Jun '19
Most of you are probably aware of the drama going on between the original Child's Play series versus the remake, which was made without the consent or blessing of the original team. Don Mancini wrote every damn one of those movies, and even directed the latest installments.
Chucky is his baby, and it means a lot of him, and Brad Dourif, and everyone else who's been a part of it, because like 'em or not, they were all probably very fun movies to make, and it's become it's own mythology. Chucky is often included in the ranks of Freddy, Jason, Michael, etc and he's become a big deal in pop culture, even if he is pretty stupid. I think Brad Dourif is pretty awesome though, and he's the reason why Chucky is kind of bad-ass at the same time.
Suffice to say, the concept of a remake while the original creator is still continuing his own saga is pretty damn disrepectful, but it had to happen sometime, right? Be it sooner or later, and it's already happened to most franchises. Several known horror series have had remakes before reverting to the original series, and it's nothing new. I guess some guy wanted a quick paycheck, and we got a Child's Play movie out of it. Okay then... This movie ought to be trash.
So the setting is the same urban type circa Christmas, and our mom and her son Andy get tangled up in the malfunctioned Buddi doll/robot. No more voodoo shit. No fantasy elements at all, with a more sci-fi approach because this robot can connect to other devices.
It's a huge genre shift in that sense, because our killer isn't a living soul trapped in a doll's body, but rather an AI whose interpretations yield dramatic results. If you're up for the change, the movie itself... is surprisingly not too bad.
We've got a few good kills, a decent story progression, and fuckin' Luke Skywalker voicing our friendly antagonist. At the very least, this ought to be somewhat entertaining.
This movie could have easily been tweaked into something else. Just call the movie "Buddi" and change the doll's look and bam. It could have been its own thing. Instead, Chucky was shoehorned into another type of movie and we got a loose remake. I wonder if we'll see Buddi fight the original Chucky in Mancini's upcoming show. Chucky is known for breaking the fourth wall, so he can probably do it.
The greasy janitor chould have been played by Jack Black. As far as remakes go, this isn't the worst. I look forward to the show. Cult left too many things unresolved, because they knew the show was coming to wrap them up. Everything gets a tv show at some point, right? I guess this movie is doing well enough that it might get a sequel too. I find it hard to care either way. Okay movie. Sequel not necessary. The only sequels I need are Halloween 23 Part 2 or whatever it's going to be called, Three From Hell, and Terrifier 2.
Chucky is his baby, and it means a lot of him, and Brad Dourif, and everyone else who's been a part of it, because like 'em or not, they were all probably very fun movies to make, and it's become it's own mythology. Chucky is often included in the ranks of Freddy, Jason, Michael, etc and he's become a big deal in pop culture, even if he is pretty stupid. I think Brad Dourif is pretty awesome though, and he's the reason why Chucky is kind of bad-ass at the same time.
Suffice to say, the concept of a remake while the original creator is still continuing his own saga is pretty damn disrepectful, but it had to happen sometime, right? Be it sooner or later, and it's already happened to most franchises. Several known horror series have had remakes before reverting to the original series, and it's nothing new. I guess some guy wanted a quick paycheck, and we got a Child's Play movie out of it. Okay then... This movie ought to be trash.
So the setting is the same urban type circa Christmas, and our mom and her son Andy get tangled up in the malfunctioned Buddi doll/robot. No more voodoo shit. No fantasy elements at all, with a more sci-fi approach because this robot can connect to other devices.
It's a huge genre shift in that sense, because our killer isn't a living soul trapped in a doll's body, but rather an AI whose interpretations yield dramatic results. If you're up for the change, the movie itself... is surprisingly not too bad.
We've got a few good kills, a decent story progression, and fuckin' Luke Skywalker voicing our friendly antagonist. At the very least, this ought to be somewhat entertaining.
This movie could have easily been tweaked into something else. Just call the movie "Buddi" and change the doll's look and bam. It could have been its own thing. Instead, Chucky was shoehorned into another type of movie and we got a loose remake. I wonder if we'll see Buddi fight the original Chucky in Mancini's upcoming show. Chucky is known for breaking the fourth wall, so he can probably do it.
The greasy janitor chould have been played by Jack Black. As far as remakes go, this isn't the worst. I look forward to the show. Cult left too many things unresolved, because they knew the show was coming to wrap them up. Everything gets a tv show at some point, right? I guess this movie is doing well enough that it might get a sequel too. I find it hard to care either way. Okay movie. Sequel not necessary. The only sequels I need are Halloween 23 Part 2 or whatever it's going to be called, Three From Hell, and Terrifier 2.
