I guess this was inevitable....

Child's Play

 
     Why are dolls so ingrained into horror films? Think of Puppet Master, Annabelle, Demonic Toys, and several other 1 hits that are just terrible. They were never scary, nay they were silly. Yet they still pump them out, we still watch them. This years franchise feature is Child's Play/Chucky. I've only seen one and figured I better take this year to hammer them out. I don't get why enough people liked them to keep making them but it looks like I'm going to watch them to find out. I'm also a glutton for  punishment.


     Brad Dourif is a serial killer on the run from the po-po. When he's shot and cornered by the police, he starts some sort of incantation that moves his soul over to a doll. Skip forward to Catherine Hicks (the poor man's Virginia Madsen) as a single mother with a son that want's that very doll that now harbors the soul of 1 serial killer. After a couple of people drop dead and her 6 year old son is a suspect in at least one of the deaths, it becomes clear to Catherine that the doll is a little murderous asshole that needs to be wiped out.

This scene went on for 3-4 minutes. Just stop the damn car!!!

      But she has to hurry because Chucky is starting to become human and he's trying to transfer his soul into her son.

     Honestly, it wasn't as bad as I remember it. It had also been close to 30 years so it was like watching it for the first time. The other 6(!) sequels are unknown territory for me so let's see just how bad they get.

Tuesday: But first! Cute fluffy bunnies!@!!!