It must be said that there are many big laughs, but it's also important to note that this is less a cohesive movie than a fragmented series of bizarre sketches with even more bizarre characters.
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01/01/00
Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (1990)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:20
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Just when they thought they were safe, young sweethearts Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates) from Joe Dante's GREMLINS have moved on to the Big Apple, landed jobs in a high-tech office... [More]
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky
Director: Joe Dante
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Reviews for Gremlins 2 - The New Batch
Surprisingly thought-provoking as extended commentary on modern life and morality.
07/30/03
A riot from start to finish.
08/21/09
More enjoyable than the first film, offering audacious dark humour and a lot of knowing 'in-jokes'.
04/17/01
No review available.
10/09/03
No review available.
05/21/04
No review available.
07/16/04
There's almost enough in-joke ingenuity to justify the total absence of plot.
02/09/06
Everything that was original in the first Gremlins -- the plot, the gags, the wacky array of monsters and the cute, little furball Gizmo -- is simply rehashed in this sequel that simply does not live up to its predecessor.
10/15/02
A devilishly, hysterically, cacklingly, subversively funny picture that builds and builds until it literally self-destructs.
01/01/00
Top CriticUnderrated sequel that gets better with age.
07/06/03
For a good hour it's less like a wild-spirited comedy than a '60s Disney film with Dean Jones or Fred MacMurray.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
02/25/07
How can one take a movie seriously that doesn't take itself seriously?
01/01/00
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.
08/30/04
Top CriticActually better than the original in many ways: it's darker and more cynical, contains more pop culture references and takes on a bigger target.
08/14/06
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