Child's Play Didn't Need A Remake | The Big Picture
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- Did Child's Play really need a remake? No, not really.
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"...I have seen Aubrey Plaza in literally any film..." Huzzah, a man of peak cultural taste!
The closest example I can think of similar to this scenario is the unofficial 007 movie 'Never Say Never Again' which was a remake of Thunderball.
Mr L great minds thing alike. I posted this nearly word for word. 😀
That is a good example. The only other ones I can remember are all things that didn't end up happening - a sequel to the original Stargate movie that would have ignored the shows entirely, a Whedon-less remake of the Buffy movie - and just the movie, since that's all they had the rights for, and a cimatic remake of original Battlestar Galactica which would have ignored the reimagined version entirely.
Godzilla 1998 was sort of similar. Made 3 years after Godzilla Vs Destroroyah (1995) and 1 year before Godzilla 2000 (1999, despite the name). But even that isn't as pointless, since it was made for an entirely different audience.
Devil May Cry 5 was recently made, despite a series reboot 6 years prior. But that was more along the lines of Capcom changing their plans after the terrible reception.
@@HA-ot6uf I thought Godzilla 2000 was made BECAUSE of how disappointed Toho was with 98's Zilla.
0:20 I feel this concern as well sometimes too. But I personally think your critiques will be enjoyed by many for a long time, regardless of what your age is.
George Romero was still making his "Dead" movies, while the Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead remakes were being made.
Don't forget the Night of the Living Dead remake that was made way back in 1990!
But to be fair, those are a franchise in the sense that all of them are about zombies while also presenting some deeper themes. There are no overarching plot elements or recurring characters.
Dead meat's kill count videos do a good job with the plots of the series, for anyone who needs a recap.
Damn beat me to it
@HicksZ34 yeah it's a sorta review but he talks about the movie too
Amrik Neifer yes love James
@HicksZ34 yes. It's mostly about the kills, but James does a lot of research and puts a lot of effort into the videos.
Amrik Neifer Yeah but then you'd have to put up with Dead Meat.
Aubrey Plaza’s Grumpy Cat was unironically great.
Chucky and Tiffany's kid looks like a young David Bowie
Thats the point he's supposed to be androgynous
That couldn't be a coincidence.
There is no way that wasn't intentional. Especially how the character is androgynous.
Whelp, learned something new today. Saw that scene where Chuckie kills the lady in the bathtub when I was WAY too young flipping through TV channels, and was scared of the dark or closing my eyes in the bath/shower for years. But now I know there's multiple chuckie movies and that the horror that defined my childhood wasn't even in the original, but in a new-ish movie at the time.
It cannot be understated how much fun this franchise is. 7 movies, and I love every one. And I'm a relatively new fan, so you can't say I'm blinded by nostalgia.
Wow, a genuinely thoughtful representation of this franchise. I'm actually shocked. SOMEONE was paying the fuck attention! BTW, did not know that one studio owns the Child's Play title, but a different one owns the Chucky name and likeness.
So... *Chucky vs Buddi: Dawn of Child's Play* comes out in 5 years, right..?
That... is actually deranged enough t work. It`s so bad it`s good.
@I Love Craft Marthaaaaaaaaaa
Minor point but Chucky’s look was more My Buddy doll than Cabbage Patch, just sayin.
It did look more like that, but I think the plot point was intended to mash up the look of My Buddy doll with the Cabbage Patch Kid toy craze from a few years earlier. My Buddy was somewhat popular, but I don't remember it being the must-have toy of a holiday season.
75 aces I get it. I guess I’m biased because I actually had a My Buddy doll when the original Child’s Play came out. Scared the shit out of me LOL.
@@JaneDoe-ks2kc Me too. I'm embarrassed at how traumatized I got by cheesy '80s horror movies as a little kid.
