Gremlins 2: The New Batch * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

[@darkchia00]

I worked for a movie theater when this came out. We had an employee showing at around 1 am (after all the customers were gone) the night before opening day. When the "film break" part happened, we all thought it was real. All except the manager who read the memo that it happens in the movie and not to think it was a real break. The rest of the management staff started to freak out and were in the process of getting up to sprint to the projection booth to save the film print as the first public showing was in about 9 hours. And then the shadows appeared on screen. A friend of mine sitting next to me laughed so hard he fell out of his seat and was laying on the ground in tears of laughter. This event is definitely in my top 5 best theater viewing moments.

[@12neef]

Oh I wish I was able to see this in theaters.

[@MichaelAarons1701]

I’ll do you one better. A few years ago my friend and his wife were watching it on DVD and had selected theater version (the DVD gives the option for the TV version where the Gremlins start channel surfing and John Wayne yells at them instead) and when it got to the part where the film melts, she starts freaking out before realizing it’s not only part of the movie, but that being on DVD, there was no way it could start melting and malfunctioning that way. He was hysterical about her reaction before she realized her blunder.

[@kylemcdermott4725]

There was a VHS version of this break, were the VHS tape breaks. I saw the original break in the movie theater and was a bit disappointed they changed it on the VHS version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anaVfGSspsioq8U

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Short Circuit please 🗿Johnny 5 Is Alive!!!

[@saiconjr]

@@kylemcdermott4725 I actually enjoy the change specifically because it’s done in each medium like the gremlins locking the author of the novelization out while they type it out. I love that they become super self aware

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

The fact Christopher Lee took a role in this movie proves he has a very good sense of humour, everyone who has ever met him has said in interviews he was very witty

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

I hope she watches the original The Wicker Man with Christopher Lee! Apparently it was his favorite role and he did it for free!

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Fun fact: he legit thought he'd have to wear a funny wig. But Joe Dante told him to "play it straight" 😂😂

[@Nozoki]

Watching the film break scene in an actual movie theater was a blast. The whole audience was cracking up.

[@kylemcdermott4725]

VHS version of the break: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anaVfGSspsioq8U

[@monsoon1234567890]

Scenes like that, the opening trailers for Tropic Thunder, or the ending of Scrooged where Bill Murry gets everyone in the audience to sing were made specifically as a 4th wall break for people in theaters. It's hard to understand how well these jokes hit without actually being there to see it in the theater for yourself.

[@byronbonsall]

Imagine being the projectionist and not knowing that was going to happen. That was me.

[@fuzzyjuan6069]

It was rare, but those projector mishaps we're not unknown. We thought the projector stuck and everyone was upset until we noticed the gremlin hands. Then folks were just laughing.

[@jessodum3103]

@@kylemcdermott4725 Thank you for that. I've never seen that version.

[@sebswede9005]

Even if Gizmo ate food at midnight and turned into a germlin, i don't think Gizmo would become evil.

[@johnmarcey7176]

What the hell is a germlin?

[@ezrastardust3124]

Agreed, he’d be the same little sweetheart we all know and love, just a bit greener 😅 he’d probably need a warm sweater or something 😊

[@thrawn5k]

Joe Dante did not want to do this film, until they gave a truckload of money and said do whatever you want. So he laughed, took the money, and made this lol!

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..and it was/is a good thing 😀

[@filipvadas7602]

The man was literally paid to create a shitpost style sequel. Can't blame him then lol

[@jculver1674]

He basically let his imagination run wild and go full Looney Tunes with this one. He also went on to make the best and most overlooked Looney Tunes movie ever, Back In Action.

[@pete_lind]

Key & Peele - "Gremlins 2" Brainstorm - Uncensored ... pitch meeting 🙂nice YT clip .

[@Phethario]

The prequel to Freddy G**t F******?

[@TheAngryMoth104]

6:15 i'm sure that will never get clipped out of context

[@OrangeChrome]

I'm not sure what you're getting at. I only replayed it 42 times. Normal speed, .75, and .50 speeds too.

[@razorfett147]

​@@OrangeChrome😂😂

[@razorfett147]

Ashleigh accidentally let out her porno voice for a brief second 😏

[@JebWCManning]

I love this one. It's crazy and I love it's self-aware to make fun of the first movie. I also love that they add another aspect of the supernatural to the Gremlins: reincarnation. According to director Joe Dante, Mohawk in this movie is actually Stripe, the main Gremlin from the first movie reincarnated. That's why he tortures Gizmo. Mohawk remembers Gizmo killing him when he was Stripe.

[@captin3149]

One of the few movies I've seen that parodies itself to great effect

[@TheeGoatPig]

I was unaware of the reincarnation bit. I just thought Mohawk was an asshole.

[@entertainmenthell2396]

@@TheeGoatPig Oh yeah, he is.

