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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Chucky (Season
One)
Anyone that knows me well knows I love Chucky. I’ve been a fan since watching two of the
movies in elementary school back in the Nineties. Child’s
Play 2 is probably my favorite film in the series (it was also the first
one I saw). Seed of Chucky is my least favorite, but it’s still not the worst
movie I’ve seen (I still watch it when I have Chucky marathons). Anyone that knows me well also knows I’m not
a fan of remakes, even though I always end up watching them anyway (damn
OCD). I actually ended up liking the Child’s Play remake, enough to buy the
DVD and see it at least three times already (you can read my review for it
here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2019/06/childs-playtoy-story-4.html)! Upon hearing of a TV show, this one, you can
say I was undeniably excited. I’ve been
reading that it is strictly for the fans and that fans will definitely enjoy
it. Well, I’m a fan (if you haven’t
figured that out) and I liked it, but didn’t love it. Perhaps my expectations were too high (yes,
even for a series featuring a killer doll with eight movies, if you include the
remake, under his belt) and maybe if I binged the series (which you can now do
on SYFY, USA, or, now, Peacock) instead of tuning in weekly (I seriously don’t
know how we always did that back in the day), I may have loved it instead of
liked it. Who knows, maybe I’ll like it
better if I watch again, and I likely will when I have a Chucky marathon. You do need to have seen the other films
before watching this series, because it is a sequel to those films and only
those aware of the franchise will understand a lot of what’s included
here. Needless to say though, I don’t
think anyone that isn’t a fan of the Chucky movies will have any interest in
this series consisting of 8 episodes roughly around the 40-minute mark each
(the last one being a bit longer). Now,
why didn’t I love it like I’m allegedly supposed to? Hmm…I don’t know. I guess it had too much of a TV production
feel, if that makes sense (I knew I was tuning into a TV show after all). The kills were equally unworthy as they were
worthy (yes, there are kills, obviously).
I guess, like always in sequels/remakes/what have you, too much
backstory on the characters might not really be necessary (one example being a
scene wherein Tiffany reveals something to Charles Lee Ray in regards to the
first film that kind of doesn’t really tie in with a scene from Bride of Chucky). It does work okay as a coming-of-age story, a
gay coming-of-age story at that (Don Mancini, the creator of Chucky, is gay,
for those unaware), while also containing Chucky. Maybe I do need to watch it again (now that I
can do it straight through)…I should’ve loved it since there was violence and
Chucky was in it enough. There is
already a season two in the works and I will definitely check it out since I
love Chucky and he will always be my friend to the end. Also, since I liked Child’s Play 2 better than its predecessor, perhaps I’ll like
season two better than this one? 12/2/2021
Bonus reviews:
Behind the Monsters (Season
One) OK
Did we really need another documentary series on horror
movies? Probably not in the exoteric
sense, but, esoterically, horror fans like myself will never tire of talking
about the genre, as well as hearing others talk about it. Whereas Eli
Roth’s History of Horror series takes a subgenre per episode and discusses
specific films within that subgenre, this Shudder series consisting of six
episodes takes a specific horror villain and discusses them and the franchises
they’re in (you can read my review of season one of that Eli Roth series
here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/12/mooby-reviews-12218.html,
season two here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/11/growing-up-with-i-spit-on-your.html,
and season three here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/11/chapelwaitenight-at-eagle-inn.html). The cinematic boogeymen with their own
episodes here are Michael Myers, Candyman, Chucky, Freddy Krueger, Jason
Voorhees, and Pinhead, in that order (but you can watch them in any order you
want now that they’re all available). Chucky,
Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers are some of my favorite villains, so I
personally liked those episodes the best, even though the Michael Myers one did
drag a bit (most of them are 40-plus minutes, the Chucky one roughly 30). I do like Candyman,
but really only the first film, so that segment was just okay (the only other
one under 40-minutes). Freddy and
Pinhead were never my favorites, the characters or the franchises, although I
am a fan of the original Nightmare on Elm
Street and some of the sequels are okay (notably part 3, Dream Warriors); the first Hellraiser was fine, but not really one
of my favorites, and I haven’t even seen all the movies in the franchise since
I have no interest; so, as can be deduced, the Pinhead episode was my least favorite
one. This may not be the best
documentary series (esoterically, most likely) and I didn’t really learn much
of anything new, but, like I said, if you enjoy hearing others talk about a
genre you have an interest in (as much as you enjoy talking about it yourself)
and you have nothing else to watch, you could do worse. Needless to say, you can just pick which
episodes you want to watch as well. 12/2/2021
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Season 4) EH
I feared this would happen.
I liked season one of this animated Netflix spinoff series, didn’t like
season two, liked season three, and didn’t like this one. Sense a pattern? So far I seem to like every other season (you
can read my review for season one here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/09/jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous.html,
season two here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/01/synchronic.html,
and season three here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/05/jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-season.html). This time there are 11 episodes that are 24-minutes
each, so that’s about 4 ½ hours total (bingeable, if you choose). The series obviously isn’t over yet, so this
season felt like complete filler between last season and the probable next one. It was unexciting for the most part
(completely unlike last season) and I felt like I kind of forced myself to
continue halfway through (never a good sign).
The first episode was decent and gave me a bit of hope, but the only
other moment that stood out was towards the end of the series when our human
protagonists come into contact with a specific dino from the very first
live-action film (that being Jurassic
Park not World). There was more robot action than dino action
it seemed, and, even so, I still wasn’t that impressed. If and when season five happens, I hope my
above assessment is true in that I’ll like it; otherwise, that’ll be 3 out of 5
misfires for this series…12/4/2021
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
The Advent Calendar >>>EH
(Shudder; In
French with subtitles)
Single All the Way >>>EH/OK
(Netflix)
---Sean O.
12/5/2021
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