A worker at a bakery is simultaneously pursued by a murderer with a grudge against her family, and a homicidal gingerbread man created during an accident in the oven. All she has to protect her is her dopey boyfriend, the daughter of a competitor who wants to get her shut down and a senile old lady (who dies first, oops). Ever had one of those days where you wish you hadn't got out of bed?!
This movie is indescribable on an alphabetic scale, since it would start at B-movie, then slide all the way down to Z and beyond. This is the cheapest of the cheap, a shoestring budget that a 14 year old student filmmaker might have to work with. But surely even an acne ridden teen would have created a more convincing puppet that the titular character, who resembles a free gift in a packet of cornflakes and is about as scary. This latex atrocity can barely move its mouth, but when it does the comedic one-liners it inevitably spouts are about as funny one hundred variations of 'Who do you think I am, the Stay Puff guy' can possibly be. Yep, that hilarious.
Among the morons our snacky friend knifes, burns, garrotes etc not one amateur thespian stands out as being anything less than dreadful. In fact, you're be cheering the little guy on all the way as he consigns these pathetic performers back to bit parts in The Young And The Restless where they truly belong. The exception is Gary Busey, a fine character actor who deserves far better than to provide the voice of a homicidal sweet treat in a direct to DVD release. Mind you, I'd say the same about Brad Dourif regarding the doll, Chucky. I guess the difference is, the Child's Play films are made with wit and intelligence, where as this mess was probably put together in a fortnight by a college guy whose ego far outstripped his actual talent.
Next time, Mr Producer, can you actually READ the script before putting up the cash to back it? Also, if it turns out to be awful, how about donating the dough (Geddit? Ha Ha...) to charity instead? It'd be far more useful... and less painful... for all of us. 1/10
This movie is indescribable on an alphabetic scale, since it would start at B-movie, then slide all the way down to Z and beyond. This is the cheapest of the cheap, a shoestring budget that a 14 year old student filmmaker might have to work with. But surely even an acne ridden teen would have created a more convincing puppet that the titular character, who resembles a free gift in a packet of cornflakes and is about as scary. This latex atrocity can barely move its mouth, but when it does the comedic one-liners it inevitably spouts are about as funny one hundred variations of 'Who do you think I am, the Stay Puff guy' can possibly be. Yep, that hilarious.
Among the morons our snacky friend knifes, burns, garrotes etc not one amateur thespian stands out as being anything less than dreadful. In fact, you're be cheering the little guy on all the way as he consigns these pathetic performers back to bit parts in The Young And The Restless where they truly belong. The exception is Gary Busey, a fine character actor who deserves far better than to provide the voice of a homicidal sweet treat in a direct to DVD release. Mind you, I'd say the same about Brad Dourif regarding the doll, Chucky. I guess the difference is, the Child's Play films are made with wit and intelligence, where as this mess was probably put together in a fortnight by a college guy whose ego far outstripped his actual talent.
Next time, Mr Producer, can you actually READ the script before putting up the cash to back it? Also, if it turns out to be awful, how about donating the dough (Geddit? Ha Ha...) to charity instead? It'd be far more useful... and less painful... for all of us. 1/10