[@briandrumgold642]

Somebody please suggest Drop Dead Fred to this girl lol

[@happiestaku6646]

@TheeGoatPig Daffy, the crazy one, is potentially a reincarnation of the Gremlin that was killed in the blender, which is why he destroys the blender in this movie as revenge and because he was killed head first, his brain is blended up making him nuts. George, the tough one, might be a reincarnation of Haskins, the Gremlin that was killed in the microwave in the first film. Which is why George is cautious of it. And Lenny, the dumbest one, is probably a reincarnation of the plate throwing Gremlin. Mainly because he throws things. Interesting, the original script had Gremlin Lenny switch sides to protect Gizmo from Mohawk and George and push them into an oven, killing them. Which would mean that Lenny would be the first Gremlin to go from being "evil" to good. But he was also an Eternal like Gizmo, a good Mogwai, even in his Gremlin form, and if he was born next to Gizmo, he would have probably teamed with him and not turned into a Gremlin, but instead because he was born next to George, he would follow orders given by George and Mohawk because he was not very smart.

[@happiestaku6646]

The weird thing about the Hulk Hogan cameo is that he was WWF Champion at the time of filming, but when the film was released, he had lost the title earlier in the year. Also, they did a different version where it looked like the VHS broke, and John Wayne sorted the Gremins out, but people thought that it was an actual issue with the VHS tapes. Originally, the studio wanted to cut the Hulk Hogan cameo, but it was well received by test audiences, so it stayed in. I think you took this as a serious sequel when, in reality, it was a giant middle finger to sequels, which is why it is so different from the first movie. And don't worry, some people didn't like it, but grew to love it.

[@jp3813]

How could anyone mistake this for a serious sequel? She constantly acknowledges the comedy.

[@happiestaku6646]

@ThrottleVinnieModo you can acknowledge the comedy and satire and still think of it as a serious sequel. There are genuinely people who thought it was a serious sequel since it was not well received at first but it grew on fans.

[@jp3813]

@@happiestaku6646 Being not well-received doesn't mean mistaking it for a serious sequel. Hulk Hogan even talked to the audience. A comedic & satirical movie can easily be disliked especially if people just don't like the jokes. If anything, many were disappointed that this sequel didn't take itself as seriously as the original did.

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Phoebe Cates was in the first Gremlins movie and was also in the Iconic Pool scene for men in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The guy who played the boss John Glover was in Scrooged and would play Lex Luthor's father on the TV show Smallville. His right hand man is played by Robert Picardo who would play the Doctor on the TV show Star Trek Voyager.

[@cjpolett2055]

Not just for men

[@scottlyttle5586]

Bob Picardo was also the Cowboy in Innerspace.. another 80's flick for MMM!!

[@ThatVinylChannel]

I also loved her in "Drop Dead Fred"

[@DanSolo0119]

Picardo and the female Gremlin have a lovechild who appeared briefly in the 1985 film Legend

[@Razgriz85]

Picardo is also the voice of the Johnny Cab in the 1990 Total Recall movie.

[@Daveyboy100880]

6:15 #newringtone 😏 If 2001 was the elevated trip for Ashliegh, then this was the comedown! Utter cinematic insanity, and as a younger human I loved it so it gets a big nostalgia pass from me nowadays… and you gotta love the gooey Gremlin FX (and Ashleigh’s reaction to them) 😁

[@gunnarnorris4138]

Fun fact the movie critic was Leonard Maltin who in real life gave the first movie a negative review. He did however give this one a positive one so I guess we could say his scene also happened for real.

[@DarthTach]

He was also best friends with the director and felt bad he gave the 1st one a horrible review.

[@tristenmoore1275]

@@DarthTach I don't blame him, because the gremlins took his negative review of the first film personally in this film and attacked him. LOL.

[@donaldball3245]

In his review of THIS movie he did make reference to "a gratuitous cameo" without giving any details...

[@foxpaw1]

Ate u gonna give a negative review on something ur in? He was not a good critic. Back then only Siskel and Ebert. That's it.

[@panowa8319]

The voice of the Intelligent Gremlin was performed by Tony Randall, best known as Felix Unger in "The Odd Couple" tv series, and his iconic role(s) in "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964), which should be on your watch list.

[@Pylodictisolivaris]

Alright, who replayed Ashleigh's moan at least once? ✋

[@StandUpComedyFan28m]

I did! Love it when she moans. Like when she moaned in Clerks. Lol

[@silverlobo2135]

Greetings Ashleigh Yes, Pheobe Cates was in the first one and the pool scene was in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" 1982. The 'thing' with the badge is the metal version of a barcode, in this case to identify an employee. You should know that Elvira was NOT the first or only person to show and review horror (or another genre) movies. She was just able to go from local to national and be REALLY good at it. As for the movie, it might actually be one of those 'bad horror movie' cult classics. Dr, Catheter is being played by Christopher Lee, actor known for horror films and playing Dracula in several different films. The twin lab assistants are the same ones from Terminator 2 where one plays the security guard and the other is the clone which the T-1000 changes from floor to fake security guard that stabs the first one with the metal liquid long finger, Gizmo and the Gremlins are BOTH puppets and animatronics, depending on the scenes in the movie. Yes, the black and white movie is a real movie. The wearing of the white mask by the Gremlin is a reference to "Phantom of the Opera". Yes, the Gizmo references to "Rambo" and "Rambo 2" are pretty accurate. Part of what makes it a great sequel is that director's freedom to create many different and weird Gremlins. While you caught the jokes and some of the references to other films, the 'disgusting' and 'scary' looks of the different Gremlins that some people enjoy were not to your liking which led to you enjoying this film a whole lot less than the first. Either way you were able to get past the viewing experience. Have a Great Day. Keep being awkward, remarkable, and your adorable self!!😁🤪😇😇😇☺☺☺☺

