The third Child's Play is remarked by Don Mancini as being his least favorite in the franchise as a whole, and for me, it was remembered in a similar light. Upon watching it again, however, I can honesty say it isn't that bad, at all. The weakest entry in the original trilogy, for certain, but it had sprouts of inspiration in its own right and, at the very least, it stays true to the energetic and somehow light-heart execution of the previous entries.
This isn't to say that a lot of changes aren't made, like, in-particular, with how Andy is recast and is now a sixteen year old in military school. Regardless of this fact, I still felt a connection with him, like I had experienced the last two wrenching trials with him.
The acting remains somewhere in the middle between good and B-movie charm, and, as a film, it doesn't really miss a beat tonally from the rest of the series. Having watched all three of them, back-to-back-to-back, none of them are what I'd call bad, it's just by happenstance that I find the third to be the weakest of the set. In the end, however, if you like the other two films, you'll find enjoyment out of this one as well.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5.0
This isn't to say that a lot of changes aren't made, like, in-particular, with how Andy is recast and is now a sixteen year old in military school. Regardless of this fact, I still felt a connection with him, like I had experienced the last two wrenching trials with him.
The acting remains somewhere in the middle between good and B-movie charm, and, as a film, it doesn't really miss a beat tonally from the rest of the series. Having watched all three of them, back-to-back-to-back, none of them are what I'd call bad, it's just by happenstance that I find the third to be the weakest of the set. In the end, however, if you like the other two films, you'll find enjoyment out of this one as well.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5.0