Cult of Chucky

[Lencho01]

Yeah, his normal looks is closer to the original design. I like it.

 

[Symbiotic]

I liked the trailer, but I would've liked to have seen more of Andy. The synopsis made it sound like he'd be heavily involved in the action.

 

[Arachnerd]

It's possible he still might be. There was that one shot of him inside an asylum cell, so it's pretty much guaranteed he'll end up in there somehow.

Plus, trailer didn't really reveal much than what we already knew.

 

[Broseph44]

Can't wait for this one, the only film in the series I don't really is Seed. Childs Play 3 is good but my favorites are 1&2, Bride and Curse.

 

[Spiderine]

This looks pretty good. Maintains the tone seen in Curse. I hope to see more of Andy but it looks like it continues to follow that girl.

 

[Lasirius]

Looks great

 

[Wildcard]

Needless to say, I can't wait for this. Definitely the direction this franchise needs to continue down.

 

[Pennywise]

I was a little confused by the two Chucky's. They wouldn't show that in the trailer unless that was important.

 

[Mike_D202]

A few clips looked relatively unfinished (as far as audio goes) but the fans were pressuring them to release a trailer soon, I'd consider this just a teaser.

 

[Black Narcissus]

One thing that always pissed me off. Why not just fight toe to toe or kick the motherf. Does his ass still have human type strength in doll form? Hell nah.

Jennifer Tilly had some of the best pair of **** in the 90s. I wonder if she still does...I'm also afraid to google her now, don't want to ruin that pair of nostalgia. sigh.

 

[Wildcard]

One thing that always pissed me off. Why not just fight toe to toe or kick the motherf. Does his ass still have human type strength in doll form? Hell nah.

Jennifer Tilly had some of the best pair of **** in the 90s. I wonder if she still does...I'm also afraid to google her now, don't want to ruin that pair of nostalgia. sigh.

Jennifer Tilly still pretty much looks the same...body is still fantastic last I checked. Saw some beach pics of her last year, I believe, and she looked as sexy as ever.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

This was ok. I guess if you really liked Curse than you'll really enjoy this one, but for me it was honestly just more of the same. I pretty much felt the exact same way about it as I did that movie in that it's better than Seed and Child's Play 3, but far from Child's Play 1 and 2 and even Bride. I will say though that I wasn't expecting Chucky's plan this time around be as interesting as it was, especially when it gets to the second half and they let Dourif cut loose and have some real fun with it. What a missed opportunity not having Fiona Dourif just be the biological daughter of Charles Lee Ray though. She looks so damn much like her father, and considering how this movie ends it would have made a lot more since IMO. Also, while it's cool that they got Alex Vincent back for a bigger role they don't actually give him a whole lot to do, and as much as I hate saying this he isn't a very good actor either. All that being said I would still see another one of these, especially after seeing how it ended and that post credit tease was very amusing. Didn't see that one coming at all lol.

6/10 which is what I gave Curse.

 

[ironwez20]

Yea I didn't really like this one to much either. I want a reboot but I don't think we are ever getting that. Just thought they sorta jumped the shark with this one.

 

[I'm Venom]

Without going into spoilers, does this movie answer any of the questions that were left from Curse?

 

[Arachnerd]

As someone who really liked Curse, this movie has given me some...mixed thoughts.

On one hand, I like Alex Vincent returning as Andy and the idea of an asylum being the setting for a Chucky movie. If there's one place that no one would believe another person saying a killer doll would be running amok, it's there. Fiona Dourif is still great in her role and I liked the potential for the Malcolm character and the woman who lost her baby. Jennifer Tilly being back is a plus too. Also liked the ending despite the progress it took to get there.

On the other hand... (gonna go into a long rant, please bear with me)

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You have this premise with Chucky going around killing inmates in a lunatic asylum, in the best place on earth where no one would believe a living doll was going around killing people, and especially with Nica being there and being framed for it after what she went through. That alone could have been the plot for the movie. Nothing too special, but at least there'd be some good tension and Chucky would have been a legitimate threat, maybe with him trying to brainwash the other patients into 'worshipping' him and letting Nica take the blame. It would have worked well, and fit with the title of the film.

...instead we get multiple Chuckies (and one Tiffany doll, I guess) forming a "cult" with an incredibly flimsy and vague explanation that just left me more confused than it needed to and making me wonder as to why Don Mancini felt the need to do this bizarre storyline. It sucked out any kind of creepy vibe the movie had going for it. It was so...off-the-wall bonkers, and that's saying something given Bride and Seed.

And don't get me started about Andy. What the hell was his purpose in this movie? Heck, the synopsis made him out to be a major player in this, and with his original actor coming back, you would think he'd try to, like, help out Nica and maybe try to clear her name. Which he sort of tries to do in Cult, but it's not focused on much. Heck, the movie even starts off with him, yet he barely plays into the plot until the very end, and even then the resolution to his character makes his plotline seem all the more pointless to me. He doesn't even get to interact with any other character besides two of the Chuckies, possessed Nica, and I guess the psychologist and Tiffany (the latter briefly on the phone).

