Gremlins | First Time Reaction | Movie Review & Commentary

[@DanJackson1977]

Yes, in 84 (or 83 when they wrote this)... Cable was braggable. Video rental stores hadnt become fully mainsteam yet, and even though Cable tv had technically existed since the 1960s (when it was called Pay tv), it had only just started becoming mainstream by the early 80s. 1984 was when my dad finally got it, and he didnt make a lot of money so it was a big deal, and the idea of havng unedited movies (from premium channels like HBO) on your tv was exciting. MTV was also becoming a huge cultural event by 84... and some people would get cable just for that.

[@Sessis]

That’s so interesting to read about. I’m seriously learning a lot from people like you who are willing to fill me in on things I don’t know anything about. Much appreciate!

[@t.dig.2040]

Video rentals in the days when people had to rent the VCR 😆 🤣

[@tomshaw-jarred4376]

​@@Sessisplz watch gremlins 2

[@tancar2004]

Back in the 70's around the time I was born my dad was in the air force posted to a base out in Rural Oklahoma and my parents paid $8/month for cable tv that consisted of the broadcast networks because the broadcast signals wouldn't reach that far.

[@DanJackson1977]

@@tancar2004 Yeah I've heard that some people got cable for that purpose... in the area that couldnt get reception. in the 70s there were also competing cable tv technologies... one weird one was only available in Ohio, called Qube.. it had an interactive controller where you could interact (like, voting on things) with the shows you warched. Qube had a kids channel called Pinwheel, which was spun of into it's own national cable network, Nickelodeon.

[@lilfootstudio]

Fun fact: this scene 15:19 the eggs and the creatures hatching were an inspiration from the movie “ALIEN” just like the weird spider comes out.

[@ridleysaria]

Gremlins came out when I was 6. It was definitely scary but I also loved it. All the other kids talked about the kitchen scene but I don’t think a single kid disliked it.

[@Sessis]

Glad to hear that you loved it!

[@TheUnfulfilledOne]

@@Sessis Next time before you watch a movie;you could ask me how scary it is and if it is I will tell you if you want...

[@jp3813]

@@TheUnfulfilledOne Don't ruin the reactions. Let her discover for herself.

[@TheUnfulfilledOne]

@@jp3813 Very Well

[@jamesdee759]

I saw Gremlins when I was a kid and I loved it. Back then, my mom had gotten me a kitten and we named it Gizmo because the color and color pattern of it's fur looked a lot like Gizmo from Gremlins.

[@kaojinn]

I was 4-5 when this movie came out, and was in heavy circulation. Gizmo obviously is super cute, while the gremlins are creepy as shit, but really cool looking. The part that freaked out my little kid mind was that they were my size, loved the dark, loved hiding in and under stuff to grab you or pop out at you, and not shy about using teeth and claws. Every creak of the house settling, every rustle of leaves outside of my window, all clearly gremlins scurrying about. So naturally I assumed that they were always hiding under my bed, just waiting for me to step a foot on the floor if I had to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. So I'd usually jump off of and onto my bed if I had to go in the middle of the night.

[@Aulviss]

Saw this the year it came out. I was 6. The 80s were a different time. Gremlins, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Transformers the Movie. All had some dark themes that were deemed okay for kids back then.

[@zarc]

Gremlins is a Christmas movie! One of my favorites!

[@Sessis]

Would agree, has so much Christmas themes in it.

[@georger.3489]

This movie has the perfect mix between comedy and horror. Glad you reacted to it :)

[@rocketdave719]

Well, today I learned that Kalle Anka is the Swedish name for Donald Duck. I didn't see Gremlins as a kid, but I became familiar with a slightly more kid-friendly version of the story through a series of books/records that the fast food chain Hardees put out as promotional items when the movie was released. I saw Gremlins 2 first, which as I'm sure others will have told you already, is much more comedic in tone. The sequel is actually my favorite of the two movies.

[@Sessis]

I’ll have to watch the second movie as well! The promotional items for the movie must have been so cute.

[@MartinBeerbom]

Barney was played by Mushroom, and yes, he was the best doggo actor ever.

[@jasonondik6003]

I am glad you enjoyed Gremlins. Your reaction was so fun to watch! You are a very sweet and kind person. Have a Happy New Year!!! I look forward to another year of watching movie reactions with you.

[@Sessis]

Thank you so much, really appreciate the kind comment. Hope you have a wonderful new year!

[@joshua42777]

I had a dog named Gizmo once, he was the best dog

[@wtbeecher]

Here to support. Let's go! This was my generation! Loved this as a kid. Lol, yes. Cable was rare in the late 70's and early 80's. Not a lot of households had it. "A old movie watching machine" ::SessStare::

[@Sessis]

Haha sorry for calling it old sessLul I really appreciate you Bashere, you always make me feel safe and like the world isn’t just full of not nice people

[@sammylane21]

Wait until Sesis sees the sequel. Sesis will love it. I mean MORE GIZMO! Who doesn't want more, right?

[@nicolaselliot352]

Day one, gizmo is being wrapped in bandage because he is INJURED. You are right, billie is not a very responsible pet owner, and he is the worst mogwai caretaker in the universe.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

25:22 "But what _are_ gremlins, though?" Before this film, a gremlin was simply an imaginary creature hypothesized to be causing one or more malfunctions in a particular piece of machinery. When a World War 2 airplane was acting up, its pilot often pointed to gremlins as the cause, just like how early computer programmers would say their computer had a bug (meaning an actual insect messing up the electronics rather than an error in the code).

