Nixdylan

Ok obviously if you're a die hard Chucky fan you are going to see this as another pointless remake but I looked at it as a new chance to breathe fun and life back into the series. I liked the recent Curse and Cult of Chucky movies but it's still more or less the same stuff. This remake did a great job of giving us a new take where it wasn't handled horribly and made it scary and funny and even heartfelt at times. I thought Mark Hamil was an AMAZING choice and was my favorite thing about the movie. The casting was great and that damn Buddy song is stuck in my head in the best way possible. My only complaint was that ending seemed a bit rushed but the movie was still so much fun and really well made. The lighting and cinematography in this was gorgeous and really popped. Just go and judge for yourself. I went in with an open mind and I literally came out smiling and feeling good. I'm a big horror fan and for me this ranks up there with The Hills Have Eyes remake which is a supremely done remake and in my opinion the definitive version of that story. I will say I love the voodoo magic serial killer aspect of the original child's play which this one loses, but I think this one picks a more modern plot device and handles it in the best way possible and with great intentional laughs and horror.

I heard about this movie because I am a big fan of killer doll movies. Even if they are bad, if they are fun and have great set pieces or kills or even just memorable characters I can find enjoyment in them.

This was DOA however. The characters were flat, boring and annoying. And I'm fine with character development but it takes so long to get to the first kill that when it happens it is so underwhelming and random that I didn't even care.

You don't care about any of the characters or what the main character is going through. For a second early on I thought it might get interesting but the pacing and build is just so odd that even that falls flat.

I really truly wanted to like this. I'm a huge fan of low budget horror flicks but this tried to take itself way to seriously (its a movie about a killer elf doll...) and because of that it was boring and I'd say it wasn't even really worth spending the 2 dollars I did at the Redbox. Nothing really memorable here and there are so many better movies of this subject matter in the horror genre, you're better off checking those out or just re watching them. Maybe next time.