Bride Of Chucky (1998) Dir: Ronny Yu
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This may not be the kind of film one would expect to be one of my sentimental favourites, but Ronny Yu's late 90's horror comedy is absolutely up there among the film's I never fail to watch every year. It might seem ridiculous, but I really do enjoy this film a lot.
Rob Zombie's 'Living Dead Girl' as the opening will never not be cool, and no one can ever convince me otherwise. Not only this, but the soundtrack in general is really quite good, at least to me, with Blondie's 'Call Me' and Judas Priest's 'Bloodstained' being other highlights.
By this point, the franchise had fully embraced its comedic elements and, to be honest, it was just as well. The satire and comedy of the film makes it so much better than if they had kept trying to make serious horrors with Chucky. The character was already hard to take seriously, so I'm glad that Yu and Co lent into it.
The story isn't great, but honestly it really doesn't matter at all, at least not to me. I think what makes this film so enjoyable is its over-the-top, comical violence and its crude humour. It's 90 minutes of corny doll-based jokes and innuendos, but it's a real hoot.
Brad Dourif brings his extremely memorable voice back to the franchise which has given him so much. It's a classic and extremely entertaining portrayal of the serial killer "Good Guy" doll. I love how much energy Dourif gives to this vocal performance - he's great value for it.
Jennifer Tilly is the real star of the show for me. Both her voice acting and her live action performances are thoroughly entertaining. She didn't take herself too seriously, and the majority of her comedic timing was on point.
Katherine Heigl and Nick Stabile don't exactly give exemplary examples of acting, but they do enough to get away with it - though it definitely helps matters that they aren't really the focus of the film. Of the two, Heigl edged it quality-wise, for what it's worth.
Aside from them, the only other names worth mentioning are the likes of Gordon Michael, Alexis Arquette and John Ritter, who didn't act well, but still provided some entertainment all the same.
Overall, I will never pretend like this is the best film ever made, but it never once pretends like it intended to be anything but a ridiculous spoof of a horror film. As long as no one tries to take it too seriously, I would say they'll have a great time.
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