The doll names itself Chucky for some inexplicable reason and becomes immediately attached to Andy. Swiped from the returns pile of the store where she works, Karen Barclay (Aubrey Plaza) brings the malfunctioning doll home as an early birthday gift for her 13-year-old son, Andy (Gabriel Bateman). Buddi is a new line of artificial intelligence dolls from the Kaslan Corporation that can not only learn from their surroundings and interactions, but also control all of your home’s Kaslan-branded smart devices! Convenient! Meanwhile, in Vietnam, a disgruntled factory worker disables the safety protocols on one of the dolls, which eventually makes its way into the hands of the hapless Barclay family. Listen, I’m not saying that one is inherently better than the other, but one is inherently better than the other.Įven with its high-tech angle, the plot of Child’s Play is pretty straight-forward. Instead of Haitian Vodou and a vengeful serial killer, Smith and Klevberg give us a multinational corporation and artificial intelligence. Honestly, aside from a few character names and occupations, the concept of “it’s a doll… and it kills people” is the only common thread. Child’s Play (2019)ĭirected by Lars Klevberg from a script by Tyler Burton Smith, Child’s Play doesn’t actually have much in common with its namesake. So, I paid real actual American dollars for a ticket and went to see the 2019 remake of Child’s Play. Even after undermining all that good will with one of the most embarrassingly bad marketing campaigns in recent memory, the critical reception after the movie’s release wasn’t terrible. Cue hundreds of new write-ups from otherwise uninterested publications, and baby, you got a stew going. Initially and rightfully, the transparent cash grab was dismissed by horror fans when it was revealed that not only would Mancini have no involvement in the production, but Brad Dourif would not be returning to provide his objectively perfect voice for Chucky.īut then, with less than three months until release, Orion threw a fucking Hail Mary by announcing that Mark Hamill, the poster boy for fandom, would be voicing our new Buddy-I’m sorry, Buddi. Unlike Scott’s defeated and relatable Henry Pollard, however, the insincerity behind Hamill’s delivery of Chucky’s favorite new question is indicative of a film that assumes it’s worthy of your adoration simply for existing.Īs a longtime fan of Don Mancini’s still running Child’s Play franchise, I’ve kept one skeptical eye on Orion Pictures’ remake since it was announced almost a year ago. The Child’s Play remake hits theaters June 21, 2019.As you make your way through this year’s ill-advised and somehow relatively well-received remake of 1988’s Child’s Play, you’ll hear Mark Hamill utter this bastardized version of Adam Scott’s Party Down catchphrase over and over again. The site links to , but the site simply says “Website Coming Soon.” What’s interesting about the new site is that it also introduces us to Kaslan, the apparent maker of the Buddi doll, which appears to be like a Google or Amazon in the new Child’s Play universe and the maker of smart home devices and similar products. And like we learned from the horror short Whisper, there’s nothing more terrifying than something evil messing with your smart devices. Beyond being a super sophisticated piece of tech, like so many devices these days, Buddi can connect to virtually any of your smart home devices. While there has been a lot of backlash about the Child’s Play remake, the new details around the modernization of the doll could make for a really interesting film. Buddi has all the modern amenities we’ve come to expect in kids toys these days cloud-backed voice recognition, sophisticated algorithms, high resolution image recognition, and so much more, but most importantly he wants to be your best friend. On a new website promoting the film,, Orion Pictures shares all the details on Buddi, the modern take on the classic “Good Guy Doll” from the original Child’s Play franchise. My gut tells me that the makers of the Child’s Play remake were very much aware of this phenomenon and leveraged it when developing the new film, which is why they’re introducing us to Buddi. If you grew up in the 80’s you probably remember the Hasbro doll “My Buddy.” Released in 1985, three years ahead of the first Child’s Play, it became the real life source of nightmares for kids who were aware of the film’s Chucky and either owned a “My Buddy” or knew someone who did.
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