Curse of the Puppet Master

Home
Smell the Movies
Smell the TV

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Year:	1998
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	David DeCoteau
Genre:	Devil dolls attack
Starring:	George Peck, Emily Harrison, Josh Green
Rating:	3/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132451/
Tagline:	Four Years Ago, the Puppets of Andre Toulon Vanished Without a Trace. Now The Puppets have Found a New Home, And a New Puppet Master.
Favourite line:	"I want to carve a living puppet…."

Part 6 of a horror franchise usually seems like a step too far, but those crazy puppets never get boring.

The plot:
With the dangerously animate puppets placed for auction, a mad doctor takes the opportunity to buy the bloodthirsty little bastards.
Hoping to better understand what gives them life, the crazy old spoon intends to use them to further his own evil experiments: transforming human beings into animated, puppet versions of themselves!

Yep, it's another Full Moon Entertainment production, so turn the lights down, sit back and delight in the low budget, nonsensical mayhem that is a Puppet Master movie.
By now, anyone watching should be familiar with the concept, so little time is spent on explanation. They just assume you get it.
Fair enough.
Story-wise, this is a slight diversion, as we are presented with at least one sympathetic character: a gas station attendant who may be brighter than he outwardly appears.
With virtually no violence until the last ten minutes, the entire special effects budget is then spunked on a rather grisly set piece at the denouement, as all the puppets gather around one deserving specimen and cut the fucking life out of him.
Great.
No masterpiece, this, but if retro horror is your bag, there's much worse out there. Liked it!