Charles Lee Ray Strikes Back!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
The Chucky sextape was...strange, to say the least.
Before I go into Child’s Play, let me tell you something about my son. My daughter and my nieces were watching Child’s Play one night at my mother’s house. I was sitting with them, watching it, enjoying it, when my son who has red hair and freckles, just like the new body of the Lakeshore Strangler, pops over the couch and says in his best Good Guy voice “Hi! I”m Chucky! Wanna play?” I managed to save his life that night, but it wasn’t easy. He scared the shit out of those girls. So much so, that they wanted to beat it, and by it, I mean, of course, the shit, out of him.
What can I say about Child’s Play? Except to say that it is the one and only in the franchise that actually tries to be a pure horror film. It works, for the most part. You can buy into this as a horror film concept for one simple reason. That goddamn doll already looks like concentrated evil. Make Brad Dourif’s voice come out of it, and it’s the Devil, pure and simple. Kevin Yeagher’s Chucky robot design might seem dated now, but it still holds up. What doesn’t hold up is what appears to be a little person in full Chucky regalia, head to toe in an oversized set. I think this is the only time you see this trick done in what has become a franchise of five films. It looks that ridiculous. Speaking of ridiculous…how about that voodoo doll scene, huh? It’s just that one part. And, what’s really cool is that you get to see just what the Chucky robot is capable of in that scene, and it’s truly amazing…then it’s followed with a voodoo doll scene that comes right out of a Tom and Jerry cartoon. Ah, well…you can’t win em all, I guess.
Katherine Hicks does what she does best here, playing a loving mother. Chris Sarandon remains charming even though his accent is godawful. The real prize in this movie is little Alex Vincent. If you’ve forgotten how good this kid was, go find this movie and watch it again. He’s amazing!
Also, you’ll get to see a beloved child’s toy say “Fuck you” to an elderly couple. Rendering this film totally worth watching.
Posted on October 8th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Little Alex is a great crier.
Your boy is the best Chucky I’ve ever seen. He could scare Dourif if given the chance.
Posted on October 9th, 2009 at 11:42 am
I love the original Child’s Play films, but, for me, my favorite of the series would be The Bride of Chucky… not only is it a great horror movie, it’s a great parody of the entire horror genre’s history.