I'm forgiving the whole monster motif for that film because JJ touched it. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_August_25_Monster_Madness/625/34365/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 8/25/2008 5:32:57 PM
Body: Without straying too far from the topic (my idea of a monster is fairly broad), here we go: From my childhood I was always equally scared shitless and mesmerized by the monsters in Legend (mainly Tim Curry as the Lord of Darkness and that creepy green Swamp Witch) as well as those in Clash of the Titans (Medusa gave me nightmares for years). Gremlins was a great monster movie as well as Little Shop of Horrors when I was growing up. And I'm gonna go ahead and include Jaws cause that son of a bitch was a monster if I'd every seen one. I loved how Matinee made fun of and embraced the cheesy monster movies of the 1950's and 1960's with MANT! On the comedic side, Tremors was always good for a laugh. Ghostbusters and Freaked are probably on the top of the list of hilarious monster movies. Monsters, Inc should also get an honorable mention. And the really hardcore monsters in my book are Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (especially when he gets his prickly fly penis and wants to mate), the monster in Jeepers Creepers (that opening scene with the monsters truck steadily approaching the brother and sister is intense), and King Kong (the 1933 original) is great aside from the racist subtext.
]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:32:57 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme8/25/2008 5:32:57 PMWithout straying too far from the topic (my idea of a monster is fairly broad), here we go: From my childhood I was always equally scared shitless and mesmerized by the monsters in Legend (mainly Tim Curry as the Lord of Darkness and that creepy green Swamp Witch) as well as those in Clash of the Titans (Medusa gave me nightmares for years). Gremlins was a great monster movie as well as Little Shop of Horrors when I was growing up. And I'm gonna go ahead and include Jaws cause that son of a bitch was a monster if I'd every seen one. I loved how Matinee made fun of and embraced the cheesy monster movies of the 1950's and 1960's with MANT! On the comedic side, Tremors was always good for a laugh. Ghostbusters and Freaked are probably on the top of the list of hilarious monster movies. Monsters, Inc should also get an honorable mention. And the really hardcore monsters in my book are Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (especially when he gets his prickly fly penis and wants to mate), the monster in Jeepers Creepers (that opening scene with the monsters truck steadily approaching the brother and sister is intense), and King Kong (the 1933 original) is great aside from the racist subtext. http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Gore_is_where_you_find_it/222/31644/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 6/24/2008 7:02:49 PM
Body: Thank you for linking those for me, June! You are very sweet and pretty too... Have I told you lately that I love you? (it's ok, Froggy doesn't mind.... she knows all about 'us') ... I will be listing some of the interesting ones from "vol. 2" very shortly.... Thanks Again!
]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:02:49 GMTDr_GorHORROR MOVIES 1016/24/2008 7:02:49 PMThank you for linking those for me, June! You are very sweet and pretty too... Have I told you lately that I love you? (it's ok, Froggy doesn't mind.... she knows all about 'us') ... I will be listing some of the interesting ones from "vol. 2" very shortly.... Thanks Again! http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Gore_is_where_you_find_it/222/31587/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: divinemsjunebug
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 6/24/2008 1:16:12 AM
Body: That is really interesting, Gor. It is really amazing how desensatized (spelling) I am anymore, half of these movies I kept thinking - there isn't any gorey scenes in that movie, but when I started thinking about it, yes there are some pretty gorey scenes. [quote user="Dr_Gor"] Here are some interesting and/or surprising titles listed in John McCarty's "Official Splatter Movie Guide, vol. 1" (1989) ... (I apologize that my 'link a movie' function isn't working but, if you are unfamiliar with any of these titles you can easily find them on SPOUT or IMDb) ... Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) ; Caligula (1980) ; Conan The Barbarian (1982) ; Death Wish II - IV ('82 - '87) ; Gremlins (1984) ; The Hunting Party (1971) ; Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom (1984) ; The Long Riders (1980) ; Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975) ; Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983) ; Outland (1981) ; Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) ; Sharkey's Machine (1981) ; Southern Comfort (1981) ; 10 to Midnight (1983) ; The Terminator (1984) ; They Live (1988) ; The Wall (1982) ....[/quote]
]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:16:12 GMTdivinemsjunebugHORROR MOVIES 1016/24/2008 1:16:12 AMThat is really interesting, Gor. It is really amazing how desensatized (spelling) I am anymore, half of these movies I kept thinking - there isn't any gorey scenes in that movie, but when I started thinking about it, yes there are some pretty gorey scenes. [quote user="Dr_Gor"] Here are some interesting and/or surprising titles listed in John McCarty's "Official Splatter Movie Guide, vol. 1" (1989) ... (I apologize that my 'link a movie' function isn't working but, if you are unfamiliar with any of these titles you can easily find them on SPOUT or IMDb) ... Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) ; Caligula (1980) ; Conan The Barbarian (1982) ; Death Wish II - IV ('82 - '87) ; Gremlins (1984) ; The Hunting Party (1971) ; Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom (1984) ; The Long Riders (1980) ; Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975) ; Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983) ; Outland (1981) ; Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) ; Sharkey's Machine (1981) ; Southern Comfort (1981) ; 10 to Midnight (1983) ; The Terminator (1984) ; They Live (1988) ; The Wall (1982) ....[/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/The_Film_Library/Re_Expanding_Horizons_The_Wide_World_Of_Licensed/512/23983/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: quint
Post To: The Film Library
Post Date: 1/17/2008 11:50:56 AM
Body: When I was a kid, I was so geeked about Gremlins that I read the novelization. It was a desperate sort of nostaligia for the movie experience that provoked it. A novelization was the closest thing to being able to watch the movie whenever I wanted. I think technology has solved the need for instant nostalgia. If I like a movie or show, I can probably catch clips on Google video or YouTube to share with friends or tweak my memory. What this says about the future of memory is intriguing to me.
]]>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:50:56 GMTquintThe Film Library1/17/2008 11:50:56 AMWhen I was a kid, I was so geeked about Gremlins that I read the novelization. It was a desperate sort of nostaligia for the movie experience that provoked it. A novelization was the closest thing to being able to watch the movie whenever I wanted. I think technology has solved the need for instant nostalgia. If I like a movie or show, I can probably catch clips on Google video or YouTube to share with friends or tweak my memory. What this says about the future of memory is intriguing to me. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/family/MemberTagFilms.aspxfamily
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