I remember watching the first Chucky movie as a
child and being absolutely terrified. But over the past 20 odd years (yep,
that’s how long The Chuck’s been around) the Chucky franchise has evolved
into a horror-comedy and Chucky has even picked up a wife along the way.
In the latest release, Seed of Chucky, we are introduced to Chucky and
Tiffany’s offspring, a decidedly freakishly looking doll with a sexual
identity crises and not sure whether it wants to be serial killer.
Tiffany, caught up in her newfound motherly role
decides to give up killing and brow beats Chucky into doing the same. But
Chucky being Chucky, and wanting to teach his son/daughter a trade…
Although Chucky is the undoubted star of the movie,
Jennifer Tilly does a great job playing herself as a trashy, slutty movie
star and becomes the object of Tiffany’s quest to be transferred into a
human body. AS one can expect the body count rises rapidly and real life
rapper Redman, also playing himself, is gutted quite graphically, and
somewhat hilariously, by Tiffany.
As always, things end badly for Chucky, but there’s
enough of an indication at the end of the movie that he’ll be back.
If you’re looking for some offbeat, bloody comedy
this is it. If you want hardcore horror, look a little further.
Fans of the Chuck should definitely take a look at
the extras. There’s a funny “Family Hell-iday Slide Show” as well as a
very interesting feature on the history of the Chucky franchise.
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