Up and Coming Films

[WowBobWow]

I liked Covenant and Prometheus, actually enjoyed both more than Aliens which will be heresy to some.

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[Rik]

Originally Posted by WowBobWow

I liked Covenant and Prometheus, actually enjoyed both more than Aliens which will be heresy to some.

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I like them both too, but not even slightly more than Aliens!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I'm not as big a fan of any of the Alien films as perhaps i should be. The one i've seen most is probably Alien 4.

I much prefer Arnie's Predator and Predator 2 to any Alien film, in fact i prefer AVP to them as well.

I know it's crazy but that's how it goes.

[gag]

I personally don't fancy new chucky film, but here 2 reviews.




https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/movies/childs-play-review.html

I've copied and pasted because can't get link to work.

New York times

‘Child’s Play’ Review: A Robot Chucky Goes Rogue in a Soulless Remake
This slasher retread adds a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence, but its plausibility makes the character less scary.

Remember Chucky, your friend to the end? In “Child’s Play” (1988), he was the Lakeshore Strangler, a serial killer who transferred his soul into a doll.

Nothing supernatural occurs in “Child’s Play” (2019), a soulless remake in every sense. The new Chucky is simply a robot, the handiwork of a disgruntled factory worker in Vietnam. The toy would normally be a devoted companion to Andy (Gabriel Bateman), who has just moved to a new home with his mother (Aubrey Plaza). But Chucky, whose safety protocols and violence-inhibiting features have been removed, becomes fiercely protective. If he can’t be Andy’s friend, nobody can.

In effect, the director Lars Klevberg has delivered a platonic rehash of “Fatal Attraction,” with a three-foot hunk of plastic in the Glenn Close role. Chucky gets his voice from Mark Hamill, a distinguished vocal actor when not on Jedi duties, which are presumably more fun.

This revamped Chucky has a sense of humor, of sorts. He learns his slashing skills from watching the second “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and spouts one-liners like “this is for Tupac” as he stabs. (That reference, like much of the movie, feels way out of date.)

But while we may need to fear the creeping presence of Alexa, Siri and self-driving cars, rogue artificial intelligence is easily explained — unlike, say, a possessed doll that frames a small boy for murder. Paradoxically, plausibility makes “Child’s Play” less scary. (Don Mancini, the series’ creator, has signaled that this movie wasn’t his idea.) In trying to build a smarter Chucky, the filmmakers have assembled something unfathomably

[iank]

So it's garbage.
What a shock.

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Originally Posted by iank

So it's garbage.
What a shock.

Think most ppl figured that out when gave it a whole new make over in every sense.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Don't know if it's been mentioned here, but there's a Halloween sequel coming out next er' Halloween.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Don't know if it's been mentioned here, but there's a Halloween sequel coming out next er' Halloween.

Screw the haters, I liked the new film so I’m looking forward to this one too

[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Rik

Screw the haters, I liked the new film so I’m looking forward to this one too

Ditto, thought it was a lot better than most of the sequels and liked it forgot the second and that she was not his sister.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by trebor8273

Ditto, thought it was a lot better than most of the sequels and liked it forgot the second and that she was not his sister.

Speaking of which