Child's Play 2

While the first installment of Child's Play was a suspenseful horror film that managed to evoke genuinely uncomfortable feelings, for me, the second film represents the exact fulfillment of the clichéd adage that sequels are always worse. I'm in fact often on the other side of the spectrum and I consider certain series to be compact or, adversely, I often see the first parts as a stepping stone for increasing quality. The basic attributes of Child's Play 2 were at least decent, Alex Vincent returned, Christine Elise became his ideal partner and Greg Germann played a sympathetic role at the beginning. The development of the basic idea from last time (Chucky is still chasing Andy and doesn't have much time) proved to be workable, but the solution to the foster care storyline without the minimal interaction of Andy's mother's life lacks logic. And logic is also lacking in many other scenes, whether it's just small details (the murder with the ruler? WTF?) or the entire final scene in the warehouse, as if it was only prepared for the subsequent rampage of Robin Williams in Toys (1992). There is some suspense, there are no surprises, and the resulting script slips into pure B-grade. That’s too bad. I hope the planned remake of the first film will go a different way. (23/12/2010)

Chucky, la poupée de sang est une suite routinière qui, certes, se laisse voir, mais qui ne captive pas pour autant. Le fond de l’intrigue est à peu près le même que dans l’original (encore une fois, presque jusqu’à la fin du film, personne ne croit le petit garçon) et ça se prend toujours aussi au sérieux. Par contre, le final dans la fabrique de poupées est assez balèze et, alourdi de l’ennuyeuse heure précédente, parvient à se hisser légèrement au-dessus de la moyenne. (25/04/2019)

"Children's Game 2" is a movie that manages to somewhat decently expand the story of the first film, but only through unnecessary stretching, where there is no significant impact. And even though it seems to be the end at the very end, the third installment did not take long to come, and Don Manici continues to pamper his child, essentially his only contribution to the horror genre, but actually to film in general. That's what you call a life's work. (27/03/2014)