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Scott Tostik (389 KP) created a post

Sep 26, 2017 (Updated Sep 26, 2017)  
Anyone who rates the new Cult of Chucky movie is a thief and doesn't support film in the slightest.
Over the weekend some idiot put a copy of the movie on a torrent site and posted a link on Twitter.
Now I haven't always felt this way about movies, at one time I was a chronic downloader. But now I pay money to see the films I want to.
So please, don't join the ranks of the assholes who posted this movie 8 days before it's release.
Doing things like this hinders further movies from production and, besides that, it's really fucking low.
     
Child's Play (2019)
Child's Play (2019)
2019 | Horror
Beatrice Kitsos as Falyn at the end of the film. (0 more)
Having never seen a Chucky film before I'm not sure how to take them, this was quite amusing, in a gory overkill kind of a way. I liked the modern technology aspect of the movie despite it giving me haunting memories of my own Google Home trying to scare me, and I think that will particularly appeal to more modern audiences. For the life of me though I don't understand how the Buddi doll made it through focus testing.

(Full review available here: http://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2019/06/childs-play-movie-review.html)
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated M3gan (2023) in Movies

Jan 17, 2023  
M3gan (2023)
M3gan (2023)
2023 | Horror
7
7.4 (7 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Good cast (0 more)
Maybe needed a bit more Horror (0 more)
Friends till the end
Well we have been down this route before obviously with Child's Play and the remake of a child's toy going on the rampage. Although no where near as violent or with the tongue in cheek humour with Chucky this was quite enjoyable.
Concentrating on the tech side with the AI and the family dynamics of a young woman suddenly becoming the guardian of her niece. Plenty of character development before the terror reaches the final act. Worth a viewing if you think the premise originally didn't grab you.
  
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Cult Of Chucky (2017) in Movies

Jan 7, 2020 (Updated Jan 22, 2020)  
Cult Of Chucky (2017)
Cult Of Chucky (2017)
2017 | Horror
Honestly - I genuinely enjoyed Cult of Chucky. Is it a guilty pleasure? Perhaps, but not as much as some of the other films in the franchise.

There are a few thing that set it apart from the others though - the way the whole thing is shot for a start. Don Mancini captures multiple great and memorable shots throughout (even verging on arty sometimes!) and his use of minimal colours and clinical white settings give it a very stand-out look when compared to the rest of the series. It also makes for some striking visuals when all the violence kicks off in the second half of the movie.
Here's another way it stands out - Cult of Chucky is easily the most gory Child's Play entry, making use of both great practical effects and questionable CGI to get the job done, but it ultimately achieves what it sets out to do.
That gore factor carries an element of horror with it, and Mancini is keen to prove that Chucky is way past the hammier Bride and Seed days.

The main human cast are pretty run of the mill, with exception of Fiona Dourif, once again, a really likable protagonist who is easy to root for.
In terms of pacing, Cult has a pretty slow building first half, but it's not much of a problem, as the closing half is just flat out ridiculous, to the point where it's hugely entertaining.
Throw in some solid links to characters from the original trilogy (with the same damn actors no less!) and you have a mostly decent slice of silly horror fun.

If the original Child's Play franchise indeed comes to a close with Cult, then it can be comfortable in the fact that's it bowed out nicely, although I do hope there's more to come.
I can just about found a handful of things to like about every film in the series (except Child's Play 3, fuck that film) so it would be a damn shame to.not see where the story goes.
  
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B (15 KP) rated Lore in Podcasts

Jan 10, 2018  
Lore
Lore
Society & Culture
9
8.8 (35 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Story times!
Lore narrated by Aaron Mahnke is awesome. With a book series, an Amazon video series and this podcast Aaron has a voice that adds an extra creep factor to the scary stories based in true life he tells. At times, I get goosebumps listening to the history and folklore surrounding places and things of the past. A must hear episode is episode 15: Unboxed. The story of Robert the Doll, who inspired the Chucky series and his original owner of the same name, is one of the creepiest. This story of inspired me to drag three other unknowing adults through a museum in Key West. Be sure no pictures exist of this venture.