#LONG post sorry 4 rambling i just got Chuck On The Brain jfkdghjkfghjdkf

[mariska]

OH ALSO. since i have now seen every main chucky/childs play movie (except the 2019 attempted reboot one idk if i rly care enough about it to see it knowing that it just kinda got scrapped plot wise anyways LOL) here is my Official Mariska List Of Fav Chucky Movies

#1 - Seed Of Chucky. absolutely fucking bonkers, never seen anything like it and i doubt i ever will, it was so funny and Glen/Glenda was a wonderful character addition to the series who i sincerely hope shows up again sometime soon. where r they hiding that kid. bring em back i miss em. one of my fav movie plot twists that will ever exist is 'oh u thought this was celebrated superstar Jennifer Tilly? nah thats Tiffany the killer doll from Bride Of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly simply does not exist anymore.' LMAO

#2 - a tie between Bride Of Chucky & Cult Of Chucky. both very different style and genre wise but really good in execution i personally feel like; Tiff was obviously a genius character addition in Bride and i truly believe Ms Tilly revived the series in a way it needed to be able to go on as long as it has since. there are too many women protagonists in horror that i watch where it feels like they have to justify her anger, terror, killing etc etc and Tiff is such a great character because she and Chucky are truly a horrible awful match made in hell LMFAOO, they are both just horrible irredeemable serial killers and i genuinely love that. Let Women In Horror Just Be Evil!!!! now, Nica is obviously not that same brand of Evil Just For Being Evil but i think she is also a great addition to the series and im excited to see where they take her (or....yknow. maybe just Fiona in general since idk that shes really technically playing Nica anymore lol) with new movies/eps of the ongoing show (which i havent started yet but am very excited to). Fiona is an incredible actress and i think it was a great writing idea to make a role for her where it makes sense for her to be related to the main character in-universe as well as in real life; the whole ending sequence of Curse Of Chucky was really interesting i think and i love that as the series goes on we're getting to explore more of the backstory and lore of Charles™️ pre-doll possession. i could talk about Cult of Chucky for years on end; i absolutely loved the cinematography, throwbacks to older movies in the series and horror classics in general (ESPECIALLY the very 70's style split-screen/overlayed clips sections, really really cool and made me immediately think of the prom scene in Carrie or some scenes/themes/characters from the original Omen), and My God....Femme Chucky. i will NEVER recover from that. THAT is gender. also i really enjoy the social commentary in so many directions in Cult; the whole Chucky/Child's Play series has a lot of genuinely well written critiques on public perception of very heavy topics (the very corrupt adoption/foster care system in the US, military industrial complex, the consequences of glorifying/making 'celebrity' status out of serial killers, i could go on and on tbh) which is really refreshing for horror as a genre since it usually doesn't address any of that kinda stuff. its definitely not perfect rep by far, but personally as both a physically and mentally disabled person (and as someone who often has to use mobility aids to function though i am not a full time wheelchair user so that isnt my exact case) it was very refreshing to see that representation in Nica's character as well as having a spotlight put on the infantilization of disabled adult women/people perceived as being women or feminine and at the same time, the demonization of us, because they really go hand in hand very often and comedy-horror is the last genre i would've expected to get that validation of my life experience with. also i wish i looked as cool as femme Chucky and would love the opportunity to give Jennifer Tilly a kiss. hfksgddgddgsjfh

#3 - Child's Play 2. the late 80s and early 90's were such a great era for experimental horror and this one being released in 1990 is no exception; i am someone who absolutely loves the bright neon primary color aesthetic of that era and this movie was so much fun to watch even on that aesthetic basis alone. i really liked Kyle as a character and if i had grown up watching these movies as a kid or teen she 100% would have contributed to my lesbian realization way earlier in life than i actually had at like 19 LOL. she and Andy made great found family siblings and i think both actors did a great job with their roles!! also i think this is the first movie in the franchise where they really started leaning into the ridiculously campy comedic concept of a supernaturally possessed serial killer cabbage patch kid, the general pacing of the story felt a lot smoother to me than the first one which is no surprise i think since horror sequels to unexpected commercial hit movies tend to suddenly have a much bigger budget and better resources to work with than their previous installments. the whole final fight sequence was wild, the 80s/90s mcdonalds indoor playground aesthetic of the doll factory and the grotesque-ness of Chucky experiencing like ten different types of extreme body horror/torture is an absolute blast that had me cracking up and screaming at Kyle & Andy to just LEAVE THE BUILDING AS SOON AS HES DOWN LMFAOO CMON GUYS. HE LITERALLY DOES NOT DIE STOP WALKING UP TO HIS WEIRD DOLL BODY LIKE HES NOT GONNA GET UP AND JUMP U

#4 Child's Play (1988) - a classic and a good start to the series. wonderfully low budget 80s horror aesthetic is always fun for me to watch lol. a bit slow with the pacing but that is completely understandable as the first movie in the franchise and also the fact that they definitely needed to incorporate enough atmospheric horror elements to get movie audiences hooked for more before tossing them in the Camp Closet and locking the door behind them LMAO. the mom overacts in like every scene and its so funny i am obsessed with her character, also her friend being like gently tapped by Chucky with a hammer and doing a fucking gymnastic flip outside of the top apartment window is one of the funniest horror movie kills i have ever seen it cracks me up just thinking about it. that woman fucking LAUNCHED herself out of that window dude.

#5 - a tie between Child's Play 3 & Curse Of Chucky. i still liked these and enjoyed watching them, but they both feel very tonally different than the rest of the movies in a way that i personally felt was kinda boring; i personally am not a fan of most general 'action' movies or movies about military stuff so most of Child's Play 3 for me didn't grab my attention enough. i was more involved in feeling like i had to save the main kids from being in a military academy more than anything which is not the kinda mindset im looking to be in when im watching a series like Chucky lol, that's a very personal opinion though, i don't think its a 'bad' movie at all, just not really my kinda thing. same with Curse Of Chucky for slightly different reasons; as a stand alone horror movie it's fine, has kind of a vintage haunted house movie kinda vibe which was cool but it was too much atmospheric exposition for like 90% of the run time for me to fully enjoy it as much as i did with the others. again though, i dont think its a bad movie at all, just not fully my type of story. it did a great job establishing Nica's character and how her lore opens up a lot of doors to explore in the larger universe of the franchise; i am a sucker for established/in-depth backstories (i think mostly because my fav characters in a lot of media tend to be the ones that have little to no canon lore and i've always had a lot of fun writing/making my own headcanons for stuff like that) so i was very excited to see a new point of view added on to Charles Lee Ray pre-doll; you already know he's horrible and irredeemable just from watching all the other movies but the ending of Curse really added a heavy, more realistic sinister edge to his story and it's a good reminder that even though he's the main character and it's easy to kinda be like on his side cus its so fun to watch him cause chaos to everyone and everything around him, he IS a serial killer. he might make passive comments that he isnt 'really a monster' and occasionally kill some real scumbags who had it coming, but...he is ALSO a terrible scumbag who had it coming. i don't think he has an actual set of morals at all, Curse definitely adds to my opinion on that part of his character. in Cult he brutally kills the man who assaulted Nica, but we see a heavy implication of him doing the exact same behavior to Nica's mom at the end of Curse and it's honestly horrifying. in his monologue to Nica he straight up admits it; he takes pride in tearing families apart (another detail that was hinted a bit in earlier installments, like the line in Seed Of Chucky where he mentions killing Tiffany's mom who she was obviously very close with and still thinks about often) and ruining childhoods. i definitely would have enjoyed Curse more if the majority of the movie run time was dedicated to exploring the lore of the universe like the ending is.