Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
[Writer Don Mancini] maintains still that Child's Play 3 is the worst of the franchise. History vindicates him in this belief.
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Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
A faded memory of the series' superior former self.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a disjointed, increasingly tedious effort that has little to offer even the most ardent Chucky fan.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
The weakest entry in a series lacking in solid entries.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
The worst Child's Play film (and that's saying something).
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Running out of steam by this second sequel, but will still please fans
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
Chucky is as good being bad as ever but the story falls short
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Featured Audience Ratings
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You'd think kids at a military school could kill a doll. This movie was not as good as the previous two, it's not very scary or exciting.
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While this film is sub-par, it's not as terrible as people make it out to be, and I'm not gonna crap all over it. It's not great, but it is fun and puts a creatvie spin on things. I also like that some of this was filmed in my state, even though I don't live near… More
While this film is sub-par, it's not as terrible as people make it out to be, and I'm not gonna crap all over it. It's not great, but it is fun and puts a creatvie spin on things. I also like that some of this was filmed in my state, even though I don't live near where it was shot.
I like that they decided to make this another "Andy versus Chucky" film, but that they put a little twsit on things. The setting is also pretty cool. I do wish they'd come up with more plausible explanations for Chucky's return though. (I'm glad they took that advice for the next film).
A lot of this is by the numbers, but Dourif still does a good job, Whalin is okay, and I like Peerey Reeves. The effects are cool too.
Give this one a chance. It's not great, but it's better than it's reputation would have you believe.
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Child's Play 3 is by far the most comical of the series, and has quite a few good moments. But in terms of a good story, the film fails and the acting is terrible, and above all; the way the actors portray their characters it makes them unlikeable and really irritating. If you… More
Child's Play 3 is by far the most comical of the series, and has quite a few good moments. But in terms of a good story, the film fails and the acting is terrible, and above all; the way the actors portray their characters it makes them unlikeable and really irritating. If you like these films, I suggest you watch them,otherwise if you don't like tongue in cheek Horror then these films aren't for you. I just watched these films to kill time, really. I had nothing else better to do. If you want the best Horror Comedies, check out Bad Taste, Army Of Darkness and Evil Dead Part 2. At least those films have something very creative to offer instead of a tired killer doll franchise, that lost all credibility after the first one.
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They should stop making more of this. It's getting weird.
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Completely hilarious, this is really the one that accomplishes and going over the deep end. It's a lot like Full Metal Jacket, only with a sadistic doll running around causing trouble. They got some better actors for the roles and you can see that there was a definite aim for an… More
Completely hilarious, this is really the one that accomplishes and going over the deep end. It's a lot like Full Metal Jacket, only with a sadistic doll running around causing trouble. They got some better actors for the roles and you can see that there was a definite aim for an over the top style.
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Chucky (Dourif) is still a fun character and its good they stayed with the Andy story but this film is really crap.
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Andy, the boy that the evil "Good Guy" has always terrorized, is a teenager now. After enrolling in a military school and beginning to experience the downsides of being the new kid in town, the last thing Andy needs is to be reminded of his horrible past (Chucky). The last… More
Andy, the boy that the evil "Good Guy" has always terrorized, is a teenager now. After enrolling in a military school and beginning to experience the downsides of being the new kid in town, the last thing Andy needs is to be reminded of his horrible past (Chucky). The last thing Andy would want to hear about is Chucky, but Chucky sure is dying to hear from Andy.
Ever since I was a kid, I've always been a major fan of the "Child's Play" movies. Unlike many people, I like the first three films in the saga. I don't really want to say it, but "Child's Play 3" isn't quite as good as the first two movies in this classic horror series, but it's certainly not far behind.
In "Child's Play 3," there are still tons of blood baths that all have Chucky's name on them, and almost everything else about the film is well done. The acting is good enough, the special effects aren't bad, and the movie itself is suspenseful, and it never gets boring. However, as great as it is, it's just doesn't quite live up to the greatness of its two predecessors. I guess the main reason I think that, is because the killings don't seem to be as exciting and the movie itself isn't as scary as the other two.
