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Child's Play 2 follows Chucky's rampage as the doll is reassembled and brought back to life at the Good Guy doll factory, not knowing that it is still possessed by the soul of killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif). After making his way out of the factory, Chucky once again sets his sight on poor, little Andy (Alex Vincent).
This is a film I've seen several times since I rented it back in the early 90s, and probably enjoyed. However, according to Letterboxd, in my last rewatch in 2014, I called the film "pretty silly" and rated it 2 stars. Oh, but how much can things change in 10 years
The truth is that this time I might have been more on the film's wavelength, cause I had tons of fun with it.
Is it "silly"? Yes, but that doesn't make it inherently bad. I think the film is the right amount of silly with the right amount of creepy. Director John Lafia does a great job in making you feel the dread and threat of a little doll running through the room to get you. However, I think the main success of the film is in putting likable characters like Andy and his new foster sister, Kyle (Christine Elise) in the front. Both performances are pretty solid and easy to root for.
Finally, the film offers a pretty fun last act, set at the Good Guy factory, which serves as a neat bookend to the opening act. Having our good guys chased by the bad "Good Guy" doll in the Good Guy factory, as they run through conveyor belts, doll boxes, and vats of plastic does have echoes of Terminator, but it also stands on its own as a really creative setpiece and closing to a really creative and weirdly fun franchise.
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CHILD'S PLAY 2
(1990, Lafia)
(1990, Lafia)
"I told you. We were gonna be friends to the end. And now, it's time to play... I've got a new game, sport: It's called Hide the Soul. And guess what? You're it!"
Child's Play 2 follows Chucky's rampage as the doll is reassembled and brought back to life at the Good Guy doll factory, not knowing that it is still possessed by the soul of killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif). After making his way out of the factory, Chucky once again sets his sight on poor, little Andy (Alex Vincent).
This is a film I've seen several times since I rented it back in the early 90s, and probably enjoyed. However, according to Letterboxd, in my last rewatch in 2014, I called the film "pretty silly" and rated it 2 stars. Oh, but how much can things change in 10 years
The truth is that this time I might have been more on the film's wavelength, cause I had tons of fun with it.Is it "silly"? Yes, but that doesn't make it inherently bad. I think the film is the right amount of silly with the right amount of creepy. Director John Lafia does a great job in making you feel the dread and threat of a little doll running through the room to get you. However, I think the main success of the film is in putting likable characters like Andy and his new foster sister, Kyle (Christine Elise) in the front. Both performances are pretty solid and easy to root for.
Finally, the film offers a pretty fun last act, set at the Good Guy factory, which serves as a neat bookend to the opening act. Having our good guys chased by the bad "Good Guy" doll in the Good Guy factory, as they run through conveyor belts, doll boxes, and vats of plastic does have echoes of Terminator, but it also stands on its own as a really creative setpiece and closing to a really creative and weirdly fun franchise.
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