Post by kingkoopa on Sept 27, 2018 19:31:36 GMT
I never found Chucky scary myself but, he and the 'idea of him' maybe are more creepy and unsettling than outright scary. This is a pretty interesting series though...
1 - Loved it
2 & 3 - Have their moments (particularly the finale of '2')
4 - Didn't care for the comedic turn, but this was kind of fun
5 - A little too weird for me
lowtacks86 I second checking out the 6th and 7th installment, as they cut down on the comedy and return to the series' roots. Fiona Dourif is awesome in both, and her character is bound to a wheelchair...which ups the threat of Chucky. Though they did some weird design changes to his face, Chucky isn't hamming it up in "Curse" and "Cult."
6 - Breath of fresh air.
7 - A little surreal, but still good. There are moments that are a love letter to "One Flew over the Couckoo's Nest" (Sp?) in where Brad Dourif (Chucky's voice) starred.
Overall, I liked the series. Brad Dourif has been voicing Chucky since the beginning and I really think the juxtaposition of such a scary voice coming out of an alternate version of the "My Buddy" doll are effectively creepy. Dourif has the perfect voice. It shouldn't go unnoticed he's been the one and only voice of the character, and seems to throw his all into every movie. Chucky sometimes plays opossum, innocent, and disturbing...so there's lots to play around with for the voice. And that laugh...Dourif is in the same league as Robert Englund (as Freddy Krueger) as he throws his all into the part, having fun but still being scary.
Another notable point is that creator Don Mancini has been involved in all seven films, despite the changing tone. Though I didn't care for 4 and 5 for the wildly different tone, there was still a cohesiveness.
Ultimately, I don't think these movies would be remembered without Brad Dourif being such a consistently awesome voice for Chucky. His voice/laugh were the reason so many people could be scared by a killer doll. And in 7 movies, he never lets you down.
1 - Loved it
2 & 3 - Have their moments (particularly the finale of '2')
4 - Didn't care for the comedic turn, but this was kind of fun
5 - A little too weird for me
lowtacks86 I second checking out the 6th and 7th installment, as they cut down on the comedy and return to the series' roots. Fiona Dourif is awesome in both, and her character is bound to a wheelchair...which ups the threat of Chucky. Though they did some weird design changes to his face, Chucky isn't hamming it up in "Curse" and "Cult."
6 - Breath of fresh air.
The scene under the covers actually freaked me out.
7 - A little surreal, but still good. There are moments that are a love letter to "One Flew over the Couckoo's Nest" (Sp?) in where Brad Dourif (Chucky's voice) starred.
Overall, I liked the series. Brad Dourif has been voicing Chucky since the beginning and I really think the juxtaposition of such a scary voice coming out of an alternate version of the "My Buddy" doll are effectively creepy. Dourif has the perfect voice. It shouldn't go unnoticed he's been the one and only voice of the character, and seems to throw his all into every movie. Chucky sometimes plays opossum, innocent, and disturbing...so there's lots to play around with for the voice. And that laugh...Dourif is in the same league as Robert Englund (as Freddy Krueger) as he throws his all into the part, having fun but still being scary.
Another notable point is that creator Don Mancini has been involved in all seven films, despite the changing tone. Though I didn't care for 4 and 5 for the wildly different tone, there was still a cohesiveness.
Ultimately, I don't think these movies would be remembered without Brad Dourif being such a consistently awesome voice for Chucky. His voice/laugh were the reason so many people could be scared by a killer doll. And in 7 movies, he never lets you down.