Rish Outfield's reviews
Chucky ain't scary, folks. But this is still a pretty entertaining film. It's better than Parts 2 & 3, and far inferior to the fourth installment, Bride of Chucky. Chris Sarandon is pretty good, as the non-believing almost-love interest. Catherine Hicks is really good as the mother. The kid isn't bad. I guess Brad Dourff or Kevin Yagher or whoever is to blame is to thank for what really works in the film--the doll really looks alive. It ain't scary, but it looks alive. Also, this features more Killer Doesn't Stay Dead's than any other movie besides Friday the 13th Part 7.

The tyranist's thoughts
After panning this terribly in the Bride of Chucky review, I have to retract what I said about exactly how terrible this movie is. On this viewing it wasn't really bad at all and in fact was fun to watch. I realized that these movies were never about being scary and only when I tried to view them as scary did they fall apart. If you take a relaxed attitude toward them and just enjoy them for pure camp value, they are a lot of fun. Of course, the fact that my love of Brad Dourif has increased over the years might have something to do with it. So sit back, relax, and laugh as Chucky proceeds to maim and even kill the much larger humans. I found myself kind of wishing he would butcher an entire football team just to see it done.
Lovable kids and dolls aside, this movie is really taking a stab at corporate America. The kid HAD to have a Good Guy doll. He watched the show every day. He had the pajamas, the toys, everything. And then suddenly he gets what he wants and it turns out to be homicidal. Tough luck, I guess.
Hey, what's with those Good Guys dolls anyway? Couldn't they have designed a better looking toy?