Leonard Maltin reviews Gremlins during Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
“Just rereleased on video is Gremlins, though I can’t imagine why. I know some people found it fun, but I’d rather have root canal work done. What’s fun about a movie full of ugly, mean-spirited monsters who attack innocent people? Are we so desperate for entertainment that this trash passes for fun? I give it a zero.”
[the Gremlins attack Maltin]
“Ow! I was just kidding! Ah! It’s a ten! It’s a ten!”