Cult of Chucky (2017)

Being a fan of the Chucky movies, I personally thought this was boring drivel, I only watched it because it was a continuation of franchise timeline.Chucky is one of those franchises that should have stopped years ago, back when the story was relevant. Instead Cult of Chucky merely continues beating the corpse of it's franchise in an effort to make more money!The original trilogy was a pleasing dose for horror buffs, then we had the horror/comedy Bride and Seed of Chucky movies, which were an interesting revival for the franchise. - Then they took it too far with 'Curse' and now 'Cult' of Chucky, it almost seems like the writers think they can make a new film by inventing new 'victims' from Chucky's past - I can think of over fifty without counting unnamed ones.Sadly this will spawn yet another 'sequel' and this franchise will continue being flogged for money far past it's used by date.I'm not recommending this film to anybody, and I'm a fan of the Child's Play franchise. This thing needs to be put out of it's misery.

Chucky is back in 2017 and Don Mancini is again back as director. Brad Douriff once again voices Chucky (let's face it, it just wouldn't be the same without his creepy voice!). With great visuals and photography, and a great premise in a mental institute, this is by far the best in the series - next to the original, off course, which is still the best. This installment has great acting, great characters and a good story. I also enjoyed Alex Vincent as Andy back again, and the reference to the original film. Loved it! It also leaves the door wide open for another sequel.

Confined to an asylum for the past four years, Nica Pierce is convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family.But when her psychiatrist introduces a new therapy to facilitate his group sesions, a Good Guy doll, a string of grisly deaths begins to plague the asylum, and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn't crazy after all. Andy Barclay, Chucky's original nemesis, races to Nica's aid. But to save her he'll have to get past Tiffany, Chucky's long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter what, to help her beloved devil doll.The Child's Play films have gone through a strange transition since its debut thirty years ago. You could say that they are three different franchises.The first three films were a trilogy, they were good movies, but by the third, they had run their cause and due to media exploitation, became obsolete.Bride and Seed came later, and I feel that these were made because of the elevated interest in ironic horror thanks to the Scream franchise. Whilst Bride was refreshing and very self aware, Seed was terrible and was just a cash cow.Now these new incarnations are nothing more than straight to Blu Ray movies because the doll has a following, and I feel that these films will go on and on, because like myself, fans of the original films just want want a film in this franchise that will hark back to its heyday.This isn't the one unfortunately. It has some very good ideas, multiple Chucky's is a wonderful inclusion, but the rest of the film is poorly written, with strange characters, and it feels like a weird hash of Cuckoos Nest, and Elm Street 3.The Asylum setting has been done to death, as have sinister doctors, unprofessional nurses, and inmates who may or may not have an ulterior motive.Chucky has some decent scenes, and it alone is the sole reason to see this, but it's a shame that the story had to be convoluted to the point of you not caring less for the characters.It's a shame because out of all the iconic horror characters from the eighties, Chucky is one of the most interesting, but writing hasn't done it justice.

This flick had everything I want in a Chucky film. Think of a slightly darker Bride and Seed of Chucky, add the story continuation of the original 3, and throw in a little Curse, what you're left with is Cult of Chucky! Returning characters old and new, a little dark, a lot of fun, but still somehow fresh.This film is a must see for all Chucky fans.