[@lancemagmer9701]

I think the host was the grandpa from Munsters

[@silverlobo2135]

@@lancemagmer9701 Don't know which "host" you mean, but Al Lewis (Grandpa from the Musters) was not in the film.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

the film critic who is attacked is Leonard Maltin who actually didn't like the first one, but did for the second. I prefer this one over the first. "IT was nothing like the first one" that is the point. It is self aware and the film is a satire making fun of itself and Joe Dante had complete creative control. It makes fun of media, it makes fun of marketing, it mocks the three rules, it does everything to make sure a good time is had which I waa disappointed to see you didn't. It also predicted the creation of tv channels for cooking, horror, etc. The voice of Brainy Gremlin is Tony Randall who is most famous for The Odd Couple tv series.

[@2buxaslice]

I loved the first movie but this one I just pretend doesn't exist because of how bad it is. I would have really liked a sequel if they had done it right.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@2buxaslice This is a great sequel. Did you not even read my comment. It is satire. Thry made it this way to make sure there would be no other sequel. Embrace the insanity and beauty of the project.

[@ladyyuna2000]

Interesting facts for Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) (1) When Gizmo first sees the janitor (John Astin), he says "Gomez", referring to The Addams Family (1964) character made famous by Astin. (2) After Gremlins (1984) became such a surprise success, Warner Bros. immediately wanted a sequel, but director Joe Dante had had enough of Gremlins for a while and declined. Work on this movie proceeded without him, as the studio approached various directors and writers. Storylines considered included sending the gremlins to cities like Las Vegas or even the planet Mars. After these ideas fell through, the studio finally asked Dante again, who agreed on the condition that he be allowed to do anything he wanted. He also received a bigger budget. In the DVD commentaries for Gremlins (1984) and this movie, Dante stated that he felt that this movie was a case of waiting too long to capitalize on the success of Gremlins (1984), which hurt this movie's chances of success. (3) In a corridor of the Clamp Tower, one nameplate says "Vectorscope Labs". This is a reference to the movie Innerspace (1987) also directed by Joe Dante. (4) When Kate arrives at Billy's office looking for Gizmo, she finds mogwai Daffy on the top of the Clamp Tower model playing with some airplane toys located over him. This is an homage to King Kong (1933).

[@OptimusPrime75]

I'm surprised you didn't catch the actor that played Dr. Catheter. You would remember him from movies you've already seen, Saruman in LOTR and Count Dooku in Episodes 2 & 3 of Star Wars. You'll notice his reactions to the bat gremlin too, a nod to his days playing Dracula seven times starting in the "Horror of Dracula" in 1958.

[@cmo5173]

He was also in james bond, the man with the golden gun. I guess she hasn't seen that one, but another iconic role

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@cmo5173 Ian Fleming was his cousin

[@69coolchris]

He was also in The Wicker Man (1973), which is a brilliant film.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Fun facts: They may be unrecognizable because they are still so young, but the CEO is John Glover who also played Lionel Luthor in Smallville and the guy watching the VHS tape is Robert Picardo who is now most recognized as The Doctor from Star Trek Voyager.

[@PaperbackWizard]

Some movies, you just *gotta* watch them twice; the first time to clear away any expectations you have, the second time to take it as it is. It's like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". It's so random and unexpected that you just can't take it seriously the first time, and then the second time you realize you're not *supposed* to take it seriously. I love Gremlins 2, so much more than the first one. The Brain Gremlin is my favorite one. I can't help thinking that, if the other Gremlins were as smart as he was, then we *might* have been able to get along with them and not have to destroy them all.

[@drakeloki4214]

When it comes to the sunblock, One it makes sense Billie would make a plan involving the sun because he doesn't know it, and two they only had so much and instead of doing the smart thing and make sure they were a immune they seem to waist most of it on one of them.

[@ThreadBomb]

I think only the gargoyle gremlin actually got the sunblock shot?

[@aquatadevore9335]

The twin laboratory guys are actual twins, and they played as the security guard and the liquid Terminator counterpart in the second Terminator movie

[@brianvernon249]

Yes! Good call.

[@ECPower43]

I recognized them immediately but it took me seeing Ashleigh’s reaction to realize they were in this! Actually a lot of faces in this that I didn’t realize the first time around.

[@BachelorDinosaur]

If I remember right, they turn up as the Warner Brothers in Dante’s Looney Tunes Back in Action as well.

[@Dreamline78]

@@ECPower43 If you watched Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, the delivery guy that hears Gizmo's singing and hums it later in front of Billy, might look familiar to you. It's a young Raymond Cruz, who would go on to play Tuco Salamanca.

