#25 - Child's Play 2 (1990)
(dir. John Lafia)
After Chucky is destroyed at the end of the first film, Karen is committed to an insane asylum and Andy is sent into foster care. Meanwhile, the company that makes the Good Guy dolls gets ahold of Chucky's remains in order to... uh, prove he wasn't defective I guess? For some reason this involves completely restoring him, down to painting the freckles back onto his face. Of course, this goes terribly wrong, and he escapes and sets out after Andy.
This is a pretty fun sequel. The first two acts contain a lot of "Chucky does something and Andy gets blamed for it", which gets a little tiresome, but there are still some pretty good moments in there. Once Andy's foster sister Kyle finally realizes that Chucky is real, things start getting really good, and the whole climax (set in a Good Guy toy factory) is pretty nuts and a lot of fun. One great thing about Chucky being a doll is that he can get absolutely wrecked in horrible ways that would feel excessively cruel and gruesome if he were a human. Well... some of the stuff is still pretty gruesome, but it feels cartoony instead of sadistic.
Overall, a worthy follow up to the first. The puppetry and special effects are still great, and Brad Dourif still rules as Chucky. Recommended if you liked the first and want more.
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