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TI he _______ 3 ClAckAMAs P rint Wednesday, October 28, 1998 "Chucky" grows up Film Festival comes to Portland ANGIE DASCHEL Staff Writer Sex, drugs and rock & roll are the key elements in the fourth installment of the “Child’s Play” horror movies, “Bride of Chucky.” The film is more of a comedy rather than a slasher, in that while a few people get killed, the plot cen ters more around Chucky get ting lucky. For those who have never seen the “Child’s Play” series, Chucky is a doll who has been inhabited by the spirit of a serial killer. The killer was named Charles Lee Ray, and in the first movie he was shot by a cop in a toy store, where he used voodoo to transport him self into the Chucky doll. In the other movies he was always “killed” (in horror movie land, that means that he was disposed of in such a way that he could easily be brought back for a se quel). In “Bride Of Chucky,” Jenni fer Tilly (“Liar Liar”) plays Tif fany, who was the girlfriend of Charles Lee Ray before he was shot and turned into a doll. Like Chucky, Tiffany has homicidal tendencies. Tiffany gets a cop to retrieve Chucky’s mangled body from the police station. She sews him up, then uses a voodoo in cantation to bring him back to life. Tiffany realizes soon after Chucky is alive that he is not ex actly the best boyfriend, so she shuts him up in a baby crib. To torture him, Tiffany buys a doll in a wedding gown to be his girl friend. Chucky escapes and kills Tiffany, only to use voodoo to bring the bride doll to life with Tiffany’s spirit. Now that they are on the same level, the real fun begins. Chucky and Tiffany set out on a road trip with some teenagers who are getting married and es caping from their restrictive families. John Ritter (“Slingblade”) plays the girl’s uncle, whom Chucky quickly dis poses of. Their stop at a honeymooner’s hotel delivers the biggest laughs of the film because the dolls consummate their rela tionship. The soundtrack is mostly contributed by buttrocker Rob Zombie (White Zombie) and gives the moviegoers the feel of being in a biker bar. If the film was trying to be hor ror, then it failed miserably be cause not enough people were killed, the-death scenes were funny, not scary, and last but not least, the dolls get it on. But if “Bride of Chucky” was striving for comedy, they got it right. The dolls crack wise about everything and seem to kill only to turn each other on. This is a film for people wanting to laugh, and also for those who don’t mind watching dolls turn into pom stars. Event features a plethora of Northwest talent terrorist group. Les wants rec movie is funny and the dialogue ognition for the deed, but he also is true to life. wants to get away with it. What makes “Kitchen Party” When his aloof wife asks why so absorbing is that it accurately The 25th Northwest Film and he did it, he has no answer. Les depicts the way kids act in so Video Festival is a showcase of cannot explain his actions to her cial situations. independent films and shorts because he has no idea The director, Gary from five Northwest states and why he did it. He Burns, said he was “inter spends the entire British Columbia. ested in showing awk Over 300 works were submit movie trying to decide wardness, naivete, mean- ted to festival judge Christine what to do with the Party" is] spiritedness, callousness, Vachon; only 28 were selected. painting and whether follower mentality, but an open- Two of the films being shown are to keep it or not. also the possibility of em “Carried Away” and “Kitchen “Kitchen Party” is a ended pathy and insight. It’s an Party.” “Dazed and Confused” narrative of open-ended narrative of “Carried Away” is about a man type of movie set in the observations that doesn’t named Les Martin who finds 90’s. Scott Smith de observations provide answers.” himself sitting at a museum star cides to throw a party that doesn’t The two films will be ing at Vermeer painting entitled while his parents are shown during the festival, provide “Girl Standing at an Open Win away having dinner at which is held at the Guild dow.” a friend’s house. The answers. Theater, located at S.W. He is so taken with the paint party has got to be con 9th and Taylor. ing that before he even realizes fined to the kitchen, The festival runs Novem what he is doing, he grabs the however, because ber 5-12 and admission is Gary Burns masterpiece and flees the mu Scott’s mom doesn’t Film Director $6 general, $5 members, seum. He doesn’t get caught, and allow anyone, not even students, and seniors, and the media blames the theft on a Scott or his pot-head $30 for a festival pass (valid brother Steve, to be in for all Festival programs ex the upstairs living room when cept opening night). they aren’t home. There is a full schedule and How could she tell if someone more information about the fes was in the living room? She tival and the Northwest Film "Urban Legend" vacuums the carpet in a diago Center at www.nwfilm.org. This "Scream" clone is full of nal pattern so that even the blood and guts but doesn't really slightest disturbance would be scare. detected. When the liquor starts to flow at both the parents’ and "A Night at the Roxbury" the kids’ parties, so do the prob A funny adaptation of the lems. "Saturday Night Live" skit that “Kitchen Party’ is an honest doesn't require jthe viewer to look at suburban life and how think, but works anyway. kids and parents today handle common predicaments. 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