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Gremlins from the Kremlin was a WW2 cartoon short.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

The first computer bug, was a moth caught in the wires.

[@NickCTorres]

what we now know as bugs in hardware/software, had an equivalent 80+ years ago Gremlins where a mythical creature that started somewhere during the WW2, when military electronic devices would present fails and malfunctions, people would semi-jockingly say that the gremlins were messing with them so that's why the unemployeed man knew about gremlins, and why the story has the inventor dad with many crappy creations

[@Wagoo]

If you want to rake in the subs, I would suggest: - Alien and then Aliens - The Terminator and then T2: Judgement Day - Predator and then Predator 2 - Howard the Duck - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

[@Sessis]

What does rake in the subs mean? Thank you for the recommendations. Some of those sounds like scary movies and I doubt it would be for me but Terminator I’ve never seen

[@Wagoo]

A little bit scary.. but definitely in a good way. “Rake in the subs” means I think you’d get a lot of new subscribers. Cheers and happy new year 🎅🏻

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

Not only THAT 26:09 but he also went down that chimney HEAD FIRST evidently (since he broke his neck) and rather stupidly!

[@Paul_Plays_Games]

G'day Ms Sessis from Downunder Australia , Thank for allowing me to watch this Gremlin's video with you , hope you have a great New Year 🎆

[@Sessis]

Hey wow that’s so cool that you’re from Australia! Thank you for watching and I hope you have a wonderful new years!

[@ReadingOne]

I’m a bad auntie, I showed this to my nieces two years ago, when they were three and five. They still haven’t had any nightmares from it, though!

[@torchwood00]

So the next time your air-conditioner goes on the fritz, or your washing machine blows up, or your video recorder conks out, before you call the repairman, turn on all the lights. Check all the closets and cupboards. Look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell. There just might be a gremlin in your house

[@guitarman8462]

The author of the script , wrote it as a very dark , horror story. It was never meant to be family friendly. Buy Spielberg bought the story and made it fun. In the orig story , the gremlins chop the mothers head off and go to a McDonald's. Instead of eating the food , they killed all the customers and workers , then ate them all up.

[@CaddyJim]

Repairman call something they can't track down the source of the problem as having Gremlins. Like a car that's having a problem but they can't figure out what's causing it or an electronic device that's having issues but they can't track down what's causing it. They have Gremlins causing the problems (not these little monsters) just things causing it to work correctly Which country are you from/in?

[@A113-p9e]

Definitely check out some of Aardman’s films: - Chicken Run - Pirates Band of Misfits/Pirates in and Adventure With Scientists - Early Man - All of their Wallace and Gromit films.

[@markcarpenter6020]

No this wasn't scary to an 80s kid. I mean we had children's cartoons based on R-rated movies. What traumatized us was the never ending story or having teachers having us watch the movie "old yeller" or "where the red fern grows" in like 4th grade. Now that stuff left a mark.

[@jp3813]

Not all kids are the same no matter the decade. Many parents actually complained about their kids getting scared by this movie. Hence, the PG-13 rating was born afterwards. Even children's cartoons based on R-rated movies adhered to censorship guidelines such as featuring laser guns in place of bullets.

[@markcarpenter6020]

@@jp3813 I can only speak from what I know. Growing up I was taught to shoot almost as soon as I could walk. I was hunting and watching R rated movies (just like most of my friends), and knew how to drive before I finished elementary school. And I (like a 3rd of my class) was smexual active by the time I finished 7th grade. That was also around the same time I accidentally walked in on my first drug deal ( half the football team were buying steroids when I walked into the locker room one day). And all of that doesn't even count that we were expected to look after ourselves and mediate our own disputes while our playing. So yeah to me kids seem pretty immature now.

[@jp3813]

@@markcarpenter6020 Every group lives in their own bubble. As far as children's content in the western world goes, it's always been a mixed bag. 80s movies seemed to be anything goes but TV was heavily censored. Hence, when animes like DBZ, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, etc... made their way to the states; they were chopped to heck. There was even a requirement that cartoons had to be educational, resulting in shows like Captain Planet. By the time Avatar: The Last Airbender came around, cartoons were being written for adults as well. TMNT 2012 even featured the death of a main character, which is a very dark contrast to the goofy 1987 series. The most revered western animated show in recent years is Arcane, which is TV-14 but I'm sure many kids also watch it. Heck, many also play violent video games like GTA. And thanks to the internet, I wouldn't be surprised if many would just yawn at a Playboy magazine.

[@Erulin68]

When my mum's cat had babies, one of them looked exactly like Gizmo. She's nearly 16 now and lives with me... or I live with Gizmo, is a better way of putting it as that's the way of things with kitties.

[@sammylane21]

Here's a tough question, who wins in cuteness fight between Gizmo and Baby Yoda, huh? Pick a side.

[@brianshepherd9740]

Gizmo ❤

[@RichWill818]

This was the first movie I ever saw in the cinema. I was 7 years old and it's still one of my favorites.

