Nato – Gremlins
I’ll argue with anyone that Gremlins absolutely belongs in the horror genre, even though it dances a dangerously thin line between horror comedy and straight up comedy. Screw it though, I just re-watched Joe Dante’s holiday spectacular this Christmas with some like-minded friends, and I can’t tell you how much I still enjoy every Gizmo filled minute. Alright, alright, everything about Gremlins is pretty awesome, but we all know there’s one stand out character – The Giz.
Whether the cute and cuddly little Mogwai is driving a car like Speed Racer, wearing a Santa hat with perfect Christmas card potential, screaming “BRIGHT LIGHT,” getting scared during movies, or just being a straight G, this adorable creature makes me laugh like a stupid school girl – and I’m not afraid to admit it. Billy should be beaten for the way he treats Gizmo, repeatedly breaking every rule, especially the one that says no bright lights! How many times is Gizmo tortured by Billy being a total idiot and shining something in Gizmo’s eyes?! That’s the true horror, Mogwai abuse!
But seriously, Gremlins is an absolute blast of a classic/cult film, and the bar scene in which a transformed Mogwai army causes total havoc is easily one of my favorite cinematic scenes of all time. You want to keep me in stitches for minutes? Just have goofy puppets do hilarious people things like flash the female character and get absolutely plastered. Game, set, match.
Because he’s so damn cute, here’s a video of the first time we meet Gizmo!