The 1980s were a weird time, man. Seriously. I was there for all of it. Bizarre. Near the beginning of the decade, Joe Dante made a little movie you may have heard of. It was called
Gremlins. It was modestly successful. I kid. It was a huge and caused a MONUMENTAL TIDAL WAVE OF MONEY to crash into Steven Speilberg. That began a trend. A trend that continues to this day. A trend that we all wish had gone away forever: the cute, mischeivous and ultimately evil gaggle of little creatures film.
Gremlins spawned
Munchies, Critters (1 through 4),
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Troll,
Ghoulies (1 through 3), the list goes on. The least of which, by all accounts, is one of the final entries on the list.
Hobgoblins. Written, produced and directed by Rick Sloane,
Hobgoblins took advantage of the mini-creature fad to the best of it's ability. Most of the time, when the biggest selling point of your movie is
Mystery Science Theater 3000 infamy, that is a sure sign to stay away. Not so fast, kemosabe.
Hobgoblins, and the blu-ray treatment from Vinegar Syndrome is worth a shot.
