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US Mall 1 - Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment
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Manufacturer: Full Moon Entertainment
Starring: George Peck, Emily Harrison, Josh Green, Michael Guerin, Michael Sollenberger
Directed By: David DeCoteau
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304910467
Format: Color
ISBN: 6304910460
Label: Full Moon Entertainment
Manufacturer: Full Moon Entertainment
Publisher: Full Moon Entertainment
Release Date: 1999-07-27
Running Time: 90
Studio: Full Moon Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1998-05-26
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Summary: A Very Slight Improvement in the Puppet Master Series
Comment: After sitting through the two previous train wrecks that were Puppet Master 4 and 5, I felt that this series had really no where to go but up. Thankfully, with Curse of the Puppet Master, the storyline goes totally away from the previous 2 movies. Though apparently the plot of this film rips off the old Sci-Fi Horror movie called Sssssss. Its a about a young man named Robert a.k.a "Tank" who is hired by the "new" puppet master named Dr. Magrew to help create the perfect puppet. Dr. Magrew has been unsuccessful in re-creating Andre Toulon's ability to bring puppets to life so far , but the Dr. has a dark secret, in that he's wanting to put Robert's soul into the puppet that Robert himself is creating so that the puppet will live. Again, the plot isn't great, but its gotta be better than the storyline to Part 4 and 5. However, just like the other Puppet Master films, there are some horrible screw ups that takes place here. First off, the puppet Leech Woman returns in this one, though she was clearly destroyed in Puppet Master 2. Not even that, but Leech Woman doesn't even have a kill in the film!! In fact, most of the puppets don't do much at all. The death count isn't that high as well. The end of the film makes no sense either. Throughout the movie, Robert is working on a puppet thats made out of wood. Yet, at the adbrupt ending of the film, the puppet that Robert had been working on appears to be some futuristic mechanical gadget made of metal, not wood. The "special" effects, if one has the nerve to call them that, have to been the worst of the series, and the editing and directing is horrible. Actually, in some cases, old footage is used from previous Puppet Master films and injected into this one. And don't worry, the acting is just as bad as everything else. Take special note of the way over-acting tough guy Sheriff!! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! In a nutshell, this is horribly cheap-made film with crappy effects, bad directing, and terrible acting. To say its better than the some previous Puppet Master films in the series may be just splitting hairs, cause at this point, who really cares? But since this story, though it may have been ripped off, is slightly better than previous storylines about little demons from the underworld coming back to earth to do..well..whatever, I gotta give this film a slightly better rating than those previous sequels. As a stand alone film, its a tough watch. I wouldn't recommend sitting through it more than once, and wouldn't buy it at all, unless you need it for your Puppet Master collection.
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Summary: What happend to the ending?
Comment: I was really enjoying this Puppet Master until the very end. What kind of an excuse for an ending was that? As it sucks you in, has you wondering whats going to happen, it's just all of a sudden over and the credits begin to roll.
It's like they ran out of funding for the movie and didn't have any money left to shoot any more cause I cant understand why the heck anyone would just make an ending like that be over before the blink of an eye.
The rest of the film was kinda cheesy. The puppets looked pretty stupid with there only animation being there hands moving up and down like... well, I don't know, like bad puppetearing I guess, almost like they where toys with limited animation that shouldve been playing door bell kind of music as the move.
I liked the plot and the movie up until the last 5 minutes. It just ceased to go on when it was starting to pick up and needed a final scene after what they do show. And I don't get how making a wooden puppet ends up becoming an electronic tank.. i dunno, see the movie to understand what I mean, but if you never see this movie, you haven't missed out on anything special.
Rent it if your curious, otherwise don't bother.
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Summary: Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman"
Comment: If you take the Puppet Master series for what it is then it was a fairly strong direct-to-video B-franchise with its first 5 entries. Puppet Master 6 (released under the title Curse of the Puppet Master) however is the major drop of the series and was made when Full Moon Pictures was having some finacial trouble. During this hard time at Full Moon they pumped out really cheap and really lame sequels in their successfull franchises (Subspecies IV and Trancers 6). Curse comes out better than some of their other sequels but it is still a band film
The story is a direct steal from the 1970's horror film Ssssssssss. When have a young simpleton boy taken in by a freindly magician (with a dark secret) and his daughter. The boy and the daughter fall in love but her father has other plans for the boy....to turn him into a living puppet! Oh, the magician also has our lovable killer dolls as pets in cages.
Fans of the series will notice many plot holes, the most noticable one being the return of Ms. Leech who was clearly burned to death in Puppet Master II.
What makes this sequel sink lower is that Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman" with some of the films footage. What I mean by this is that Full Moon pulls footage from previous Puppet Master films and splices it into this film play as NEW material. This is not flashback type storytelling containing clips from previous films. Roger Corman was notorious for this as he lifted scenese from previous films and spliced it into his new films. An example is the Deathstalker series where each sequel contains footage from the first Deathstalker played off as "new" footage. This is extremely cheap and hackeyed filmmaking that is an insult to fans.
