#chucky series critical

[streets-in-paradise]

The real question is, who is your bigger nemesis? Taiki Waititi or Don Mancini?

That's a really hard question, but i think I despise Waititi more than Mancini.

At least in Mancini's case, Chucky is his creation and there was love involved at some point. The guy cared, he did something good and only the passing of time changed that. One can always keep hoping he will find his roots and some sudden inspiration would put him in the right path. He did it once, with Curse.

Waititi was a lazy, disrespectfull ass destroying the work of others. Since the beggining he hated what he was doing, he was there only for the money and didn't bother at all. In press conferences and publicity for Ragnarok, he even trashed some of the old characters ( specially Jane, who he later hipocritically brought back).He was horrible to Hiddleston and Loki despite keeping him to make sure his huge fanbase would buy tickets. I wasn't in the Loki fandom, yet I could see it on the stuff he used to say about the character.

He metaphorically slapped fans of the old films in the face playing out the destruction of Asgard as a joke sequence instead of the dramatic event it should have been. He even made fun of us, and the fans of his films at the peak of his popularity successfully kicked most of us out of the fandom.

In short terms, Waititi is like a bully laughing while destroying my sandcastle.

Being anti ragnarok in 2018 was hell, it was impossible to be here or anywhere in social media. For us it was " you are taking this too seriously", " you are boring" , " you don't understand the characters and how Taika ' improved ' Thor and Loki". The message was clear: you don't belong in the fandom anymore.

Show fans do try to gatekeep Chucky in a very similar way, but escaping them is easier. I left the Thor fandom because of Ragnarok, only recently reconnecting because after the Thor 4 fiasco the Waititi fans are silently ashamed. Chucky has sucked since season 2 and i'm still standing,

Waititi used to feed the toxicity of those fans with his edgy claims trashing the first films, he validated them. Mancini doesn't, you don't see him saying " Andy is boring and old" in Interviews.

On the contrary, with the old fans he does something else that I like to call vender humo (selling smoke). In interviews, he would praise the hell out of the legacies to make us watch, then give us nothing. Toxic show fans can feel validated by his inaction to some extent, but not by his saids about the old characters.

It's different, despite very frustrating. I can get mad at him for dissapointing me, but the closest he has gone to awakening the Waititi level of hate in me was the show treatment of Nica.

If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Taika Waititi and Don Mancini, i would shoot Waititi twice.

[shadow-turtle-234]

Lemme rant about the Goddamn Megamind sequel

Okay, found out something today that many may not know: writers Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons are returning for the series, but they are not involved with the writing for this, like they did in the original.

They are executive producers, according to NBC's own report on the series. They mention that they wrote the original film, but said nothing about if they are writing. While the Wikipedia article also claims that the pair are also writing the series, there is no sources to back the claim up. A twitter post from Simons mentioned that they were in the writers room, yes, but due to a likely NDA, he couldn't just say how good/bad the quality of the writing is. The article also states that, "The original writers of the film, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, are signed on as executive producers with Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel. JD Ryznar will be co-executive producer and story editor." Even Simons' own Twitter handle say he is the co-creator/EP of the series but not the writer.

EPs are not the same as writers in the field of animation, and in the field in general. They work more to consult while providing expertise on the matter as well as helping with fundraising for the project. I myself understand this. My class's animation, Star Fall, was going through a lot of story beats and changes, and all of us pitched in in making it as air tight as possible (in a four week time period). Obviously the main creator, Cory, she need me to make thumbnails and story boards for shots to make it make some form of sense. Could they have been consulted on for story beats and plot points? Of course, it isn't out of the realm of possibility. Frankly, I believe it is likely. Given that stuff from the art book exists, who is to say that they were given a go-ahead for a sequel and series, but have someone else write the series for them under Universal's demand?

Remember how Don Mancini turned down the title of Executive Producer when the 2019 Child's Play reboot came out? He had little to no involvement with the film in general as they were practically changing a lot of things to fit the newer script, and MGM were doing whatever they want despite the fact that it was he and David spent years putting everything into Chucky. And Don is not only the EP of his respective Child's Play/Chucky franchise, but he wrote the films and directed the series since Curse. And it is obvious that the 2019 reboot missed the mark as it, while being passible horror movie, wasn't as good as the OG.

I feel like a similar thing happened here; Schoolcraft and Simons were given an opportunity to get a Megamind sequel and sister series after fourteen years, but were only given only just a small amount to properly work on due to Universal's request. Still doesn't answer where the budget went to...

