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#gremlins

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So my Xmas begins

Xmas eve tradition for as long as I've owned the movie, first on VHS, then on DVD and now for the first time... in 4K

Gremlins has been my goto xmas eve tradition for more than 30yrs now... sure there have been gaps where I didn't have a copy available, I was away for example.

Later, if I have time... I added Scrooged to the xmas eve list about 10yrs ago.

On xmas day... it has to be Die hard of course.

If I'm lucky... I might even squeeze in A Muppet Christmas Carol over the next couple of days.

#Gremlins
#ChristmasEveMovies
#DieHard
#Scrooged

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David Chartier

Then a friend shared this article that explores the history how #Gremlins and #IndianaJones (both 1984 Speilberg films) helped usher in the PG-13 rating and, arguably, changed American cinema for the worse.

TL;DR of the argument: PG-13 ultimately backfired. Instead of being a warning about violence and to keep kids away, it normalized that violence and pushed sex and other content into a more taboo space.

rogerebert.com/mzs/some-materi

Roger Ebert · Some Material May Be Inappropriate: The PG-13 Rating at 40 | MZS | Roger EbertHow the PG-13 rating changed American cinema for the worse.
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David Chartier

Totally out of place Easter egg in #Gremlins around the 42:30 mark: Husband calls home to say he has to work on Christmas at an inventor’s convention.

First shot: In the bkg is a time machine from IIRC the film adaptation of Jules Verne’s book. Camera cuts to the Gremlins hatching in the attack.

Second shot of husband: The Time Machine has disappeared. 😆

It’s like a gag from The Simpsons or Family Guy.

Also: I forgot how violent this film is! And mom is surprisingly (for the time) a badass.

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David Chartier

Jessi just put on #Gremlins and we are rediscovering the wild tonal whiplash of this film. It reminded me of a similar aspect to Michael Bay’s #Transformers3, of all things.

Which, yes, I do have a soft spot for. And so does this #YouTube essayist I enjoy, PointlessHub, if you are so curious.

Like, Transformers get executed, a couple by *beheading* in that film. Whole groups of humans get vaporized. He argues it might be the most violent PG-13 film he can think of.

youtu.be/SgxKPxSfR9A?si=u3b76X

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