Review: This is a fun movie that successfully combines comedy, horror and a love story. I found myself smiling the entire movie and it holds up as well as the first time I saw it many years ago.
Quotes:
"I'm sorry. Mogwai not for sale."
"Why not? You said everything in your grandfather's store was for sale."
"With Mogwai, comes much responsibility. I cannot sell him at any price."
"Look Mister, there are some rules that you've got to follow."
"Yeah, what kind of rules?"
"First of all, keep him out of the light, he hates bright light, especially sunlight, it'll kill him. Second, don't give him any water, not even to drink. But the most important rule, the rule you can never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs, never feed him after midnight."
"Will you sign this petition? They're trying to close Dorie's Tavern."
"Sure. That's where my dad proposed to my mom, you know."
"That's where everyone's dad proposed to their mom."
"Tell me something, Billy. How come a cute little guy like this can turn into a thousand ugly monsters?"
"Now I have another reason to hate Christmas."
"What are you talking about?"
"The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple hours went by. Dad wasn't home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Everything was falling apart. It was snowing outside. The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire. That's when I noticed the smell. The firemen came and broke through the chimney top. And me and Mom were expecting them to pull out a dead cat or a bird. And instead they pulled out my father. He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. He'd been climbing down the chimney... his arms loaded with presents. He was gonna surprise us. He slipped and broke his neck. He died instantly. And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus."
4 out of 5 Stars
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