Seed of Chucky

SEED OF CHUCKY

Though its tone is even more comedic than the previous couple of entries in the franchise, Seed of Chucky (released in 2004) is a step up in quality from Bride of Chucky.  This fifth film in the series finds the offspring of Chucky and Tiffany imprisoned in the United Kingdom by an abusive ventriloquist.  After seeing a televised report about a Chucky & Tiffany film in production in Hollywood, the kid escapes to track down his or her parents (the gender of this doll is a matter of some debate throughout the tale).  He/she arrives in a storage facility at the studio where the Chucky & Tiffany dolls created for the film lay.  He/she manages to summon the souls of his/her parents into these dolls, and they waste no time in killing a fellow who’s in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Later named Glen/Glenda, the kid is horrified to learn that his/her folks are killers.  Chucky and Tiffany set out to find suitable human bodies to transfer their souls into.  To discuss the plot in any greater detail would mean spoiling a lot of the fun best enjoyed by actually watching the film.

Seed of Chucky, despite being overtly comedic, boasts some memorable death scenes.  When Glen/Glenda finally embraces his/her heritage, he/she uses a lighter and a can of hairspray to create an improvised flamethrower and torch a poor victim to death.  Earlier, he/she accidentally causes a photographer to topple back into a shelf filled with jars of acid, and the result is gruesome.  There’s also a disemboweling and a graphic decapitation.  Fans of horror/comedy hybrids should find this movie wildly entertaining, as the gore and laugh quotients are both high.  Though I miss the serious and scary tone of the original Child’s Play film, I thoroughly enjoyed Seed of Chucky and recommend it.