[@ECPower43]

@@Dreamline78 wow I did not realize that! I just watched an episode of BB the other day too. Thanks for the tip!

[@Vestorimin]

I regret to inform you that the movie at 6:02 is indeed a real movie. Its name is Octaman, and its badness is legendary. EDIT: And the lizard monster at 22:57 is not Godzilla, but the "rhedosaurus" from The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, the original kaiju movie, and one of Godzilla's inspirations.

[@R3troZone]

Rick Baker agreed to be the effects artist on this film under the agreement that he could make the Gremlins unique. Which is why each one is different with its own characteristics and personality. Rick was world famous for doing effects on things like Michael Jackson's Thriller video, American Werewolf in London, Harry and the Hendersons, Men in Black. The man was a genius.

[@matthewhearn9910]

And now a few of them sit in the Redletter Media studios where they are falling apart thanks to being handled too much by some HACK FRAUDS.

[@creech54]

He was also in the movie in the clip from "Octoman" (1971), the cheezy monster movie that was playing on TV. Baker designed and wore the Octoman costume.

[@RetroClassic66]

He still is a genius; he’s not dead.

[@creech54]

@@RetroClassic66 Retired from movies, but still working on stuff.

[@turbyhugh]

My new theory is that Gizmo’s new batch was affected by the copious amounts of television he watched in between and that’s why they each look different.

[@barbarjinx3802]

The Key&Peele skit about this movie is 100% awesome and accurate. Very recommended. I love this movie. It’s bonkers fun.

[@PJ818]

YES!!! 💯

[@kellymoses8566]

Gremlin Vajayjay!

[@speedhuntr]

IT'S IN THE MOVIE

[@skaetur1]

The studio likes to bring me in when they about to drop a deuce.

[@sageantone7291]

Sucks

[@Lil-Britches]

There's a Key and Peele sketch that perfectly sums up how this insane movie was made.

[@Toast960]

I was about to say, Ashleigh should watch that sketch after this

[@jalcalahr]

So funny

[@jennahoffisland]

Yes! Was just about to suggest the sketch, too! 😂

[@scottlyttle5586]

Yes, it's pretty darn funny, too!!

[@willparks3429]

Not only is it in the movie, its in the movie

[@EtherconOmnicam]

Loved this reaction. Also low key loved the moan at 6:15. I agree that the first one is better, but I did enjoy this movie as a child.

[@LGSPTJ]

Yeah, I replayed the moan a few times, lol.

[@Karvan420]

@@LGSPTJ Had to make it weird

[@islandboy4445]

I enjoy this movie as an adult 😂 I think it slaps

[@artramirez2623]

Gotta watch the Key & Peele skit about this movies pitch meeting. It's so true it's hilarious. Love the work keep it up, you're awesome.

[@Nightroadtube]

came here to say this

[@jasonlane1528]

06:13 I can stand to hear Ashley moan a couple more times, ammiright? (Looking around for high-fives but getting no takers) Uh. How awkward. BTW, that cheesy looking horror movie the horror host was watching is a legit movie called Octoman and it's as good as it looks.

[@angelicawatchesmovies]

Ashley: I rewatched my reaction to the first one, to jog my memory. Also Ashley: does not recognize any of the main cast. 😂

[@patrickflanagan3762]

Seriously, it probably took her 20 minutes to recognize THE MAIN CHARACTER

[@kellymoses8566]

Some people are just bad at recognizing faces

[@frazzledfishing7042]

Pool scene from fast times at Ridgemont High

[@Dirkus17]

Short term memory loss. A relic of watching 2001, perhaps.

[@ProfessorWess]

"there's supposed to be a moan there!" Then the most beautiful sound was heard. XD

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

As a child watching this in the theater I lost my 💩 when Hulk Hogan shows up in the movie.

[@stevenjump8234]

All those film clips were real movies. The one you thought was Godzilla was actually The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. It came out a year before Godzilla in 1953. It used stop motion animation to create the creature. Godzilla was released in Japan in 1954. It used a man in a suit on miniature sets. It was released in the US in 1956 as Godzilla King Of The Monsters. It was heavily changed with new scenes with the actor Raymond Burr. The 1954 version is the better film, but the Americanized version is the one I grew up on.

[@greggburke7796]

Phoebe Cates was in the first Gremlins, but not in any Friday the 13th movies. She is best known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and then later on in 1994, she left acting to marry actor Kevin Kline, known for A Fish Called Wanda, The Big Chill, and The Emperor's Club. She has only acted once since 1994 as she quit to raise 2 kids. Their son, Owen, followed them into acting and is also into directing and is a cartoonist while their daughter, Greta Kline, is a folk singer who uses the stage name Frankie Cosmos.

[@rinkuhero]

did she name her daughter after the female gremlin in this movie (also named greta)?

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

Ashleigh, when you go to watch Godzilla, PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE, start with the very first one from 1954, and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE watch the Japanese version. I know you'd have to read subtitles, but the emotional impact of the movie is so much greater. It's basically the Japanese using monsters to emotionally process as a nation what happened to them with the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

[@MrRezRising]

I think this and Gremlins are the only two movies Phoebe did fully clothed.

