Blu-ray Review: Horror Fans Will Dig ‘Chucky: The Complete Collection’

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CHICAGO – Few horror franchises hold up well over two decades. Recently-released box sets for the entire filmographies of “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Friday the 13th” do little more than point out that most of these franchises were pretty horrible. While I would never proclaim any of the Chucky films to be in the league of a flick like “Elm Street” and there are at least two duds of the six films in here, the pretty fun “Curse of Chucky” proves that there’s actually more life in “Chucky: The Complete Collection” than you might expect.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

“Child’s Play,” “Bride of Chucky,” and “Curse of Chucky” deliver. The other three? Not so much. But the whole set should appeal to Chucky fans because it’s well-packaged and well-accompanied by great special features on all 6 films. You even get an Ultraviolet copy of “Curse,” a flick that was originally going to serve as a reboot for the series but kind of just reimagines the back story of the character, present more in the over-the-top/gore style of the more recent “…of Chucky” films. There are hours of special features, including commentaries, deleted scenes, and featurettes. It’s the definitive set for Chucky fans, and should stand tall next to the “Elm Street” and “Friday” sets. Well, as tall as Chucky can stand.

Chucky: The Complete Collection was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 8, 2013
Photo credit: Universal

Synopsis:
Set a play date with Chucky as all six movies come together for the first time in the chilling Chucky: The Complete Collection. The killer doll torments his original victim, young Andy Barclay, in Child’s Play, Child’s Play 2 and Child’s Play 3. Then the ruthless redhead teams up with his dream doll, Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), in Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky. Chucky is back again in Curse of Chucky to terrorize a family with whom he shares a mysterious connection. Oozing with hours of bonus materials, Chucky: The Complete Collection is a thrilling, chilling, must-own set. Wanna play?

Special Features:
o Deleted Scenes
o Gag Reel
o Evil Comes In Small Packages Featurettes
o Spotlight On Location
o Chucky: Building A Nightmare
o Feature Commentaries With Cast And Crew
o Bringing Chucky To Life
o The Chucky Legacy
o Storyboards To Final Feature Comparison

By BRIAN TALLERICO Content Director HollywoodChicago.com brian@hollywoodchicago.com