{"id":2263,"date":"2011-10-22T22:29:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T03:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2020-02-06T21:24:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T03:24:43","slug":"scary-movie-month-day-23-childs-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/scary-movie-month-day-23-childs-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary Movie Month – Day 23 – Child’s Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Child’s Play<\/a> (iTunes<\/a>) is one of those movies that is simultaneously scary and hilarious at the same time. The idea of a doll coming to life and murderizing people is terrifying. And yet, it’s also hilarious, because it’s a freaking doll!<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0I mean, just hold the damned thing by its wrists and it can’t do<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0anything. Anyway, this movie is totally worth watching for the great slow-motion shots of Chucky being shot and hurled across the room by the force of the bullets. Oh, and for the fact that Prince Humperdinck<\/a> plays a cop (also, I bet you didn’t realize that he also<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0played Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The inimitable Brad Dourif<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0makes an excellent Chucky, even though we only actually get his voice for the majority of the movie. Even today, the puppetry for this movie is still excellent, though I am looking forward to seeing the quality of the new Child’s Play that is scheduled for release in 2013 (again, with Dourif returning as the evil, little demon-doll). This is definitely one worth checking out for its fun-factor, even if the scares are a little weak.<\/p>\n

Also, you may have noticed that this was not originally on the calendar<\/a> for today, but due to a mix-up, I did not actually have<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0The Amityville Horror<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(iTunes<\/a>) at this time, so I swapped it with this movie. The calendar has since been updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Child’s Play (iTunes) is one of those movies that is simultaneously scary and hilarious at the same time. The idea of a doll coming to life and murderizing people is terrifying. And yet, it’s also hilarious, because it’s a freaking doll!\u00c2\u00a0I mean, just hold the damned thing by its wrists and it can’t do\u00c2\u00a0anything. 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