How sad is this?

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

I do agree Hobgoblins is a terrible movie. But the worst movie ever made? Not for me. However, that isn't saying much, it is a milestone in film-making but not in a good way. If you want every single thing that makes a bad movie bad, look no further than Hobgoblins. Look for the ropey effects. Look for the poorly designed Hobgoblins, who aren't scary or funny in the slightest. Look out for terrible dialogue. Look out for incoherent storytelling. Look out for non-existent direction. Look out for bad pacing. And to add further insult to injury, look out for horrendous acting. Hobgoblins has every single one of those. In conclusion, terrible and one of the nadirs of the 80s along with Garbage Pail Kids Movie. 1/10 Bethany Cox

1. Aliens resemble plush toys and hand puppets, while having arms that don't function.2. Aliens mastered intergalactic space travel, but they don't know how to push an unlocked vault door open, yet can push open a door being held shut by five people.3. Old Security Guards know how to get a hold of C4, and are just waiting for the right time to use it, say, when they are suddenly fired for no explainable reason.4. Apparently, US Army boot camp, in the 80's, involved several sessions of "garden tool combat", including the pirouette spin of death.5. To impress your prudish girl friend, you have to "save the world...err...neighborhood" from aliens.6. All women are sluts, either openly or secretly.7. Scummy night clubs look like bad diners.8. "Scummy" waitresses double as dancers for The Fontanelles (how did they get talked into this?) who can only do bad 60's dance moves.9. Army privates secretly dream of being Rambo.10. Grenades apparently have a setting for "flash-bang". 11. Being burned alive apparently only leaves one with minor burns on their arms.12. US Army Staff Sargeants apparently happen to always be in the area and do nothing about aliens in the area.13. Aliens apparently always "go home", which means back to the vault they were un-locked in.14. Aliens are attracted to bright lights, which apparently means in the Los Angeles area one would assume, the protagonist's house is the most brightly lit thing in the area.15. Showing 16 parking scenes in a movie makes the audience clamor for more.16. Vans from the 80's apparently have horrible suspension systems.17. Comedy is supposed to happen in this film.18. Horror is supposed to happen in this film.19. Spoofs and homages are supposed to happen in this film.20. This film cures insomnia.21. Apparently, garden tools make electronic keyboard noises whenever they are used, not just in fights (tell me I'm not the only one who noticed this).The simply truth is this film just came out wrong. Period. There isn't much meat on the bone, nor does it do anything really well. Even average. It's just bad. However, I've seen far worse, and the rake fight scene is pure comedy gold, intentional or otherwise.2/10 - Jaws 4 was worse then this. At least the film never took itself seriously.

Plot: Now that's a laugh, Something this movie doesn't have is a plot.My Spiel: Okay let me throw it down here. A old security guard has a new recruit to train, and takes him threw the normal routine and the new guard notices a area which should be permanently guarded or so the old security guard says. Well Some how..... Just trying to explain this super cheese fest of a movie is bad enough, so work with me here. A ½ of 10 review is too good for this movie. Many people will probably think this is a rip off of "Gremlins" or "Critters", But in order for it to be a rip off it needs a story, plot, and the creatures are just pain ridicules. about 90% of this movie the director probably just said screw it and just started filming random stuff. But I'm getting away from the story. "HAHAHA" I said Story..." Hobgoblins & Story should never be used in the same sentence. Let me try to focus here. This so called secret totally secure area in which these 2 security guards must protect, Has a giant Safe and is being locked by a twist tie lock. Yes, I said twist tie the same thing that holds air out of your bread. Heck a 2 year old could sneak in this safe. But hiding in this safe are creatures so horrible and deadly, they have the power to warp people in a deadly fantasy illusion which eventually kill's the idiot victim, But what they mostly do is run away and drive in golf carts. "Wait it gets better" The director obviously couldn't figure out how to make these little creatures actually move/run/walk and film at the same time so how you know they get from here to there. All you hear is a scamper noise and the terrible actors in this $h1t fest look at there feet and go, wow did you see that! Yes Horrible and deadly is right to your eyes. These creatures spend all the time running and trying to cause mayhem to places you wouldn't give two $h1t's about. Then to end this super cheese fest which can be seen in the picture on the page, They have a mini pod space craft which magically appears out of thin air. I really have nothing good to say about this movie, except the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" group made fun of this horrible movie making it at least someone enjoyable to watch. But making fun of this movie is like pooping on poop, it should not be attempted.HOBGOBLINS (1988) Review: ½/10

The first time I ever saw this piece of dung heap was through Mst3k and I couldn't believe anything could be this bad!!! Worse than Manos?? Yes,it's true!! I don't know if I should talk about the so-called acting or the many mistakes this movie has because there's so many to pick.I read that the director did it on purpose in hopes that MST3K would do this,but who knows!! The whiny hero to his non-supportive girlfriend to the nerdy pervert to the over-sexed floozy that is called Daphne;each actor is annoying in their own way.Even the creatures weren't even scary or even cute,like the ones in Gremlins,but it doesn't matter..If you're curious about seeing this,please,please see the Mst3k version and that's it,OK?? You have been warned!!!!!