Review: The Chucky Collection Limited Edition 4K UHD

Well, this is a stonker from Arrow! A box set to end all boxsets for Chucky fans.

Now we (as in horror film fans) all know the Don Mancini 1988 film ‘Child’s Play’ telling the story of serial killer Charles Lee Ray, who after being fatally shot in a toy store transfers his soul into the nearest thing… a Good Guys Doll. Poor single mum shop worker Karen Barclay buys this knock off doll from a hobo for her son Andy.

Chucky comes alive, and he wants to put his soul, yep you guessed it… into Andy’s body. It’s a fun, typical 80s horror, made unmissable by Brad Dourif’s turn as Chucky’s bonkers voice.

I had seen most of the Chucky films, 1, 2, then skipped to Bride of Chucky, which I think is probably the most popular of the franchise, and enters the arena of ‘self-knowledge’ where there are more laughs and the main character is aware of what he is, similar to the Freddy franchise, where you have a more serious film that evaporates into self-parody. However, Bride is a re-injection of fun into the franchise and we can thank the amazing Jennifer Tilly who plays Chucky’s Ex Tiffany Valentine for that. I hadn’t seen the 2 end films (Curse and Cult of Chucky) starring Brad Dourif’s daughter Fiona as Nica, while Brad has been the voice of Chucky throughout them all.

The Chucky films mainly follow the story of Chucky trying to get into a human body and exacting revenge on his enemies and …well… killing lots people while quipping and swearing.

There has been some groaning on various websites about Childs Play being the only film NOT in 4K, but that seems the norm now, Enter the Dragon from the Bruce Lee box set and Psycho from the Psycho set were not in 4K, because someone else owns the rights to them.

60MW towers have LOVED watching all these films plus extras. Comparing them again to the Freddy Franchise, I zoned out at #3 with Freddy, but these films are all …fun and very watchable.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

DISC 1: CHILD’S PLAY (BLU-RAY)

• 2012 High Definition (1080p) Blu-Ray from MGM Home Entertainment
• Original English stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio
• 5.1 Spanish and Portuguese audio, and stereo 2.0 French audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Optional French, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese and Korean subtitles
• Audio commentary with Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks and “Chucky” designer Kevin Yagher
• Audio commentary with producer David Kirschner and screenwriter Don Mancini
• Scene specific Chucky commentary
• Evil Comes in Small Packages, three-part featurette: The Birth of Chucky, Creating the Horror and Unleashed
• Chucky: Building a Nightmare featurette
• A Monster Convention featurette
• Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child’s Play vintage featurette
• Image gallery

DISC 2: CHILD’S PLAY 2 (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, and Dolby Atmos audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director John Lafia
• Puppet Masteri, an interview with writer Don Mancini
• Under Pressure, an interview with actor Alex Vincent
• The Family Expands, an interview with producer Don Kirschner
• In Kyle We Trust, an interview with actress Christine Elise
• School’s Out, an interview with actress Beth Grant
• The Second Dance, an interview with executive producer Robert Latham Brown
• Extra scenes from the broadcast TV version
• Original promotional featurettes
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Image gallery

DISC 3: CHILD’S PLAY 3 (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, and Dolby Atmos audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio Commentary with producer Robert Latham Brown
• Audio Commentary with director Jack Bender
• Ride the Frightening, an interview with writer Don Mancini
• War Games, an interview with actress Perrey Reeves
• Chucky Goes East, an interview with producer David Kirschner
• Carnivals and Campouts, an interview with producer Robert Latham Brown
• Midway Centurions, an interview with actor Michael Chieffo
• Shear Terror, an interview with makeup artist Craig Reardon
• Unholy Mountain, an interview with production designer Richard Sawyer
• Extra scenes from the Broadcast TV version
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Image gallery

DISC 4: BRIDE OF CHUCKY (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director Ronny Yu
• Audio commentary with actors Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif and screenwriter Don Mancini
• Archival introduction by Jennifer Tilly
• Spotlight on Location, featurette on the making of Bride of Chucky
• The Making of Bride of Chucky featurette
• Extra scenes from the Broadcast TV version
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spots
• Image gallery

DISC 5: SEED OF CHUCKY (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both the Theatrical Version and the Unrated Version of the film
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 on both versions
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with writer/director Don Mancini and special makeup effects artist Tony Gardner
• Audio commentary with writer/director Don Mancini and Jennifer Tilly
• Off With the Head, Tony Gardner on Seed of Chucky
• Chucky Be Demented, John Waters on Seed of Chucky
• Slashed Scene with commentary by writer/director Don Mancini and Debbie Carrington
• Heeeeere’s Chucky, Jim Moret interviews Chucky
• Family Hell-Day slide Show
• Conceiving the Seed of Chucky featurette
• Jennifer Tilly on The Tonight Show
• FuZion Up Close with the stars of Seed of Chucky
• Storyboard to final feature comparison featurette
• DVD easter eggs
• Teaser trailer
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spots
• Image gallery

DISC 6: CURSE OF CHUCKY (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Unrated Version of the film
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with writer/director Don Mancini, special makeup effects artist Tony Gardner and actor Fiona Dourif
• Andy’s Secret Return, actor Alex Vincent on Curse of Chucky
• It’s Got A Death Curse, animatronic effects supervisor Tony Gardner on Curse of Chucky
• Twist of Jill, actor Danielle Bisutti on Curse of Chucky
• Playing with Dolls: The Making of Curse of Chucky featurette
• Living Doll: Bringing Chucky to Life featurette
• Voodoo Doll: The Chucky Legacy featurette
• Storyboard comparisons featurette
• Deleted scenes
• Gag reel
• Trailer
• TV spot
• Image gallery

DISC 7: CULT OF CHUCKY (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Unrated Version of the film
• Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with writer/director Don Mancini and special effects makeup artist Tony Gardner
• Doll in the Family, animatronic effects supervisor Tony Gardner on Cult of Chucky
• Do the Chucky Stomp, actor Alex Vincent on Cult of Chucky
• A look inside Alex Vincent’s recording studio
• Inside the Insanity of Cult of Chucky featurette
• Good Guy Gone Bad: The incarnations of Chucky featurette
• The Dollhouse, filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardner talks with her father Tony and the Chucky family about working on the franchise
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers
• TV spot
• Image gallery

DISC 8: LIVING WITH CHUCKY (BLU-RAY)

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of Kyra Elise Gardner’s definitive documentary on the Child’s Play franchise
• English lossless stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director Kyra Elise Gardner
• Candid Conversations, Favorite Death Scenes and Strange Families featurettes

Released 18th December.

Review by Tina from discs kindly supplied by Arrow Films via Fetch Publicity.