If I’m being completely honest, the ONLY type of horror movies that get to me anymore are ones that involve children in distress. So, you know… screw you Chucky.
Andy barely survived the attack on his life by what should have been a wonderfully cute and sweet toy his mom got him called a “Goody Guy” doll. Little did Andy know that his toy was possessed by an evil serial killer that wanted to kill him to take his soul. Andy managed to get away and destroy the doll, and he has been haunted by nightmares of the incident ever since. His mother is in a home for psychiatric help, and Andy has been placed in protective custody awaiting a foster home. Enter Joanne and Phil. A nice couple looking to foster another troubled child in their home along with their other foster Kyle. Phil is a little hesitant to take in Andy as he thinks he may need more help than they can offer, but he does it anyway after Joanne urges him. Meanwhile, the “Good Guy” company is trying to sweep the incident with the last doll under the rug. They have refurbished Chucky and made him whole again. What they didn’t know is that it was still possessed by Charles Lee Ray and he was still looking to get at Andy in any way that he can.
The first night in the new foster home and things are already falling apart. A family heirloom is broken and the only logical conclusion is that either Andy or Kyle has done it. In actuality, it was Chucky who broke into the house and used the item to smash the face in of the old Good Guy doll thus eliminating the competition. The next night Kyle climbs through the window of Andy’s room to sneak back into the house to find Andy tied to his bed. Chucky was attempting to steal his soul but was interrupted. Phil isn’t having it. He takes the doll and throws it into the basement. Thinking that is that, he is satisfied that everything can go back to normal and the family can move on. Phil is wrong. Dead wrong.
I know this sounds stupid, but watching horror movies where a child is in the line of fire kills me. Having two boys of my own, I can totally see both sides of the perspective here. The parents can’t believe the child because the story is too preposterous. Children make stuff up all the time and this is just another case of that. On the flip side, I want to believe everything the child says because deep down I know that if my own kid was being hunted by a sadistic killer I would want them to trust in me to save them. It’s truly my only horror movie weakness.
Child’s Play 2 doesn’t so much build on the previous movie as it just kind of continues it. Had all of this been part of the first film it would have seamlessly kept the story going. Nothing really changed except some of the key players. This isn’t really a knock on the movie, just saying that it felt like more of the same. I don’t mind a sequel that feels like an “oh shit here we go again” situation. I liked the original (I think) and I liked this one too. I honestly don’t know much more past this part of the story, but I would imagine that things get weirder and more off the rails as things go. Having said that though, Child’s Play 2 is that old trope of “fans of the original” will likely enjoy this one. If that’s you, then have at it.
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