[@sidneysimons6475]

Don't forget "Drop Dead Fred".

[@johntumahab323]

Not only was the octopus man film a real movie, it was the first movie Rick Baker, the special effects head for this movie, ever did.

[@justinplayfair4638]

Yeah Ashleigh, it's a real movie! It's called OctaMan, from 1971, with the effects created by multi-Oscar winning makeup artist Rick Baker, who *also* did the effects for Gremlins 2!

[@JakkFrost1]

I haven't seen Octoman, but isn't it in color? Those scenes when she asked that were in B&W.

[@robbperez1278]

Time for MST3K?

[@patrickflanagan3762]

That was kind of reason they used that clip in the first place, to razz Baker a little bit. (Even though his Octaman costume is pretty good!)

[@ElaMongrella]

in the novelization, Gizmo gave his "babies" names. The crazy one was Daffy (after Daffy Duck), the grumpy one and the buck toothed one were named George and Lenny (after the main characters in Of Mice and Men), and the evil one was Mohawk (for obvious reasons). The female gremlin later is Greta (named by herself).

[@rickjr37]

Christopher Lee portrayed Dracula in a long running series of films by England’s Hammer Films from the late 50’s on into the ‘70s

[@brianvernon249]

Darth Tyrannus himself. And he’s one of 2 people that actually die in this movie.

[@johnsensebe3153]

And Saruman in _The Lord of the Rings._

[@jsinjapan1689]

6:14 for your “I’ll have what she’s having” time.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Honestly, think it's kind of crazy you didn't like this one. To me, Gremlins 1 is just a standard (if not quite as dark) comedy-horror movie with a cute mascot. This tops it in every way. It's so much funnier, it's so self-aware, it's surreal, it's different, Gizmo and the Gremlins look better and the creative ideas they had for the different kinds of Gremlins were all fantastic.

[@jp3813]

Gremlins 1 wouldn't have been so controversial for parents (which this sequel makes fun of in the theater scene) if it was standard. It's one of the reasons why the MPAA had to establish the PG-13 rating.

[@neojc128]

One of the things I really like about you Ashleigh is that you watch movies you dislike and you are not shy about disliking them. I often love the movies you hate, but I really respect that you stand for you opinion. Kudos for still watching them, it is much appreciated. Cheers!

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

I agree. And I definitely supported her with not liking the Fellowship of the Ring, because I'm a book fan, and hate what Peter Jackson did to the films, and I really appreciated that she didn't like it either!

[@UncensoredScion]

Gremlins 1 scared the hell outta me as a kid but I LOVED Gremlins 2 for some reason, could be the added comedy elements.

[@goldilox369]

I was the same way. No lies. Gremlins was depressing, gross and scary to this kid. The humor of this one, talking Gremlin, girl Gremlin, etc made this one much more tolerable to me. 👍

[@clarebear.748]

Gremlins 2 is better.

[@Matacron]

Yup. Howie Mandell was the voice of Gizmo ... ... and Bobby from Bobby's World ... ... and Skeeter from the original Muppet Babies. ONE voice, THREE paychecks. :D

[@doblc943]

Hey there Ashleigh!! if you haven’t done so already, you should watch and react to both Wayne’s world movies

[@johnmarcey7176]

She really pays attention to comments one of the things I don’t like about her. And she has the attention span of a gerbil. But a lot of times I do have fun watching with her. But a lot of times she drives me crazy.

[@aussieguy6908]

20:07 This was what you saw in the cinemas. On VHS, which was what we saw Gremlins 2 on, it had it seem like the VHS tape screwed up, and they had John Wayne footage shooting Gremlins plus a voice actor doing John Wayne. Surprised you didn’t mention Christopher Lee from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.

[@robertstuart480]

"Please tell me that is not a real movie." Ashleigh, I believe that is the movie "Octaman". And if so, yes it is real.

[@JakkFrost1]

But isn't Octoman in color?

[@robertstuart480]

@@JakkFrost1 That clip was in color. Washed out dingy low grade 70s color, but still color.

[@JakkFrost1]

@@robertstuart480 yeah, I figured as much a little later when I scanned through the movie. The full thing is posted free on KZbin.

[@jacklegend5798]

Oh, I didn't know I needed a Millennial Movie Kaiju series until you said you needed to add Godzilla to a list.

[@baeleth]

When it came out on video cassette, they had a different scene to replace the one where the film broke with Hulk Hogan. In that version, they made it look like your VCR was chewing up the tape.

[@phoenixman8569]

my old vhs copy was missing the Hulk Hogan scene too...

[@dannykent6190]

But had John Wayne.

[@cessnaace]

The next film in the series, "Gremlins 3," was originally going to be a reboot. Now it's going to be a proper sequel. It's being produced by Amblin Entertainment, Steven Spielberg's production company. TRIVIA 1: CNN has a video in its archive that it's been holding on to for decades should the end of the world be imminent, its staff are instructed to "hold the video for release until the end of the world is confirmed." When the producers of "Gremlins 2" found out about it they added it to the script. TRIVIA 2: When Gizmo sees the janitor he calls him Gomez. This was an inside joke as the janitor was played by John Astin, who played Gomez Addams in the 60s Addams Family TV series.

