Review Detail
9.9 16 10
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This edit of Child's Play stands for everything fan-editing should aspire to be. It has a straightforward premise, some historical context, and is executed to great effect. The simple action of removing/moving explicit references to Chucky's origins until the "big reveal" at the midpoint turns the story on its head in a brand new way.
It heightens the drama of detective Norris' suspicion of Andy, elevates his mother Karen's unraveling sanity, and imbues Andy's performance with a sinister air that makes for a incredible film even if Charles Lee Ray was omitted entirely.
There's a particularly chilling look Andy gives the camera before he and Chucky visit Eddie Caputo that completely sells the ambiguity of whether or not Chucky is alive or a projection of Andy's murderous psychopathy. Even after the big reveal to Karen, the rabbit hole in which she descends in search of answers remains equally ambiguous as her own sanity remains in question. This section reminded me of the psychological horror aspects of the first Candyman.
I haven't seen too many edits that have made something feel so new whilst doing relatively little to the source. The edit excels in exponentially escalating the action, elevating the big reveals, and increasing the ambiguity to keep us guessing until the end.
It heightens the drama of detective Norris' suspicion of Andy, elevates his mother Karen's unraveling sanity, and imbues Andy's performance with a sinister air that makes for a incredible film even if Charles Lee Ray was omitted entirely.
There's a particularly chilling look Andy gives the camera before he and Chucky visit Eddie Caputo that completely sells the ambiguity of whether or not Chucky is alive or a projection of Andy's murderous psychopathy. Even after the big reveal to Karen, the rabbit hole in which she descends in search of answers remains equally ambiguous as her own sanity remains in question. This section reminded me of the psychological horror aspects of the first Candyman.
I haven't seen too many edits that have made something feel so new whilst doing relatively little to the source. The edit excels in exponentially escalating the action, elevating the big reveals, and increasing the ambiguity to keep us guessing until the end.
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