Chucky 3 (1991)

Chucky 3: Directed by Jack Bender. With Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves, Jeremy Sylvers, Travis Fine. Chucky returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him, and now a teenager living in a military academy.

“While it is not my favourite genre, there is an appreciation for the horror genre. Mainly watched u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Play 3u0026#39; having decided to recently watch and review all the films in the u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Playu0026#39;/Chucky series, having been intrigued for a long time by Chuckyu0026#39;s horror icon status, a deserved distinction.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDo feel that the character himself is better than the films. The u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Playu0026#39;/Chucky films are very variable, with the first film being by far the best. None of the sequels are as good, though donu0026#39;t consider them unwatchable. u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Play 3u0026#39; has been deemed one of the, sometimes the, worst in the series. For me it is definitely the worst of the initial trilogy and although the title for worst is debatable it is a lesser one to me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are faults in u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Play 3u0026#39;. The story is predictable with no originality and too much of it is complete nonsense. Aside from with Chucky, the dialogue is really cheesy and with two exceptions the acting is lacking, Justin Whalin being especially annoying. The romance was a pointless distraction, there seemingly to pad out time, and a few of the characters behave idiotically.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike the second film there is a rushed feel here, there is a sense of a relatively tight budget (although the film looks good still) and even tighter time constraints. Also felt that whereas the first u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Playu0026#39; avoided going the cheesy, goofy and formulaic route that it could easily have done considering the premise, u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Play 3u0026#39; did feel formulaic and too much of it failed to escape the unintentionally.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Play 3u0026#39; looks slick and suitably ominous and the special effects donu0026#39;t disappoint, they blend very well, look eerily life-like and move easily. The music is more ambitious and even more haunting here, it fits very well. While lacking the panache of Tom Hollandu0026#39;s in the first u0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Playu0026#39;, John Lafiau0026#39;s direction is more than competent. Chuckyu0026#39;s lines are like in the first two films, darkly witty and clever with one-liners that are smart, frighteningly sarcastic and entertainingly twisted. In terms of individual scenes, the climax comes off best, being a lot of funu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;Childu0026#39;s Play 3u0026#39; does have entertainment value and some creepiness, with the attack scenes/kills and set pieces being creative and genuinely unsettling. Chucky is a character impossible to forget, the writers and effects team had the time of their lives clearly (as well as Brad Dourif of course). Wasnu0026#39;t crazy about the acting here, but will say that Andrew Robinson has an unsettling ball as his character. The biggest acting plus though, like the previous two films, is Dourif, the personification of malevolence and is also wickedly funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn conclusion, watchable but not great by any stretch. 5/10 Bethany Cox”