@@75aces97If you were six in that era, or you visited the toy section of a Wal-Mart or a Toys-R-Us, they were definitely hyping the My Buddy doll. Plus, Chucky has the exact same basic dimensions of a My Buddy doll, significantly larger than a Cabbage Patch doll. Seriously, google My Buddy Doll. It's even got the rainbow striped shirt and overalls (different color). About the only real difference is that the Good Guy's doll had a moving mouth and eyes while the My Buddy doll had a static plastic face.
Chucky definitely looked like a knockoff version. It was a few years past my time so I don't remember exactly how popular it was, except that it was a big enough hit to stay on the market for a while and get a Kid Sister spinoff toy. Was it popular enough at the time that it had parents assaulting each other at Christmas time like the Cabbage Patch? I can only remember a few toys reaching that level.
I'm a long-term fan, and didn't even know about Cult until this video. And glad to hear there's a tv series possibly in the works
One thing Bob didn't mention is that Chucky also appeared in the comic book Hack/Slash, about a slasher movie survivors who goes around the country with a heroic Jason-lookalike killing other supernatural killers. One of those being, as I said, Chucky, in a really fun romp that, IIRC, Mancini actually co-wrote. You can find the story in Hack/Slash Omnibus 1.
Maybe he should proof read and slow the fuck down lol
Wow this was an excellent deep dive into a series of movies I barely knew existed. Maybe it's time for a marathon
Has that ever happened before?
Yes- Night of the Living Dead was remade (1990) while Romero was still producing sequels to the original (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead...) Also, let's not forget that Dawn of the Dead was remade as its own unrelated thing. Also, of course, there was the "other" sequels to the original Night of the Living Dead in the Return of the Living Dead series... Bob, if you haven't done a "Movies Are Weird" episode on the copyright kerfuffle of Romero's Night of the Living Dead (whose public-domain status probably gave us the zombie genre as we know it, since anyone can do anything with this movie, including making crap like Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Zombified, Flesh-Eating, Sub-Humanoid Living Dead, Part IV (it goes by different titles)), which of course also gave us the Fulci "Zombie" series... I'd say it's high time for that episode.
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Zombified, Flesh-Eating, Sub-Humanoid Living Dead, Part IV?
I'd watch that. :D
You're making that last one up, you have to be.
This video made me feel really nice for some reason. Makes me wanna follow this franchise myself.
Do it, it's great.
Chucky films are wonderful
Hell, the knowledge of the then upcoming tv show is what got me to catch up on the franchise. Pretty easy as they’re all about an hour and a half long. I marathoned the first five in one night.
PS The show is really good, easily my favourite horror show since Hannibal got cancelled (and apparently Chucky shares my opinion of that), and it just got renewed for a second season. I liked the new characters but I hope season 2 has more Fiona Dourif and possibly more Jennifer Tilly though I get she’d be a little harder to get for a full season. Did you know she’s in her sixties?! She looks amazing!!
Childs play 2 is my favorite! I love the first one but, the second one is amazing. Andy is front and center and Alex Vincent, the actor for Andy, did an awesome performance. I also love Kyle and the toy factory scene was freaking awesome! Just imagine being in a place full of the killer doll that is after you! Ugh that movie muah 10/10
The doll wasn’t named chucky, it was nicknamed of the killer’s Charles Lee Ray who’s soul was in the doll.
While at NYCC, I sadly missed the free cast signing of Cult of Chucky, the next day though, I'm on the dealer floor, turn a corner, and holy crap there's Alex Vincent doing signings! I got a picture from Curse of Chucky when he's about to blow away Chucky at the end, and happily got a pic with him while he's holding a Chucky doll. Only way that would have gotten cooler is if Mr Dourif had walked by.
I really liked Cult of Chucky, though the
**SPOILERS**
duplicating Chuckies thing is a really weird place to take the series. In any case, I do look forward to seeing the limited series, just to see what they do with it.
Don's wanted to do the multi Chucky thing for years, but didn't have the budget.
I think it's a good extension of the end of seed of Chucky. He accepts he's an evil doll and therefore is able to take further advantage of his position by mutilating his own soul.
