By Fred Topel | Image property of respective holders
Child's Play: Chucky's 20th Birthday Edition
This is officially the first time I have felt dated. When the 20th Birthday Edition of Child’s Play arrived, I remembered that my father took me to see it in theaters because I was only 10. Yes, I’m 30 now.
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This is a great package to mark the occasion. Scene specific commentary by Chucky has the right tone. It could have been dumb but Chucky actually analyzes scenes like a real commentary track, down to the cadence of voiceover commentators. It’s a pretty brilliant spoof talking about social issues and nostalgia.
The actual commentary tracks were both groups I wanted to hear, the actors because Alex Vincent is all grown up, and the filmmakers because I’ve gotten a chance to know Don Mancini and David Kirschner. I only had time to watch the movie once, flipping back and forth, and I stayed on the filmmakers longer because they talk about studio politics, satire and personal inspirations. The actors end up being more technical about how things were shot.
The documentary kind of rips the changes that were made by the director. They got Brad Dourif and you get to see the other actors today. There is some B-roll of the practical effects that looks like old VHS so that’s awesome. Scenes in the Yagher shop and of little people running around the set are where it’s at.
The upscale of the film holds up. It’s not Blu Ray but it preserves the colors, the grit and the sharpness. You don’t see any big grain spots or flaws, so it’s a respectable version to mark the occasion.
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