If you're a fan of the first two movies in the series or if you like the classic kinds of horror films in which killing sprees are the name of the game, I recommend adding "Child's Play 3" to your collection. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001.
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"Child's Play 3" is a reasonable second sequel from director Jack Bender. While the film doesn't really bring anything new to the world of Chucky, it remains faithful to the original films.
Andrew ("Dirty Harry", "Hellraiser") Robinson makes an… More
"Child's Play 3" is a reasonable second sequel from director Jack Bender. While the film doesn't really bring anything new to the world of Chucky, it remains faithful to the original films.
Andrew ("Dirty Harry", "Hellraiser") Robinson makes an appearance as a slightly bonkers barber and makes the film a tad more enjoyable.
The horror is all played for laughs but there's a few moments of suspense early on in the proceedings.
The effects are first class but this isn't anything more than "Chucky by numbers". A slightly lazy affair, this film was the end of the line for the franchise until 1998's inspired "Bride of Chucky".
An average day for everybody's favourite plastic playpal.
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I thought this was better than the 2nd one to be honest. Bit more action and a good setting and finale to film make it more enjoyable. However it's still all a bit B movie comedy horror, unintentionally.
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Most people dont seem to like this one, but it was my favorite out of the series. It might just be because, sadly, it was the last Childs Play movie, before Chucky because more entertaining and hilarious to watch, rather, then, scary like he was meant to be.
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The opening title sequence for this movie is probably in my top-ten favorites list; with the edgy and prickly music combined with the swirling shots of a new Chucky doll being made with the blood of the old; awesome imagery and sound!
The evil Chucky Doll follows Andy Barclay, now… More
The opening title sequence for this movie is probably in my top-ten favorites list; with the edgy and prickly music combined with the swirling shots of a new Chucky doll being made with the blood of the old; awesome imagery and sound!
The evil Chucky Doll follows Andy Barclay, now a teenager, to Military School. Andy's gotten older, so Chucky is attempting to possess a little black soldier boy instead.
I didn't like the cliched military academy rough-treatment which the kids endured. This whole miserable environment brought the entire movie down.
There's a few death scenes, but not enough really. There's a great barbershop throat slicing scene, and some war game sabotage where Chucky replaces the blanks with real ammunition. I wanted a greater death for the arrogant drill instructor.
The amusement park finale felt tacked on to the rest of the story. Chucky got it good at the end of this movie.
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Worst Chucky the killer doll in this prequel film.
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they should have stopped at 1
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This movie loses points for re-casting Andy Barclay, but you have to respect a writer that comes up with a third reincarnation story for Chucky that doesn't descend into the realm of silliness. I especially like the interactions between Chucky and Tyler, the new little kid that… More
This movie loses points for re-casting Andy Barclay, but you have to respect a writer that comes up with a third reincarnation story for Chucky that doesn't descend into the realm of silliness. I especially like the interactions between Chucky and Tyler, the new little kid that he has his sights on. Brad Dourif is the MAN!
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'Child's Play 3' fails as a story as well as a thriller.
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'Child's Play 3', although still ridiculous, doesn't seem as far fetched as previous installments as we follow Andy Barclay to Military School. Chucky's third resurrection is the best film in the series thus far and a worthy horror film overall.
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The weakest of the original Child's Play trilogy, the film is standard Slasher movie fair which could have benefited from a higher body count and more creative methods of killing. This was corrected in the much later sequel Bride of Chucky. If you're a fan of the franchise… More
The weakest of the original Child's Play trilogy, the film is standard Slasher movie fair which could have benefited from a higher body count and more creative methods of killing. This was corrected in the much later sequel Bride of Chucky. If you're a fan of the franchise this is pretty meh! stuff. Anyone who typically doesn't like this kind of stuff will not be won over by Child's Play 3.
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Just as great as the first two.
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