[silvershewolf247]

Via: @cult-of-dollbabies I would not be criticizing this show half as much as I do if I didn't think there was genuine love and talent behind it.

The scenes of Andy and Kyle in season 2 (despite being part of a rather undercooked storyline) are genuinely moving and engaging. It's why I wanted more of them. Lachlan Watson plays the twins perfectly and adds complexity to Glenda that was not expected and is greatly appreciated. The costume design of the human twins is also great (I know some people don't like short hair Glenda, but I feel like it makes sense for them, a lot of people who've had long hair want to shave it or cut it short at some point) I wouldn't be pissed at the ending if they hadn't been. Even the trio has a lot of potential for story and character growth if the narrative would just let them.

The opposite of love isn't hatred. It's apathy. I love a lot of these characters, I love these actors, I even love a lot of ideas (and some execution) within the show. It's why the most damning aspect of season 3 is that people aren't criticizing it. People are just giving up, and it's why the show is in danger.

[cipheramnesia]

hi :) i know youve already answered recs for queer horror movies, but do you know of any more trans horror movies, specifically?

Trans horror films by and staring trans people is pretty thin. I'm not versed enough in the small and indie short film world where I think most of these are likely to be found. The closest I know to a mainstream horror movie with a trans protagonist played by a trans actor is Bit, which is a movie so bad I would have not finished it otherwise. Not recommended.

My most controversial pick is probably going to be Sleepaway Camp 2+3. I've talked about this series at length and it's probably going to in the trans movie discussion for as long as humanity exists. That said, I find trans woman slasher Angela Baker delightful fun. The first movie is a different animal and it's um something.

The Wild Boys is honestly amazing. I don't know if there's a right way to go describing this, but the basic premise is a group of murderous juvenile delinquent boys are shipwrecked on an island which slowly transforms them into women. Women all play the roles of the delinquent boys, creating a strong sense of realism. It's a strange, violent, queer, surreal French film and I would call it a queer horror essential.

Titane wasn't intended as a trans movie by its director, but its also hard not to interpret trans elements in a movie where a woman disguises herself as a man including breaking her own nose to radically alter her face, eventually is sort of taken on as an adoptive son, and never really wholly returns to any feminine roles. Much like The Wild Boys, it's a glorious and surreal movie and another movie I'd consider required viewing.

Boarding School is a whole lot. I'd say it needs some trigger warnings for child abuse, child death, and nazi / holocaust trauma at least. Boarding School is a strange and highly distressing mixture of revenge, ghost story, and child abandonment, all wrapped around a young trans child exploring gender. It's a stunning, gorgeous and dreamlike movie. Not precisely surreal, but paralogical in places.

We're All Going To The World's Fair is by a trans filmmaker! Fuck yes! I wouldn't call it mainstream, and it's clearly on the experimental end of the film spectrum, but it's widely critically acclaimed and has a lot of trans feeling put into. I'd also recommend it for atmosphere and a sort of quiet sense of emotional unrest. Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's next film, I Saw The TV Glow has been picked up by A24, so keep an eye out for it.

Bad Things is sort of the inverse of World's Fair, a queer movie staring queer and trans actors, it's, well, fine. For a film with a banger of an idea (The Shining but all queer) and so much queerness in the production, it's shockingly flat, listless even, as if no one wants to be on the set. But, well it exists I guess.

Der Samurai is hard to say if it's intentionally trans, but features a strange gender ambiguous figure in a gorgeous flowing dress who terrorizes a small German town with a samurai sword and seems to be seducing a young, lone policeman through the night. Ultimately tragic in its conclusion, still a beautiful film and dear to my heart.

Lastly, I want to give a shout out to the Chucky movie series. Starting with Seed Of Chucky and going through at least season two, it gets very weird with gender and is very queer.

[patiann345]

I'm gonna be honest; I don't think it's fair to blame a single game (BATIM in this case) for the state of Modern Mascot Horror...

That's giving Bendy WAY too much credit hj/

But seriously though; to say that BATIM is at fault for the state of mascot horror and that it started/popularized all the overused trends is just. really really unfair to it. And that's coming from someone who is extremely critical of the series, I WISH I could blame Bendy for everything but alas, I am unable 😔

I think my biggest issue with blaming Bendy, or really any big horror like Fnaf or Poppy, is that.. so many of those trends aren't unique to those games? Bendy takes SO MUCH from games like Bioshock, but we're not blaming Bioshock for mascot horror trends, are we? And yeah, you can say "Well Bioshock isn't indie and it's not mascot horror" but,, where do you think people are drawing inspiration? Yeah, a lotta games may be inspired by Bendy, but a lot of others, INCLUDING Bendy, are inspired by the classics before it.