I'll admit, I was never a big Chucky fan when I was younger. When I first came across the franchise, I was already used to the idea of evil toys through the character of Slappy from Goosebumps. Sure, Chucky was more overtly violent, but nothing will ever compare to seeing that creepy ventriloquist doll 0_0
Thank you, this was my exact reaction when I heard they were remaking Child's Play: "Why are the rebooting when they just dropped the amazing Cult of Chucky"
Oh man, I had absolutely no idea they were still making these movies. I thought the new one was coming out because the franchise was effectively dead.
I haven’t heard or thought about Chuckie in years, so I have to give props to the modern remake for that.
Child's Play 3 isn't the worst installment. Seed is.
The only comparable movie franchise comparison that comes to mind is the Bond franchise Never Say Never Again (a sorta remake of Thunderball) made separately from the main production thread of Roger Moore films.
And the last movie Sean Connery ever shaved for.
Part 3 is my second favorite of the series. Nostalgia glasses are on, sure-- but I still find parts of it legitimately disturbing.
If that one is your second favourite, what's your ranking for the series?
I like the later sequels, when they realized that whole killer doll thing was stupid and didn't really take itself seriously
Am I the only one who felt sorry for Chucky in the new remake? The AI felt like a child that doesn't know right from wrong. He also felt like a yandere as well, but that's a sidenote.
I would think so. Its obvious that they were aiming for the audience to feel sympathetic towards chucky so that his death scene would leave you feeling bad. You are my buddy until the end...
@@mikem9270 that's probably true, I was a little mad when the detective stole Andy's line from the original "This is the end". Plus to me the end would have been sadder if Andy was the one to finish Chucky.
I liked the change for precisely that reason! The original character was a serial killer who committed murders because "lol, murder" whereas this Chucky dearly loves Andy and will do literally anything to keep that relationship alive. Motivation matters, and the original Chucky was motivated basically by nothing (yes, I know there was a "get my body back" thing going on, but it seemed like an afterthought)
@@exquisitecorpse4917 All I'm saying is that I cared more about Chucky than Andy.
I absolutely loved both Curse and Cult. They were so damn good.
then Kyle from the second movie was teased to return in cult of chucky. the newer chucky movies are pretty lit from a fan standpoint. they def know how to keep the fanservice going
Being a teen in the 1980s, I was thoroughly tired of slasher movies by '88, and so not very interested when I saw the original Child's Play. But Bride and Seed look legitimately weird enough that I might check them out.
IMO, I'd say you're better off not knowing anything about the Total Drama franchise. It'll save you a lot of headaches and frustration.
I say just say it's a Survivor parody extended to long and leave it at that.
Its basically a kid friendly Saw, only no one dies.
First season was good.
Edward Hernandez doesn't really make any sense past that point though
Not going to lie. I liked the first two seasons. Still wish Gwen won TDI, though. (And before anyone says it, yes, I know she won in some other countries, but Owen won in America.)
I have heard about Curse of Chucky before, and it looked really good to me. I thought it was a reboot of the series. I like the meta twist of it actually being another sequel. I have not heard of Cult of Chucky. I'll have to look this one up. And I REALLY hope the crossover with Nightmare on Elm Street happens.
7:24 "I'm as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll." - Alan Rickman, Dogma
Curse of Chucky: Oh yeah, I remember this coming out a while back. Not sure what he meant by not knowing the series was still going.
Cult of Chucky: .... okay you got me there; I did not know this existed.
The Chucky Franchise is a guilty pleasure of mine. I wish they would have done Don’s original concept for child’s play instead of modernising it. With Don directing or getting a talented horror director.
Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky were filmed in my city.
A shame about all that background controversy because I think the reboot is pretty good the kills are creative and Chucky has a solid reason for going crazy.
Seriously. It's so weird that we legitimately could have had two horror movie franchises about dolls coming to life and killing people simultaneously that didn't feel like they were stepping on each other's toes. It really felt like a much more niche genre.
