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

21. Three Words: Steven Spielberg Presents- More specifically, Spielberg made one of the greatest plot decisions of all time: imagine if he hadnt been present on the project, and the script treatment where Gizmo morphed into Stripe actually went ahead! And, Spielberg was responsible for uniting The Howling'sJoe Dante with Chris Columbus' script in the first place, having loved Dante's werewolf classic; so really, the magic was all down to him. 20. It's Bloody 25 Years Old! And yet it has a timeless feel about it that makes it's ageing inconsequential. 19. That Kingston Falls Set Looks Familiar... Well it should, as it's clearly the same as that used for Back to the Future. Exactly what kind of crazy, richly heritaged film orgy was going on on that backlot at Universal Studios?! If it's good enough for Marty McFly, it should be good enough for even the most finnickety of audience members. Oh, and the cinema that blows up is the very same one that Marty crashes into at the end of Back to the Future. Small world. 18. GremlinsOnline.Com: One of the best (and most rabid) movie fan sites out there. 17. The BT Advert: Gremlins Versus Peter Jones of Dragon's Den. Delightful- it's just a pity they dont cause more permanent damage to the lanky smug twat. Genius defining moment- the Gremlin photocopying its arse.