![]() Chris Sarandon completes the cast as the detective investigating the mysterious murders surrounding Chucky and Andy. Catherine Hicks is a very good lead character, surprisingly realistic, thanks in part to the very well-written dialog. ![]() Brad Dourif makes a superb job and this movie started his now-legendary career in the genre. Holland directions truly makes the difference between a cheap B-movie and the classy film this one has become. Unlike its current MTV-inspired incarnations, "Child's Play" starts a bit slow, but suddenly it turns into a suspense-filled roller-coaster with enough thrills to keep you at the edge of the seat. While we know from the very beginning that the toy is haunted, we never get a glimpse of what he can do and neither does the characters only the young Andy knows the truth, but nobody believes him. Despite its apparent cheesiness, Holland truly creates a haunting atmosphere filled with suspense by following the trick Steven Spielberg used in "Jaws". ![]() Catherine Hicks plays Karen Barclay, a single mother who gets the possessed toy for her little son Andy (Alex Vincent), not knowing what is hidden deep inside the doll. Director Tom Holland crafts this very original tale written by Don Mancini, where a dying sociopath (Brad Douriff) uses voodoo to transplant his soul to an inanimate toy. However, when Chucky came to life almost 20 years ago, he was a real thrill that redefined the horror genre of the late 80s and spawned a series of imitators (some better than others). Plus, there's that uncredited Kyle cameo at the end, setting all four characters up to take part in Sy-Fy's new "Chucky" series.When people nowadays think of Chucky, the living doll, they think of the foul mouthed psycho doll complete with body modifications and a punky bride in a movie filled with funny one liners and black humor. It merges the darker horror and suspense of the original "Child's Play" and "Curse of Chucky" with some wackier elements that would fit right in with "Bride of Chucky." It also ties the films together quite literally, with both Andy –- played by original actor Alex Vincent –- and Tiffany stopping by to join Nica on this new Chucky playground. It's a strong, highly entertaining horror jaunt that really ties all the film eras together. It's another claustrophobic journey with creative kills, but this time, Chucky starts clawing his way back to center-stage in a big, big way. The old rules, though, are utterly shattered, and "Cult of Chucky" explodes the franchise out into virtually every direction imaginable. While it's tricky to explain without getting into some pretty significant and weirdly fun spoilers, the movie revisits Chucky's Voodoo powers in a big way. But it does accomplish one thing that resonates down the line, and that's finding a human body for Tiffany. It's also not the most nuanced way to handle gender dysphoria, rendering this over-the-top entry about as polarizing as they come, but by this point in the series, tasteless was pretty much Chucky's M.O. Like "Child's Play 3," it still feels a bit superfluous as we've yet to see Glen/Glenda return since this film. It's an off-the-walls detour, and it doesn't get much more meta than when Tiffany meets Jennifer Tilly. Glen soon revives his doll parents, and Chucky and Tiffany go off on another murder spree, this time in Hollywood. That dysphoria, though, also comes with a healthy dose of his parents' murderous tendencies, depending on whether he's the sweet Glen or psycho Glenda. Or is it Glenda? Glen struggles with gender dysphoria as he tries to figure out his identity. This film picks up in 2004, six years after "Bride," with Tiffany's monstrous offspring having grown into a doll named Glen (Billy Boyd). Comically bloody mayhem ensues, but before the psycho couple is offed, they manage to squeeze in some twisted doll loving, and the horrifying result sets us up for the next film in the series. It's really a twisted rom-com, filtered through "Bride of Frankenstein." Everything from Chucky's new stitched-together look, to Tiffany's eventual rebirth as his monster doll equal harkens back to the classic. Also, apparently, internet Voodoo is a thing, and he can now transfer other people's souls as well. It introduces the Heart of Damballa, which frees Chucky up from having to transfer his soul into specific people. She steals his remains left over from the third film, stitches him back together, and brings him back with a Voodoo spell she found online. This is the film that starts expanding on the Voodoo powers from the first film, but don't expect a ton of logic. "Bride" unforgettably introduces us to Chucky's old girlfriend from when he was human, Tiffany, played as sweetly sociopathic by Jennifer Tilly.
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