Runtime: 90 Minutes
Post Credit:None
Plot-"A mother gives her son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature".
Starring-Aubrey Plaza, Bryan Tyree Henry and David Lewis
My Thoughts
I will keep this review short and sweet, I have seen all of the previous childs play films. And i was eagerly awaiting to see how this reboot would play out. now having seen thi film I will say it wasn't terrible but wasn't great either. the acting in the film was passable for the most part though i will say Gabriel Bateman who played Andy, I found his character to be really annoying at times and for the most part i did not like his performance, i will ay Mark Hammil did a great job as buddi aka chuckie the doll had very strange look to it which added to the strange feel . but overall he did a great job and was the standout.The plot of this film is much different than any of the previous plots in the series, the biggest difference is that how chuckie becomes the chuckie we know and love is completely different and it was refreshing if I am honest, the supernatural plot had been played out years ago and it was nice to see a different direction was used. The film overall flowed together pretty well but did have some plot points that bothered me ad took away from the film. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 60% saying "Child's Play updates an '80s horror icon for the Internet of Things era, with predictably gruesome -- and generally entertaining -- results". I agree the changes made to the overall lot made the film feel updated to current times and one aspect I did like about the film was that it was very gore heavy which is always a plus for me. Overall this was a solid film that wasn't great but worth watching.
Rating
Good Gore, updated classic to be relevant to today's times, Great performance by mark hammil, worth watching for fans of the series or fans of gore. 7.8/10!!
The Second and last film to review is one I have been looking forward to Annabelle:Comes Home.
Runtime:106 Minutes
Post Credit:None
Plot-"Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her "safely" behind".
Starring-Patrick Wilson, McKenna Grace and Vera Farmiga
My Thoughts
I was a huge fan of Annabelle:Creation it was one of the best films I saw that year. I was eagerly awaiting a sequel, and when this film was announced I couldn't wait to see it. Was this film better than Annabelle:Creation? for me its close but i give creation a slight edge. This film was much better than i thought it would be going off what i saw in the trailer, it had a spooky feel to it the cast all did a solid Job which i come to expect from films in the conjuring universe.The plot was plot was solid overall which again I come to expect from this series. What really stood out for me in tis film was the tone of it, it was very dark from the get go and it continued throughout, the monster design in this film was top notch and I enjoyed the variety in what was coming at the viewer. usually conjuring universe films focus on one main entity, that overall was not the case in this film as there was a multitude of things the main characters had to deal with and that wa nice change of pace to see. As i mentioned earlier the cast did fantastic job all around and there were no weak performances for me in this film. Honestly there was not much I didn't like in the film, the only thing that really stood out for me that wasn't great was there were parts of the film that felt tacked on and weren't really needed but that holds true for most films.Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 69% saying "Fun for fans even if it isn't as frightening as some of its predecessors, Annabelle Comes Home suggests there's still some life left in the Conjuring franchise". for me there is plenty of life in the conjuring series and I will continue to see whatever films the produce as I am a huge fan of the universe. I really enjoyed this film and it was a god blaance of acting/spookiness/ghostly action which is what i wanted.
Rating
Great addition to the franchise, recommend for anyone whos is a fan of the series or wants to sere a good ghost film 7.8/10!!
