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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 3

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Where the original Gremlins was a horror film spiked with comedy, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is essentially a black comedy, with a couple of horrifying touches. As the film starts, the fantastical trinket shop in Chinatown, which sold the Mogwai in the first film, is demolished by a crazed multi-media businessman called Daniel Clamp (John Glover). The heroes from the first movie, Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates), happen to work for Clamp in his huge high-rise. They find the Mogwai

PG-13,

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Charles S. Haas

Aug 20, 2002

Warner Home Video

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Critic Reviews for Gremlins 2: The New Batch

All Critics (41) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (13) | DVD (16)

This uninhibited and uproarious monster bash, directed by Joe Dante, is more quick-witted and ironic than the original; it sets forth a savvy, slaphappy agenda before the opening credits and follows it straight through to the end, and even beyond.

November 7, 2011 Full Review Source: New Yorker
Michael Sragow
New Yorker
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An hilarious sequel featuring equal parts creature slapstick for the small fry and satirical barbs for adults.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety
Variety Staff
Variety
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There's almost enough in-joke ingenuity to justify the total absence of plot.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment (1)
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Speaks to the gleeful hell-raising monster in each of us, and it speaks with much more verve, cleverness and good humor than the film on which it is based. Add this to the very short list of sequels that neatly surpass their predecessors.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Too many gremlins and not enough story line.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comments (2)
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Wicked fun.

January 1, 2000
John Hartl
Film.com
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An odd, but rewarding sequel that ups the ante on comedy and effects, and manages to offer a refreshing spoof of the first film.

May 22, 2012 Full Review Source: IGN DVD
R. L. Shaffer
IGN DVD

... is one of the funniest comedies of its time, a veritable live-action cartoon from Joe Dante at his most unrestrained.

May 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Seanax.com
Sean Axmaker
Seanax.com

Joe Dante's giddy, diabolical, and terminally underappreciated sequel to the film that made his career arrives on Blu-ray in a solid package from Warner Home Video.

May 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
Chris Cabin
Slant Magazine

No, this was not your daddy's Gremlins movie. This was an entirely different kind of beast that was just made up of the same DNA.

May 12, 2012 Full Review Source: Dread Central
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton
Dread Central

Any movie with former Dracula Christopher Lee as a scientist who creates a gremlin-bat can't be all bad, but there's a reason we never received a Gremlins 3.

May 8, 2012 Full Review Source: Creative Loafing
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

An amazing achievement despite a total lack of sincerity, and any film that can successfully work Slayer's grinding tune Angel of Death into the action is a masterpiece as far as I'm concerned.

June 19, 2010 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

A riot from start to finish.

August 21, 2009 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

Actually better than the original in many ways: it's darker and more cynical, contains more pop culture references and takes on a bigger target.

August 14, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A loving celebration, and biting critique, of our pop culture-saturated times.

January 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Wilder than the first....a laugh riot!

March 23, 2005
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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Audience Reviews for Gremlins 2: The New Batch

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Aside from breaking the fourth wall multiple times, there is not really anything particularly bad about the second instalment of "Gremlins," but it just feels like the same thing, done in a bigger way. It's undeniably a very fun film to watch, but the plot is lazy and the characters are unintentionally hilarious. This time, our main characters from the original have now grown up and made a life for themselves, but as Gizmo comes back into their lives, all hell breaks loose. This feels like a children's version of "Die Hard!" I had a blast laughing at all the slapstick and the action (along with the visuals) is actually very well-produced. I can't give much credit to this film, because it seems like a rehash, but it was a very enjoyable one!
October 1, 2010
KJ Proulx
KJ Proulx

Super Reviewer

Gremlins was such a fun comedic monster flick. Obviously a sequel was in order. Although not as great as the original, Gremlins 2 has enough good elements to appeal to fans of the first film. The first Gremlins was such a great horror comedy, that it's almost hard to try and recapture the magic, fun and thrills of the first. Although not a great film, this sequel does a pretty good job at delivering what you'd expect. Director Joe Dante delivers a good sequel to his 1984 film. With this sequel, he makes the film somewhat more fun, and crazy than the first film. I thought it was a sequel worth watching, while not as great as the first film, Gremlins 2 delivers on the craziness. Joe Dante is a phenomenal director, and he delivers a film that is worth your time. The film tries a bit too hard at outdoing the first film. Even with that said, I still enjoyed this film, thought it was loads of fun from start to finish and still had everything that the first enjoyable. As far as horror comedies are concerned, Gremlins 2 is a welcome addition to the genre, and though not as great as the first, still manages to bring on good laughs and scares. I very much recommend this film and if you've enjoyed the first film, you're sure to enjoy this zany sequel. Gremlins 2 has its faults, but in the end it's mindless fun, which is what this film strives for. A must see film for horror comedy fans. The film may not be as memorable as the first, but is still provides you with a good time.
April 15, 2012
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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