Curse of Chucky 2013

Can you believe it's been 10 years since this movie came out? This series is as old as I am, so I must overthink these things. Fiona Dourif (born 1981) plays Nica (born 1988), and is thus supposed to be 25 in the movie. So I was 25 when this came out. God, I miss my 20s. I didn't do much with them, but I sure did love being more resiliant in those years. And it had only been 8 years without a Chucky movie and I'd already thought this franchise was dead...

I'm glad this movie went back to its horror roots after becoming a total joke with Seed (which is still an entertaining movie). It feels like this movie snuck up on us. Since 2006, we were all expecting a remake perhaps, but we got something much better. They put it as DTV, and it does feel that way, but it's still well crafted. A bit more CGI than I'd prefer, but enough practical effects to be worthwhile.

Nica is a good character. I remember thinking she was pretty hot when I first saw this movie. Boy, they really put her through the wringer, didn't they? Her whole life, she can't catch a break. Unless that break is in her legs. As of this current post, I have yet to see season 2 of the show, but I'm really curious to see wtf happens to her, considering season 1's ending. Yikes!

I also really liked the fleshed out backstories. It expands on the original's opening to come full circle, and you even get ol' Brad to act in it. He is 25 years older playing 25 years younger. Unfortunately now, he's no longer capable of physically playing the character. I guess his age would show too much, kinda like how in The Irishman how De Niro and Pacino are playing characters half their age, and while they try to have that energy, they still move like old people. Great movie though, but I can see how it would be a little distracting if Brad kept playing him into today, but it was nice in this circumstance. If this movie were made today, they would be able to deepfake young Dourif's face onto old Dourif's body.

Curse is a good flick. One of the higher points of the franchise, even classy at times. I actually don't think any of the entries in this franchise are terrible, though I think part 3 is kinda weak, and Seed is kind of the black sheep of the series. Even that unwarranted slap-in-the-creator's-face remake from 2019 was entertaining enough. So, maybe this would be in the top 3 of the series?

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