[@deanjarva1373]

This was also my first movie memory, I was also 7. But, I wasn't allowed to see it. We were at the drive-in watching something else, and I turned around in my seat to watch Gremlins on another screen, even though I couldn't really hear what was going on.

[@Sessis]

Wow that is so cool! Thank for sharing your memories with me

[@terrillbendle8501]

The next one is Gremlin 2 I think in New York

[@chrisby30]

31:21 it's a 80s kids movie (and we loved it)

[@robindude8187]

"...is this really like a family movie!?..." It was rated PG. Today, maybe PG-13. What does that mean? "Parental Guidance". That means that parents should watch the movie and decide when it's right for their kids to _also_ watch it. These days, though, we bubble-wrap our kids so that when those kids grow up they have no idea how the real world works. The job of parents isn't to _protect_ their children _from_ the world, but to _prepare_ their children _for_ the world. That involves some protection, of course, but if your age-appropriate child (say around age 10 to 13, depending on how mature your kid is) watches this and has nightmares for weeks after... I think that's a problem with your parenting, _not_ the movie. It's a horror movie for kids. It's not really all that scary. "...don't understand why they want to go after Gizmo..." Because Gizmo isn't _like_ them. Gizmo is kind, sweet, caring. A genuinely nice being. The _others_ are mostly pranksters. They're not _evil,_ per se, they just don't really care about things like life. Cutting the brakes on a car is hilarious. Does it get people killed? Sure. And? What's your point? That, of course, is _their_ point of view. And, to be clear, they're not even all that worried if _they_ die as long as it's funny. In that kitchen scene, other gremlins watching would have laughed their butts off in the ways they got killed. It was _funny!_ Then there's Stripe. Stripe _isn't_ cute, or sweet, or just a prankster. Stripe is Gizmo's opposite, _genuinely_ evil, plotting, planning, _wanting_ to hurt. He's the one that incited the other to target Gizmo, and it's Gizmo's good nature that drew Stripe's ire. That and the fact that Gizmo wouldn't play along, refused to change with the rest of them. "...Y.M.C.A.!? That is a real place?..." Quite a few of them. Young Men's Christian Association. There were attempts to start of a YWCA (women's), YMBA (Buddhist), but they mostly just ended up merging with the YMCA. "...why is he so against foreign things..." Most of those foreign things he dislikes come from either Germany or Japan, both of which are countries he fought against, and lost friends to, during World War 2. Some people can't let go once the war is over, the hate continues. "...where in the heck did they get a real gun from!?..." Walmart. ... Seriously, this is happening in the USA. Guns are _not_ hard to come by. They're everywhere. There are more guns than _people_ in the USA. And that's _excluding_ the military. 21st highest gun deaths per capita of any country, _six times_ the rate of their neighbors to the north (Canada), though less than their poor neighbors to the south (Mexico). "...what are gremlins, though..." 'Gremlin' is sort of like 'ghost'. It's a blanket term that covers a lot of similarly described mythical creatures. A gremlin is a mischievous critter that messes with devices. The more technical the device, the more likely it is to be the target of such creatures. The idea has been around since we had carts. If your cart wheel kept falling off, the answer wasn't bad craftsmanship, but instead gremlins did it. Never seen, of course. They're usually considered small (part of how you don't see them, part of how they crawl into the machinery they mess with), and like above are generally pranksters... who simply don't care if their pranks are fatal. "...are humans even big enough for that to happen..." The better question is whether humans are narrow enough to get _down_ a chimney. There's usually not a lot of room in there. Anyway, falling even a short distance can do huge damage. A human body weighs, say, 150 pounds. If all that pressure from gravity is pushed onto your _neck,_ it can _absolutely_ kill you. It's one reason falling down _stairs_ can be fatal. All that has to happen is for part of him to catch on the rough bricks on one side, and then his body jams into the other side, and his neck could snap. It would, though, be unlucky in the extreme for him to _also_ become wedged up there and not fall the rest of the way. "...milk-duds... sounds like some kind of chocolate..." Chocolate covered caramel. You were close. "...turn off the water..." Probably not useful. One thing to remember about fountains is that they aren't pumping fresh water constantly. All they do is take water from the pool at the base and shoot it through some tubes, where it falls back into the pool to go around and around again. Turning the fountain off would just have the water in the basin at the bottom anyway. "...it wasn't fully their fault, though. They got tricked with a clock..." Whose fault was it that they spilled water on Gizmo? Theirs. And once they _had_ them, whose fault was it for not being _absolutely sure_ that it wasn't after midnight? Theirs. If your pet tricks you, that's on you as a pet owner. Your job is to be smarter than that. Plus, if they'd followed all the rules there never would have been any of them _to_ trick him into letting them eat after midnight. In other words... yes, it's their fault. All of it. Why do you think this guy wouldn't consider selling it? He _knows_ how dangerous they are, and he's taken up the responsibility of making sure things like this don't happen. Of course, the easiest way to do that would be to sit Gizmo out during daylight hours. Sure, you'd be killing Gizmo, but... you saw how bad things got when _one_ of them go into a _pool._ Now imagine the _same_ issue, but instead of a pool it's an _ocean!_ The world would die. "...it feels like a stark contrast to all the cozy and cutsey stuff..." You should see Violent Night. It's a movie about Santa Claus killing off a bunch of murderous thieves. Mind you, Santa in that movie was originally a violent barbarian himself over a thousand years ago. For real, though... don't watch it. It's not a good movie. "...did you see this as a kid..." I think I was 12 or 13 when I saw it. I have family that is younger than me who watched with me. It was mostly funny. Then again, we watched at home, not the dark theater. May have made a difference. "...more darker side of this time of year..." I hate this time of year myself. Different reason, of course, but I'd still rather just lock myself in my home and not go out for about two months before and a few weeks after. Have a nice day!

