New Release Last Tuesday

I am buried in real work and this job thing is really getting in the way lately but here is some of my favs from last week's physical releases as I get things ramped up around here for maybe the best month of the year.  In Texas we are calling it Hotober this year.  Stay tuned...

Child’s Play 2019- A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature, he also kills people who disobeyed Andy.  I am not sure if we need this remake because Don Mancini has done a great job of keeping the original Chucky alive and well as the last man standing amongst Michael, Jason, Freddy, and Leatherface.  I believe the story here is MGM owns the Child’s Play rights while Universal has the Chucky rights so both may continue to make projects.  The last I heard Mancini was working on a TV series with Chucky but there has not been much news on that in a while.  Reviews were positive on this remake as it seems to really stand own its own and it has Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky so it is off to a great start.  I hope to spin this real soon.

John Carpenter’s Vampires- Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.  This was John Carpenter’s last great movie but I hope he has another in him and he has built some great relationships doing the music and assisting with the new Halloween movies so maybe someone will give him a shot, looking at you Blumhouse.  Physically James Woods in a tiny dude but he is absolutely a bad ass in this movie and make hunting vampires look cool.  Highly recommended.  As usual Scream Factory has packed a ton of extras in here so it is worth the upgrade.

Action Jackson- Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.  It is about time we got a upgrade of this action goodie from the horrible full screen version that has been out.  Carl Weathers took a chance on being a solo action star but this not quite set the world on fire but it is a dang fine 80s action movie with a fine turn by Craig T. Nelson as the baddie.  

Shaft- JJ Shaft, a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death. I have liked all the Shaft movies and it is rally cool to see three generations here in play.  I hear this one is more comedy than action but I will give it a spin.