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| Ronny Yu's Bride of Chucky takes the horror franchise in a new direction of self-referential, dark humor |
QUICK REVIEW:
Chucky is resuscitated by his old flame Tiffany, but when he won't immediately marry her, she punishes him, - and he transforms her into a puppet.
Bride of Chucky is the 4th Chucky-film, the former three known as the Child's Play-horror films (1988/90/91). The franchise alters substantially in this film, as there's no child possessor of the evil puppet involved, but instead sex, murders and lots of self-referential, irreverent, black humor.
Everything is very tacky and 90s-Hollywood-over-done in Bride, - from Jennifer Tilly's (Bound (1996)) cleavage to the killings, - but the film stays entertaining in a bizarre kind of way.
Still, the original Child's Play (1988) by Tom Holland is a far better film.
Bride of Chucky is directed by Hong Konger Ronny Yu (Freddy vs. Jason (2003)), whose latest project was Saving General Yang (2013), a Chinese period piece.
Related reviews:
Jennifer Tilly: Bound (1996) - Lesbian femme fatales in dark as espresso mob thriller
Ronny Yu: The 51st State (2001) or, US/UK, Drugs and Shooting
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| The unorthodox bride and groom of Ronny Yu's Bride of Chucky |
Watch the very 90s trailer for this very 90s irony-infused horror-comedy right here
Budget: 25 mil. $
Box office: 50.6 mil. $
= Flop
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