ALL SCI-FI

[Eadie]

(I can't believe that there is no thread for this movie!)



Gremlins, the charming movie about a living stuffed animal that shoots slimy, horny monsters out of its back, is a classic. Every Christmas, people are drawn to the film’s anarchistic mayhem, enjoying the special effects, dark humor, and scenes of Phoebe Cates wearing a cute hat. Up until now, we’ve been forced to watch regular-old Blu-ray and DVD releases of the film. But that’s about to change. On October 1, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the film on 4K Blu-ray and digital, providing “4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.”

The release also features the following previously released special features:

Filmmakers’ Commentary with Director Joe Dante, Producer Michael Finnell and Special Effects Artist Chris Walas
Cast Commentary with Director Joe Dante, Zack Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, and Howie Mandel
Gremlins: Behind the Scenes Featurette
Additional Scenes with Commentary
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailers
Additional Scenes
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent: Making Gremlins
Gremlins: The Gift of the Mogwai (motion comic)
The Last Gremlin (motion comic)
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Hangin’ with Hoyt on the set of Gremlins

I remain a fan of physical media (weird, I know!), so I’ll definitely be picking this up. And now that this is out of the way, it’s time to give the vastly underrated Gremlins 2 a 4K release as well. Make it happen, someone.

Gremlins is a wildly original roller-coaster ride of hilarious mischief. One minute your hair will stand on end, the next you’ll hold your sides with laughter at the havoc these supposedly gentle furballs create when the rules surrounding their care and feeding are inadvertently broken one fateful Christmas. Written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante, Gremlins unleashes special effects that dazzle and enchant and merriment that lingers in the memory.

Directed by Joe Dante (Innerspace, The ‘Burbs) and written by Chris Columbus (The Goonies, Young Sherlock Holmes), the film stars Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, and Hoyt Axton and Randall Peltzer, along with the voices of Frank Welker as Stripe and Howie Mandel as Gizmo.
_________________
____________
Art Should Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the Comfortable.

[Bud Brewster]

________________________________

After considering the story carefully, it occurred to me that this is more of a fantasy film than science fiction. But if anyone can make a case for it as sci-fi, I can move it back to the sci-fi forum.
_________________
____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Krel]

In the novelization, it indicates that the Mogwai were from outer space, but that is not in the movie itself. Personally, I've always considered the movie to be a comedy, horror, fantasy film.

David.

[Bud Brewster]

________________________________

__________________Planet of the Mogwai!

_______________

"Coming soon to a theater or drive-in near you!"
_________________
____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)