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Post by CT on Jun 15, 2007 6:42:49 GMT -5
"After 6-year-old Andy Barclay's (Alex Vincent) babysitter is violently pushed out of a window to her death, nobody believes him when he says that "Chucky", his new birthday doll, did it! Until things start going terribly wrong…dead wrong. And when an ensuing rampage of gruesome murders lead a detective (Chris Sarandon) back to the same toy, he discovers that the real terror has just begun…the deranged doll has plans to transfer his evil spirit into a living human being - young Andy!"--- --- --- --- ---Rate this movie one a scale of 0 - 5 stars. (5 being the 'best'!)
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Post by razors on Jun 15, 2007 16:54:14 GMT -5
Thanks for this great new section to the site.
I'll give this one a 5/5. I love this movie. This was the time when Chuckie was scary. There are moments in this film that were frightening. There is some tension and a very brilliant scene with the babysitter. This is one of my favourite horror movies because of the scaryness, the jumps, the kills and the fun. This movie is (unlike the sequals) a serious horror movie and doesn't really ahve much in the way of laughs. It's not a splatter gore-fest and it doesn't need to be. There are some very brutal moments. An example is the voodoo scene. I have a lot of fun watching this movie. The sequals are great but this is the ultimate Chuckie movie to me. Blood, jumps and fun. What more do you need in a horror movie?
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Post by Canetoad on Jun 16, 2007 1:29:32 GMT -5
Years since I've seen it but I do remember it as quite effective. I'll vote when I've rewatched it.
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Post by GL on Jun 16, 2007 10:25:14 GMT -5
“Child's Play” is the one of the better films that features a walking, killer doll.
**SPOILERS**
Police Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) is called to a toy store where serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is hiding. After a lengthy cat-and-mouse game with each other, Charles is apparently killed by a freak lightning bolt that almost destroys the entire store. The owner of the toy store (Alan Wilder) is concerned that the incident will ruin the reputation of the new toys that are slated to go on sale the next day. Norris assures him it will be fine, and leaves, unaware that one of the toys contains Charles' spirit inside. Young Andy Barclay, (Alex Vincent) who takes better care of his mother Karen (Catherine Hicks) than she does towards him, accidentally buys the same toy doll for Andy at his insistence. As she goes out one night, she leaves Andy with a babysitter (Dinah Manoff) and the doll, Chucky, kills her in front of Andy. When Karen returns, she finds the babysitter dead and Andy begins telling her that Chucky was the one who did it. No one believes him, but there is no evidence to pin on Andy, so the whole incident is forgotten. More murders occur around the people Andy's friends with, eventually leading everyone else to believe that Chucky really did commit the murders. Enlisting Mike's help, Karen and Andy try to stop Chucky from transferring his spirit into Andy to make him human again. The Good News: This is perhaps the one singular film that helped to kill off the popular doll phase in America, and for good reason. Chucky was absolutely terrifying. The best example of this simply has to be Douriff's voice for Chucky. That voice is absolutely scary. What gets me, though, just has to be that high-pitched laugh of Chucky's. That gave me the creeps the first time I heard it. There are also several key scenes in the film that have led to this conclusion. Towards the end, when Karen is with Chucky and she looks in the back and notices that his batteries are gone, she starts a fire and threatens to throw him in if he doesn't respond to her, and he comes alive and starts to viciously attack her. This is my overall favorite scene in the film, and is quite scary when first seen. Chucky doesn't have his whole creative killing scenario yet, so here he simply resorts to the classic kills. There are a few stabbings, one electrocution, a strangling, and a pretty violent blow to the back of the head, which are pretty common in films if you look for them. The beginning, where Mike is inside the toy store with the human Chucky, along all the corridors featuring Chucky dolls, being unsure of where Charles is hiding, is quite unsettling. The first kill, of the babysitter, is a personal favorite simply because of the setup. Andy is in getting ready for bed and presumably has Chucky with him, but for three or four times, the babysitter finds Chucky in the living room with the TV on. Getting mad at him, she threatens Andy to go to bed, and then she is pushed over the railing to her death. We know its Chucky, but the setup of Chucky keeping reappearing is totally payoff. I also want to talk about the opening, as it is really a spectacular one. Despite the creepiness, the scene also features some great special effects. Charles putts his soul into the Chucky doll, symbolized by the lightning bolt, and then there is a tremendous release of energy and a catastrophic explosion. For a film featuring simply awesome special effects, this is the perfect way to get us ready for them. Of the special effects, the stand-out is Chucky. The realistic ness of his movements, the creepy manner of his walk, and Douriff's vocalizations combine into the perfect combination to bring Chucky to life. Speaking of which, the ending simply has to be the all-time wet dream for those who love the 'Can't kill the killer' slasher rule. I won't spoil it, but it simply has to be seen.
