#40 - Bride of Chucky (1998)

Bride of Chucky (1998)

(dir. Ronny Yu)

Back when Chucky was still Charles Lee Ray, he had a girlfriend named Tiffany. She has been carrying a torch for him since he was killed 10 years ago, and has been following his, uh, "exploits" since then. She obtains his body from a police evidence locker and brings him back to life with a voodoo ritual. Shockingly, Chucky doesn't make the best boyfriend, and after some comedic bickering and light domestic violence Tiffany's soul ends up trapped in a doll as well. Together they set out to retrieve an amulet that was buried in Charles' grave, in hopes of transferring their souls back into human bodies.

The Child's Play series has always been pretty goofy, but this film makes the leap into outright horror/comedy. Jennifer Tilly is the highlight of the film, she's just the right amount of ridiculous and has great chemistry with Brad Dourif's Chucky. The humor is a little hit or miss, but it mostly works. Like a lot of films from the late '90s, it uses some CGI that has aged horribly, which is a shame because when the film does stick with practical effects they are pretty good. The puppetry on Chucky has definitely improved since the last film, too.

Overall this is a fun movie, and I think the turn towards comedy was a good move. It definitely isn't as good as the first two Child's Play movies, but it beats part 3 for sure and fans of the series will definitely enjoy it.