One of my favorite movies about casting spells, besides "Lord of Illusions"
which I've already talked about a few months ago, is "Child's Play".
Yes, I'm serious; most people would never connect this movie with the theme of
spells but that's how Charles
Ray Lee's soul got trapped
within a plastic doll, by using evil witchdoctor voodoo magic! This movie is
clever and thrilling and doesn't have any of the dumb jokes or attempts at lame
puns that were rampant in the sequels. I
wish I had been able to see this movie without knowing anything about it or
about Chucky because I would love to see if there is any real suspense in
trying to figure out if the young boy Andy or Chucky is the real killer.
All Andy wants for his birthday is one of the
extremely popular “Good Guy” dolls for his very own. He’s a lonely kid and his
single mother Karen tries her best to be there for him and is heartbroken that
she can’t afford the gift he wants. Her best friend finds a homeless guy behind
their retail store that has one and Karen buys it from him. Unfortunately this
doll has been possessed by the fugitive serial killer Charles Lee Ray, who transferred
his soul into the doll after he was fatally shot by the police detective that
was chasing him one night. Charles, now going by the name Chucky, befriends
young Andy and begins to frame the child for his murderous deeds. Just because you’re
a doll doesn’t mean that you have to give up your hobbies or let loose ends get
out of hand. When Chucky learns that he has a limited amount of time to find a
new host or else be trapped in the doll forever, he sets his sights on Andy; unfortunately
the police detective and Karen are going to do everything they can to keep that
from happening.
Favorite moment – I love the point-of-view camera moments when Chucky
is running around. It’s close to the ground and gives the right feeling to what
Chucky sees and how fast the little guy can go!
I’m also super impressed by how well the
animatronics for Chucky are. This movie was made in the golden age before CGI
and how they made his face move when he spoke is awesome.
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