And speaking of the therapist, watching this film in around the first half hour had me hoping they wouldn't make this guy out to be a complete prick or secretly evil, like he'd be a rational well-mannered person who wouldn't believe Nica at first but after actually witnessing Chucky being sentient without being killed off while at it, he'd help her out. But nope. He basically almost rapes Nica in many of their therapy sessions, because reasons. What's even more perplexing about it is how much Chucky was disgusted by it, and even sort of defending Nica at times, which was really out of character for him. Yeah, you tell him off, dude who used to strangle people before transfering his soul into a doll and leaving a body trail and two traumatized kids behind! Truly, you're the better person here.

The majority of the supporting cast is pretty much there to just die and that's it. When the asian chick who accused Nica of murdering the old lady and being overall nutso discovers that she was right all along...she's the first to get axed off. Of course. Heaven forbid you did something more with her. Malcolm was a character with interesting potential due to his multiple personality disorder, but they do almost nothing with it. What was the point? And what was the freaking point of him and Nica screwing each other in that one weird scene if they don't follow it up?
That was one big lipped alligator moment.

So...yeah. Have a lot of strong feelings about this movie.

 

[Wildcard]

Spoiler

Well, Andy was technically kind of trying to help...he was showing Chucky's head to different people and inflicting pain to get him to react but no one believed him and thought it was some sort of animatronic. No matter what he did, it was, as always, going to be an uphill battle for him trying to convince anyone of Nica's innocence, especially given those familiar with him tend to go with the "you're the real psycho who killed those people" train of thought.

I'd have to agree with the doctor, though. I'm sitting there thinking "it's nice to get a cool doctor who might be able to help" but nope, he turns out to be a creepy rapist who's also trying to profit off of Nica's story.

I wouldn't say it was totally out of character the way Chucky reacted, I just think he was put off by how creepy and off putting the doc was. But clearly he wasn't totally disgusted. He did say something to the effect of "I just can't with this guy! I don't know whether to kill him or take notes!"

But yeah, would absolutely have to agree about Malcolm. He could've been kept around for later stories but was pretty much completely wasted. What little he does have to work with is good, but there just should've been more.

All in all, though, I think this was a great entry and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The twist provides a pretty cool spin on the story & I'm interested in seeing where things go from here. For once Chucky actually wins...how will the dominoes eventually start to topple over?

And to answer the question above; yes. The questions left from the end of the previous movie are all answered in this one. Some right away, others later on.

 

[Arachnerd]

The end credits scene seems to hint at the return of another character (if it ever gets made):

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[Wildcard]

Spoiler

Yeah, I stayed for that. I love Kyle.

But I'm quite sure another sequel is coming. Curse of Chucky sales were phenomenal & there's really no reason Cult of Chucky shouldn't do similar (or better) business.

 

[GoblinScrier]

I loved it!!! I won't go into specifics but my new ranking goes as follows:

2
Bride (4)
Cult (7)
Curse (6)
1
3
Seed (5)

 

[BradenPickering]

I bought the bluray yesterday and watched it. There was a LOT going on and it was pretty nutso, even for a Chucky movie, but it was never boring. There were some good kills and the cinematography was very stylish, though the ultra-sterile contemporary look may be off-putting for some fans of the earlier films. It was cool to see so many faces from past movies come together in this one. The ending was a little out of left field and left me confused about [BLACKOUT]who exactly is in the Tiffany doll right now[/BLACKOUT] but I suppose that's just good old fashioned sequel baiting. I give it 7 out of 10.

 

[GoblinScrier]

I bought the bluray yesterday and watched it. There was a LOT going on and it was pretty nutso, even for a Chucky movie, but it was never boring. There were some good kills and the cinematography was very stylish, though the ultra-sterile contemporary look may be off-putting for some fans of the earlier films. It was cool to see so many faces from past movies come together in this one. The ending was a little out of left field and left me confused about [BLACKOUT]who exactly is in the Tiffany doll right now[/BLACKOUT] but I suppose that's just good old fashioned sequel baiting. I give it 7 out of 10.

Well it was my assumption that

Spoiler

either Tiffany used the same spell and split her soul into the Tiffany doll or it means that Alice the niece is inside the tiffany doll

 

[Heretic]

While I appreciate that this franchise keeps going (rather than going with a reboot)...this movie felt like watching an episode of a tv show in the middle of a season. The important stuff happened before it started...and then it never really reached any exciting peak before telling us to tune in to the next episode.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

was really excited for this but its not out in the uk for another 2 weeks and every ******* is putting spoilers in headlines and youtube titles, ahh balls

 

[Wildcard]

Well it was my assumption that

Spoiler

either Tiffany used the same spell and split her soul into the Tiffany doll or it means that Alice the niece is inside the tiffany doll

Spoiler

Yeah, Tiffany split her soul into the doll...she's into voodoo just like Charles. Alice is 100% dead...that was why Chucky told Nica the story and mentioned how little girls are good at being unsuspecting killers until they get maimed.

 

[StarLord]

Fiona Dourif really makes CULT a stand out for me though, especially at the end. She's so like her father it's unreal. I really enjoyed it.

Jennifer Tilly tweeted out this pic of Tiffany dressed as Chucky for Halloween.