Child's Play

1988 "You'll wish it was only make-believe."

Child's Play

6.7 | 1h27m | R | en | Horror

An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

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6.7 | 1h27m | R | en | Horror | More Info

Released: November. 09,1988 | Released Producted By: United Artists , David Kirschner Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

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Cast

Catherine Hicks , Chris Sarandon , Alex Vincent

Director

Bernard P. Cutler

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United Artists , David Kirschner Productions

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adonis98-743-186503 A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. Child's Play is pretty interesting on mind and even paper perhaps but on screen? It's definitely lacking in alot of levels especially in terms of horror and having a pretty much great villain as a whole. The perfomances weren't that bad for sure and the special effects were top notch for sure but the movie is way far from being that impressive for me and i'm sorry to say this but it doesn't hold up that well. (5/10)

Dalbert Pringle Favourite Movie Quote: "Hidey-Ho!" Could Child's Play really be a dire message, warning parents about caving into their child's demands, while (at the same time) trying to save themselves a few lousy bucks on the price of a toy?.... I don't know. Maybe it's so.When it comes to the movies (and, yes, the genre of horror, in particular), it sure seems to me that there's definitely nothing new under the sun.A doll (or dummy) taking on a life of its own and then committing unspeakable acts of mayhem and murder goes all the way back to 1945 with Dead Of Night. In this first-rate, supernatural Thriller, Hugo, a ventriloquist's dummy, starts giving its owner/operator some pretty tall orders, which inevitably leads to some mighty deadly business before the show is over.Anyway - As horror movies, in general, go, Child's Play's two assets (the things that kept it from sinking down into the "fright flick" dregs) were its devilishly clever manipulations of the "Chucky" doll, and its overall snarky and, often times, wicked sense of humour.All-in-all (in spite of its obvious flaws) - Child's Play was a fairly fun horror flick that actually managed to pack a considerable-sized wallop and even score itself some genuine points (in my books) for, at least, trying to be original.

lucaspd-99044 Considered by many a masterpiece, Child's Play is a film that has an excellent production value, all the effects of Chucky's animatronics; The somber, but high-quality photography; The locations and the scenarios chosen. All the production is of the highest quality. Also worth mentioning is the exceptional voice work of Brad Dourif and the good deaths. But this exceptional production value and Brad Dourif's extraordinary minimal work is compensated with a functional but not a bit original and inspired direction; A weak supporting cast. But the fatal point of the film is the script, which is counting on absurd and ridiculous situations and wants the audience to be scared and take it seriously.

Harhaluulo54 My mission to watch 30 horror movies from the 80's continues with Child's Play (1988). Doesn't really work as a horror, but appears interesting mainly due to its fame. The convenience, continuity errors and teleporting characters are not really that annoying once you get over the lack of mystery - and view the movie as a linearly told story. After this, the biggest problem lies in the acting. I understand our main actor was only 6-7 years old when filming this, but he doesn't deliver anything but dullness. Or maybe the problem is -in fact- Chucky, who just isn't even a bit scary. Just maybe our actor shares the same shock factor with the viewer, myself. "To kill him, you must pierce its heart." So of course we first burn it, shoot it in the head. And hand. And leg. And then finally we kill it, but only 15 minutes later to add to running time and make it dragging. Weirdly, the last 15 minutes and the part that dragged, was the memorable bit of this movie. It was the essence of 'Child's Play' and made it worth the while. All in all very mediocre and originality lacking take into the horror genre, but still managed to be what it aimed to. 5/10.