Curse of the Puppet Master

Starring:George Peck, Emily Harrison, Josh Green, Michael Guerin, Michael Sollenberger, Marc Newburger, Scott Boyer, Jason Dean Booher, Robert Donovan, Jason-Shane Scott, William Knight (III), Patrick Thomas, Ariauna Albright, J.R. Bookwalter, Brandon Ikels
Director: David DeCoteau
Studio: FULL MOON
Product Type: DVD

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Andre Toulon's living puppets are back, this time in the possession of Dr. Magrew (George Peck), who runs a house of marvels and is experimenting to create the perfect being, without all the inner conflict and torment of humans. To do so, he recruits a talented young woodcarver named Tank (Josh Green). But Magrew's plans get complicated when his daughter (appealingly played by Emily Harrison) falls for the young man. Fans of the Puppet Master series will probably enjoy this sixth installment. The three leads are well cast, the production design shows some imagination, and the script works--until the abrupt and nonsensical ending. It's as if the last reel were missing, which might explain its actual running time of 78 minutes (not the 90 minutes promised on the case). The puppets also seem less animated than in previous films; nevertheless, they still manage to get their whacks in. Trivia factoid: director "Victoria Sloane" is one of several stage names used by David DeCoteau, who also directed Puppet Masters III and 7. --Geof Miller

Customer Reviews:

What happend to the ending?.......2007-02-05

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.

Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman".......2006-11-05

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.

Puppet Master Back on Track!!.......2006-01-04

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.

PART 6 - A FUN B MOVIE.......2004-11-24

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.

OK for a B movie.......2003-12-20

I'm not a Puppet Master guru like some of the other reviewers, but I thought the story line was OK.
Pro: Emily Harrison is cute.
Con: the ending sucked. It's as if the writer rushed to end the story.

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Curse of the Puppet Master
Starring: Josh Green Emily Harrison
Director: Victoria Sloan
Manufacturer: Full Moon Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Puppet Master: The Legacy

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Product Description

The sixth movie of the classic Puppet Master series. You won't find this DVD in stores by itself--it's only released in the box set.

Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment [Region 2]

Average customer rating:

What happend to the ending?
Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman"
Puppet Master Back on Track!!
PART 6 - A FUN B MOVIE
OK for a B movie

Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment [Region 2]
Starring: George Peck , Emily Harrison , Josh Green , Michael Guerin , and Michael Sollenberger
Director: David DeCoteau
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppetmaster vs. Demonic Toys
Retro Puppet Master
Blood Dolls
Puppet Master 2

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Customer Reviews:

What happend to the ending?.......2007-02-05

Full Moon pulls a "Roger Corman".......2006-11-05

Puppet Master Back on Track!!.......2006-01-04

PART 6 - A FUN B MOVIE.......2004-11-24

OK for a B movie.......2003-12-20

I'm not a Puppet Master guru like some of the other reviewers, but I thought the story line was OK.
Pro: Emily Harrison is cute.
Con: the ending sucked. It's as if the writer rushed to end the story.

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