Great film, should have stopped here.
The third film in the Puppet Master series is as good, if not better, than its predecessors, Puppet Master 1 & 2. It's the beginning of Andre Toulon's story and how the puppets came to be, taking place in World War II, with plenty of Nazis and all that jazz.
What's great about this film is that you learn the origins of most of the puppets. You discover who Pinhead was based on, how Tunneler came to be, where Jester came from, and then you find out that Blade (arguably the leader of the puppet group) is based on the villain.
And then it gets better. You're introduced to Six Shooter, the hexa-armed, pistol-toting cowboy with a devilish grin. What an awesome puppet he is.
The story is quite interesting for a 'low-cut' horror flick, and the fact that it takes place in WWII makes it even more... cool.
This is a great film with decent actors and it's proof that Full Moon should have stopped the franchise here and let it go out on top. But instead they allowed it to spin into...
Herr Toulon Rules!!!
This review is for the very inaccessible dvd version of the film. This part is definitely one of the best. I'll give a quick synopsis since there aren't like, 50 other reviews telling the same thing: The story is a flashback or prequel of sorts, dating back to the WWII era, in which Andre Toulon (played marvellously by Guy Rolfe - the creepy old man in DOLLS) runs a puppet show that bashes Hitler. Needless to say, the Gestapo doesn't appreciate the message so they are sent to investigate and threaten him if he doesn't stop performing anti-Hitler sentiments. Around the same time, the German military has hired a scientist to develop a serum that will re-animate the dead, so when he gets wind of the peculiarity of Toulon's puppets, they seek him out in order to help the Nazi regime aid their plan of world domination. Interestingly, the movie has a little zombie action as did part 2 (to a certain extent) and will satisfy most b-movie horror fanatics.
The dvd itself is...
Probably the best 'Puppet Master' of them all!
To begin, I'd like to claim that I've been a long-time fan of the 'Puppet Master' series. They are fun and original horror movies, which are also very rare to find nowadays (even on DVD!). The puppets are genuinely creepy, each in their own way (My two favorites have always been Blade and Tunneler) and the death sequences are executed nicely! Unlike the first two films, this one is actually a prequel taking place in 1940 Berlin, Germany, telling how it all began with puppeteer, Andre Toulon and the creation of his string-less [and murderous] puppets!
During WWII, A German scientist, Dr. Hess (Ian Abercrombie) is trying to find the solution to re-animating life. Unfortunately , his experiments always end in failure and his only hope lies from the wisdom of Toulon, himself, who's already figured out a way to bring the deceased back to life through his puppets. But Major Krauss (a convincingly cruel and coldhearted performance by Richard Lynch) grows impatient and takes...
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