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Karo - The manufacturers of the Chuckie toy, upon hearing all the reports of demonic possession, decide the best way to examine the doll is to completely rebuild it from scratch. What could possibly go wron.. AAUGH!! Pressed for time before before he gets trapped in the body of a toy forever, Chuckie decides the best course of action is not to just immediately take Andy's soul before anyone realizes anything is wrong, but rather pretend to be a normal doll for seemingly no other reason but to troll everyone and waste time. Indeed, the movie is so atrociously written that it can't even bother to remember things that happened 20 minutes ago in the script. 'Hey Andy we heard about how you got detention in school today'. Well you know, the teacher was also beaten to death with a ruler but I guess that wasn't very fucking noteworthy. It is your typical rubbish horror sequel, and as such it must rely almost solely on the charisma of its central killer character. Chuckie may have more presence than, say, Jason Voorhees, but asking him to prop the whole movie up with his squishy rubber arms is a bit too much

KBM - Is it crazy that I think this movie is actually a little better than the first Child's Play? This one leans a lot more into the camp factor of the Chucky doll, which I think was a smart choice (especially with Brad Dourif in the role), and the little kid seems to have learned a little bit about acting since his annoying turn in the first one. I wouldn't go so far as to call this a good movie, but I at least got some entertainment out of the camp and intentional entertainment, at that. I can't say I'm a huge fan of this franchise in general, but for a slasher sequel, this is not bad.

Snake - Why I Chose It - Three Chucky films were released in the 90s, and all three were moderately popular box office successes. I targeted two for this: Bride of Chucky, and this one, the first sequel. I had Bride on the list for a long time due its softly rebooted storyline perfect for new viewers and for being one of the most well-known and successful entries (the most, in fact) in the series. However, I ultimately went with CP2 because it was the first sequel in what would become a long running franchise, and for being the film to establish the new tone the Child's Play series would keep for the rest of the films in the series going on.

My Thoughts - I've never really been a big fan of the Child's Play series. I think Chucky is a mostly nonsensical, non-threatening villain, and it was a great move to go goofy with the character rather than having that pretense of being a serious horror movie. This film really brings Chucky into his own and Brad Dourif is undeniably good here. He's the only one that can really act at all in this film; Alex Vincent is as stiff as ever and none of the adults are very good either. I lied a little, because I do like Christine Elise's character too, but ultimately the spotlight is on Chucky. Besides a decent ending sequence, Child's Play 2 absolutely plods along with little aim or purpose, cycling constantly between home, school, and the basement, with the most unrealistically annoying parents and teachers in existence. If it wasn't for Chucky himself, this movie would be absolutely worthless.

JONA - Aside from the eye-opening climax, theres not much substance here besides Chuckys antics.
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