What are some opinions of the science fiction movie Gremlins?

Exactly 20 years ago today "Gremlins" opened in theaters across the U.S. It went on to be one of the biggest smash hits not only of the summer of 1984, but of the entire year. And in my opinion, it deserved to be a hit. read more

Let's see: 1. It's actually one of the best Christmas films ever made. 2. It's much better than its sequel 3. It's been long enough since it aired that it could reasonably be remade. read more

closed as primarily opinion-based by cde, sanpaco, A J, Panther, CGCampbell Dec 30 '16 at 3: 53. Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. read more

Now, forget that for a minute and let's go back to the summer of 1984, when Gremlins debuted and brought "Don't feed them after mindnight," to T-shirts and lunch boxes and a decade's worth of late-night monologue jokes overnight. read more