[@SorcererSanguine]

It's a horror comedy... Kinda mild horror and even more mild comedy. The sequel ramps up the comedy a bit.

[@nathanjacobus3577]

Hey Sess! Always love seeing you reacting to the films I grew up with as a child. 😊 To answer some of your questions.. Putz is a term for a loser and like the similarly used schmuck is of Jewish origin. YMCA is a real place. It stands for Young Men's Christian Association. It started as kinda a youth hostel combined with an activities center but focuses on activities today. Swimming and basketball being it's two main draws. (hostels are rare in America) And yes, there is a Young Women's Christian Association too. And finally you're correct most modern chimneys are too small for a person to climb but if it's an old enough house it's theoretically possible. Anyways hope you had a wonderful yule season and looking forward to a new year of seeing your reactions! 😊

[@Sessis]

Hey Nathan, I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for answering my questions. I didn’t even know what the abbreviation stood for. Hope you have a happy new year!

[@DougdeAmbrosia]

Heeey. Nice video Great react PLEASE do the GREMLINS 2 THE NEW BATCH

[@vecrry97]

You definitely watch the 2nd movie, im sure you'll love it! Happy holidays miss Sessis, loved your reaction n.n

[@Sessis]

I’ll definitely have to watch the second movie too! Happy holidays and new year to you as well

[@vecrry97]

@@Sessis Thank you miss n.n

[@CaddyJim]

*New to your channel both **#Sessi** & **#Gizmo** are absolutely cute & adorable. Your personality on screen seems sweet & seen you read & reply to all your comments kindly.* This movie is rated PG but caused the creation of PG-13 (where are you from) *Merry🎄Christmas & Happy New🎉Year*

[@bryanb3352]

After midnight but before when? They leave out crucial information. Do time zones matter?

[@Sessis]

Right? I wonder this too

[@sebastianandres8781]

Please react to the sequel : *Gremlins 2: The New Batch* (1990) Also i reocmmend you react to : ★ *The 'Burbs* (1989) _/starring _*_Tom Hanks_*_ , _*_Corey Feldman_*_ & _*_Carrie Fisher_* ★ *Small Soldiers* (1998) _/starring _*_Kirsten Dunst_*_ & _*_Tommy Lee Jones_*_ (voice)_ Both movies Directed by *Joe Dante* (Gremlins Saga) _______________________ BONUS TRACK 🔥 *The Frighteners* (1996) _/starring *Michael J. Fox* Directed by *Peter Jackson* New sub from Chile+1

[@peperino25]

yes please! up+2

[@sebastianandres8781]

@@peperino25 Thanks

[@Sessis]

Thank you for the recommendations. I’ve not heard of any of these movies. I might watch them in the future.

[@La-Lloyd494]

I would like to see you react to the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy, if you haven't already.

[@Sessis]

I’ve seen the first movie ages ago, I’d love to rewatch it and see the sequels as well at some point

[@La-Lloyd494]

@@Sessis Sounds great

[@Wagoo]

This is how kids movies SHOULD be! ^-^ PS: are you from nl or de? The neigh and scheisse is breaking my brain! 😂

[@Sessis]

I’m from Sweden, I don’t know why but my family has always used scheisse for some reason

[@vovindequasahi]

Gremlins är en sån jäkla bra film! Se del två också! Helgalen uppföljare!

[@r-giireactions2235]

The reason some people don't like foreign things is because often they cost people in their own country the opportunities to get jobs making those things. Added on top, usually when something is made in another country, it's because the companies don't want to spend as much maling something, so they have people in other countries make it who have different labor laws so they don't have to pay as much. Also, when something is made elsewhere, they aren't able to do the same level of quality checks I don't think as they'd be able to if made in there own place. Overall, good stuff can come from other countries, and I'm not one to be all into American exclusivity, I think there is much moee potential to the world outside of just this one country, but so ofren, foreign products are just an excuse for America to not put in the work themselves, passing off the work to other countries so they can be lazy, which is definitely not a good mentality for any country.

[@theresapeterson-easton7955]

They made a second one 😊😊

[@borednow5838]

Yeah really cute. Great reactions. This is a classic from my youth🔥❤

[@sarahjames6257]

Can't wait to see you react to the 2nd movie.

[@TimeLordNat]

Such a good movie i will have drop in stream sometime till then have a great new years

[@DeRockMedia]

Please watch the 2nd...it's so crazy

[@javelldunn3379]

Hi Sessis this is a great reaction I glad I enjoyed it and I hope you enjoyed it too ❤😊

[@Sessis]

Hey Javell 👋 thank you. Hope you have a happy new year!

[@artoniinisto9022]

When there's some time to spend, check out an actual video of a real Swiss knife and its many uses - it is astonishing what all you can do with it.

