Gremlins (1984) with Neil from 'We Needed Roads'

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Neil from We Needed Roads Podcast joins Sean to review Gremlins, a quintessentially Christmas film in the middle of the year.

"You'll be unwrapping more than you can imagine this Christmas".

Discussion Points:

-The DVD back cover readthrough returns. It sounds incredibly serial-killery.

-Neil reads his 4K DVD description.

-How badly this film has aged.

-The uninspiring open scene.

-TANGENT: Watching Star Wars and Lord of the Rings films without all of the expectations.

-Neil brings unbelievable trivia for one of his favourite films, whilst Sean brings British Board of Film Classification Board trivia.

-TANGENT: Films which frightened you when you were younger.

-Touch a Mam's cookies and she'll turn into Michael Myers.

Sean has a theory about characters that disappear.

Raised Questions:

-Why did Gremlins (1984) put Sean to sleep?

-Did you expect a comparison between Gremlins (1984) and Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

-Is the first 45 minutes boring?

-Would you have got films like Small Soldiers (1998) without Gremlins?

-Does working on a cruise ship destroy your love of the film Titanic (1997)?

-Would you watch Jaws (1975) in a marina?

-Do time-zones affect Gremlins?

-Can Gremlins drink alcohol on the rocks?

-Who eats Skittles with a sandwich?

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