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Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
If not for BRIDE OF CHUCKY, which was more fun than it had any right to be, I’d be totally dismissive of this one. As it is, I’m curious. Does it work? Let’s see...
Hey Harry,
I've been meaning to get this review out to you guys since I saw the screening. I hope you can put this up before it opens. I love the website a lot.
I saw the Seed of Chucky screening a few weeks ago at the Roosevelt Theatre/Long Island. All I can say is: it's about time they finally made another Chucky movie -- I'VE MISSED CHUCKY!
Sure, Seed of Chucky has a lot of the stuff we are all looking for - jumps, blood, guts, uber-babe Jennifer Tilly - but it's also hilarious! It is more comedy/slasher/horror than straight horror - kind of like Bride, but way more crazy. (Which is smart, and probably what they should have done with Freddy and Jason - snooze.) This time around, Chucky becomes a dad. (And he's a lot like my dad, but that's another sad story.) It turns out that the kid that Tiffany gave birth to at the end of Bride survived and has grown up as captive to a psycho ventriloquist that found him and took him back to England. Anyway, the kid "Glen" makes his way back to find his parents - in Hollywood, where they are making a Chucky movie!
Redman plays himself, (as does the luscious Jennifer Tilly). He's a rapper-director making a Bible movie that Jennifer wants to star in - and she will do anything to get the part - including the lucky Redman. I didn't know Red was this funny, maybe because I haven't seen "How High" or that tv show with Method Man, but now maybe I will! (Er, at least TiVo.) And that tight English import from Cody Banks II, Hannah Spearritt, plays Tilly's assistant and looks pretty hot too - especially when she meets our nasty little friend. (Not going to spoil this one!)
One of the biggest laughs in the movie is also in the new trailer that's online - when Chucky drives Britney Spears off the road in Redman's Hummer! Our whole audience cheered. (Let's face it, Britney's a hottie, but she's annoying.) Not to get into too many other spoilers, but there are a lot of memorable scenes.
One particular scene had most of the audience dying was when Chucky has to take "matters" into his own hands (if you've seen Bride, you know that Chucky is anatomically correct) so he and Tiffany can - taking a page from Rosemary's Baby - impregnate Jennifer to make a human "host" for their Seed. Fans like me will dig it, but I would also recommend it to those unitiated to the Chucky universe (besides, are you really going to see Polar Express? Now THAT looks scary!)
I really can't think of another horror movie to compare it to. It's pure vintage evil Chucky, but with a little Scary Movie, a bit of Something About Mary, and maybe a little bit of Charlie Kaufman's "Being John Malkovich". Maybe that will be next: Being Chucky.
This was still a rough cut with unfinished effects - but, hey, it was free and I will definitely be there November 12!
Thanks a lot. I hope you can use it!
Captain RonsonSounds like fans are going to be happy this time out. Let’s hope so. Thanks for the review, man.
"Moriarty" out.
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Oct 06, 2004 6:02:59 AM CDT
Who is Redman? I love it when reviewers talk about characters wi
by praetor
Oh wait, no I don't. It's really irritating.
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That's the problem with the U.S.A folks. This reviewer is clearly a racist, speaking about our beloved indian friends always as a group of "those people". Never once did he try to see this poor actor's personality or his individuality. I believe he is no better than those nasty pilgrims who ripped off our little red friends for colorful beads while raping and pillaging this once great land. FOR SHAME SIR! FOR SHAME!!!!
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It would have helped if the reviewer had said "Rapper-turned-actor Redman plays himself" or something to that effect. I was confused as well, not being familiar with the rapper and was looking for a previous reference, assuming Redman was a last name for someone. But of course we really shouldn't expect professionally written reviews on this site. It's not the nature of it and comes with the territory. -
That damn doll has got it right.......I
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I was not aware that 'Redman' was a rapper with half a name. Well done for misinterpreting me and slinging insults needlessly you poisonous little shit. My thanks to Mr Elwood Blues for putting me straight.
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Oct 06, 2004 12:01:11 PM CDT
*sigh* anyone else wish they'd put Chucky in a HORROR film again
by elmstreetkid
i dunno guys.....i think this whole thing is so worn out.
when the Seed of Chucky trailer played at the sold-out screening of Shaun of the Dead, most of the audience reacted with groans. sure,there were some cheers for shots of Chucky and the scene where he drives Britney off the road....but the people cheering were barely old enough to REMEMBER Chucky, and obviously were doing so because they're from that generation that thinks they're "supposed" to cheer for stuff like that.
point is, the first Child's Play is a minor classic of 1980's horror. great effects, intelligent writing, and solid direction and acting. then it became a parody of itself, releasing 3 films that were neither totally scary or totally funny. the "killer doll" film has an eerie element anyone who ever owned a doll can relate to. the chucky sequels have become cult films for people who don't "get" real cult films: Cult films for posers.
not that the films don't have some cheesy nostalgia to them, but look back at the first film, and what the series could have been.... -
but good luck to him.I'm surprised they are still making these films.They were never top draw the first time round.The new measure of a tired franchise is to get a rapper in.
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but good luck to him.I'm surprised they are still making these films.They were never top draw the first time round.The new measure of a tired franchise is to get a rapper in.
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No shock there (unless it's SCHOCK G!). Britney hasn't been hot looking for years now. Fans hated Freddy vs Jason but they would have hated a fully comedic F VS J even more, because they're just pricks.
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i have never done this before, but i have to call plant. That was written so plant-tastically that i can't believe nobody else has said it. From the "She's a hottie, but let's face it she's annoying" to making sure to put the opening date of the movie at the very end of the 'review', it read like a script for if they were selling this movie on QVC. Who says "hottie"????--------- anyway, the child's play movies were stupid, and they only got more stupid when they turned it into comedy..
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Hannah's from S Club - my favourite British pop group (ex-pop group now). They did "Never Had A Dream Come True". You totally know it. I couldn't bring myself to see Cody Banks, but I love the Chucky movies, plus it's Hannah (whom I adore), plus John waters! This movie is going to be AMAZING!!!
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Oct 07, 2004 4:56:36 PM CDT
REDMAN--how lazy and self-centered does a person have to be??
by eraser_x
the article SAID "Redman plays himself, (as does the luscious Jennifer Tilly)". Clearly, then, Redman is a real person, just like Jennifer Tilly. And you can pretty much figure out that he is an actor, in this context. And if you don't know who Jennifer Tilly is, you can use imdb.com or google. Same thing with Redman. Just because you are clueless, why demand that the author stoop down to exactly your level of ignorance? Do you also demand that the author explain that "Long Island" is in New York? That a "Hummer" is an motor vehicle? That Britney Spears is a real-life singer? That "Freddy and Jason" are characters from other movies??? Get a clue, man. The world is not all about you and your particular level of ignorance.
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Oct 07, 2004 10:35:48 PM CDT
elmstreetkid - Chucky as serious horror could only work ONCE.
by elgyn6655321
In the first movie, it was actually scary because for the first third of the movie you weren`t sure if Chucky was really 'alive'. And even then, in the first movie, near the end Chucky starts geting 'funny' (like when he flips-off the people in the elevator). After you realize what Chucky is (a one-liner spouting killer doll), it`s hard to find him very 'scary' anymore. For proof, look no further than parts 2 and 3, which tried to take themselves seriously and ended-up being pretty lousy (well, 2 was alright I guess). Dark comedy was the only way to go with Chucky, and that`s why "Bride" worked so well.
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