SEED OF CHUCKY review

I’m very very curious about this ROGUE PICTURES – they’re doing such a remarkable job out of the gate in terms of releasing an excellent acquisition (SHAUN OF THE DEAD) and producing a film that has been in development forever – and having it be fucking kickass (SEED OF CHUCKY) and with ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 looking promising… and UNLEASHED (formerly DANNY THE DOG) looking utterly badass! I’m quickly becoming a fan of ROGUE PICTURES as a low to moderate budget Genre Stable.

This outing… SEED OF CHUCKY is exactly and perfectly the film it needs to be… Sick, Depraved, Hilarious, Vile, Perverse and just plain WRONG! - Oh, and that’s just the opening credits!

Ya know, I thought that the days of American SINema out-wolfbagging the film going abuse of Miike was done with… but the opening of SEED OF CHUCKY did it for me. From splooge dripping down the top of the screen… then barreling through said seed and into the unknown vagina… then through the vagina… a living pulsing undulating canal – sperm wiggling it’s way through… till finally it finds the egg… where… well you know the birth process. And the payoff to this shot – is one funny as fuck sight gag. Really couldn’t believe it. Nicely done.

Now, I don’t know about you, but I thought this whole film was about Chucky and Tiffany’s pursuit to conceive their child… but in fact, the film begins with they’re kid all pre-pubescent… to say his balls ain’t dropped yet, is pulling the hit a bit, but again – it’s important to not ruin the gags of this flick, as they are… pretty damn great. For what this is.

Billy Boyd is fantastic as the voice of “Glen” – their child. He looks like Sid Vicious bred with a Gelfling that admired Walken’s dental work from THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Now – the film centers on “Glen” right from the beginning. He’s the captive of a piece of shit Biker version of Stromboli – that’s using him to win cred as world class Ventriloquist. Now – due to the stamp on “Glen” he believes his parents and that he himself is Japanese. He wonders about his parents as all orphans do. Billy’s vocal work cracked me up. Mancini offers the best satiric writing of his Chucky career here and overall and throughout this film he’s gold!

This isn’t a refined film. This is one helluva Drive-In flick. I mean that in the best possible way. It’s sickly romantic. It’s honk your horn funny! Now, I didn’t have this advantage… However, I did see the film with my lovely lady at my side and well… she’s the special sort of sweetie that drug ME to see the film. Albeit, she didn’t have to drag hard. I’ve been a Chucky fan from the beginning. Having said that – I prefer the last two, to the first two. I know, I know. But on the wise cracking killer flicks – I prefer it when the bad guys get the extra dose of personality.

As a HORROR film, the first two are better, but as pure entertainment – BRIDE OF CHUCKY and SEED OF CHUCKY are vastly superior. Chucky was always a silly concept – and for me in the realm of pure horror, Chucky never could hold a candle next to the kings of slasher horror: Freddy, Jason & Michael. But – in terms of satiric horror glee – Chucky is pretty darn great.

In SEED OF CHUCKY – the banter between Chucky and Tiffany becomes like some crazed, perverse, sick & twisted take on Burns & Allen or Lucy & Desi. There’s just a level of genuine affection and annoyance between these two that make them work as a male & female romantic comedy pair for the slasher set.

Mancini – just throws his hat completely in the kitsch camp by bringing on John Waters in a hilarious role as PETE PETERS – a paparazzi delighted by the twisted goings on in the windows of Jennifer Tilly.

Speaking of – Jennifer’s take on herself is HILARIOUS. I mean, her hatred for Julia Roberts is just funny, but more than that what she’s willing to do to play the Virgin Mary… it’s a camp classic performance. She has a lot of fun at her own expense and it really does pay off in laughs.

Overall, SEED OF CHUCKY is a very enjoyable outing in the Chucky franchise – and really – what I hope is the last entry. There is a feeling like they want the series to continue, but I like the finality that some of the wrap up insinuates. Tis better to go out on a high note, which this definitely is. Bravo Mancini, good job!