[@Junyar]

I wasn’t allowed to watch this as a kid and watched it for the first time last night. I was criticizing certain scenes throughout the movie, but I appreciate the message of the movie (explained at the end of the movie)

[@DeRockMedia]

The algorithm gave me this from watching other reactors... u are too cute with this movie... sub for sure

[@jaknofuture1250]

Please stick around for Gremlins 2, a most underappreciated and misunderstood sequel, it feels like a cartoon brought to life and it's so hilarious how they just disregard and deconstruct the original ("What if you feed them before midnight but they get something stuck in their teeth?")

[@martiantexan7632]

Don't know much about cars? Well smoke coming out is not good, you have to take it to a shop and have new smoke put back in.

[@Sessis]

Haha maybe I know more about cars then I thought I did 😂 that was funny. Thank you for making me laugh

[@JaapioNL]

Call me crazy but I would just live to have a pet gremlin 😂

[@Moonwolf1967]

Thank you for another fantastic reaction. I first watched Gremlins when it was released on VHS in 1985. I absolutely loved it. I especially loved Phoebe Cates (I was 17 or 18.) I've seen it every Christmas since then, my only Christmas tradition. A few Interesting facts about Gremlins: 1 - Despite obviously being a Christmas movie it was released in the USA on 8th June 1984, the same day as Ghostbusters. 2 - The puppeteers operating the gremlins at the bar were told to do whatever they wanted. Phoebe Cates had no idea what was going to happen in that part of the scene, and her jumps and hesitant movements are entirely genuine. 3 - The only confirmed or on-screen deaths are unpleasant people: Sadistic teacher/scientist Mr. Hanson, racist Mr. Futterman and his presumably equally racist wife, evil Mrs. Deagle, and probably the lazy, drunk, cowardly cops, though we don't see if the crash actually kills them.

[@Sessis]

Thank you Moonwolf, look at that chocolate ball next to your name 😃 thank you! Wonder why they released this in the summer 🤔 it’s has a lot of Christmas in it. That so cool to learn about the bar scene! Appreciate getting to learn these things!

[@billydavidson4451]

The Futtermans somehow survived. They appear again in Gremlins 2.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Please watch Ghostbusters 2.

[@Sessis]

Maybe next year for Halloween!

[@waterbeauty85]

Have you ever had hot buttered rum?

[@Sessis]

No I haven’t, tomorrow I’ll have been 3 years sober 🥳

[@A.D.M.I.N]

🙂👍

[@kevindobson3701]

You please react to the hilarious comedy from 1985 called The Heavenly kid Please

[@Sessis]

Thank you for the recommendation

[@bigdream_dreambig]

23:08 "She named the cat 'Dollar Bills'?! Well that's a choice, too." If you listen carefully at 23:00, you'll hear her call the other cat "Kopek" which is the Russian equivalent of a penny, so at least she's consistent!

[@charleswilliams6236]

Watch part 2

[@brianshepherd9740]

Happy New Year, #Sessis. I've just subscribed to your channel, so this is my first time commenting on your videos.

[@Sessis]

Welcome Brian, thank you for subscribing and for being so kind to leave a comment. Happy new year to you too!

[@brianshepherd9740]

​@@SessisGizmo is the real star of both Gremlins movies because he's so cute and adorable, just like you are.

[@cekruger08]

Hi Sessi. Wishing you a happy new year 2024.🥳 Can't wait to see more of your reactions in the new year! PS. Your pajamas and mug are amazing! (Picture please) 🎄🥳

[@Sessis]

Hey Cekruger, happy new year to you too! Thank you for the kind comment. I don’t think I packed the pyjamas 🤔 I’ve now moved back home again been staying with my family for a while

[@cekruger08]

@@Sessis no worries 😉 enjoy your family 🙏 wishing you all the best 🎉🍾🥳🎊

[@bigdream_dreambig]

20:38 "Is it bad that I kinda want them to visit the -- the mean lady?" It proves you're human! 🤣🤣🤣

[@javieraleman3665]

Can you please please react to the movie "Hard Candy" 🙏🏻🙏🏻? Starring Patrick Wilson

[@roderick8167]

I truly wish I was around in 1984 to have seen Gremlins for the first time because this is one of my favorite Christmas movies ever but also because this movie and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the reason the MPAA had to make the PG-13 rating because these two movies were too extreme for the PG rating they got that's wild 😂🔥

[@DanJackson1977]

I was 6 when I saw it in 84... and I can tell you, it was everything youd think it would be. It was my Star Wars... and it was the movie that made me a horror fan. I went to 2nd grade that year with a brand new metal Gremlins lunchbox and I couldnt have been more proud. 😂

[@roderick8167]

​​@@DanJackson1977dude you are so lucky you got to experience this movie from the jump, I wouldn't be born for another 10 years until 1994 so i missed out on seeing the effects this movie had lol

[@Sessis]

I can see how that would have been cool indeed except I’d probably end up having nightmares 😂

[@roderick8167]

@@Sessis same I would get scared pretty easily as a small kid so this movie would have terrified me 😂

[@BigGator5]