[@christopherwall2121]

There's also an animated prequel in the works about how Mr. Wing and Gizmo first met.

[@Rhodair]

_Shin Godzilla_ is easily my recommendation if you review some kaiju movies. The story is similar to the original 1954 Godzilla movie with a modern touchup, and it stands on its own. It's my favorite of all the Godzilla films.

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

Honestly, I think she should start from the beginning, with the original Japanese version of the 1954 film. It's a classic for a good reason.

[@kneau]

Aye. I think a large aspect of Shin Godzilla's theme hinges on viewers being familiar with the other films & what's considered "the norm" in this universe

[@Amanda-gg6kz]

@@kneau EXACTLY. Ashleigh would probably spend half the movie talking about not understanding a bunch of references that she has no experience with, and would probably end up not enjoying it nearly as much as she could, as if she started it from the beginning.

[@devinpaul9026]

The theater takeover happens differently for several different formats. One was for VHS where they made the tape glitch and did some stuff. In the novelization the Brain Gremlin's name is "Mr. Glasses", and that scene is replaced with him breaking in, taking the author hostage, and taking over the book for a couple of pages.

[@jaseinclee]

This is my favourite Gremlins film, such a lot of fun. Done tongue in cheek. Love this one. If you ask me it was a satire on technology.."If you make room for things, things will come"

[@awturbosp]

I think Gremlins 2 is a perfect example of a studio changing the sequel to meet their unintended audience after kids loved Gizmo from the first one. As a kid when this came out, it was the first Gremlins I saw and loved it. The camp and pop culture references were great. I was completely shocked when I finally watched the original.

[@JebWCManning]

I think if you want to do another ridiculous horror comedy, I would suggest Leprechaun for when Saint Patrick's Day comes. It's about a vengeful leprechaun that tries to kill people who stole his pot of gold. It stars Warwick Davis who starred in Willow and was Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi. It also stars Jennifer Aniston in her film debut, oddly enough. It's dumb, but in a hilariously fun way.

[@Wang_Monkey]

Apparently when the studio came to the director, Joe Dante (normally a horror/comedy director), with the idea for Gremlins 2 he didn't want to do it, not being sure how to top the original. When the studio insisted he said he'd only do it if he had full control. So he made it outrageously bigger & very meta to get back at the studios & had the freedom to go as creatively crazy he wanted, . You should checkout the Red letter media re:view of it, lots of interesting facts about the film there. Hulk Hogan was very popular at the time so they thought, yeah we'll throw him in there!

[@gutz1981]

This movie gets so much better with age now I am of adult status and get more of the in joke references and the "F@ck It" attitude the director had for this movie when he was coming up with ideas on what he wanted to do this time round.

[@davidanderson1639]

The film that you thought was Godzilla, was in fact the 1953 classic ‘The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms’. It is indeed worthy of a place on your reactions list. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms was one of the early atomic monster movies, and it helped inspire a generation of creature features and directly inspired Godzilla. The film's story concerns a fictional dinosaur, the Rhedosaurus, which is released from its frozen hibernating state by an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle. The beast begins to wreak a path of destruction as it travels southward, eventually arriving at its ancient spawning grounds, which includes New York City. The VFX in the film were the work of the legendary Ray Harryhausen. I had the honour of meeting Harryhausen in 2002; he received an honorary doctorate at the same ceremony I was attending for my graduation (I studied film design). The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms was the first live-action film to feature a giant monster awakened/brought about by an atomic bomb detonation, preceding Godzilla by 16 months. Another giant monster film worth watch is 1954s Them! which features a nest of irradiated ants in the New Mexico desert.

[@haroldmanicotti3815]

I loved this movie when I was little. I was obsessed with Brain. "Now was that civilised? No clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilised".

[@DPYROAXIS]

The creator didn't want to make gremlins 2 but soon the pressure was too much and said they will do it but gave a middle finger and made it stupid.

[@JoshRead1]

I'm looking forward to this 😀 Did your hubben have a good birthday 🎂 🥳

[@Retrovorious]

6:14 That gave me a feeling…

[@bradpriebe9218]

Yes, Phoebe Cates was the one in the pool scene. The movie is Fast Times At Ridgemont HIgh

[@SamuelBlack84]

She's a babe

[@monsoon1234567890]

Fun fact: People will offer fun facts and trivia regardless if the person hates the movie.

[@patrickflanagan3762]

Also they all highly recommend she watch a comedy sketch about how cool a movie she absolutely hated is.

[@Legolad-nk3xw]

OH! That scene from "Rambo" wasn't in the first Gremlins movie. I think you might be thinking about that Black & White car racing clip. That clip was from "To Please a Lady", starring Clark Gable. Remember towards the end of the first Gremlins movie when Gizmo was driving around in the store to help Billy? Gizmo raced the car up that shovel, using it as a ramp... jumped out of the race car in mid-air... grabbed the cord (or chain) that opened the window... and then Stripe... who was in the fountain... getting all bubbly and such... got hit by the light (morning sunlight, I think). Stripe then fell back into the fountain... that went all freaky and bubbly...only to pop back up a few minutes later as a juicy, dripping, popping gremlin skeleton. AND THE DAY IS SAVED... THANKS TO THE MIGHTY HEROES!!!! ~ I know... it's strange what I've got up there in what I call that Swiss Cheese Memory of mine. ;p

[@davidberkowitz7411]

6:13 is anyone else making that a ring tone...😝

[@EllisThings]

Gremlins 2 is a masterpiece. Unfortunately not for everyone though.

