After Mr. Wing dies and his curio shop is demolished, Gizmo is found in alley and taken to Clamp Enterprises, where he is to be subjected to animal testing. Luckily for Gizmo, Billy (Zach Galligan) also works at Clamp. When he discovers Gizmo is about to be experimented on, he rescues him. But, sure enough, Gizmo gets wet and before you know it the Clamp building is crawling with gremlins.
Sequel to Gremlins doesn't have as much charming devilry as the first film. This one is much more like a big cartoon with a heavy emphasis on comedy. It's still enjoyable on that level, however. Just temper expectations if you're a big fan of Gremlins. Some of the cast from the first movie returns here and all do fine. There are several new people and I didn't have a problem with most of them. The one that bugged me, however, was Haviland Morris. Her performance was pretty weak (that fake accent -- ugh!) and I just couldn't wait for her to get off my screen. As expected, Rick Baker's gremlins are the real star. He goes all out this time and tops the first film with a variety of gremlins doing all kinds of wacky things. 'Wacky' is the word that best describes this movie. Joe Dante lets his inner Looney Tunes fan go wild here. That won't appeal to everybody. Some will love it, some will hate it, some will be in the middle (like me). If you liked the first movie, of course you should try this one. But be prepared it's not as interesting or satisfying as Gremlins.
Sequel to Gremlins doesn't have as much charming devilry as the first film. This one is much more like a big cartoon with a heavy emphasis on comedy. It's still enjoyable on that level, however. Just temper expectations if you're a big fan of Gremlins. Some of the cast from the first movie returns here and all do fine. There are several new people and I didn't have a problem with most of them. The one that bugged me, however, was Haviland Morris. Her performance was pretty weak (that fake accent -- ugh!) and I just couldn't wait for her to get off my screen. As expected, Rick Baker's gremlins are the real star. He goes all out this time and tops the first film with a variety of gremlins doing all kinds of wacky things. 'Wacky' is the word that best describes this movie. Joe Dante lets his inner Looney Tunes fan go wild here. That won't appeal to everybody. Some will love it, some will hate it, some will be in the middle (like me). If you liked the first movie, of course you should try this one. But be prepared it's not as interesting or satisfying as Gremlins.