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Gremlins vs Ghostbusters
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stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
First Gremlins is utterly ordinary, whereas Ghostbusters is ace.
Easy, easy choice.
Easy, easy choice.
SpookyFrank
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Kid_Eternity
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Yep. Interestingly the second films are a complete reverse...
Reno
The In Kraut
Gremlins appears to become on ordinary kiddy, film and then, thanks to Joe Dante's twisted sensibility, turns unexpectedly and delightfully nasty. Phoebe Cates' speech why she hates Christmas alone puts this ahead of Ghostbusters for me.
There is much to like about Ghostbusters, especially Murray's and Weavers relaxed, easygoing performances, but it's all over the place and I always found it a rather ugly looking film. Much of it tries to appeal to what kids considered cool at the time, but by the time this was released I already wasn't a kid anymore. It always struck me as a bit childish, now it seems very dated. Gremlins on the other hand still is like a cuddly toy with razorblades on the inside.
In Dante, Gremlins has the vision of a gifted director behind it, Ghostbusters is a bit of a ragbag of a film cooked up by a group of people, some things about it are fun, others make me grind my teeth.
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
In fairness, it's a long time since I saw Gremlins, whereas I've seen Ghostbusters much more recently.
And my memory isn't always the most reliable.
And my memory isn't always the most reliable.
But I think it's Gremlins 2 which shows what a great director Dante is. If it hadn't been for 2, 1 would seem like nothing out of the ordinary.
2 is post modern, self-referential, utterly hilarious and one of the most underrated sequels ever...
Dead Cat Bounce
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Ghostbusters, the only film that made me and my mates make proton packs out of cardboard boxes and used toilet rolls.
Yes, the sequel was a bit poor but then number of one liners in the first film makes up for it.
"Listen... do you smell something?"
Yes, the sequel was a bit poor but then number of one liners in the first film makes up for it.
"Listen... do you smell something?"
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i'd be surprised if any other film made you do that... apart from ghostbusters 2 of course
Dead Cat Bounce
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That's true, I should of said that 'The only film that made me rush home and recreate the props from the film in thirty minutes was Ghostbusters'
The DeLorean from Back To The Future would taken us a couple of months to build, the Nostromo from Alien , a year or so.
Kid_Eternity
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It's so true, it's fucking funny!
The talking gremlin is fucking quality!
Reno
The In Kraut
I like Gremlins 2 as much as the first film. It's the rare sequel that is quite a different film from the original.
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Kid_Eternity
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