There are quite alot of horror icons out there but so few of them also become pop culture icons as well and even fewer get their own documentary. Well now we have yet another new horror documentary about one of the most underrated horror icons out there and well with this character now seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the Chucky TV show and as such it was only right that this character got his own documentary and so then join me as I review the film that really does prove that you really can't keep a good guy down with the film in question being called simply just "Living With Chucky" enjoy.
As this is a documentary it doesn't have a plot with it's basic idea being how these Child's Play and Chucky movies were made and how the franchise became as big as it was. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not that bad altho I would have liked it if the film instead chose to focus on the relationship between Fiona Dourif and her father Brad Dourif as that really would have made for a really interesting documentary in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this film is franchise star Brad Dourif , Abigail Breslin , Christine Elise , Jennifer Tilly , directing John Waters and The Lord Of The Rings star Billy Boyd. Also starring in this film is Fiona Dourif , this films writer , producer , editor and director Kyra Elise Gardner , Tony Gardner , Adam Hurtig , Lin Shaye , Marlon Wayans , Youtuber James A. Janisse , David Kirschner , franchise creator Don Mancini , Dan Povenmire , Ash T , Anthony Timpone and Alex Vincent.
I have to admit that I really did like alot of the people that they interviewed for this film as they not only got people who have worked on the films and the TV show but they also got fans of the franchise involved as well. What really helped to sell these interviews for me was the fact that nobody was repeating what the other person had just said which is something that you always run the risk of happening in any documentary but that wasn't the case here as they really just talked about there own personal experience working on the Child's Play and Chucky franchise and really nothing more then that.
As is to expected they did go into to detail about how the franchise came to be which was something that I liked. As that was something that I not only didn't know but was also something that was very interesting even finding out what some of the other titles where for the first Child's Play movie some of which while more fitting where also a mouthful to say where also kind of interesting and that makes me wish that the film was more like that as it gave you an insight as to how this horror icon came to be and what went into his creation.
To me the best horror documentary that's out their is quite easily Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. As that film gave you everything that you'd want from a horror documentary even breaking down how each of those films where made and created and that's something that's sorely lacking from this film which is a shame because the film does start of going that route but then it just starts of covering other things related to the franchise that just aren't that interesting and what makes things worse is the fact that each of the films aren't given the same amount of time dedicated to them with the first film getting the most time dedicated to it.
For those that are wondering this film only covers the first seven Child's Play movies and the Chucky TV show. With the film not even mentioning the remake which was to be expected but what wasn't expected was the fact that they don't mention the rights for the films switching from MGM for the first film to Universal Pictures for the rest of the films which is shame because that could have made for some great parts of this film and it's something that's important to this franchise and so it makes no sense for them for them not to include it in this film.
I really did like how this film touched upon the fact that people are dragged away from their families when there making either a movie or a TV show. As that's something that we as fans and none fans often either forget about or just don't know about which is a shame because these people seem more human as their stuck essentially working a job where the hours are super long but where as if you worked an office job you'd be able to see your family these people often go for weeks without seeing their families.
Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and forty minuets and forty five seconds. Which wasn't really that long of a running time for this film to have as like I said all of the movies barring the first film aren't given alot of time and as such I really wish that this film was quite a bit longer just so that they could give each and every film the love and attention that they all deserve but I will admit that this film does have some really good pacing to it and that is something that could be lost if the film had a much more longer running time.
So now then since there is some comedy in this film that means that I have to actually talk about the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual comedy that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. This is because we got to see just how these people when there not acting in anything and so the jokes they have with each other is alot more genuine and is pretty funny as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall while this is a good documentary I can't say that it's the best horror themed documentary out there and while Child's Play fans might like this film it's also a film that could have been so much better in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as such that means that this very film earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 7 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from IMP Awards . Com , the official Child's Play fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images simply because Google Image actually has images from this film up on Google Images and plus pretty much much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images were all fairly high quality and as well as being as fairly high definition and so then horror fans we end this review as we always do with really our one and true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.
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