Child's Play 3 (1991)

Chucky returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him and who has since become a teenager. Child's Play 3 literally makes no sense to me i mean why in the hell would you put Chucky spreading "fear" inside a Military School? Child's Play and Child's Play 2 were far from being masterpieces of themselves but at least made half of a sense you know? This one except some cool special effects like the previous entries offers nothing new to the story and keeps doing the same mistakes of the previous 2 entries as well. (2.0/10)

The not-so-innocent movie about a child's doll continues with Andy Barkley (Justin Whalin), now a teenager, enrolling into military school. The authorities and corporate officials discount Andy's story about Chucky the killer doll as fantasy and re-markets the doll in stores. Soon, Chucky comes back to life and sneaks into the school to take revenge on Andy and seek a new body.The plot's pacing, script, and music score work fine in this movie, with some suspense, thrills and creepy moments. The acting was pretty good for the most part - especially enjoyed the characters of Andy and De Silva, the tough but sympathetic female cadet. Some of the military characters were a little overbearing and the lead kid character was a little mediocre I thought.Whalin portrayed Andy with determination and endurance in braving through the grueling military obstacles and in going against Chucky. Brad Dourif gave another sinister, dark, and sarcastically funny portrayal of Chucky.The overall plot may seam quite entertaining, but almost predictable now by the third entry. Still, a quite good horror sequel for a few scares.Grade B

Ending the trilogy of Chcuky we have this third part that definitely does not work. The production of the film is very mediocre, the visual effects in animatronics are quite rough compared to the other two films, the direction of art and photography do not impress in any moment. Writer Dom Mancini says that because of studio pressure he had to write the script in a hurry to get it released just nine months after the second film. This only proves the lack of creativity in the story. The biggest problem of the film is the fact that it can not interest in any moment, besides the film being a bummer. The script is a complete abomination and the performances, besides being completely exaggerated, generate laughter in situations that were to be tense. If there is anything that works in this film it is Brad Dourif's voice work, which is really exceptional. Other than that, it's a boring and uninteresting movie.

Considering that I did not enjoy the first two films, the only reason I continued to part 3 (and will continue to watch all the films of the series) is that I want to experience the anthology as a whole. Also, I have certain hopes that the later films will be better... I must say, after a disappointing first and an atrocious sequel, Child's Play 3 is currently the best one I've seen of the series. First of all, Andy has finally grown up, meaning we were spared the unprofessional, uninspiring, unauthentic and unconvincing acting skills of Alex Vincent (again, sorry, I know he was just a kid, but have a look at all the amazing child actors and actresses of modern Horror who surpass Vincent in any and all ways possible). Having Justin Whalin (Jimmy from Lois and Clark!) as the main lead was almost enough to salvage the film. Almost.So, Chucky is alive again. How? Doesn't matter! Since nothing (absolutely nothing) about the films so far has been remotely reasonable or realistic, director Jack Bender and screenwriter Don Mancini had simply decided to avoid any explanations of how Chucky's soul was transferred to another (identical, of course) doll. Friendly reminder - in the 2nd film we learn that Chucky has been stuck in the doll for too long, and can no longer use the Dambella voodoo to move his soul to a live body. Never mind. Now there's a new doll, Chucky is conveniently stuck in it, why bother paying attention to plot holes?Now Chucky is on the loose again, and has a chance to finally settle the score with Andy, and move his soul to an older body which would allow him to enjoy the delicate pleasures of life. No! Chucky will instead choose another 7-9 year old as his target, because logic is redundant!So what's the good part? The characters (besides Whalin, the gorgeous Perrey Reeves is great as De Silva, adding a little romance to the tale, and Travis Fine is excellent as Shelto, the bully we all love to hate) are better, more intriguing and more relatable (not to mention better played). The story and plot are also better, because of the nice setting (a military school which in all things considered reminds the setting of Friday the 13th) and the increasing suspense. This time, instead of waiting for the next screw-up and for the film to finally end, I found myself actually curious as to how the events will eventually unfold.All in all? Not a good film in general, only by comparison to the first two. Still entertaining enough to deserve a merciful 6.