"Now I have another reason to hate Christmas." "What are you talking about?" "The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. [✂] And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus." Sweet Christ! 😳 Merry Christmas! ✝️ 🙏 🎄 🎁 Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Zach Galligan. Location Location Fact: The set for Kingston Falls is the same one used for Back To The Future (1985). Both movies were filmed on the Universal Studios backlot. PG-13 Rating Fact: This movie and Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984) are credited with inspiring the MPAA to create the PG-13 rating. Many felt the movies were too violent for a PG rating, but not violent enough for an R rating. Practical Security Fact: Zach Galligan recounted in an interview that when the movie was made, there was no CGI, so all of the Gremlins were animatronics, each costing between $30-40,000. When everyone left the lot for the day, security would have everyone open the trunks of their cars to make sure they weren't stolen. Mythology Fact: A gremlin is a mischievous folkloric creature invented at the beginning of the 20th century to originally explain malfunctions in aircraft, and later in other machinery, processes, and their operators. Depictions of these creatures vary widely. Stories about them and references to them as the causes of especially inexplicable technical and mental problems of pilots were especially popular during and after World War II. Christmas Nightmare Fact: The "Santa Speech" proved to be controversial and studio executives insisted upon its removal because they felt it was too ambiguous as to whether it was supposed to be funny or sad. Director Joe Dante however stubbornly refused to take the scene out saying it represented this movie as a whole, which had a combination of horrific and comedic elements. Executive producer Steven Spielberg did not like the scene, but despite his creative control, he viewed this movie as Dante's project and allowed him to leave it in. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) would later hilariously lampoon this ridiculous speech, which I highly recommend.

[@william_santiago]

They opposed the "Santa Speech" as it was an Urban Myth on top of it being dark. It would have been one thing if it were true, but to propagate a myth that is so dark was a poor decision. Then the rest of it is also factually untrue: the least likely time someone is going to "self-terminate" is during the holidays. Especially since it has ZERO impact on the story, other than to eat up time. You could cut that, put in all the other cut material to replace the time (such as when Barney knocked over the porcelain snow man) and it would have no effect on the movie. Spielberg should have insisted Dante cut it.

[@danieledholm9556]

Gott nytt år 🎉🎉🎉

[@Nalanae]

3:05 “Union? Like the Fuck it?” 😂

[@Sessis]

Union is called “facket” in Swedish so I thought he worked at like a labor union or something like that 😅

[@AdamFishkin]

Wonderful immersion and investment from the word go. Glad you were able to roll with the creepiness and morbidity alongside the holiday feels. [part 1 of my comment, because it was very long] 4:55 "Putz" is a Yiddish word for "total slob with a head full of nothing". You'll hear Jewish- and Polish-Americans use it at people who annoy them. Casting Phoebe Cates (Kate) and Judge Reinhold (Gerald) was either a coincidence, or they were referencing the one-sided romance when the two starred together 2 years earlier in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". A fun detail on multiple viewings: the director keeps cutting to Barney's reactions because, as it turns out, the dog they cast as Barney didn't understand that the mogwai were just puppets. Part of it is a testament to Zach Galligan (Billy) and the other human actors staying consistent with how they treat the mogwai during every take. 9:30 While Gizmo doesn't know exactly what will happen (there's no indication of mogwai having clairvoyancy), he's upset at having spawned because he knows his spawn will be more aggressive than he is. You can see the way he socially separates from them long before the mayhem starts. 10:50 'Tis true that the high-school science teacher is an odd character: he takes a way too clinical / pragmatic approach to his job and disregards any the danger involved. It's made or broken by the actor they cast, but in this case the director was a big fan of Glynn Turman for his oddball character in "Cooley High" and the match really worked. 11:20 They chose the title ... and wrote in the subplot with the Air Force veteran ... as a way to reference stories spread by British pilots, one of whom was Roald Dahl (who in 1943 wrote a Gremlin movie for Disney that never got produced). 14:55 A lot of schools in the 80s had projectors to show 8mm or 16mm prints of educational movies. A lot of them would be decades old, which sometimes meant the education in them would be severely out of date. Personal embarrassment: for the longest time I didn't understand the spiky objects inside the cardboard box, because I forgot the earlier scene where the teacher had to cut the cage open.

[@A113-p9e]

This (and Temple of Doom) is why we have the PG 13

[@Sessis]

Someone else mentioned Temple of Doom and I can’t remember what’s scary in it 🤔 I have seen it, is it the one where they eat the monkey brain?

[@CoastalNomad]

@@Sessis Yes, Temple of Doom has the "Chilled Monkey Brains".........

[@jonathank4278]

Next stop. Snow White.

[@ThistleAndSea]

LOL! Fun one, Sessis. Gizmo is very cute. 🙂 Two movies I think you would enjoy are The Princess Bride from 1987 and also The Wild Mountain Thyme from 2020. Both are sweet stories, very charming. You should add them to your list. I think they will do your heart good. ❤ Thank you for sharing this one!

[@Sessis]

Thank you for the recommendations. I’ve never seen either of those so that could indeed be something for me to check out! Glad you liked the reaction ☺️

[@SamHedström-d5f]

har du någon svensk kanal, det skulle kanske vara kul att se dig reagera på en svensk film någon gång? dessa reaktionerna är också jättebra!

