Well...7 days later...& this weeks Friday Night Movie was...
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Possibly the most "off the wall" sequel ever made...Gremlins 2
is basically a live-action cartoon that pokes fun at the original
film without being mean spirited about it.
Joe Dante was given free reign to do whatever he wanted...
and he truly didn't hold anything back.
The Gremlins look & sound better than before & thanks to a
genetics lab in the building, gain many different & interesting
forms & abilities.
I also have to say that the Gremlins look much more lizard-like
in this film as well as many of them having small spikes/bones
sticking out of their faces. Its a really cool design choice that
seems to give these Gremlins more of a "dangerous" edge...
even if most of them act even sillier this time around.
Tony Randall shines as the voice of the "Brain" Gremlin &
Frank Welker makes a welcome return as the voice of Mohawk...
this film's version of "Stripe" from the first film which he also
voiced.
While I will admit this film isn't as good as the first...it still has
a certain "charm" & energy to it that I still love.
9 Out Of 10!