To talk about some arguments I've seen; saying Bendy popularized "exploring an abandoned facility" feels almost silly considering how many popular horror games and media have done that before. It's been a horror staple for forever, so of course a lot of mascot and/or indie games would follow suit. There's the first Resident Evil, I think Silent Hill COULD count, RPG maker games such as Ao Oni.. And as for film; technically The Blair Witch falls into this category. And the same goes for "cute mascot turned scary" like.. I'm sorry but plenty of games alone were doing that before Bendy. Ever played Tattletail? You could argue FNAF has done this too. Spooky's jumpscare mansion perhaps? And if you wanna look past just games; Gremlins. And yes, I'm counting Gremlins as horror. If you don't, then consider Chucky or Annabelle (though maybe Annabelle is to a lesser extent since she's.. pretty freaky looking before the possession stuff in the film) I'm not. even going to address "free roam gameplay" because. I mean, do I have to? I should not have to go over a list of free roam horror games to tell you why that's 1. not even a trend? and 2. not.. Bendy specific.

All this also isn't considering a lot of other media you could take inspiration from; Creepypastas and ARGs and Books and so on and so forth. A lot of those have contributed to Mascot Horror, ESPECIALLY creepypasta.. Most of the popular ones do fall under the "cute-to-scary" trope such as Cupcakes, Sonic.EXE, the Tails Doll curse, and a lot of lost episodes and haunted gaming creepypastas. You can't tell me some of the big games now aren't slightly inspired.

Also also, a lotta popular mascot horror recently has followed certain tropes and trends, yeah, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily good or bad. People hear "Cliche" and think negatively, but you CAN do a cliche really REALLY well, you can put a super strong spin on it if you try and make it feel new and fresh, even if it's been done over and over before by other pieces of media. Yes, BATIM has "cute-to-scary" mascots, it has abandoned location exploration, and it released in chapters, and so on and so forth. But we're not considering HOW it uses these tropes and if they're done well. We're just saying "Well, it has them so.. blame Bendy ig" and that's, again, not fair! It's not fair to BATIM and it's not fair to other horror media, some of which has served as big inspirations and the sort of "building blocks" for modern horror.

To make something clear, and I know this may upset some people to hear; BATIM is not unique as a piece of horror media. The only thing that sets it apart is the artstyle, and even then, with the release of BATDR, we've been inching away from that rubberhose-1930s style for a more generic look and feel. Bendy is not special, and it's not special as a mascot horror, even by the standards of 2017 when it came out. There were other games doing what it was doing, and there will continue to be games that do what it did.

It is not fair to blame Bendy, and it's not fair to blame any one single game or piece of media. Tropes and trends and cliches come and they go, and whether or not you like the current state of mascot horror, if you agree or disagree that it's a problem (I personally don't think it is and don't. really care tbh?) You cannot blame a single piece of media for the problems you have with a genre.

(Sorry this is so ramble-y!! And if it's not super well structured, I just really wanted to get my thoughts out there akjagsdhljgadslh,, also, I'd love to hear other people's thoughts, if you agree or disagree or are unsure. Think it'd be cool to start a discussion ^^)

[neverfilth]

For the record I know I've said this before but anyone who wants to discuss Chucky is free to shoot me a message. Even tho I have a lot of criticisms about the series I love hearing peoples headcanons and how they interpret and put their own unique spin on things. With a franchise like this I seriously appreciate all the awesome people putting genuine thought into the series and sharing their own stories based around it!

For real tho yall are writting better than Don out here. 🫡

[silvershewolf247]

I don't think they're going to get that deep into it.

”Fuck Santa!”

Okay, Chucky managing to send the nuke to the Norty Pole was hilarious, but that’s going to fuck the whole planet over with global warming.

I can’t wait for more Ghost Brad!

