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Child's Play (Full Screen)

Starring: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon Director: Tom Holland MPAA Rating: R
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)

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Horror maestro Tom Holland (Fright Night) brought wit and devilish energy to this 1988 scarefest about a murderer (Brad Dourif) who wills his soul into an innocuous doll named Chucky, and reveals himself only to the toy's owner, a frightened little boy. Catherine Hicks plays the child's mother, and Chris Sarandon a detective; neither of them knows what to make of the kid's story. Monster-doll stories are always wonderfully surreal, and Child's Play is no exception. Holland oversees some finely tuned special effects that allow Chucky to express himself and do some damage--it is truly unnerving but somehow good, subversive fun. --Tom Keogh

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The concept of a killer doll is a risky endeavor for any filmmaker. The image of Raggedy Ann wielding a butcher knife is easy to laugh at. What works best about Child's Play is that director Tom Holland accepts that the audience is going to laugh, provides over-the-top scenes that encourage the audience to giggle, and then offers some genuine chills. Like he did with vampire films in his first movie, the underrated Fright Night, Holland smartly utilizes his knowledge of the audience's understanding of the genre in order to tweak the material without sacrificing the basic structure of a slasher movie in Child's Play. Couple this smarter-than-necessary approach with a deliciously hammy performance from Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky, toss in a wide-eyed terrified youngster, and you have a surprise hit that spawned sequels, none of which come close to the quality of the original (although Bride of Chucky has its fair share of twisted laughs). ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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4.0 out of 5 stars my brother loved this movie, Dec 10 2009
This review is from: Child's Play [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Allthough I came to know and appreciate the films of Hitchcock and Cameron and Scott well into and beyond my adolescence, I was first a stolid virgin for Carpenter.
I rate 'Child's Play' with four stars only because my bother loves chuckie. He is younger and does not have the same appreciation for films...as I do..but taste you know...is in the eye...of the film goer...
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good attempt..., July 14 2004
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This is pretty good. I mean, it sets a good scene, and the suspense when it finally picks up is good. The downside is the pacing. The movie goes along very slowly and of the playing time of around 90 minutes, I'd say 65 or so was dry, boring moments. That aside, the acting is pretty lame -- Catherine Hicks and Alex Vincent are the exceptions. But Maggie's fall out of the window looks particuarly fake.
All that aside, the movie is good. I mean for a late 80's flick, the SFX deliver pretty well. Chucky looks a little less realistic than in the next couple, but he really is spooky. The movie was a good concept.
A good starter to a great series. Yes, you should rent or buy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ready for a horror - ific night?, July 14 2004
By Laura (Ontario) - See all my reviews
This DVD is the first of the Child Play series and is by far the best. Chucky, a sadistic, smart and persuasive doll who has been possessed by the ghost of Charles Lee Ray is the star and is actually a pretty freaky looking doll. The young boy Chucky needs to hurt/kill in order to obtain his body is played by a wonderful (young at the time) actor Alex Vincent, a very intelligent first move.
There are a few good scares in this first one, unpredictable since it's the first, a good start and a must see for horror fans. Chucky will sure be a classic of our times.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Child's play re-issue it's long over due,but where's the blu ray?
I bought this the day it came out and watched it the same night.Wow what a difference! I had the cheap pathetic standard screen original version on dvd and eventually sold it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Richard Reeves

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Guy or Killer?
When young Andy finally gets the doll of his dreams for his birthday, he doesn't know that his mother bought the doll from a peddler in the alley behind the department store where... Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by Robin M Goffinet

1.0 out of 5 stars "The 80s" is not a viable excuse for a bad movie
It had been years since I'd seen this film (1988), and honestly, I don't recall what my exact impressions were then, although I do recall thinking that the antics of a murderous... Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by Jonathan Appleseed

5.0 out of 5 stars great slasher flick
I personnaly like halloween better overall but for its time child's play is a great movie. i think the movie is very interesting and the best in the series because its the... Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by iennor

4.0 out of 5 stars Hi My names chucky, and im ur killer till the end
Good little movie. A fresh approach to horror and what a great job.

A seriall killer puts his soul into a doll when he is killed and when he comes back, the only person he can... Read more

Published on Jun 23 2004 by Patrick

4.0 out of 5 stars A very fun slasher flick!
From the back of the DVD:
After 6-year-old Andy Barclay's babysitter is violently pushed out of a window to her death, no one believes him when he says "Chucky," his... Read more
Published on Jun 15 2004 by Heather B. Jones

1.0 out of 5 stars A manifestation of rampant Hollywood cocaine abuse.
There are certain things the average Joe should be horrified of: the gas prices, decent paying factory jobs being sent to third world nations, finding out your teenage daughter's... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by Church of The Flaming Sword

3.0 out of 5 stars Hahahahah!! A doll will kill you! aaaaHAHAHAH!!
I was talking to a friend of mine about Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers, and the fantastic new HBO series Deadwood that both have Brad Dourif playing small but very effective,... Read more
Published on Jun 1 2004 by MartialWay

3.0 out of 5 stars The Second Worst
This is the second worst horror series ever made. The first one is good but after that they get stupid.. Read more
Published on April 29 2004 by J. P. Suhr

5.0 out of 5 stars Best... Killer Doll Movie... Ever.
I'm not kidding. Child's Play is easily one of my favorite movies. Everything about it is perfect. I won't waste time telling you about the plot, since you'll probably find out... Read more
Published on April 13 2004

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