Cult of Chucky
Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool -- a "Good Guy" doll.
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- Cast:
- Fiona Dourif , Brad Dourif , Alex Vincent , Jennifer Tilly , Michael Therriault , Adam Hurtig , Elisabeth Rosen
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Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
I have been watching the Chucky movies ever since the first one, and I am one to say that the franchise has been on a downward slide for a long, long time. Granted, I haven't been much of a fan actually, although most of the movies are enjoyable for what they were, but never reaching anywhere near along the likes of Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger."Cult of Chucky" is, at best, a less than mediocre movie. They should have stopped this franchise a long time ago. It is now at a point where it starts to become embarrassing to the franchise.So now Chucky can suddenly possess multiple bodies at once? Right, sure, evolution, why not?I will admit that the actors and actresses in "Cult of Chucky" did put on some good acting performances. And they actually assembled a good cast for portraying the various characters and roles throughout the movie.The movie definitely has good special effects, which also do carry the movie quite a way.When it comes down to it, then "Cult of Chucky" wasn't a particularly thrilling addition to the "Child's Play" franchise, nor was it a particularly memorable movie by or in itself.
With Curse and Cult of Chucky the franchise actually got better. Still this one has a lot of problems. While Fiona Dourif is doing a very good job as the main protagonist Nica, Alex Vincent is a horrible grown-up Andy Barclay (from the first two films). His "acting" never matches any of the other actors. The asylum setting could've been cooler if it would've been an old atmospheric asylum and not a clean white Apple-style institution. And for some reason - probably the storytelling - this 90 minute movie feels like a 3 hour journey. But as with Curse of Chucky this one is still better than the earlier Child's Play movies.
Cult of Chucky (2017) This is a horror film, The seventh installment of the franchise. It was written and directed by Don Mancini, who has been director since Seed of Chucky. It stars Brad Dourif as Chucky, and returning cast members from the previous six installments. It received good reviews for being such a late installment. It's a satisfying horror film maintaining the charm of its predecessors, while attempting some innovation.
Confined to an asylum for the past four years, Nica Pierce is convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family.But when her psychiatrist introduces a new therapy to facilitate his group sesions, a Good Guy doll, a string of grisly deaths begins to plague the asylum, and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn't crazy after all. Andy Barclay, Chucky's original nemesis, races to Nica's aid. But to save her he'll have to get past Tiffany, Chucky's long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter what, to help her beloved devil doll.The Child's Play films have gone through a strange transition since its debut thirty years ago. You could say that they are three different franchises.The first three films were a trilogy, they were good movies, but by the third, they had run their cause and due to media exploitation, became obsolete.Bride and Seed came later, and I feel that these were made because of the elevated interest in ironic horror thanks to the Scream franchise. Whilst Bride was refreshing and very self aware, Seed was terrible and was just a cash cow.Now these new incarnations are nothing more than straight to Blu Ray movies because the doll has a following, and I feel that these films will go on and on, because like myself, fans of the original films just want want a film in this franchise that will hark back to its heyday.This isn't the one unfortunately. It has some very good ideas, multiple Chucky's is a wonderful inclusion, but the rest of the film is poorly written, with strange characters, and it feels like a weird hash of Cuckoos Nest, and Elm Street 3.The Asylum setting has been done to death, as have sinister doctors, unprofessional nurses, and inmates who may or may not have an ulterior motive.Chucky has some decent scenes, and it alone is the sole reason to see this, but it's a shame that the story had to be convoluted to the point of you not caring less for the characters.It's a shame because out of all the iconic horror characters from the eighties, Chucky is one of the most interesting, but writing hasn't done it justice.