[themnmovieman]

Movie Review ~ Doc of Chucky

Doc of Chucky Synopsis: The ultimate account of the Child’s Play film franchise and Chucky, a horror villain for the ages. With contributions from cast, crew, critics, historians, and experts, as well as clips, photographs, archival documents, behind-the-scenes footage, and more, experience the making-of story that proves you can’t keep a good guy down in a series of films that have created an…

[novumtimes]

epic documentary unveils a poster starts streaming on Shudder in November

Doc of Chucky, an almost 5 hour look at the Child’s Play franchise, unveils a poster ahead of its November Shudder debut Thommy Hutson has had a hand in the making of multiple documentaries about popular horror films: the 90 minute documentaries His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th and Scream: The Inside Story, the 2 hour documentary More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead and its shorter companion pieces They Won’t Stay Dead: A Look at the Return of the Living Dead Part II and Love Beyond the Grave: A Look at the Return of the Living Dead III. He was a producer on the 4 hour documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy and the 6 and a half+ hour documentary Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th. Now he has turned his attention to the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise, resulting in the 295 minute (that’s 4 hours and 55 minutes) documentary Doc of Chucky! Doc of Chucky will be released through the Shudder streaming service on November 1st, and a poster for the film has now made its way online. You can check it out at the bottom of this article. Directed by Hutson, the documentary has the following synopsis: The ultimate account of the Child’s Play film franchise and Chucky, a horror villain for the ages. With contributions from cast, crew, critics, historians, and experts, as well as clips, photographs, archival documents, behind-the-scenes footage, and more, experience the making-of story that proves you can’t keep a good guy down in a series of films that have created an icon. It features interviews with Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and more. The original Child’s Play was released in 1988 and has spawned a franchise that includes six sequels – Child’s Play 2 (1990), Child’s Play 3 (1991), Bride of Chucky (1998), Seed of Chucky (2004), Curse of Chucky (2013), Cult of Chucky (2017) – a 2019 remake, and three seasons of a TV series that ran on USA Network, Syfy, and the Peacock streaming service. The Chucky TV show was recently cancelled, but the cast is holding on to hope that it will find a new home for season 4. A new feature sequel is also in the works. Are you a Child’s Play fan, and will you be watching Doc of Chucky? Let us know by leaving a comment below – and take a look at this poster while you’re scrolling down: Source link via The Novum Times

[laresearchette]

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: THE CHALLENGE: ALL STARS (Paramount+ Canada) DORA (Paramount+ Canada) CHUCKY (Showcase) 10:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA CAMP!

CBC GEM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM GET UP, AISHA

DISNEY + STAR BLOOD FREE (Two-episode Premiere) DRAIN THE OCEANS (Season 3-4) LIFE BELOW ZERO: PORT PROTECTION ALASKA (Season 6) RANDOM RINGS (Season 3) SHORTS SPECTACULAR (Season 2)

NETFLIX CANADA ANTHRACITE: SECRETS OF THE SECT (FR) THE HIJACKING OF FLIGHT (CO) UNLOCKED: A JAIL EXPERIMENT WHAT JENNIFER DID (GB)

GOLF (TSN/TSN5) 12:00pm: 2024 Augusta National Masters Golf: Par 3 Contest (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 3:00pm: 2024 Augusta National Masters Golf: Par 3 Contest (TSN3) 8:00pm: 2024 Augusta National Masters Golf: Par 3 Contest (TSN3) 10:00pm: 2024 Augusta National Masters Golf: Masters Primetime

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 3:00pm: Mariners vs. Jays (SN360) 7:00pm: Marlins vs. Yankees (SN Now) 7:00pm: Mets vs. Atlanta (TSN5) 7:00pm: Orioles vs. Red Sox

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN/TSN4) 7:30pm: Raptors vs. Nets (TSN) 10:00pm: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets

TRIGGER POINT (CBC) 8:00pm: Alex contacts the police with critical information about a new attack planned for that day, but Commander Francis warns the team against placing too much trust in him.

NHL HOCKEY (SN/SN1) 8:30pm: Knight vs. Oilers (SNPacific) 10:30pm: Coyotes vs. Canucks

ALLEGIANCE (CBC) 9:00pm: Sabrina must do everything in her power to keep a troubled teen caught in a bloody gang conflict from becoming a killer.

RED EARTH UNCOVERED (APTN) 9:00pm: Doc sends Hayley to Shuswap Lake to investigate sightings of an elusive aquatic creature known as Shuswaggi; Some boaters have described the creature as serpent-like, while others deem it to be more akin to a giant eel.

OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN (Crave) 9:00pm: A middle-aged teacher longs for a child of her own when she starts to bond with her boyfriend's 4-year-old daughter.