James Endicott I feel the exact same way.
In my opinion the guy who plays Chucky is the soul of the films literally if you didn’t have his performance as a serial killer crazy doll who swears all the time they would be boring and by making the new Chucky have an evil button that drains mark hamil’s performance and just makes the reboot boring come on voodoo soul stealing and witchcraft is a lot more exciting than evil doll made in Chinese sweat shop
I actually like the child's play series, and been watching and buyong everything I could get my hands on...
but even I been avoiding the reboot. When people asked me why knowing I love this franchise... Yeah, pretty much this. None of the original people are on it and they are already still making new content!
Form what I've heard is more of a reimagining than a remake the new Child's Play. Kinda like a spinoff, did sound like what they did with Halloween 3, in which they make a completely different story.
The mirror-bed scene in Bride is god damned iconic
1st season of tdi was amazing one of the best on CN
Never Say Never Again + Octopussy were made by different studios and released around the same time.
But in this cause it would be like them remaking "Dr. No" (Or technically the original Casino Royale) while Octopussy was being filmed and the same actor starring in both.
While MGM fucked over Child's Play creater at least he was able to keep rights to the character and be able to keep making movies based on Chucky. I think since Bride of Chucky was my first film to watch in the franchise it seems to be my favorite too. I need to watch the 2 new ones on Netflix now
2:11 JAMES BOND
Apparently something somewhat similar happened with the 1990 remake of "Night of the Living Dead" expect Romero was involved in it's creation.
Child’s play 2 was my favorite and I hate bride of chucky. Why do horror movies always become comedies? That ruins it.
It is when horror is unintentionally funny that it is ruined. Black comedy however as a genre is amazing (ie Evil Dead 2, Drag Me To Hell, etc).
The way in which the remake turns everything into shlocky paranoia about technology suggests the producers don't really get it.
Some premises, like Child's Play, need to remain based in a supernatural element. This prevents them from being quickly dated (the remake will fall out of relevance as soon as corporations sell people on a different style of smart device). It preserves mystery. And it invites the viewer to imagine sinister inner workings that are darker than anything that can be visibly shown on screen.
Right now, at the time of me posting this comment, the 7 film collection is 20$ on blue ray ok Amazon. :D
ORDERED ONE ME SELF.
$20 is a song. I may get one myself
Total Drama is a cartoon, the entire hook of which is that if you watched it in Canada it had boob jokes. So I guess it's like the appeal of 90s Sailor Moon, except that once you sit down and watch Sailor Moon it's actually kind of fun. And that split studio franchise thing happened with James Bond for Never Say Never Again and probably Spider Man with Venom, although I GUESS Marvel/Disney could own up that one, if they really wanted.
They remake everything so I'm not surprised they remade childs play, and horror movies are rehashed even more than other genres.
It's the disrespect modern filmmakers have for those who set the standard, they shouldn't be touching Child's Play while they are still making official sequels.
Not even the great Mark Hamill could save that terrible remake. I hope people are wise enough to stick with the original series.
Getting too real up til 00:45
The first movie freaked me out so much when I first glimpsed it on tv as a wee young one that I couldn't watch it in full until I was like 16
I think 2 and 3 are pretty good so I would say to give them a chance instead of just skipping them
wait total drama is getting a reboot? but why
@@qty1315 what? Those were all continuations or spin-offs. This is the only reboot.
Why do people assume everything with a different name after the first series is a reboot??? I see all the time and it's dumb
I actually quite enjoyed the remake but I'm also still anticipating the mini series from Mancini himself
They both go in different directions and it's rare to see a franchise split and kind if coexist like this
Yep. Another didn't want it, didn't need it. Can't believe it.
Sorry but it was awesome. As an ACTUAL AI researcher, they did a shocking realistic job of how it all starts and even a great way to give it more powers(ALSO very realistic). The technique is called reinforcement learning. They even did a good job of how it gets there. The same AI isn't in every doll, only ONE. Most movies would skip the fact that AI and robotics companies do rigorous testing, this one didn't even skip the return, fact is it could take only one disgruntled employee to cause the robot apocalypse.
