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28. Curse of Chucky (355 points)

Why I Chose It: As one of the most iconic characters and franchises in horror movie history, any significant enough film starring the titular living doll is bound to receive a spot on any list. And that's what Curse of Chucky was - a return to form after a near decade of absence and an even longer period since Chucky was ever even considered scary. Helmed by series creator Don Mancini and featuring the return of elements that made the original Child's Play films a success, Curse of Chucky proved essential in returning Chucky to the limelight, spawning a sequel, reboot, and TV series since its release and solidifying Chucky in the big 5 of slashers.

red13n: 13
Plasmabeam: 19
fortybelowsummer: 20
Snake: 20
Suprak: 20
rockus: 22
PrinceKaro: 23
Tom Nook: 24
BetrayedTangy: 25
Inviso: 27
thesmark: 27
jcgamer107: 28
Lightning Strikes: 28
FFDragon: 29
Johnbobb: 30

red13n - When this film is on rails and dealing with people discovering that, yes, the creepy doll is trying to murder them, it is at least fun. But then everything jumps ship at the end as they make reference to prior Chucky movies to close out the ending(Movies I've definitely not seen). Being standalone and followable for so long and then just dropping the ball and relying pretty much entirely on knowledge from other movies without anyhting to fill you in on what is going on kind of blows.

Plasmabeam - This was my first Chucky story, and I enjoyed it quite a bit (much more than the 2019 Childs Play reboot). That said, Curse of Chucky is a pretty standard slasher flick that ends up being fun but forgettable.

fortybelowsummer - Lifes a bitch and then you die, bleeding like a stuck pig. Chucky.
You pretty much know what youre going to get with a Chucky movie and this one delivered pretty well. I havent seen quite all of the movies, but this is probably the scariest the little guy has looked. There were some cool deaths, particularly the car crash decapitation. I also appreciated getting some back story on Charles Lee Ray even if it did make him look like a weird loser. Seeing Tiffany pop back up again was great too.

Snake - Ive never fully been on board with Chucky. Most of his films are terrible, with the exception of the original, CP2, and this one - Curse. The straight-forward approach works so well here. Just make Chucky a killer doll - BAM! You have some tension, fun creative kills, and a disposable cast of idiots for Chucky to work his magic on. The problem with Chucky is buying him as a credible threat - but something about Chuckys trickery and deception here is next level and its where he truly shines and stands out amongst his slasher brethren. For a slasher sequel, its surprisingly smart and impressively bold just to be so upfront with what the filmmakers had on their hands. It dumps what wasnt working anymore (Chuckys seed for one) but keeps some important comedic elements anyway and sets up a new life for a film series most had written off by that point. It has my respect, its honestly my favorite Chucky film, I rewatched it many times over the years, and while it doesnt have anything to elevate it to an upper echelon of my absolute favorites, it doesnt need to either - sometimes you just want to watch a funny-looking doll kill some people.