![]() Which is not to say that this “Child’s Play” is entirely without its brutish, haphazard pleasures. READ MORE: ‘Child’s Play’ reboot gives Chucky a killer high-tech twist » Fans of the real-deal Chucky movies, with their cheerfully low-rent effects and bawdy, impish humor, may well regard this slick new offering as a desecration masquerading as an upgrade. Several creative forces behind the original series, including writer-producer Don Mancini and actors Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly, have voiced their disapproval. There’s an unavoidable metaphor there, insofar as “Child’s Play” itself feels like something of a defective robot, though its many detractors have likened it to an example of brand betrayal. He’s something altogether more banal, a defective robot manufactured by a powerful tech company, Kaslan, whose sleek Apple-like gadgets have all but overtaken every household. Again, this is a smart move that freshens up the Child's Play franchise that mixes in horror, action and comedy that embodies the spirit of the original film franchiseĭirected by Lars Klevberg from a script by Tyler Burton Smith, Child's Play stars Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, Gabriel Bateman, Tim Matheson and Mark Hamill.Beneath all the nasty jolts and vicious bloodlettings in the new “Child’s Play” is almost enough material to furnish a mildly interesting episode of “Black Mirror.” A high-tech, ultra-gory reboot of the 1988 thriller that spawned a still-ongoing horror franchise, this new movie also turns on a creepy red-haired doll named Chucky, only this time he hasn’t been supernaturally possessed by the soul of a serial killer. ![]() Theses cuddly critters are a legion wreaking havoc and who the humans clearly underestimated at their own peril. ![]() The Buddi Bears fiercely loyal robots, programmed to listen to Chucky alone and not develop a conscience, like the original Chucky's old cult. RELATED: C hild's Play: Chucky Goes Prehistoric on Another Toy Story Character The remake ups the gore and the number of humans writhing in pain or being torn limb from limb as the sounds of wild bears play in the background. In that respect, this even tops the original Child s Play franchise, where Chucky's girlfriend, Tiffany, helped him slice and dice. Many were expecting Chucky to do something obvious by controlling the other Buddi dolls like him, but by commanding the bears, the film creates some unexpected, totally different tiny terrors. And when Chucky commands his drones to attack all the shoppers, he ups the ante with this fuzzy, lethal Buddi Bear legion. These new Buddi Bears also have different hairstyles and clothes, basically acting as the cutest variants to the mainstream Chucky line. RELATED: Child's Play Is a Gory & Gleeful Throwback to the Heyday of Slasher Filmsīefore the sale, Henry Kaslan (Tim Matheson), founder and CEO of Kaslan Corp, made sure the store got a bunch of themed-Chucky dolls, including Leprechaun versions, to go along with the normal Buddi line on the shelf. They'll leave you going "Awww!" one moment and grimacing at their sheer aggression the next. That's when Chucky unleashes the violent Buddi Bears, who wear Chucky's clothes but coming off like flesh-eating monsters. The ensuing drama culminates in Chucky taking control of all the Buddi-linked tech at the Zed Store on an overcrowded night sale similar to Black Friday. After being discarded by Andy, he returns to his apartment complex as a doll scorned, pretending to be another kid's toy and looking to exact revenge on everyone who tried to keep him and the boy apart. In the final act, Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) really cuts loose on a store full og unsuspecting innocents in a full-blown revenge mode.
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