[@Sessis]

Men vilken rolig idé! Har inte kommit att tänka på det. Kanske något jag kan testa i framtiden! Tack så jättemycket för visat intresse och för idén

[@andreasgrylin9580]

Good reaction when you watching this movie, i like the snow white part and your aww when you saw gizmo, i hope your watching to animated movies soon sessis, and happy new year to you🎉🎊🎆🥂

[@Sessis]

Thank you Andreas! I’m definitely watching more animated movies in the future as well.

[@andreasgrylin9580]

@@Sessis good 👍👍

[@robertstuart480]

"This is not a scary movie right?" Sessis, "Gremlins" (along with 'Indiana Jones And The Temple Of doom') is why we have a PG-13 rating now. So, while it's not technically horror, it can scare kids.

[@Sessis]

Oh really? I can see why with this movie. I can’t remember what happens in Temple of Doom, is that the one where they eat monkey brain 🤔

[@tancar2004]

@@Sessis The big thing in Temple of Doom is when they pulled that guys still beating heart out of his body.

[@robertstuart480]

Yes, and they rip out the heart.@@Sessis

[@AdamFishkin]

[part 2 of my comment, because it was very long] 17:45 - 20:30 Believe it or not, this is the toned-down version of what Chris Columbus had in mind. He originally wrote the scene as R-rated horror where both Billy's mother and Barney get killed and their severed heads are rolled to Billy to syke him out. You'll have to cut Columbus some slack though, it was his 1st screenplay and he very much calmed down since then. Having swords on the wall (that can be easily removed or just fall down) is one of my favorite examples of Chekhov's Gun. Mrs. Deagle getting axed off might be a consolation to audiences for how her male counterpart, Henry F. Potter from the classic "It's a Wonderful Life", never faces consequences for his actions against George Bailey. 24:35 You're the first person I've heard ask "are they of legal drinking age?" This is both hilarious and, now that I'm thinking about it, a clever thematic tie to their lack of maturity despite having physically evolved. Another commenter has covered the trivia behind Kate's monologue, so I'll skip that. 27:20 In a rare lack of copyright melodrama, Warner Bros. was willing to show a Disney movie within their movie because they expected Disney to go bankrupt anyway. (This was right before Michael Eisner left Paramount to take Disney leadership and revamp their corporate structure into the relentless, ravenous empire we know and love.) 33:45 Viewers with a sharp ear will notice the newscaster mention Mrs. Deagle's husband Donald, a stock embezzler who got caught by Wall Street investigators and died in prison. I can't confirm this beyond rumors: apparently Polly Holliday (who played Mrs. Deagle) came up with this backstory and the director enjoyed it but a lot of scenes referencing it got trimmed out.

[@toddjones1480]

The thing at 14:50 was a 16mm film projector. They were common in schools and businesses. Some people also had them at home. They were a low-cost alternative to theater projectors. The prints of movies for that format used about 1/4 as much film as 35mm. There was also 8mm.

[@sutej72]

There is something you can buy or could buy before that looks like Gizmo, its called a Furby and they made one of them to look like Gizmo.

[@Sessis]

Really? That sounds adorable!

[@CodyCameron82]

Hi Sessis. Hope all is well with you. I have indeed seen this movie before. However I have not made it a tradition to watch every year.

[@Sessis]

Hey Cody, I’m not doing so well but trying my best to just take one day at the time. Hope you’re doing well!

[@r-giireactions2235]

What I hate is that this is 100% a Christmas movie, but they made it come out in Summer so it doesn't count even though it should.

[@DanJackson1977]

I was a kid when this came out... and yes, it did come out in the summer... AND Christmas. It had a December 84 rerelease... which was a thing that happened prior to tape rentals being mainstream. Now you know, and knowing Is half the battle

[@DanJackson1977]

Btw.. Die Hard, also released in the summer, and everyone falls all over themselves to call it a christmas movie now so 🤷‍♂️

[@r-giireactions2235]

@@DanJackson1977 One thing that makes Gremlins a definite Christmas film though and not just a film set around Christmas is that it actually has Silent Night built into the soundtrack. Die Hard doesn't as far as I know, but I won't argue with anybody who decides it's a Christmas film.

[@Madbandit77]

@@DanJackson1977 It was up against the first Ghostbusters film on the same day.

[@Sessis]

I’d say it still counts even though it’s odd to hear it came out in the summer 🤔

[@BrandonCampuzano-l5c]

Du ar valdigt bra

[@Sessis]

Tack ☺️

[@WolfHreda]

23:13 Yep! She named all her cats after currency. The first one was Kopek. Makes me wonder how many cats she has amd what they're all named. Is there a Ruble? A Krone? Maybe a Franc? Also, in the aftermath, the radio mentions her as the "widow of convicted stock swindler, Don Deagle."

[@bigdream_dreambig]

21:16 Yes, the Y.M.C.A. is a real organization that has franchises all over. It's kind of like a cross between a gym and a religious charity.

[@goORIOLES236]

They used to even provide lodging, which is why it was fun to stay.

[@TheHManShow]

I’ve said it before I’ll say it again! Stripe is one diabolical little monster! I always remembered him the most when I first saw this In elementary school

[@cooldoberman2024]

gremlins 3 is in development hell.

[@Sessis]

Are they making a third one?

