Gremlins

So first up on the Christmas film front is Gremlins. Watching it I was just trying to ask myself why it was considered a Christmas film when the wonderful Esther pointed out to me that it was set at Christmas and that even though it had very little to do with the idea that we have come to centre Christmas around all you need for a movie is for it to be set at Christmas and that makes it a Christmas film.

If anyone is familiar with the film 'The Santa Clause' then they will understand who I mean when I say that Neal is in Gremlins as once again an egotistical guy who doesn't really understand anything about Christmas. So having got that over and done with let's break down Gremlins. A man steals an animal from a Chinese man and takes it home to give to his son, the rules are simple- no water, no bright lights and don't feed it after midnight. If you spill water on one of these creatures then they multiple and if you feed them after midnight they turn into Gremlins, nasty little creatures that kill for pleasure and are always hungry. So rest assured that all of these things happen throughout the film and then running around on Christmas are hundreds of nasty little Gremlins destroying people and Christmas.

The soundtrack for this film is great, the acting not so much but it is an old film and they aren't as bad as James Stewart. The creature in this film is really cute, not the Gremlin but the actual creature is adorable. You want so much to hug it and hold it because it is also the victim. What Gremlin's doesn't do is teach you a message (except for don't steal) in the way that It's a Wonderful Life does. Often Christmas films have a meaning and a message behind them but this one, in a similar way to Die Hard doesn't have one. It's memorable and that is always good.

Next up will be trading places.