I already knew before Gene Siskel said his review that he wasn't like the film. Because he hates to see little children in Jeopardy or in danger. I like Roger point of view of the movie better he understands the movie much more then Gene did. And the film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins came out in 1978. Child's Play was released in 1988 ten years later not a few years ago Gene. My review of Child's Play I thought it is great horror movie from Tom Holland who wrote Psycho II.
Thanks for the upload, I should mention that Siskel & Ebert only reviewed the first 2 Child's Play movies on their show, they never reviewed the third one Child's Play 3 (1991) which became hugely controversial in the UK due to the fact that the film might have inspired a real life crime.
The original Child's Play is 35 years old! Made $44 million against a $9 million budget Crazy I didn't watch this one for so long as a kid, I watched the sequels more frequently The idea came from my buddy doll released in 1985 it turns out Amazing how the franchise has endured with 2 comics, a comedy show, 6 sequels, a remake, and the tv show Director Tom Holland makes great use of the material using dolly cam perspectives, low angles, state of the art special effects, and a solid cast with solid performances Holland also tackled some disturbing subject matters looking at social inequality, sexual assault, and how failing institutions protect those at risk The music is absolutely brilliant creating a sense of dread and unease The Chicago setting is used effectively being cold with certain parts looking grimy and dangerous; an integral component offering an unflinching portrait of poverty, crime, and suffering Alex Vincent does a good job yet he could use more work with his line readings The characters of the mother and son make them easily sympathetic and relatable than your run-of-the-mill slasher film, they are the emotional core of the story There’s only small doses of humor but it doesn’t detract away from the creep factor of this doll slinking around on his victims Thanks to Brad Dourif’s voice acting he brings a true feeling of malevolence to this doll plus the effects blend so seamlessly it’s hard to tell between the puppetry and using little people There’s a real sense of foreboding during the films brief runtime Some might find it pretty silly today but it’s the first film to establish the slasher villain’s status in the annals of horror history, after all the fear of toys coming alive is something we can all attest to The film even inserts a commentary of excess consumerism, children's marketing, and capitalism, you could also argue the central theme is the warning against the hostility and inhuman world of advertisers
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I already knew before Gene Siskel said his review that he wasn't like the film. Because he hates to see little children in Jeopardy or in danger. I like Roger point of view of the movie better he understands the movie much more then Gene did. And the film Magic starring Anthony Hopkins came out in 1978. Child's Play was released in 1988 ten years later not a few years ago Gene. My review of Child's Play I thought it is great horror movie from Tom Holland who wrote Psycho II.
Thanks for the upload, I should mention that Siskel & Ebert only reviewed the first 2 Child's Play movies on their show, they never reviewed the third one Child's Play 3 (1991) which became hugely controversial in the UK due to the fact that the film might have inspired a real life crime.
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The original Child's Play is 35 years old!
Made $44 million against a $9 million budget
Crazy I didn't watch this one for so long as a kid, I watched the sequels more frequently
The idea came from my buddy doll released in 1985 it turns out
Amazing how the franchise has endured with 2 comics, a comedy show, 6 sequels, a remake, and the tv show
Director Tom Holland makes great use of the material using dolly cam perspectives, low angles, state of the art special effects, and a solid cast with solid performances
Holland also tackled some disturbing subject matters looking at social inequality, sexual assault, and how failing institutions protect those at risk
The music is absolutely brilliant creating a sense of dread and unease
The Chicago setting is used effectively being cold with certain parts looking grimy and dangerous; an integral component offering an unflinching portrait of poverty, crime, and suffering
Alex Vincent does a good job yet he could use more work with his line readings
The characters of the mother and son make them easily sympathetic and relatable than your run-of-the-mill slasher film, they are the emotional core of the story
There’s only small doses of humor but it doesn’t detract away from the creep factor of this doll slinking around on his victims
Thanks to Brad Dourif’s voice acting he brings a true feeling of malevolence to this doll plus the effects blend so seamlessly it’s hard to tell between the puppetry and using little people
There’s a real sense of foreboding during the films brief runtime
Some might find it pretty silly today but it’s the first film to establish the slasher villain’s status in the annals of horror history, after all the fear of toys coming alive is something we can all attest to
The film even inserts a commentary of excess consumerism, children's marketing, and capitalism, you could also argue the central theme is the warning against the hostility and inhuman world of advertisers