10 Movie Sequels Nobody Asked For But Ended Up Being Awesome

The Child's Play franchise has been all over the map where quality is concerned, but by the time the fifth film, Seed of Chucky, hit cinemas in 2004, the whiff of desperation surrounding the franchise was unmistakable.

As inspired as predecessor Bride of Chucky was, Seed's deference towards humour both meta and excessively crass felt like it was just trying way too hard - and yet not nearly enough at the same time.

It's not without its occasional laughs, but cratered at the box office - grossing less than half of what Bride did - effectively killing the original run of movies outright.

And so, when it took almost an entire decade for the next sequel to emerge, and it was announced for a direct-to-video release, expectations were naturally through the floor.

Ironic it is, then, that Curse of Chucky ended up the best-reviewed of the first six Child's Play movies, lauded for its blackly comedic tone and more agreeably straight-forward approach.

The kills are excellent throughout, and it ties back to the original films in a clever and unexpected way - what more could you want?

The film's surprising success led to the release of an even better-received sequel, Cult of Chucky, before the IP was given the big-screen reboot treatment, replacing Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif with Mark Hamill.