[@RoGueNavy]

The redhead, Marla, was played by Haviland Morris; she was in "Sixteen Candles", as the shower gal that the nerdy gets with at the end.

[@DKSean]

I dropped everything to see this one. Absolutely loved Gremlins 2 and how different it is to the first, and how much they make fun of themselves. Top tier sequel film. Also, the Movie Police guy was an actual film reviewer who slated Gremlins 1, and they invited him on to make an appearance in this one to actually read his bad review

[@charlesedwards2856]

Someone else mentioned it, but that was Sir Christopher Lee as Dr. catheter. He was Sauraman in Lord of the Rings, Count Dooku in Episode 2 and the start of Episode 3 of Star Wars. A genuine badass of a man. The two other main scientists who are twins were also in Terminator 2 as the mental hospital security guard that gets killed by the T-1000 that looks just like him. Mr. Clamp is a good character actor who has played several roles over the years. The one I remember him best from is playing Lex Luthor’s dad in the Smallville tv series.

[@bernieburton6520]

I love this movie. It's hilarious. It's basically just a parody of the first one. And of horror movies with little monsters (there's several of them, Critters is my favorite horror movie franchise about creep little monsters)

[@xhen5442]

I recommend absolutely adding Godzilla to the list of things to watch one day. The original version from the 50s, the American 2014 version, or the 2016(?) Japanese reboot are all good to start with. Monster movies are a fun rabbit hole in general to fall down

[@cryshark]

The camera guy was in 16 candles & the Dr is Christopher Lee (Sauraman, LOTR). I'm still hoping she gets introduced to Innerspace soon! C'mon patreons, help us out!

[@_Althena]

And Christopher Lee played Dracula in 1958. Thats why the Scene with the Bat.

[@GeminiWolfstarGaming]

@@_Althena Definitely a nod to Christopher Lee's portrayals of Dracula in a handful of Hammer Horror movies.

[@Dystopia1111]

Dennis Quaid had a nice run of sci-fi movies in the mid-80s with 'Innerspace' 'Enemy Mine', 'Dreamscape', and 'Jaws 3-D'. Okay, maybe not that last one...

[@theheadsn]

6:13 made the whole video, respect lol

[@raputathebuta]

Oh Ashleigh. Yes, Octaman is a real movie. It. Is. AWESOME! It's terrible terrible cheese & I love it!!! I highly recommend the RiffTrax version of it as well. 😁

[@LGSPTJ]

You should watch the Key & Peele "Gremlins 2 Brainstorm Meeting" clip.

[@brandonmelling771]

I might be in the minority on this, but I actually think I like this movie even better than the original. It's basically a Looney Tunes cartoon come to life and it's glorious.

[@chrismignemi6195]

I’m sure you’ve heard this already, but the lead scientist is Christopher Lee (count dooku, Saruman) - the twins are actually twins, and they were in Terminator 2 as the guard that got stabbed in the eye by the T-1000…Mr. Clamp is supposed to be a parody of Trump - he was also in Scrooged as Bryce the slimy California producer dude. Also yes, Phoebe Cates was the topless girl at the pool in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. So - just some info. 😉

[@12neef]

I LOVED this movie. It was bat💩 crazy and thats why I love it. Its so chaotic and thoroughly entertaining. It looked like everyone on set was having fun. So many pop references, I always have fun catching them.

[@Fernando-dt8je]

Chaotic. That's exactly what gremlins are. :-)

[@totallytomanimation]

That was not "Godzilla". That was "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", an American monster movie, based on a Ray Bradbury short story, about a huge prehistoric beast, that is released from an icy tomb and wrecks havoc upon the modern world. Pretty much the plot of "Godzilla" but before Godzilla. In fact, "Beast" did so well at the box office, the Japanese film industry took notice and decided to do their own version of it called... you guessed it, "Godzilla". Now if you do watch Godzilla, make sure it's the 1954 version called "Godzilla". They released a version for the American market in 1956 that is best left unmatched. But I would recommend "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" over all. The movie that spawned the modern rampaging monster movie.

[@mrdoctorgilmore]

So glad you're covering G2, being looking forward to this vid ever since you reacted to the first film.

[@ozlovescoffee5595]

The director didn't want to make it sooo with the right amount of money he decided to make a movie making fun of it self.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

The creature effects for this one were done by the legend himself Rick Baker. Greatest makeup artist of all time and one of the greatest creature and prop designers.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie is more of a spoof or parody of the original film, but when Joe Dante read the script, he loved the fourth wall breaking.

