WARNING!!!! FOR HARDCORE 80'S HORROR FANS ONLY!!!!
I have been an avid movie watcher for my entire life, but there are some movies that have passed me by for some reason or another and this was one. You can watch these movies and see an evolution of animatronics and FX in general.
Child's Play (1988)
As usuall the first movie is the one that handles the material the most serious. I did read on imdb that the original script was meant to make you think the kid had committed the murders for longer and then reveal Chucky as the killer, and I hope they do this in the upcoming remake. Also on imdb you can read the novel sized list of goofs and gafs in the movie, from continuity problems within the film to shots of equipment and movie crew. It is also the hardest to watch because of just how dated it was.
Child's Play 2 (1990)
This one has the cooler Chucky death with the latex pouring on him and like the first one plays up the usuall horror monicker of the monster taking forever to die. Not much better or worse than the first. There isn't much to say here, I mean you could watch these right after one another and not miss a beat.
Child's Play 3 (1991)
For some reason in this movie they chose to spead up time and instead of following Adam Barclay in real time we have fast forward 8 years or so since the last movie. Animatronics are a little better here and the facial features a lot more defined and more evil. The scene in the courtyard, where the general is carrying Chucky and Adam sees him. When they lock eyes, its pretty creepy. No fx and its one of the best shots in the movie. If the new one can capture more shots like these this will be a good movie. The military school setting is random, but different. Chucky gets FUCKED UP at the end of this one.
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Now you're just milking it! This is when the Chucky series starts to lose steam a bit and take itself a little less seriously. Jennifer Tilly becomes the new supernaturally possessed doll. In the earlier films you would have the one liners, but now the comedic influence lasts much longer and takes a less serious approach. Chucky is full of marriage and woman jokes. Jon Ritter is wasted in this movie. You do get to see a little CGI wit the title of the movie. This is a definite 90s staple. The Marlyn Manson looking boyfriend who boasts of being a killer, but just does what he can to get in TIlly's pants, was funny. I think there were a couple of times I laughed out loud, but not much, I mean come on! Katherine Heigl is in this movie, I found that interesting. Sorta like when you realize Renee Zellwinger and Mathew Maconahey were in a Texas Chainsaw sequel. The gay character was actually a pretty well handled character. Not the usuall token gay guy. Wasn't flamboyent and garrish but a way to convey what ever inner monologue the two protagonists were thinking. You wouldn't even know he was gay until he said it, but it wasn't the WAY he said anything. The scene that was pretty cool in this one, is the scene at the very beginning in the evidence locker room with the references to the other franchises of the 80s. And the other memorable scene is the sex scene.
WARNING!!!! DOLL SEX!!!!!!!
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Well, this one flew right past me. I think I sort of remember seeing a trailer for this movie and immediatley dismissed it. From just watching the last movie and the credits dripping with cum, you know exactly what you are in for from the beginning. This movie moves even closer to the absurd. Glen/Glenda is actually a fun character. The jokes were alot more plentiful and actually funnier. This out of the series is the one I might bring to a Halloween party or some such occasion. It never takes itself seriously at all and with the best FX out of the entire series and acknowledging its own absurditiy it is actually the most watchable. I like the playfulness they expressed between Jennifer Tilly and the doll she voiced.
WARNING!!!! DOLL MASTURBATION!!!!!
All in all, this is not the best franchise to come out of the decade of sequels, but if you are a horror nut or watched these movies when you were a kid, or if you owned a My Buddy doll, you can enjoy these movies. I do have one question: If his doll bodies were turning human and he kept dying then how could he come back from just rebuilding his body?
