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(#1) The Humanoid Dolls In 'Puppet Master II' Are Just Horrifying
These things are pure nightmare fuel. The waxy plastic faces, the lifeless eyes, and the way their movement doesn't quite feel natural, all add up to make the life-sized humanoid dolls that appear at the end of Puppet Master II truly grotesque.
Adding impact to this imagery is the knowledge that André Toulon's actual plan is to subject his one true love to an eternity living as this monstrosity. His plan basically goes like this: Step 1, collect organs; Step 2, make puppet life-giving juice; Step 3, transfer own soul from a reanimated body to a life-sized puppet monster; Step 4, slay the reincarnated love of my life and trap her soul in another horrifying life-sized puppet.
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(#2) In 'Puppet Master,' Leech Woman Vomits A Leech Into Her Victim's Mouth
Anyone the least bit familiar with the Puppet Master franchise will remember Leech Woman. How could you not? Here we have a beautiful woman puppet with the completely impractical but surprisingly lethal power to vomit leeches.
Everything about this scene is weird. First of all, it starts out with a blindfolded, disrobed man strapped to a bed as a puppet starts to get frisky with him. Without warning, the puppet begins regurgitating leeches.
The icing on the cake comes when one leech drops directly into his mouth. By the time he inexplicably succumbs to the leeches (in a remarkably short amount of time), the audience is out of disbelief and just accepts it. After all, nothing else here made a lick of sense.
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(#3) 'Puppet Master 4' Suddenly Brings Egyptian Demons Into The Mix
The films go straight from fighting the forces of the SS in Puppet Master III to combating ancient Egyptian demons in Puppet Master 4. No further explanation is given, and perhaps that is for the best. Well, they did promise at the end of three that four would be about "Bad puppets gone good," and that is technically correct.
Even more bizarre than the drastic change in premise is the appearance of the demons themselves. Here we have a lumpy skeleton in a cape bossing around three misshapen Jawas. The weird Jawas, in turn, possess "totems" (evil puppet monsters) that enter the human world to do all sorts of horrible things. André Toulon's collection of puppets - whom we've all come to know and love - must then fight these evil totems.
Never mind the details. The bottom line is that the audience gets to watch puppets fight.
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(#4) In 'Puppet Master II,' Torch Immolates A Youngster To Collect His Organs
One of the few taboos in horror is having children be harmed, but Puppet Master II crosses this line in such a nonchalant manner that you might miss it.
The scene opens up by firmly establishing the child is obnoxious and undeserving of sympathy from the audience. He is shown undressing and then whipping his shirtless action figure - an uncommon childhood game, to say the least. When he starts bossing around and yelling at Torch, the audience knows what's coming.
The immolation is done "tastefully" off screen, but the audience is still left asking, "Did they really just do that?"
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(#5) Everything About Decapitron Is Baffling In 'Puppet Master 4'
When this literal deus ex machina shows up sporting the disembodied head of André Toulon (Guy Rolfe) in Puppet Master 4, no explanation is given. Like many things in the Puppet Master universe, Decapitron simply is.
Dressed in the same manner as Toulon in Puppet Master 3 and sporting a featureless head that somehow serves as a conduit for Toulon's spirit or something, the doll is brought to life just in time for the final boss puppet fight.
The strangeness doesn't end there. Despite what the name might suggest, Decapitron doesn't remove the head of his foes. Instead, he changes out his blank head for some weird sort of Tesla coil that electrocutes enemies into submission. In Puppet Master 5, the doll also has a third head with both telescopic and x-ray vision, because... why not?
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(#6) In 'Puppet Master Vs. Demonic Toys,' An Evil Demon Wants To Ruin Christmas
It is a simple law of Hollywood that the longer a franchise runs, the more likely there will be a Christmas special. Considering both the Puppet Master and Demonic Toys franchises star children's playthings, it's only logical their mashup is about Christmas. Here's to the staff at Image Entertainment - who didn't think twice and went ahead with making this non-canonical film with virtually zero involvement from Charles Band and the folks at Full Moon.
What is even more bizarre is how Bael, "the demon of wealth and profits," plans to ruin Christmas. It boils down to sending out millions of evil toys to "sacrifice" innocent children on Jesus's birthday. You do have to give him credit - high blasphemy is a pretty creative way to put the "Christ" back in Christmas. That and the Santa suit really tie the plan together.
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(#7) In 'Puppet Master II,' The Puppets Resurrect Their Master As A Living Cadaver
On paper, the idea makes perfect sense. If you have the ability to animate lifeless matter, then reanimating a lifeless cadaver should be even easier. As the puppets apparently need a continuous supply of magic puppet juice (at least in this Puppet Master installment), it's only natural they would reanimate their master so he can make them said juice.
Toulon's Invisible Man-style bandages - that no one really questions throughout the film - do add a nice element of creepiness. One can also forgive the Puppet Master if he is a bit more villainous in this film than the others, as he isn't quite himself. He's literally a zombie.