[@eviljbrian]

YEs. Howie Mandell was the voice of Gizmo. He did stand-up back in the 80s and the high pitched voice was one of his bits. He went on to make a cartoon called Bobby's World using a similar voice.

[@LeviBoldock]

I replayed 6:15 way too many times. 😆

[@StandUpComedyFan28m]

12:36, was that a "come" joke Ashleigh made? Like "we've all been there." Lol, and yes 6:15. Quite lovely!

[@bananasaregood8655]

You know whats funny? Instead of actually laughing, most of the time you just say ‘that is SO funny’ or ‘that is hillarious’ 😂😂😂

[@herbertragan5849]

This is a love it or hate it film. I love that it wasn’t just a carbon copy and that they swung for the fences. LMAO.

[@oaf-77]

22:59 Beast from 20000 Fathoms. An absolute classic and the movie that inspired Godzilla

[@jrobwoo688]

I really enjoyed this movie. Especially when I was a kid. Billy is in a movie with Jay & Kevin Smith called Madness In the Method. Also featuring Stan Lee.

[@EvilTerry35]

This is a movie for film buffs, the "Is It Safe?" reference is obscure enough for casual film viewers but if you are into movies, you instantly get it.

[@MrMarvelous1973]

When Hulk Hogan speaks up even the Gremlins listen. It's one of the better sequels of movies. Worthy 2nd part.

[@voltinator]

6:03 is actually from Octoman (1971)! Yep real as rain!

[@lkf8799]

Please watch the Key and Peele skit where they did the pitch meeting for Gremlins 2. It's freaking hilarious 😆 💚

[@dronefury]

Not only is the Octopus Monster movie real but that same film was on the TV at the end of Fright Night. (Movie was called Octoman).

[@Drawkcabi]

*Hi Ashleigh!!!* *Here you go...explanations!* I love both the first movie and this one, and part what I love is how the first one is so earnest and the sequel does a 180 and gets so meta...so cleverly stupid and silly! The logic problems with the rules and a few other things have always nagged me at the back of my mind though. Watching these movies so many times I've come up with some theories on how Gremlins physiology works just for the peace of my own mind... How did Gizmo get to be good when every other mogwai/gremlin is always bad? Now, what I've heard is the official canon is that with mogwai (which translates into "monster" in Chinese) only 1 in 1000 are good hearted like Gizmo when they are born, the rest are mean terrors like the others. I prefer my own theory I came up with... The water that got splashed on Gizmo in the first movie was the dirty water Billy used to rinse his paint brushes. The water was tainted, so the mogwai were too. Then in this movie Gizmo gets splashed _again_ with water contaminated by paint. I always imagine Gizmo was born from a drop of water from a crystal clear mountain stream. The mogwai reproduce asexual. I imagine they do this by holding fertilized eggs outside their body but embedded in their skin. It may only take a drop of water to waken them, but it has to be H2O. This is how you can hydrate them and clean them without causing a baby boom. You could give them milk, alcohol, etc, to drink or bathe them in it and they wouldn't multiply. The water has to be within the right temperature range too, close to normal mogwai body temperature. Even though like snow is frozen H2O it's too cold to awaken the eggs, even if it melts a little. This is why nothing happens when they are in the snow in the first movie. They don't have an infinite amount of eggs either. The older eggs eventually die and drop off like dead skin cells and new eggs are constantly being regenerated by their body metabolism. This is why some parts of their bodies seem to get wet but no new Gremlins pop out...the water just happened to hit an area with no eggs, but the water eventually will find some. So it's also why when Stripe jumped into the pool in the first movie, or in this movie when _George, Lenny,_ and _Daffy _ (the actully names the production crew gave these gremlins) set off the sprinklers, the chain reaction wasn't even bigger, their bodies eventually ran out of viable eggs until they could eat and recharge their systems some. Am I scaring you yet? The eating after midnight thing... This really gave me a headache as a kid until I figured it out to my own satisfaction. The Sun is the weakness of the mogwai. Only sunlight kills them, other light just causes them pain and is hard to tolerate. So, direct sunlight will kill them, but I figured even indirect sunlight has an effect. It keeps them too weak to go into a pupa stage. But at midnight the sun is directly behind the Earth and the mogwai are at their strongest. Then they only need to eat to trigger metamorphosis. They hold onto this strength past midnight, it takes the sun rising, turning night back to day, to weaken them enough to be safe to feed them again. So no matter where they are in the world, the no feeding after midnight rule will still apply only to the midnight of the time zone they are in. I know I put too much thought into this, but it's how my brain works... Best Regards!

[@bonchbonch]

I like how the camera zooms in on Christopher Lee after the reveal of the bat-gremlin. Lee once played Dracula.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Great reaction! Was really hoping you'd one day look at this film. 3:47, that joke you did was perfect. 21:07, and your reaction to Greta, the female Gremlin, was perfect as well.

[@pineappleparty1624]

At work I once hand painted a pumpkin with Gizmo's face on it. It looks just like him too! I was disqualified from the pumpkin carving contest. I hate the smell of raw pumpkins so I didn't cut mine. :D

[@Marstux]

Love watching these back to back. Its alot of nostalgia but so insane and camp to.