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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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Child’s Play OK/G
Yes, as much as I complained about this remake (like any)
and as much as I hated Chucky’s new look, curiosity got the better of me after
reading several reviews from horror publications. You would think how much I complain about
remakes, I wouldn’t bother watching them in order to stop promoting them (I
blame my OCD). Some of them are actually
worthy (check out my list in my review of the Pet Sematary documentary, dated 4/11/19) and, let’s face it,
they’re going to keep happening from here on out whether we like it or
not. Regardless of what version is out
there, the version you love and/or grew up with is never going to be eradicated. Anyway, as much as I love the Chucky movies,
I never saw one in the theater---the first three I was too young, I can’t
remember why I didn’t go see Bride, Seed I had no interest at the time, and
the last two (Curse and Cult) were direct-to-video. Therefore, this is officially the first Chucky
movie I’ve seen theatrically. What did I
think? As a standalone film, it actually
wasn’t that bad. That being said, I
think they could’ve made this its own movie.
Yes, it’s called Child’s Play,
there’s a killer doll named Chucky, and there’s a kid named Andy living with
his single mother whom works at a department store, but those are all adjustable
comparisons. Instead of the doll being
possessed by a serial killer via voodoo, this doll, actually a technological
device similar to Alexa called Buddi instead of Good Guy, was intentionally
made defective by a fired worker in a Vietnamese production facility. It could be yet another cautionary tale about
how dangerous modern technology can become, sort of like a Black Mirror episode. There
are some funny moments and a good portion of worthy violence (one scene
involving a car is a bit silly), but the film felt too short and I expected more violence. I definitely didn’t hate it though, far from
it, as much as I hated the idea upon hearing of it, and actually won’t deter
you from checking it out during bargain times or when it’s released on
DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming. Like I said, the
original Chucky films will always be there and will likely always be my
favorite versions since I grew up with them, but this was a passable
re-imagining (never thought I’d say that).
6/24/2019
Toy Story 4 OK
I have officially seen all the Toy Story movies in the theater.
Toy Story 3 was supposed to be
the last one, but I never take anyone’s word for it when they say that (case in
point---The Devil’s Rejects was
supposed to be the end, but 3 From Hell
is coming out; Jay and Silent Bob Strike
Back was supposed to be the end of the titular duo’s cinematic appearance,
but there’s a new Jay and Silent Bob movie coming out; and so on and so
on). Toy
Story was great, Toy Story 2 and 3 were worthy and fun, 3 being the most emotional, and this one
was…just okay. Sure, this may have been
emotional at times and some of the new characters were funny, but I felt like
I’ve seen it all before. And call me “no
fun,” but I just didn’t have too much fun with this one. And criticize me all you want, but I couldn’t
stand Forky. You’re going to watch this
if you’ve seen the first three (don’t tell me you’re not), but, as much as I hate
to say, I think they should’ve ended at 3
like they intended, making this an unnecessary sequel (dare I say). Surprisingly, 98% of 330 critics on Rotten
Tomatoes (as of this writing) disagree with me.
6/25/2019
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Captive State >>>B
Hale County This
Morning, This Evening >>>EH/OK
Hellgate >>>EH
Her Smell >>>OK
Under the Silver
Lake >>>EH
---Sean O.
6/25/2019
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