2025 College Football Thread

[All-American]

I get it. My wife gave away Christmas Concert tickets one year early in my tenure because one of the songs had a passing reference to Santa being make believe.

Dude, spoiler alert.

[Copelius]

Aside: Gremlins was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I think partially because I really liked the movie but also because I watched it at a friend's house without my mom's approval--she would have never let us watch that in our house--and maybe that secrecy, and the way my mom reacted when she found out I had watched it (not well) cemented it as my favorite. At any rate, I haven't watched it probably since the mid 90s, and I really want to watch it to see how well it holds up to my fondness of it (I'm prepare to be disappointed). But rather than watch it alone, I want to watch Gremlins with my entire family.

The problem is the scene where Phoebe Cates talks about how she found out that Santa wasn't real. I still have a Santa believer in the house, and Mrs. D absolutely refuses to tell our kids before they find out, or even just play a crappy Santa and help push them in that direction. Sigh. I think it's because she feels guilty that our oldest found out a couple days before Christmas. But Mrs. D was that way before Donette found out, so maybe that's not the reason. I digress. My youngest is 11 and she didn't figure it out this past year, so I guess we'll have another year of elf on the shelf next year. Sad?

I get it. My wife gave away Christmas Concert tickets one year early in my tenure because one of the songs had a passing reference to Santa being make believe.

[USUC]

I watched Gremlins a few years ago with my kids. I was surprised about how entertaining it was and how well it held up. It reminded me of my childhood, and the humor really does play well with young kids.

Just a fun movie.

Yeah, it's still a fun movie. I watched it last month with my 12 year old. For some reason he is obsessed with 80s movies and wants to watch what I watched when I was his age. I was comfortable with Gremlins and it was relatively not awkward but with a lot of others I forget just how horny the 80s and early 90s were.

[Clark Addison]

We were that way with our youngest. We knew when she was born that she would be our last, and our oldest was old enough that we knew childhood was fleeting, so we were very much set on maximizing the childhood experience.

Then as she got to the age of your youngest and still believed in Santa and the Easter Bunny, still wrote heartfelt letters to the Tooth Fairy (which I always responded to), part of me was like "ok, let's start connecting those dots before you are the only college freshman looking for bunny tracks outside the dorm Easter Sunday morning"

[Donuthole]

It holds up pretty well all things considered. On that same note, I believe Tarantino recently declared Gremlins 2 a "masterpiece."

Regarding Santa: I think your youngest is playing you for more Santa gifts.

Totally possible. She is the most street -smart of all my kids (unlike #1, who is the most book smart but the least street-smart). But she mentioned the Easter Bunny the other day without any sense of irony, which totally made me think "oh, she's still in--hook, line, and sinker". But maybe that was a brilliant ploy by her. Well played, #4. Well played.

[SteelBlue]

Aside: Gremlins was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I think partially because I really liked the movie but also because I watched it at a friend's house without my mom's approval--she would have never let us watch that in our house--and maybe that secrecy, and the way my mom reacted when she found out I had watched it (not well) cemented it as my favorite. At any rate, I haven't watched it probably since the mid 90s, and I really want to watch it to see how well it holds up to my fondness of it (I'm prepare to be disappointed). But rather than watch it alone, I want to watch Gremlins with my entire family.

The problem is the scene where Phoebe Cates talks about how she found out that Santa wasn't real. I still have a Santa believer in the house, and Mrs. D absolutely refuses to tell our kids before they find out, or even just play a crappy Santa and help push them in that direction. Sigh. I think it's because she feels guilty that our oldest found out a couple days before Christmas. But Mrs. D was that way before Donette found out, so maybe that's not the reason. I digress. My youngest is 11 and she didn't figure it out this past year, so I guess we'll have another year of elf on the shelf next year. Sad?

It holds up pretty well all things considered. On that same note, I believe Tarantino recently declared Gremlins 2 a "masterpiece."

Regarding Santa: I think your youngest is playing you for more Santa gifts.

[beefytee]

I watched Gremlins a few years ago with my kids. I was surprised about how entertaining it was and how well it held up. It reminded me of my childhood, and the humor really does play well with young kids.

Just a fun movie.

[Donuthole]

Aside: Gremlins was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I think partially because I really liked the movie but also because I watched it at a friend's house without my mom's approval--she would have never let us watch that in our house--and maybe that secrecy, and the way my mom reacted when she found out I had watched it (not well) cemented it as my favorite. At any rate, I haven't watched it probably since the mid 90s, and I really want to watch it to see how well it holds up to my fondness of it (I'm prepare to be disappointed). But rather than watch it alone, I want to watch Gremlins with my entire family.

The problem is the scene where Phoebe Cates talks about how she found out that Santa wasn't real. I still have a Santa believer in the house, and Mrs. D absolutely refuses to tell our kids before they find out, or even just play a crappy Santa and help push them in that direction. Sigh. I think it's because she feels guilty that our oldest found out a couple days before Christmas. But Mrs. D was that way before Donette found out, so maybe that's not the reason. I digress. My youngest is 11 and she didn't figure it out this past year, so I guess we'll have another year of elf on the shelf next year. Sad?

[myboynoah]

[Jeff Lebowski]

[Northwestcoug]

Never seen Critters 1 or 2. Are the boobies in the second one worth googling?

[beefytee]

I was aware of Critters, even if I had never seen them. I was unaware that there were 9 or so movies in the franchise.

[falafel]

High cinema indeed. Based on the trailer, I think my recollection is spot on.

I didn't know Cheeto Santino was in that movie!

[falafel]

I have never heard of this movie. How could I have missed out on such high cinema my whole life?

I think it slots right after Ghoulies in the Gremlins--Ghoulies--Critters continuum.

I was afraid to use the bathroom after Ghoulies.

[USUC]

I have never heard of this movie. How could I have missed out on such high cinema my whole life?

High cinema indeed. Based on the trailer, I think my recollection is spot on.