51 Reasons Why Gremlins Just Might Be The Greatest Film Of All Time...

46. The Blu-Ray Cover: Originally of course this image was used as the VHS cover, but the decision to go with the simpler white cover, rather than the far more punk rock cover that was used in later releases (and an awesome film poster) of Stripe bursting through an earlier teaser poster of Gizmo's paws, is a triumph for simple gorgeous artwork. Oh, and if anyone out there with the necessary powers is reading this and wants to offer me a finished copy of the recently released Blu-Ray, I'm definitely not going to say no! 45. It stars a Socially Awkward Teen Hero... talk about empathy: every good horror and every entertaining family film has as its centre a slightly uncool, even gawky central character- often despite the presence of a much cooler alternative- who it is bloody impossible not to immediately feel for: Stand By Me had Gordy, The Goonies had Mikey, ET had Elliott and Gremlins has Billy. 44. ...Who's Gone on to be One of the Greatest One Hit Wonders Ever: Sometimes you can tell how good a film is by the subsequent successes of its stars- if an actor does well in a film, but then goes on to make a million and one no-hit films, with titles like What They Wanted, What They Got, or G-Men from Hell or Cyborg 3: The Recycler or suffers the indignity of only appearing in one episode of Star Trek Voyager as an ensign and never again shining in any role (until he is recast in the sequel) then it must have something to do with the quality of movie he had to work with. Step forward Zach Galligan- king of the One Hit Wonders. 43. Corey Feldman: The now clearly insane "actor" was king of the 80s movie kids, which is perhaps why he has had all that plastic surgery in the vain hope that his stretched, oily looking skin will somehow recapture the skillness of his youth. Here is was new and fresh, but he was still the same professional little shit as always. 42.

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