Whenever you get a new pet, there are various things you should do: make sure its well exercised and fed... that kind of thing. For Billy (Galligan), the rules were a little more complex (don't get the pet wet, for starters) and he didn't manage to follow all the rules... with some scary and hilarious consequences.It was 1984, and I was a child when my family took me to see Gremlins at the cinema. What a cool movie! It was very popular, and I'm just so excited that I get to see it on the big screen once again. Many of you will be familiar with the plot, but for the Generation Y members who may have missed it, I'll briefly explain... Billy gets a new pet that he adores - a Mogwai called Gizmo. He is also told of three rules concerning the ownership of this pet. Breaking these rules, Billy is faced with a bundle of green monsters that try to take over his life and the town of Kingston Halls. Everything eighties is cool again (except for leg warmers, perhaps), so come back to the eighties with me! Gremlins is a must see this semester. Whether you've seen it many times, or if it will be your first time, I am certain that seeing it on the big screen will not disappoint..'

In the near future, a high-tech amusement park called Delos offers patrons an opportunity to recreate historic or mythical legends for $1000 a day. The park, resembling an adult Disneyworld, is divided into three zones: Romanworld, Medievalworld and Westworld. The parks guests entertain themselves by interacting with androids that are programmed to act in character. The androids look remarkably human and guests are encouraged to indulge any fantasy. Businessmen Peter Martin (Benjamin) and John Blane (Brolin) visit the Westworld zone, where they outshoot an android gunslinger (Brynner), take part in a harmless bar-room brawl, and engage in sundry other fantasies. The androids are programmed not to harm humans. However, the complicated technology that enables the resort to function develops complicated syndromes faster than can be controlled by the human operators. Chaos ensues, and the androids turn hostile towards the guests.If the theme of an amusement park going out of control and jeopardizing its visitors sounds familiar, this is because Michael Crichton (who made his directorial debut with this film) later wrote "Jurassic Park". The film is worth seeing as a precursor to many later science fiction films, such as The Terminator, and for Yul Brynner's chilling performance as a homicidal android gunslinger (looking remarkably like his character in The Magnificent Seven).'