BIG BROTHER CANADA (Global) 9:30pm

MUD MADNESS (Discovery Canada) 10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Competitors strap in for the fall mud circuit in the gritty underground world of mud racing; with big money on the line, no one is holding back.

[silvershewolf247]

Welp, this guy just ruined my fucking morning.

[jaynedolluk]

BEST TV OF 2022 PART 3

I watched quite a few films on Netflix. My favourites were: The White Tiger, Do Revenge, Werewolves Within, Wendell + Wild, Glass Onion, The School for Good & Evil, The Curse of Bridge Hollow, The Bubble, Don’t Look Up, Metal Lords (altho’ Skullflower never fails to make me laugh), Manc, Enola Holmes 2 and The Trial of the Chicago Seven. I really didn’t like Blonde tho’ – I thought it did a huge disservice to Marilyn Monroe by only showing her victimhood.

  I watch a lot of detective/crime dramas. 2022 saw the return of some of my favourites – McDonald & Dodds, Van Der Valk, Shetland, Death in Paradise, The Alienist, Vienna Blood, Traces, Grantchester, Top Boy, Bloodlands, The Capture (I thought the 2nd series was stronger than the 1st) Professor T., Gangs of London, and Strike. Also, We Hunt Together (which I think is incredibly under-rated and I can’t understand why the dark femininity crew aren’t all over it). Another couple of shows I think are really under-rated are Babylon Berlin + Snowfall – really don’t understand why they don’t get more love.

New crime dramas/thrillers included Inside Man (would love a spin-off series w/Stanley Tucci’s character), Nine Perfect Strangers, The House Across the Street, Tokyo Vice (personally, I thought it was over-rated), Wreck (pleased to see it’s already getting a second series), Sherwood, Rules of the Game and Four Lives (about the victims of the serial killer Stephen Port). A couple of BBC dramas I really liked were Red Rose, Chloe and The Responder and Channel 4 did a good prison drama, Screw which I hope gets recommissioned.

ITV also did a reasonably good adaptation of The Ipcress File as well as a drama about that man who faked his own death then turned up in South America as part of an insurance fraud – The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe – and The Walk-In w/Stephen Graham, based on the true life case of someone giving evidence against a fascist group. Channel 4 did a quick turnaround to do a show based on the Vardy vs. Rooney court case. BBC also did one called Floodlights which was the true story of child abuse in football.

I did watch Dahmer + thought it was excellent but really hard to watch. Plus, I actually loved The Watcher (despite it getting slated by the critics).

  I was glad to see the return of Chucky which was as mad as ever plus The Terror (which this time was set in World War 2 in a Japanese internment camp), Inside No. 9, the final series of Noughts & Crosses and Dr Who (seeing the end of Jodie Whittaker’s turn as the Doctor). Also returning for second series on Netflix were two favourites of my mine, Russian Doll and Umbrella Academy and I finally watched S1 of Squid Game (which I loved). There were also new shows such as Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, The Sandman and Wednesday (which was one of my favourites of the year) plus I finally got round to watching The Irregulars (sad to see it got cancelled after only one series). Sky did an adaptation of The Midwich Cuckoos (which I quite liked) plus a great time travel show called The Lazarus Project (which I really hope gets another season). Harley Quinn returned + I love the relationship between Harley & Ivy.

[news2023]

“Chucky” Has Officially Been Renewed for Season 3!

Officially announced this morning, Don Mancini ‘s hit horror series “Chucky” has been renewed for Season 3, set to return to both USA and SYFY with brand new episodes later this year! “The cast and crew of Chucky would like to thank fans and critics alike for their overwhelming response to season two, which we’re delighted to announce has now spurred the official greenlight on season three.…

[silvershewolf247]

I honestly see more people defending it against critics than I see actual critics

I don't see nearly enough criticism for the series (esp s2) and it's kinda weirding me out

[ramascreen]

CHUCKY Renewed for Third Season, And REGINALD THE VAMPIRE For Second Season

CHUCKY Renewed for Third Season, And REGINALD THE VAMPIRE For Second Season

The USA Network/SYFY hit series “Chucky” has been renewed for a third season. “Chucky” ranks as a top-10 drama cable for 2022 in the 18-49 demo (L+7). “The cast and crew of ‘Chucky’ would like to thank fans and critics alike for their overwhelming response to season two, which we’re delighted to announce has now spurred the official greenlight on season three. This news has made Chucky very…

[hatchetfield-scarecrow]

Can’t believe the Chucky series has more genderfluid rep than the Loki series.