[@Tim_Nightman]

Is it a Holiday movie? Yes Is it a horror movie? Yes Is it a funny family movie? Yes So what is it? Its Gremlins And you pointed out right that when a machine does not work or behaves strange its beacause there is a gremlin in it which is realy a common meaning in english. Ohh and did you realized that the Gremlins where not realy "evil". There where more chaotic doing what they like, unrestrained not follwing rules. Which is an interesting counterpart to the atmosphere of the little city. And we all can find a little part of us in them when they "teached" the horrible old lady a lesson imo^^.

[@Thehedgehog951]

Hi Sessis have you heard of Nickelodeon teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 if so please let me know also doing puzzles is kinda my thing

[@Kiernan5]

This came out in 1984, so I would have been 6 at the time, would have seen it when it came out on Showtime, probably a year or two later. I was never scared by it, but a lot of movies that came out in the 80s that were common for kids to watch, though not necessarily meant for kids, had scary elements to it, so it was nothing most of us hadn't seen before. Plus, my dad didn't care what I saw, so I watched a lot of movies that I probably shouldn't have when I was younger, so this movie would have been too cutesy to be scary to me. And yes, in the 80s having cable would have been something to brag about. Many people only saw whatever TV was available over the airwaves via antennae. And at the time cable would have only given you maybe a couple dozen channels if you were lucky, not including premium channels like Showtime, Cinemax (or Skinamax as it was known because of the number of late night movies that featured a lot of nudity) or HBO.

[@A113-p9e]

Definitely check out the sequel

[@Sessis]

There’s a sequel? Thank for letting me know I hadn’t realized

[@cixelsyd40]

@@Sessisyes there is a sequel and it is a lot more humorous in tone.

[@Madbandit77]

@@cixelsyd40 Also, an animated prequel series on HBOMax.

[@dan_hitchman007]

​@@SessisIt's a spoof of the Gremlin storyline with a lot of satire thrown in. The sequel does not take itself seriously.

[@Texy88]

@@SessisThe sequel came out six years later than this (1990). It is called _Gremlins 2: The New Batch._

[@totomomo18]

Great movie, You should see the sequel much more funny and less dark but not a Christmas movie. A fun fact Kizmo was supposed to be Stripe but they decided to keep them separate even the mother was suppose to beheaded.

[@michaelwatson266]

Hi Sessis 👋. I hope you had an amazing Christmas. What are you drinking?

[@Sessis]

Hey Michael, my Yule was alright thank you. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. I’m drinking glögg, I’m English it’s called mulled wine. It’s a spiced wine we have during Yule in Scandinavian countries. I think they also have it in Germany

[@michaelwatson266]

@@Sessis Ah. Well, if it's wine, of any kind, then you can have it all. 😋 Wine is not good 🤢. 😂🤣

[@cixelsyd40]

@@Sessis in Germany it’s called glühwein

[@dan_hitchman007]

"Gremlins" had a few moments that were unsettled when I saw it as a kid, but I had seen "The Thing" multiple times before at a friend's house. I was a little bit desensitized to movie gore.

[@BrandonCampuzano-l5c]

Vasagod sessis och du har en hund eller en katt

[@Sessis]

Jag har en hund

[@shainewhite2781]

Happy New Year 🕛🎊😊

[@Sessis]

Happy new year to you too!

[@edvinrosenqvist524]

Do you know who does the voice of Gizmo. Howie Mendel. The judge at Americas got talent. (Vet du vem som gör Gizmos röst? Howie Mendel. Som är domare i Americas got talent.) Gremlins came out June 8 1984. At the same day Ghostbusters had its premiere. A good year (Gremlins hade premiär 8.6.1984. På samma dag hade filmen Ghostbusters premiär. Ett bra år.)

[@Kiernan5]

Spike and some of the other gremlins were voiced by Frank Welker, probably one of the most famous voice actors in the business with almost 900 TV and movie credits under his belt over 53 years. If you've watched movies with voice acting, chances are you've heard his voice before. Probably his best known work is as Fred from the Scooby Doo cartoons, although most younger generation people probably know him as the voice of Megatron, Galvatron, Shockwave and Soundwave from the Transformers movies or Shao Kahn and Reptile in the original Mortal Kombat.

[@Sessis]

I’ve no idea who that’s 😅 I’ve never watch America got talent. Cool it came out along ghostbusters. Thanks for sharing!

[@Kiernan5]

@@Sessis He did some voice work and some movies in the 80s and 90s and was a stand up comedian. his popularity blew up as the host of the game show Deal or No Deal that he was on from 2005 until 2019.

[@cixelsyd40]

Best Christmas movie

[@Sessis]

It’s has so much Christmas themes going on, really cozy until the scary parts 😅 but I can see why it’s a favorite

[@cixelsyd40]

@@Sessis I think you would enjoy the sequel more….it doesn’t take itself seriously at all and most of the setups are played for laughs

[@DavidB-2268]

All of Deagle's cats were named after world currencies: Kopeck, Ruble, Peso, Drachma, and Dollar Bill.

[@Lordgaga160]

I did watch it as a kid in elementary school and my family did own it on VHS but never got to finish it until my teen years, only because horror movies were not my cup of tea and now as an Adult, I enjoy this movie. Also, watch its sequel because it's scary but has more of a comedic aspect.