Curse of the Puppet Master may not be the worst of the overlong series (Retro Puppet Master and Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys take that "prize") but it is close. I personally only own the film because it came in the box set with the rest of the series.
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Summary: Puppet Master Back on Track!!
Comment: I'll skip the synopsis since adequate ones are already given. Since this is the most readily available full-length Puppet Master movie, most of you are likely to view this one first. I have to say that this sequel was far better than Parts 4 & 5. If you already are a fan of this series, then you'll likely enjoy this movie since it captures much of the same charm that were in the first 3. The storyline itself is interesting enough for a b-movie, and you really get a sense of who these characters (and the puppets) are. It has all the makings you'll ever need of horror cheese: The lonely old man and his beautiful daughter, a love interest between that daughter and the new 'boy' hired by the father, a town bully who gets his, and a near comical jerk local sheriff.
The main problems I had with the previous two was that the storyline focused mainly on the human characters and lost sight of the puppets. This movie focuses a little more on the people too, but I found this story interesting enough. The dolls do serve an interesting role in this sequel and don't seem to be cut out as much as they were in Part 4. The special effects are of course, on par with the previous two, and does detract from the movie a bit. But I feel that most b-movie, killer doll loving people will enjoy this sequel even if you haven't seen any of the previous ones.
SPOILERS - Only for those that have seen the movie, otherwise scroll to last paragraph
It was nice to see nearly all the puppets back for this one. Since this series has enjoyed going back into the past, it might be interesting to find out exactly what happened between 5 and this one. How did this Magrew find the secret out? Did he need that serum, or were the puppets now officially 'alive'?
I thought that former assistant of Magrew's turned puppet resembled Adrien Brody. Possible early role for him??
I didn't like how the dvd cover to this movie spoils the story. Although I probably would have figured it out anyway, I didn't need to know that the 'doctor' was really a bad guy. This might not have bothered me if they didn't also mention that the dolls were going to turn on him. I sat throughout the whole movie waiting for this to happen and it kinda took a little fun out of it for me.
My final verdict: I would highly recommend, as the featured reviewer states, buying the box set. I made the mistake of buying a set off of ebay for close to $200 - still far cheaper than here. But (as of present time) www.fullmoondirect.com is selling brand new factory sealed sets for about half of that price. Since the rest of the series isn't readily available anywhere else, this is a pretty good deal. As for the single movie, i'd suggest renting it first if you have serious doubts about the series. If you like these kinds of movies, go for the box set. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: PART 6 - A FUN B MOVIE
Comment: Things were getting tired and cheaper by part 6 of the Puppet Master series but there was still some fun to be had with everybody's favorite murderous puppets! The cast is solid, and there's a nice feeling of mystery to this one, and those lovable killer puppets keep things entertaining and fun for 90% of this flawed flick. Take it for what it is, pop some corn, enjoy a cold beverage, sit back and enjoy.
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Summary: A Very Slight Improvement in the Puppet Master Series
Comment: After sitting through the two previous train wrecks that were Puppet Master 4 and 5, I felt that this series had really no where to go but up. Thankfully, with Curse of the Puppet Master, the storyline goes totally away from the previous 2 movies. Though apparently the plot of this film rips off the old Sci-Fi Horror movie called Sssssss. Its a about a young man named Robert a.k.a "Tank" who is hired by the "new" puppet master named Dr. Magrew to help create the perfect puppet. Dr. Magrew has been unsuccessful in re-creating Andre Toulon's ability to bring puppets to life so far , but the Dr. has a dark secret, in that he's wanting to put Robert's soul into the puppet that Robert himself is creating so that the puppet will live. Again, the plot isn't great, but its gotta be better than the storyline to Part 4 and 5. However, just like the other Puppet Master films, there are some horrible screw ups that takes place here. First off, the puppet Leech Woman returns in this one, though she was clearly destroyed in Puppet Master 2. Not even that, but Leech Woman doesn't even have a kill in the film!! In fact, most of the puppets don't do much at all. The death count isn't that high as well. The end of the film makes no sense either. Throughout the movie, Robert is working on a puppet thats made out of wood. Yet, at the adbrupt ending of the film, the puppet that Robert had been working on appears to be some futuristic mechanical gadget made of metal, not wood. The "special" effects, if one has the nerve to call them that, have to been the worst of the series, and the editing and directing is horrible. Actually, in some cases, old footage is used from previous Puppet Master films and injected into this one. And don't worry, the acting is just as bad as everything else. Take special note of the way over-acting tough guy Sheriff!! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! In a nutshell, this is horribly cheap-made film with crappy effects, bad directing, and terrible acting. To say its better than the some previous Puppet Master films in the series may be just splitting hairs, cause at this point, who really cares? But since this story, though it may have been ripped off, is slightly better than previous storylines about little demons from the underworld coming back to earth to do..well..whatever, I gotta give this film a slightly better rating than those previous sequels. As a stand alone film, its a tough watch. I wouldn't recommend sitting through it more than once, and wouldn't buy it at all, unless you need it for your Puppet Master collection.
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Summary: What happend to the ending?