I always knew Bob was on the older side of things but HE DOESN’T KNOW TOTAL DRAMA??!
The movie is alright but i had some problem big problems
R.I.P. bushwick bill the real chucky
Chucky becomes Skynet.....
Takes a lot of the scary out of it.
It's not even a good guy doll.
No good guy doll... No childs play movie. Simple as that.
And I still say that the first two are the best.
Pretty much, screw the rest.
Yeah, the remake through me for a loop. I saw Cult of Chucky and thought it was interesting, then all of a sudden there's a reboot but now that I know that they aren't even related I think it sucks.
Sorry, but Mancini ran the franchise in to the ground. I'll still watch anything he does coz I love OG Chucky, but the remake is more enjoyable than anything Mancini has put out in 20 years.
Hey Bob, for future reference, at 6:46 your use of the word Queer is a BIG slur when used as a general umbrella term for LGBT+ stuff, while the use of it as a singular self-identifier “I’m queer” is fine.
For future reference, can you use the more inclusive term LGBT+, and not the genera-form word with some still very bigoted roots? Thanks if you read this.
Bob, I can help. I have a ten yearold... I'm familiar with the Total Drama franchise... it didn't need a prequel. It's really pretty awful all around to be honest.
This option has my assent
You mentioned Total Drama 👍🏾👍🏾
10.10
I have a very slight interest because The Joker himself, Mark Hamill is Chucky.
More big picture, less game over thinker
No movie 'needs' a remake, but I don't think it's fundamentally wrong to do a remake. Remake everything, more movies
I kinda liked this remake
A bit more understandable than a guy putting his soul into a doll
Never did see any of the _Child's Play_ / _Chucky_ movies... maybe I should fix that...
No way is Bride of Chucky the best in the franchise.
Child’s play did get a remake WAY to soon the original series should at least finish where cult of chucky left of with chucky possessing Nika and got away with Tiffany possessed Jennifer
What are the notes to the Saxophone opening?
Yeah, no shit. It didn't need a remake. I don't think anyone is out here saying it did
I put off watching this until I got into work and I am sad that I did. It was unexpectedly great (I am not a Chucky fan but have known about it)
2:10. yes. Godzilla. Multiple times.
It’s a reboot not a remake
Movies can be so scary!
Child's Play didn't need a sequel in all honesty, but then we wouldn'y get all those shitty, lower budget killer toy knockoffs.
When you can't market just use nolstagia!
I have no sympathy for Don Mancini, ever since he got more and more control over the franchise, it's gotten pretty "meh" (I'm looking at you seed) I was hoping the remake would breath new life but it turned out to be just OK. Oh well, maybe the show will redeem him somehow
The moment I heard the "total drama" comments, I looked up the original air date. It's a decade old, which is less than I thought.
I can say the "prequel" or whatever is less irritating to have on in the background than the original.
In other news water is wet
Thank you!
You're really going to the mat for Child's Play?
of course not, no movie needs a remake, the same way no movie NEEDS a sequel, hell, no movie even need to exist at all. however, they do, and more important for movies, need is overrated, movies happen, because, and you dont need to be a genius to understand this concept, people want to make money, and so will make them, so they can gain more than they invested in the making of said movie.
"but movie is an art!" so? the sistine chapel is 100% art, but it was also done for nothing more than money and fame. so i will say this again, need is not something that matters when it comes to movies. it never was, and it never will.
5:05. 8:18
I beg your pardon, Child's play 2 IS the best one
This is... not the story I was expecting on this movie...
Did anybody else have a My Buddy doll back in the day, then accidentally see Child's Play and never play with it again? Is it just me?
I thought it was a quite a bit darker than the og chucky, like more sinister and creepy... still abit cliche ridden and relying on cheap scares. but overall not bad.
Shout to slim’ire only rap fans get that