Eighties kitsch aficionados rejoice! America’s favorite psychotic little beasties could be coming back in a very big way. MarketSaw is reporting that Gizmo, Stripe and their many furry friends are (once again) rumored to be returning to the big screen in a 3-D addition to the successful franchise. It has yet to be determined if this potential extension of the Gremlins saga will be a remake of the original, or a sequel to Joe Dante’s first two films starring the hilarious yet terrifying mogwai.
Personally, I’m apprehensive about this news. Whether it be a continuation or reboot, the ongoing appeal of Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch relies heavily on the films’ camp factor—and the abilities of college students everywhere to score decent bud. So I will proudly join the purist masses in hoping that whomever signs onto the project refuses an only CGI approach to its critter cast, instead utilizing puppetry and maybe even theme park ride techniques from 3-D film days of yore (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, anyone?).I’d love to see a movie theater tie-in where the audience gets sprayed with water every time some dumb kid in the movie—and you know there’s going to be a dumb kid—doesn’t follow the very simple tenets of mogwai care and gets one wet! Nothing will snap this “wired” generation out of their technological bubble like a dousing of good old-fashioned water in the face when they least expect it!
Dear potential producers of a film we’re not sure will even be made, I implore you to avoid the glossed-over-full-throttle-CGI-3-D-turbo-extreme experience with our beloved Gremlins and take a nobler, more nostalgic approach that advocates of low production value films will surely appreciate. There are some films out there that don’t need a complete upgrade to appeal to a new generation of moviegoers. The lure of Gremlins is in the quirk—not some slick, computer editing.
Please don’t worry about not appealing to kids these days—they’ll always have G-Force.
--Jessica Hixson
Personally, I’m apprehensive about this news. Whether it be a continuation or reboot, the ongoing appeal of Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch relies heavily on the films’ camp factor—and the abilities of college students everywhere to score decent bud. So I will proudly join the purist masses in hoping that whomever signs onto the project refuses an only CGI approach to its critter cast, instead utilizing puppetry and maybe even theme park ride techniques from 3-D film days of yore (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, anyone?).I’d love to see a movie theater tie-in where the audience gets sprayed with water every time some dumb kid in the movie—and you know there’s going to be a dumb kid—doesn’t follow the very simple tenets of mogwai care and gets one wet! Nothing will snap this “wired” generation out of their technological bubble like a dousing of good old-fashioned water in the face when they least expect it!
Dear potential producers of a film we’re not sure will even be made, I implore you to avoid the glossed-over-full-throttle-CGI-3-D-turbo-extreme experience with our beloved Gremlins and take a nobler, more nostalgic approach that advocates of low production value films will surely appreciate. There are some films out there that don’t need a complete upgrade to appeal to a new generation of moviegoers. The lure of Gremlins is in the quirk—not some slick, computer editing.
Please don’t worry about not appealing to kids these days—they’ll always have G-Force.
--Jessica Hixson
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