BRIDE OF CHUCKY
RATING: 7.5 / 10 --> Re-watchable
Review
Date: October 21, 1998
Director:
Ronny Yu
Writer:
Don Mancini
Producers: Paul
Gertz, Grace Gilroy, David Kirschner,
Laura Moskowitz
Actors:
Jennifer Tilly as
Meg/Tiffany
Brad Dourif as Chucky (voice)
John Ritter as Warren
Genre:
Horror
Year of Release: 1998
Chucky's never gonna
die, and neither is this ongoing series of sequels dedicated to
the "good guy" toy from hell! Hong Kong director Ronny
Yu tackles this fourth part with stylish gusto, and adds an extra
spice in for effect: a bride for chucky, bien sur. Does Chucky
really get lucky in this one? You bet!!!
PLOT:
Chucky the killer doll is resurrected by his buxom ex-girlfriend
Meg because she believes that the spirit within Chucky, her real
ex-boyfriend mass murderer Charles Lee Ray, will come back to
life and marry her. Unfortunately for her, Chucky the
wonder-knife has other plans, and decides to bring her along as
his rubber doll companion. The slashing duo's plan is to retrieve
an amulet that will allow their spirits to rejoin physical human
vehicles. Murder, mayhem and all-around gruesomeness ensues.
CRITIQUE:
Entertaining, funny, campy sequel scores points for originality,
humour, great murder scenes, and the ever-loveable personality of
Chucky the psycho-doll! As sexist and rude as ever, Chucky steals
every scene in which he makes an appearance, with his beautifully
psychotic smile, and the addition of a handful of new murders to
his rap sheet. Just as cool is his sidekick Tiffany (with a
splash of romance and sensitivity tossed in), who actually
manages to give white trash a good name! The slick animatronics,
the hip dialogue, the myriad of in-jokes paying homage to other
horror film contemporaries make this movie very enjoyable, while
allowing your brain to take the evening off for drinks and a
rest.
Not to mention the wonderful performance set forth by Jennifer's
Tilly's breasts who do a superb job of blending the character of
the film with the essence of her character. Her cans have done
wonders before, but this wonderful performance by her boobs is
one to truly cherish and consider "for your
consideration". Her rack is sizeable, luscious, delectable
and plump in almost every scene, and manages to portray every
range of emotion from gregarity and jolliness to melancholy and
surprise. Her cleavage also makes an excellent showing, and I'm
not afraid to say this, almost brought me to tears in one
particular scene.
Having said that, the
no-name-big-breasted-standard-horror-film-girlfriend was quite a
disappointment in my esteem, as was the
washboard-stomach-cardboard-cutout-boyfriend, who looked like a
32-year old attempting to play a teenager (Perfectly cast for
"Beverly Hills 90210"). The soundtrack was also
extremely lame for a movie of its revived genre, but the few Rob
Zombie songs did manage to soothe my musical hunger just a tad.
All in all, this film is a good time at the movie theatre for all
those who want to see a movie about an evil rubber doll who spews
crude and foul remarks, the girl doll that loves him, and the
party of bloody bodies that get in their way. Warm up the nachos,
ice the Coke, take off your underwear, and prepare to have
yourself a brainless, good ol' time at the horror show!!!
Little Known Facts about this film and its
stars:
The first time that the full cinematic
trailer for Gus Van Sant's remake of PSYCHO was shown in the theatres was before
this film.
Keep a close eye on the first scene, which offers a wink of the
eye to many of its horror sequel competitors, including Jason, Mike Myers and Freddy Kreuger.
Screenwriter Don Mancini has a part in writing all four of the CHILD'S PLAY
films. He also co-executive produced this one.
This film was previously titled CHILD'S PLAY 4, CHILD'S PLAY 4:
BRIDE OF CHUCKY, CHUCKY and CHUCKY AND HIS BRIDE.
Brad Dourif did the voice of Chucky in all four CHILD'S PLAY films,
and also portrayed the original spirit of Chucky, mass murderer
Charles Lee Ray in the first film.
(c) 1998 Berge Garabedian
Movie Reviews by Berge Garabedian