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- "Child's Play" is better than the average False Alarm movie because it is well made, contains effective performances, and has succeeded in creating a truly malevolent doll. Chucky is one mean SOB. The movie also has an intriguing plot device, which is that nobody, of course, will believe that the doll is alive.
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"Child's Play" is a cheerfully energetic horror film of the slam-bang school, but slicker and more clever than most, about an evil doll named Charles Lee Ray, or "Chucky." This doll has been possessed by the mind and soul of the Lake Shore Strangler, a Chicago mass murderer who studied voodoo from a black magician.
Child's Play occasionally stumbles across its tonal tightrope of comedy and horror, but its genuinely creepy monster and some deft direction by Tom Holland makes this chiller stand out on the...
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Jun 21, 2019 · Nick Allen June 21, 2019. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. A murderous plaything might be one of the stranger premises Hollywood has been able to franchise, and yet the “Child’s Play” movies have gathered a substantial following down to the 2017 direct-to-video movie, “Cult of Chucky.”. A non-cynical reboot of the entire ...
Nov 8, 2023 · 'Child's Play' Review: A Horror Movie That Works Best as an Action Flick. By Elisa Guimarães. Published Nov 8, 2023. “Hi, I’m Chucky, and I’m your friend ‘til the end.” Image via Universal...
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Jun 21, 2019 · Child's Play updates an '80s horror icon for the Internet of Things era, with predictably gruesome -- and generally entertaining -- results. Read Critics Reviews
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451 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. A modern classic. jluis1984 29 March 2006. 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.
Child's Play Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Elisa Guimarães Collider. Holland’s 1988 classic remains an exciting, entertaining thriller that captivates...