Fun Fact: The novelization of the movie changes the movie hijack scene with Hulk Hogan into a scene in which the Gremlins attack the author and tie him up while Brainy Gremlin continues the chapter. The author breaks free and then we return to the story

So the whole 4th wall breaking bit has an excellent translation in the novelization where the Smart Gremlin attacks the author and starts writing for him and I just love how dedicated they were to the joke translating to each medium.

I remember reading somewhere that Mohawk is actually the reincarnation of Stripe. That’s why he’s especially antagonistic towards Gizmo. He remembers who killed him last time.

i honestly love cinemewins positivity. i know its kind of obvious but ever since ive switch from the dark side channel to this one ive gotten so much better at appreciating the little things in movies. thanks cinemawins!

When the acid burned Gremlin put on the phantom mask, the whole theater burst out in cheers and laughter. Phantom of the Opera was so insanely popular at the time and I doubt there was anyone who didn't get the reference right away. Hilarious joke.

I genuinely believe this is a satire masterpiece. They went all out and nailed like 99% of it. Almost every re-watch I spot a new joke in the background.

Gremlins 2 is the best! It was so nice to see Zach Galligan reprise his role as Billy! In fact one of my favorite parts of Gremlins 2 is when Murray dumps cement on the bat-Gremlin and he turns into a gargoyle. And of course there's also the part where Kate finds Marla caught in one of the Spider-Gremlins webs and Kate almost leaves her after finding out that she flirted with Billy.

It was so smart to set this movie in a top of the line technologically advanced skyscraper because Gremlins were famous for messing with technology, even before these movies, making this their ultimate playground to cause the most havoc.

I love that Don and Dan Stanton played the twin lab assistants in this movie. They were also the Security Guard and the T1000 doppelganger in "Judgment Day." Seeing Christopher Lee as a baddie is always a win.

Fun fact: The critic who is dumping on the first movie is a real film critic who didn't like the first one.  But the director reached out to him and offered him a cameo in the sequel.

I absolutely adore this movie. All-time fave. No notes. Although in particular, I love its structure. It's 100 minutes of nonstop escalation with no downtime. 10 minutes from the end, and it's STILL throwing new wacky ideas at the screen. It's hard to think of another big-budget Hollywood movie with this much creativity oozing from its every frame.

See, I like the first Gremlins film but I adore the sequel far more. Every time you go back to watch it there's something new to focus on.

And I won't lie when I say the Smart Gremlin was my favourite character. He was such a treat to watch.

One of my favorite lines;

“Mister, welcome to the men’s room!”

I can imagine Tony Randall got a kick out of listing "voiced Smart Gremlin" on his resume. Also, great job this year, Cinemawins guy! :D

5:41 love that you mention the film composer cameo.

Fun fact: the woman on Goldsmith's right side was also his wife.

Gremlins 2 is one of those few movies that bring me genuine joy, like The Rat Race or Croods 2, no thoughts, just the art of cinematic insanity. It's genuinely an art to make something engaging with an ensemble, and still have so much fun.

Now that I'm older I think this movie is better than Gremlins. The genetic mutations were a clever evolution making the Gremlins both a bigger threat but also more entertaining to watch. The exaggerated comedic approach to the material was a blast and kept the movie from dragging. Then there's the brilliant commentary on Corporate America, The Television and entertainment industry, and the intrusive automatization of buildings. This movie was way ahead of its time. Everything about this movie is just a ton of fun and it dialed up what made the first one so great up to 11. I get that it did lose a little bit of the serious darker tone but this movie made up for it with its boundless creativity. I love how Joe Dante approached filming this sequel.

Yes, "Goober's" name is confirmed to be Daffy (the other two that were mogwai are George and Lenny). Also, there's a theory that mogwai and gremlins have a hierarchy with an alpha, and those with stripes/mohawks are the alphas (making them more aggressive), which is why no others are born when there's already an alpha. And fun fact, gremlins are confirmed to be aliens in the novel, and yes, they have genetic memory.

Film critic Leonard Maltin and the director Joe Dante were long good friends so when the first Gremlins came out and Maltin hated it Dante was disappointed and so when he made the sequel he offered him the cameo of the critic killed by the little creatures and in an interesting twist Leonard liked the second film.

At the end of the first movie, there’s a news reporter on the tv and he mentions that he has interviewed Murray Futterman in the hospital about his ordeal, so he has apparently always survived the first movie.