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(#8) 'Puppet Master: The Legacy' Is Basically A Clip Show
In the entirety of this film's 70-minute runtime, there are exactly seven minutes of new footage.
How this thing gets away with calling itself a movie is a mystery. When a sitcom does it, everyone sighs and waits until next week's episode. When a movie does it, people start asking for their money back. This movie is bad and it should feel bad.
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(#9) In 'Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,' The Puppets Commit Hate Crimes
The puppets have come full circle in this film, going from fighting against the forces of the SS to becoming card-carrying members themselves. This film is actually a Fangoria reboot that exists in a different universe than the Full Moon/Charles Band saga.
These certainly are not the same puppets that viewers have come to know over the decades.
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(#10) In 'Curse Of The Puppet Master,' A Character Dreams He Has Clockwork Organs
This scene is just as unsettling as it sounds. Robert "Tank" Winsley (Josh Green) is about as likable a protagonist as you are ever going to get out of the Puppet Master films - so when he throws off his bedsheets to reveal the horror underneath, it is hard to not feel a pang of sympathy... and disgust.
Actually, the feeling is mostly disgust. Probably like 80/20. Sure, jump scares that turn out to be dreams are one of the more cliché horror tropes at this point, but how else were they going to fit this weirdness into the film?
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(#11) The Next Movie Is A Spinoff Featuring The Most Popular Puppet, Blade
Perhaps the weirdest aspect of the Puppet Master movies is that they just keep making them. No one who finished watching Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter said to themselves, "I think they have a lot more to say in these films." Yet here we are a full six movies later, going on the 12th installment in the series - and not even including the non-canonical Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys or the recent reboot Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich.
Titled Blade: The Iron Cross, the next Puppet Master film is set to release in 2020. The puppets are back with Full Moon for this one - and yes, there will be goose-stepping zombies too. As in all of the Full Moon Puppet Masters, Blade takes a firm stance against the SS.
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(#12) 'Retro Puppet Master' Is Basically A Bedtime Story For Malevolent Puppets
First of all, bookending the film with scenes of Andre Toulon en route to Switzerland is unnecessary, save to give Guy Rolfe some screen time. The Puppet Master timeline is confusing and contradictory enough already. Perhaps this can be overlooked because, let's be honest, Guy Rolfe is pretty awesome.
More importantly, however, one wonders why the puppets need to be told bedtime stories to begin with. Here they are getting all cozy in some abandoned castle and curling up by the fire while Papa Toulon regales them with tales of his youth. Keep in mind, these are the same puppets who basically defeated the Third Reich. Somehow, the tone just doesn't seem to match up.
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(#13) 'Puppet Master III' Introduces A Six-Armed Cowboy Puppet Aptly Named Six Shooter
More than just a clever pun, Six Shooter is quite a formidable force. This single puppet manages to bring the entire Gestapo to its knees when he takes down General Müller in Puppet Master III.
Ignoring the puppet's conspicuous absence from the first two movies is easy when one considers all the comedic potential of this tiny cowboy's addition to the crew. After all, he's armed to the teeth.
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(#14) In 'Puppet Master: Axis Termination,' The Puppets Team Up With Supernatural X-Men
Since living puppets, ghosts, demons, and zombies weren't enough, the filmmakers decided to throw in some superheroes for good measure. These allied operatives have spooky powers ranging from voodoo to psychic empathy.
The film is self-aware enough to know the premise is completely ridiculous, which makes it a delightfully campy romp through one of the darkest episodes of human history.
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(#15) In 'Puppet Master 5,' Torch Immolates A Man And He Falls Down An Elevator Shaft
Sweet, lovable Torch really knows how to give an audience what they want. After an entire movie of corporate shill and all-around-tool Jennings (Ian Ogilvy) trying to take the puppets and sell them for ill-defined profit, Torch provides what is the most satisfying scene in the entire film.
Not only does the puppet roast Jennings like a campfire marshmallow, but Jennings then falls down an elevator shaft to his ultimate and timely demise. There is also something to be said for watching a man beg a puppet for his life.
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(#16) 'Puppet Master: Axis Of Evil' Features A Ninja Puppet That Throws Shurikens
You know what was missing from the first nine Puppet Master films? A ninja puppet... said no one ever.
Still, the little guy is pretty cool - even if his name, Ninja, lacks imagination.
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(#17) 'Puppet Master: Axis Rising,' Features A Fight Between Leech Woman And Bombshell
No further explanation is really necessary. This is a puppet fight between Leech Woman and Bombshell.
It happened.
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Puppet Master is a 1989 American horror movie. The movie tells the story of puppets made by Egyptian magic and their psychological planning. After its release, due to its novel themes, it has aroused widespread popularity. The director seized the opportunity to produce 11 sequels and achieved great commercial success. You will see there are creepy and various horror puppets.
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