On a first misguided viewing of one of these films it created an instant prejudice against comedy horror.
Child's Play
Don't be put off by the beginning of this film. It sounds utterly cliched and badly acted but that soon passes. The film may in many ways be of only average quality but the persona of Chucky is enough to make it enjoyable. They clearly weren't making this film to be takes too seriously, in terms of how they manage the various aspects of it I think it's a creative success albeit a relatively modest one. It sets the stage for the next film so if you thought this was OK I'd recommend it.
Child's Play 2
My true initiation into the World of Chucky. I watched it one night in an indifferent state of mind which turned out to be ideal. The brings out elements of the first film and exaggerates them, like you'd expect from a good standard sequel. The main character makes friends with a teenage blonde but thankfully they didn't make the mistake of success going to their heads and casting a brainless bimbo. The gratuitous violence of the earlier film and Chucky's evil charisma which are what made the first film notable are more strongly present here. If you don't mind a film being very low key and not taking itself particularly seriously then I'd definitely recommend it. The violence is more amusing than potentially upsetting- you'll understand what I mean when you watch it.
Child's Play 3
Hopefully the least well-known of the original trilogy, the first part of the story should have really ended with Child's Play 2. (I've lost the damned cursor again because of this stupid Blog so I may get a bit annoyed.)
They say that the third album is the hardest. It certainly is the case here. They move the story on eight whole years necessitating a dramatic revamp and redesigning of the film. They seemed to be working with a bigger budget this time but it seems to have been a disadvantage because they tried to make more of a hard-edged genuine rather than a low budget comedy that sports amusing, inventive violence with carefree glee. There are a rare few of those genuinely pleasing 'Chucky moments' that made the first films memorable. Instead they misrepresent his character in a similar way to Ryuk in L Change the World.
