“Gremlins” was a parody of 1950s sci-fi horror movies and now we get “Gremlins 2”, which is a spoof of a spoof.

“Gremlins 2” follows Billy (Zach Galligan “Gremlins”) and his girlfriend Kate (Phoebe Cates “Gremlins”). Billy stumbles upon his old friend the mogwai Gizmo at a massive skyscraper run by a millionaire named Daniel Clamp (John Glover “Batman & Robin”). After an accident Gizmo gets wet and his fellow mogwai are even nastier this time around. Once they get food after midnight and get wet, the gremlins completely take over the place and using chemicals, several turn into even more horrifying creatures including a spider-gremlin, a bat-gremlin and a “Phantom of the Opera”-gremlin.

Billy is a great character and he is played well by Zach Galligan. Kate is a little bland at points but she’s okay. Daniel Clamp is portrayed wonderfully by the charismatic John Glover, who makes the character so enjoyable to watch. The gremlins are even zanier this time around and Gizmo gets to take down some of the gremlins “Rambo” style. Why? Well I guess they pushed him too far. There are also lots of cameos including ones from Christopher Lee (“Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones”) and professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (“Rocky III”), which are all very funny.

From “Looney Tunes” segments to cameo appearances to film critics, this movie features just about everything as the gremlins wreck a skyscraper through various creative means. This movie pokes fun at the original’s reception in so many ways. All-round “Gremlins 2” is a very silly movie but that’s what I love about it, however that becomes its biggest flaw as the film just gets too ridiculous at times. From beginning to end “Gremlins 2” will have enough crazed antics, cameo appearances and darn right ridiculousness to keep you watching.