Comment: I was really enjoying this Puppet Master until the very end. What kind of an excuse for an ending was that? As it sucks you in, has you wondering whats going to happen, it's just all of a sudden over and the credits begin to roll.
It's like they ran out of funding for the movie and didn't have any money left to shoot any more cause I cant understand why the heck anyone would just make an ending like that be over before the blink of an eye.
The rest of the film was kinda cheesy. The puppets looked pretty stupid with there only animation being there hands moving up and down like... well, I don't know, like bad puppetearing I guess, almost like they where toys with limited animation that shouldve been playing door bell kind of music as the move.
I liked the plot and the movie up until the last 5 minutes. It just ceased to go on when it was starting to pick up and needed a final scene after what they do show. And I don't get how making a wooden puppet ends up becoming an electronic tank.. i dunno, see the movie to understand what I mean, but if you never see this movie, you haven't missed out on anything special.
Rent it if your curious, otherwise don't bother.
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Summary: Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman"
Comment: If you take the Puppet Master series for what it is then it was a fairly strong direct-to-video B-franchise with its first 5 entries. Puppet Master 6 (released under the title Curse of the Puppet Master) however is the major drop of the series and was made when Full Moon Pictures was having some finacial trouble. During this hard time at Full Moon they pumped out really cheap and really lame sequels in their successfull franchises (Subspecies IV and Trancers 6). Curse comes out better than some of their other sequels but it is still a band film
The story is a direct steal from the 1970's horror film Ssssssssss. When have a young simpleton boy taken in by a freindly magician (with a dark secret) and his daughter. The boy and the daughter fall in love but her father has other plans for the boy....to turn him into a living puppet! Oh, the magician also has our lovable killer dolls as pets in cages.
Fans of the series will notice many plot holes, the most noticable one being the return of Ms. Leech who was clearly burned to death in Puppet Master II.
What makes this sequel sink lower is that Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman" with some of the films footage. What I mean by this is that Full Moon pulls footage from previous Puppet Master films and splices it into this film play as NEW material. This is not flashback type storytelling containing clips from previous films. Roger Corman was notorious for this as he lifted scenese from previous films and spliced it into his new films. An example is the Deathstalker series where each sequel contains footage from the first Deathstalker played off as "new" footage. This is extremely cheap and hackeyed filmmaking that is an insult to fans.
Curse of the Puppet Master may not be the worst of the overlong series (Retro Puppet Master and Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys take that "prize") but it is close. I personally only own the film because it came in the box set with the rest of the series.
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Summary: Puppet Master Back on Track!!
Comment: I'll skip the synopsis since adequate ones are already given. Since this is the most readily available full-length Puppet Master movie, most of you are likely to view this one first. I have to say that this sequel was far better than Parts 4 & 5. If you already are a fan of this series, then you'll likely enjoy this movie since it captures much of the same charm that were in the first 3. The storyline itself is interesting enough for a b-movie, and you really get a sense of who these characters (and the puppets) are. It has all the makings you'll ever need of horror cheese: The lonely old man and his beautiful daughter, a love interest between that daughter and the new 'boy' hired by the father, a town bully who gets his, and a near comical jerk local sheriff.
The main problems I had with the previous two was that the storyline focused mainly on the human characters and lost sight of the puppets. This movie focuses a little more on the people too, but I found this story interesting enough. The dolls do serve an interesting role in this sequel and don't seem to be cut out as much as they were in Part 4. The special effects are of course, on par with the previous two, and does detract from the movie a bit. But I feel that most b-movie, killer doll loving people will enjoy this sequel even if you haven't seen any of the previous ones.
SPOILERS - Only for those that have seen the movie, otherwise scroll to last paragraph
It was nice to see nearly all the puppets back for this one. Since this series has enjoyed going back into the past, it might be interesting to find out exactly what happened between 5 and this one. How did this Magrew find the secret out? Did he need that serum, or were the puppets now officially 'alive'?
I thought that former assistant of Magrew's turned puppet resembled Adrien Brody. Possible early role for him??
I didn't like how the dvd cover to this movie spoils the story. Although I probably would have figured it out anyway, I didn't need to know that the 'doctor' was really a bad guy. This might not have bothered me if they didn't also mention that the dolls were going to turn on him. I sat throughout the whole movie waiting for this to happen and it kinda took a little fun out of it for me.
My final verdict: I would highly recommend, as the featured reviewer states, buying the box set. I made the mistake of buying a set off of ebay for close to $200 - still far cheaper than here. But (as of present time) www.fullmoondirect.com is selling brand new factory sealed sets for about half of that price. Since the rest of the series isn't readily available anywhere else, this is a pretty good deal. As for the single movie, i'd suggest renting it first if you have serious doubts about the series. If you like these kinds of movies, go for the box set. You won't be disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: PART 6 - A FUN B MOVIE
Comment: Things were getting tired and cheaper by part 6 of the Puppet Master series but there was still some fun to be had with everybody's favorite murderous puppets! The cast is solid, and there's a nice feeling of mystery to this one, and those lovable killer puppets keep things entertaining and fun for 90% of this flawed flick. Take it for what it is, pop some corn, enjoy a cold beverage, sit back and enjoy.
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