Eric Stevenson This sequel is mostly a retread of the original, although nowhere near as good. The main problem is that it's just mostly Chucky trying to transfer his soul into Andy. There are just so many dumb things in this movie. There's a scene where the police stop a woman driving Chucky somewhere and it's completely pointless. This is followed by a scene where Chucky is thrown out of the car. It's pointless too.In one scene, Chucky kills a teacher and it's literally never referenced again for the rest of the entire film. Apparently, no one's suspicious of a dead teacher. I guess the kid playing Andy isn't that bad and it does get pretty creative toward the end. In one scene, the girl Kyle is on a swing and accidentally digs up the other Good Guy doll Chucky buried. Why did he bury the doll under the swing where it could be dug up? It actually does progress the story a little bit, but it's mostly forgettable. **

shanerittersbach The year 1990 was full of supersizes, one of them was batteries included.WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!Tom Holland's original horror masterpiece Child's Play form 1988 had left an impact on the world of cinema. One thing was for certain, the world of children's play things would never be the same. Chucky, the killer doll would haunt the dreams and nightmares of children and adults everywhere. His red hair and blue bib would become infamous. His laughs and cackles would become haunting, and his signature vulgar vocabulary would become a siren of terror for all those around!After the success of the first Child's Play Hollywood was ready to cash in on the success and not too late. It would be a year and a half before that good guy that everybody fears would grace the silver screen again to cause terror and mayhem. The sequel to the the terrifying .The script was written by Don Mancini, the writer of the original script and the concept of the films. The main script for the secret was written mainly by Mancini but a small portion of it was written by the director of the sequel John Lafia (Man's Best Friend). The film stars some old faces and some fresh familiars. The main star is Alex Vincent (Cult of Chucky), who played the same character, Andy Barclay, in the first Child's Play. Another cast member is Christine Elise (Body Snatcher's 1993) who plays Andy's loyal friend and companion Kyle. Once again, the great and wonderful Brad Dour if is back as the titular voice of Chucky the doll.The cast also includes some wonderful character actor's. Gerrit Graham (Terror-vision, Phantom of the Paradise) plays Phil Simpson, the jerk- off of the film. Then there is Jenny Agutter (An American Werewolf in London) plays Joanna Simpson, Phil's Wife, who are both foster parents. Next we have Grace Zabriskie (Galaxy of Terror) plays Grace poole, the local orphanage manager. Then we have the real wench of the movie, Andy's 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Kettlewell, play by Beth Grant (Too Wong Foo, Donnie Darko).The film also stars many wonderful practical animatronics by the master of puppets, Kevin Yagher (Tales from the Crypt, A Series of Unfortunate Events). The chucky doll is back and looks better then ever. There are a few new modifications to the look of the doll. The puppetry is amazing and makes the doll seem almost lifelike. The eyes on the doll alone are haunting and ominous. The music was composed by Graeme Revell (Sin City, Pitch Black, The Crow). The Music in the film has that haunting child-like tone that made the first film haunting and creepy. The score is great and bigger in scope compared to the first.The film is very well done and still holds up. The film to me personally is one of the greatest sequels to a film ever. Unlike many sequels to not only great horror films but films in general this sequel works a lot. I love the acting, Its very 90's. Brad Dourif does a wonderful job voicing Chucky. The music within the film is creepy and wonderful. The music is wonderfully composed. Overall, the film works. The movie is great and true sequel, Now i cant say that about Seed, but we'll leave that for another review.Two Poly Urethane Rubber Thumbs Way UP!!!!

Predrag There isn't much of a story to "Child's Play 2" however. It's just the same as the first, with Chucky going after Andy, who is now staying with a foster family, once more. The body count is higher and there are some good kills. I've heard people complain about the 'silly' spanking death of the schoolteacher. Well, this ain't true. Chucky is actually hacking at her. If you look closely you'll see the blood all over the yardstick.Director John Lafia shoots the film with a bright, playroom color pallet with a higher quality film stock, giving it a more sophisticated sparkle. He's also fully aware of how silly the killer doll concept is and seizes the opportunity for a little bit of that self-aware, sometimes sarcastic humor seen in the later films. Graeme Revell usually does the most generic horror scores, especially in recent years, but surprisingly he gives Child's Play 2 the best score of the series. With a full orchestra at his disposal, he doesn't hold back on the action cues and even delivers a couple of pretty good themes. So much better than the rotten score to the first film and probably one of the best horror scores of the early 90's.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Rob van Opzeeland Okay, some people say this movie is a very cheesy sequel to Child's Play, and I can't disagree with them. But in some cases, cheesy is exactly what you want from a movie. Especially if it features a red-haired freckled doll possessed by a serial killer. Come on people, of course this movie was going to be cheesy. The first one just about managed to keep it together with some suspense, but once you've done the big reveal there's not a lot of credible scares you can wring out of this premise. What's left is having fun with it, and Child's Play 2 does that very well. From the opening scene in which Chucky is reconstructed by the original toy factory (for a nonsensical reason, but who cares?), it has this obvious sequel quality to it. The thing that could not be destroyed, but was, is back, and he's angrier than ever! The cliché of the cynical company bosses is played out and then we're on our way. That first scene sets the mood really well, you really get everything you need to get an idea what this movie is going to be like. Over the top, campy, set in its own reality. There really was no other way to go after the over the top ending of Child's Play 1, with the melted, barely recognizable Chucky dragging himself to his victims for a final scare. So we get some enjoyable one-liners from old Chuckles, and I definitely got some chuckles out of his killer lines. Literally, because most of his one-liners are accompanied buy an equally funny kill. About those kills, well, they're maybe not even extremely creative, but they're sure as hell effective. In the beginning of the movie all of the people Chucky kills really deserve to die (in horror-movie terms that is, obviously no one really deserves to die). I'm rooting for Chucky when he kills the underling of the company director who brought old Charles back in the first place and who's just a slimy little weasel. Then Chucky manages to kill Andy's horrible teacher with a ruler, in the classroom where she locked Andy. And even when foster dad Phil is killed on the way to punish little Andy for misbehaving, you're still sort of rooting for the doll. But no horror movie can thrive on just murdering bad guys, so from that point on the movie takes a more action-driven mood, which is done quite nicely. In the end, we go back to real sequel territory when we return to the good guy doll factory for an ultimate showdown, set to a background of thousands of good guy dolls in various stages of being manufactured. That just works brilliantly. The acting in this movie never strays into academy award winner territory, but it's sufficient, and especially little Andy and his stepsister Kyle play their parts pretty well. Of course the real star is Brad Dourif who serves his cheesy lines with a side order of ham. The effects are again nothing mind-blowing (well... one effect is, but that's not a description of its quality, it just literally blows Chucky's mind apart), but they're not bad. Add to that a pretty good score, decent camera work and editing, and you have a nice little brain-snack. I don't think it was anyone's intention to make this a great piece of art. It's pulp, entertainment. Ultimately pointless, but a great watch when you're bored. I can't rate this higher than a 6 objectively, but in my heart I would have given it a 7 or 8, just because it's so unpretentious. Horror sequels that try to artificially invoke the same terror the original had to offer are usually horrible to watch. Child's Play 2, although it is of course nowhere near as good as the first movie, made the right choice to take a different approach.