Child's Play follows the original trilogy's tradition of outlandish and wildly satisfying climaxes, this one taking place at the store where Karen works during the launch of the Buddi 2 (a line that also includes a blonde Buddi and one that's covered in fur, like a bear). While Andy tries and fails to dump his clingy doll-friend, he begins fraternizing with a detective named Mike (Brian Tyree Henry, Child's Play MVP) and his elderly mother, which only serves to further enrage Chucky – who becomes something of a jealous ex-lover as a result.
In fact, he's a psychotically co-dependent machine that will stop at nothing to have Andy all to himself. It just looks fucked up from the get-go.Īfter Chucky does away with Karen's boyfriend, Shane (who extremely has it coming), he sets his sights on another target close to home for Andy – who's begun to realize that his Buddi isn't much of a Buddi at all. With a weird, slicked-back mullet, overly-large eyes, and caterpillar eyebrows, this Chucky fails where Mancini's creation succeeded: There's nothing seemingly harmless or even remotely banal about this thing. The latter isn't nearly as distracting as the design of the doll itself, which looks inherently creepy before it even opens its mouth. If there's any major complaint to be had, it's with the design of the new Chucky, which is brought to life with a blend of animatronics and CGI. With that in mind, Chucky's ensuing violence is grotesquely entertaining – the same way The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is. The new Child's Play knows that a killer doll is inherently ridiculous, but it's also keenly self-aware in terms of its cinematic predecessors and the particular delights of B-movie horror and increasingly absurd sequels. The inclusion of that scene alone – along with posters for Poltergeist III and Killer Klowns From Outer Space – is a huge tip-off regarding the film's motives and attitudes. If anything, he learned it from watching Andy – and Andy's new friends, Fallon and Pug, as they laugh hysterically at the violence and gore in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. It doesn't take long for the hacked Chucky to begin showing signs of sociopathy, first in simple ways (he can swear), and then in increasingly disturbing ones: In one hilarious scene he watches Andy sleeping and sings him the "Buddi" song in a creepy whisper Chucky tries to strangle the family cat, Mickey Rooney, when it takes a swipe at Andy after watching Andy brush his teeth and cut open a sandwich, Chucky grabs a knife and tries to mimic Andy's movements, resulting in an attempted slashing. And so Buddi takes to calling his new best friend "Andy Sup." After attempting to name his new animatronic pal "Han Solo" (in what is thankfully the only overt nod to Star Wars), a glitch results in the doll calling itself Chucky. From the moment Andy activates his Buddi (voiced by Mark Hamill), it's apparent that this thing is busted. With the Buddi 2 hitting shelves in a few weeks, Karen manages to snag a malfunctioning doll destined for the trash compactor, delivering it to Andy as an early birthday gift.
is Kaplan, a corporation that specializes in smart tech: Phones, robotic vacuum cleaners, televisions, and Buddi – essentially Alexa in the body of a creepy, red-haired doll.
Is it good? Not particularly, but it's a solidly good and gory time with a self-aware streak that pays homage both to the original films and the ’80s genre flicks Child's Play fans know and love.Īs with Mancini's 1988 classic, the new Child's Play centers on a fatherless kid named Andy (Gabriel Bateman, who looks like the child ghost of Ansel Elgort's past) and his single mom, Karen (Aubrey Plaza), who works at the local outpost of a mega retail chain. With apologies to Don Mancini (this is the first Child's Play movie made without his involvement), this reboot is actually, oddly enjoyable. This laughable origin is laid out in the opening scene of Lars Klevberg's film, setting the tone for the extremely silly horror film that follows. that's become sentient and gone rogue instead, he's the result of malicious coding implanted by a rightfully disgruntled factory worker in Vietnam. It's an obvious approach to modernizing a horror classic, but Tyler Burton Smith's screenplay subverts expecations (to some degree): This Chucky isn't an A.I. Rebooting Child's Play for 2019 doesn't require a degree in advanced phsyics: What are kids into these days? What's the thing that has taken over every aspect of our lives? Artificially intelligent technology.
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