Review of Child's Play 2 (1990) by Eric C — 10 Nov 2013
Child's Play 2 is a great sequel, not as good as part 1 or better, but it holds up well, even by today's standards.
Alex Vincent and the voice of Brad Dourif are the only returning characters here, which is a bit of a disappointment, considering the trailer has Chucky saying "Sorry Jack, Chucky's back.".
It's been two years and the events of part 1 has landed his mother in the mental institution and Andy in foster care. The cops(mainly Chris Sarandon's character)have dismissed the incident, causing the courts to see Andy's mom as a crazy person. Andy soon lands himself with a foster family, who have experiences with troubled kids, mainly one named Kyle(played by Gabrielle Elise), who would become Andy's ally by the end of the film.
The immediate thing to notice is how colorful everything appears and how long and big everything feels. I'm not sure if that is supposed to make us see everything through Andy's or/and Chucky's POV, but its a nifty technique.
The scare tactics are sadley no longer effective and littered with a little more laughs, than the original. The dolls also appear more animatronic than before, which is sad. But by the end we get the evil look of Chucky back, which is a nice redeeming factor.
Basically my final vertic is that this is a fair enough sequel to continue the series, but the rest of the films, eh aren't.
I am happy to note that I got to see this and Rocky V, during the same month or so in 1990.
This review of Child's Play 2 (1990) was written by Eric C on 10 Nov 2013.
Child's Play 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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