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Movie Review: Cult of Chucky (2017)

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Synopsis: After spending years in a mental institution and now believing it was her, and not the doll, Chucky, who murdered her family, Nica is transferred to a minimum-security facility. However, when she arrives, she is once again terrorized by Chucky. Only, this time, there is more than one of him. Who's in it? The movie stars Fiona Dourif , Brad Dourif , Michael Therriault , Alex Vincent and Zak Santiago . Review: Even though I still, admittedly, had some doubts about this film, I liked Curse of Chucky enough to give it a try. And, my wife and I ended up watching it this week, finishing it last night. Unfortunately, while Curse of Chucky gave me some hope for the future of the Child's Play franchise, I found myself extremely disappointed by this film. The one thing I did like about this movie (and Curse of Chucky ) is the way it at least attempted to stick to the franchise's horror roots. Humor and sex were kept to a minimum with the focus being on Chuck...

Movie Review: Curse of Chucky (2013)

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Synopsis : Paraplegic Nina and her mother receive a mysterious package containing a "Good Guy" doll with no information about who sent it to them or why. Later that night, her mother dies as the result of an apparent suicide and, when her sister arrives with her family for the funeral, she gives the doll to her 6-year-old niece. However, before too long, Nina begins to suspect the doll, Chucky, may not be what he appears to be. Who's in it? The movie stars Fiona Dourif , Danielle Bisutti , Brennan Elliott , Maitland McConnell , Summer H. Howell and Brad Dourif . Review: Even though I liked the first two Child's Play movies, I'm not a huge fan of the later sequels and, as a result of that, wasn't overly interested in seeing this film. However, my wife and I wanted to watch a movie together last night and, since this happened to be on Netflix, I decided to give it a try. As it turns out, it was actually a surprisingly good movie. While not quite as ...