The Bad News: Not too many things are bad here. Fans of the bust-a-gut-laughing of later Chucky will be disappointed because he doesn't have as many lines as later incarnations, and is no where near 'Bride' as the funniest entry, so be forewarned if that's what turned you onto Chucky films. Also, this isn't as gory as the later films, and looking at its European ratings, those are accurate rating reasons. The second and third sequels are far bloodier than this one, those this is the classic of the series.
The Final Verdict: Unless you're a fan of the smart-alec only Chucky, any horror fan will love this movie. Tons of great scenes, an all-time classic killer, and the beginning of one of its better entries all combine in one scary package. See this at any cost, cut-up, censored, illegally, whatever.
Rated R: Graphic Violence, Adult Language, and children in danger
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Post by Jen on Jun 18, 2007 18:53:58 GMT -5
I actually am fond of this one, considering its centered on a killer doll and for the most part, I admit, movies about killer dolls strike me as more goofy than horrifying..... I loved the way Chucky moved, and some of the camera angles. Also, there is one hell of a good scare scene here. I give it a 4.
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Post by Lazario on Feb 4, 2008 3:59:48 GMT -5
I gave it a 3.
I think it's pretty good. But as a horror film, it's a bit hampered by its stylistic choices. It's surprisingly scary for a film that ends up feeling like a detective-thriller. But the sequels managed to make Chucky much scarier. Though this film is superior because the writing and acting are better than parts 2 and 3, I can't help but feel it would have been a much scarier film if it was more creepy. The scares were a little too obvious.
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Post by HNT on Feb 4, 2008 11:10:32 GMT -5
I'll give it a 4. It was pretty effective and genuinely scary in tone. YOu can only induce so much fear from a iller doll, and this one suffers a little bit just from not having the best villian possible. Probably the secnd best killer doll film, as nothing can beat the Zuni Fetish Doll from Trilogy of Terror. That fucker is genuinely terrifying to me.
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Post by GL on Feb 4, 2008 11:21:25 GMT -5
I'll second that Zuni fetish doll. Really freaky on first viewing, the sequel doesn't do as much as the first one, which is still the best one.
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Post by HNT on Feb 4, 2008 14:49:36 GMT -5
lol, yeah the Zuni Fetish Doll is genius. And to think that was actually a television movie ofthe week. I can'ty think of another time broadcast television networks aired something remotely that frightening
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Post by The Walking Dude on Mar 21, 2008 1:03:14 GMT -5
The latest issue of Horrorhound magazine (the first one i've bought, and i must say it's pretty impressive) features a retrospective on the Childs Play series and reveals that MGM is planning a 20th anniversary!(god I feel old) dvd release of the original for later in the year, loaded with extras,which is good news for me as i've held off buying the disc due to the lack of such features.
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Post by GL on Mar 21, 2008 10:07:23 GMT -5
That's great news. I've held off for buying it for the same reason, maybe now I finally can get it.
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Post by HNT on Mar 21, 2008 15:13:20 GMT -5
20 years old? So I was only 10 when I saw it in the theater? I checked the math and you are correct, but that just does not seem accurate, because I remember the theater so vividly. Jesus getting old is starting to piss me off!!!
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Post by The Walking Dude on Mar 21, 2008 19:51:03 GMT -5
20 years old? So I was only 10 when I saw it in the theater? I checked the math and you are correct, but that just does not seem accurate, because I remember the theater so vividly. Jesus getting old is starting to piss me off!!! Tell me about it, at the age of 30 i'm already thinking about the "good old days" but think of it this way at least your memory's not starting to fail you...
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Post by Canetoad on Mar 23, 2008 6:35:21 GMT -5
20 years old? So I was only 10 when I saw it in the theater? I checked the math and you are correct, but that just does not seem accurate, because I remember the theater so vividly. Jesus getting old is starting to piss me off!!! Tell me about it, at the age of 30 i'm already thinking about the "good old days" but think of it this way at least your memory's not starting to fail you... **cough cough** Toad saw Childs Play on its theatrical release in his early twenties. Stop bitching about getting old you whippersnappers!
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Post by HNT on Mar 23, 2008 20:25:08 GMT -5
I AM getting old, Toad. I may not have the same concerns that you do about breaking a hip if I fall, but it does kinda break my heart that when I reminice about playing football in High School I am no longer talking about recent history and I'm starting to sound like Al Bundy
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