Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good start, but then it gets ruined

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

(I was going to skip this one)This movie is a stand alone movie in the series, is not connected to the last two movies or the others,Is brand new master and this as a New plot, A scientist attempts to master the art of transferring people's souls into puppets.I didn't think it was too bad but i liked the Idea of the plot, it's brought some freshness to the series, it felt like the Puppet as some of Creep factor back.There were some very bloody moment in this, which was not bad, I felt same as all the other in this series, another Average movieThe acting was not that good at all from some of the cast and some were bearable5 out of 10

Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) ** (out of 4) Four years after the previous film, Charles Band and Full Moon decided to bring their puppets back and this sixth installment tries to be its own picture and not just connect to the previous. This time out Dr. Magrew (George Peck) and his daughter (Emily Harrison) hire a slow-witted man (Josh Green) to help them build our beloved puppets. The doctor has been able to give them partial life but he needs help giving them their own souls and of course it doesn't take long for our puppets to harm anyone who goes after their friends. CURSE OF THE PUPPET MASTER is considered by fans of the series to be the absolute worst but perhaps since I'm not a fan I could see it differently. Yes, this is an ultra low-budget film that doesn't have too much action in it and yes it's clear that the attempt to try and take the series into a new direction didn't work all that great but I thought it was rather refreshing seeing something different and not just a stretch of the storyline that was the first five films. I mean, is what we see here really worse than the puppets battling a Demon God? It's clear that Full Moon was working with no money because the film doesn't even have any stop motion. The puppets, for the most part, are just being pulled by strings or other devices and this is certainly a first for the series. The visual look of them isn't all that impressive and this also means that there's more "story" than action but I'll admit to being a sucker by getting caught up in that story. I thought there were some major flaws in the film but mostly character development. The slow-wit for some reason turns smart and into a ladies man without any explanation. The doctor has some bad motives that come out of no where and I think the twist doesn't work that well. You have a bully local who beats up the slow-wit, sexually attacks the daughter and then breaks into her home yet I guess it never dawned on anyone to call the police. The love story aspect doesn't work either. With all of that said, I still got caught up with the characters because the three leads are actually pretty good in their roles. The puppets might be lacking in terms of special effects but they do get back their killer personalities and we get a couple death scenes that add on some extra gore. The "Part 6" was dropped from the title and I'm guessing this was done to try and sell the movie as something new and original, which it pretty much is. I know fans were outraged that their beloved puppets were put in a new format but I still think it was a good decision and especially after the last two flicks.

First off, I am catching up on my horror movies and have been watching the Puppet Master series over the past couple of days. I agree with most of the reviews on this site on this one. About the director, the "lame" cut off ending. Wow, that was a bold move. What were they thinking?! Like, maybe they had some footage, but they didn't like it and were like, "Let's just cut it here. That'll work." Bad guy dies. Everyone else is just. . . well, you know, what's happened has happened. Let your imagination take hold and finish the rest yourself.I didn't want to rate it low, but it's definitely not one that should be way up there. I think too many people believe a movie is going to be fantastic or totally bite when you really just need to take a movie for what it is and allow yourself to suspend your disbelief, and use your imagination... unless you're so bored you can't, but sometimes you just need to look at something a little closer.Well, I thought the puppets had quite a fair share of air time, but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the biggest disappointment about it... Half of the puppet shots, (if not more) were from the first five movies. Yeah, they just recycled footage so they wouldn't have to do any extra animating. Not that they did any to begin with. Anyone could have made this movie by getting a bunch of novelty puppets or replicas from the films, about ten people they know, and filmed the puppets walking along a ledge as long as their hands weren't in the shots... that's pretty much what happened with the exception of a little bit of lightning effects at the end. And don't forget the footage ripped from the other movies. Gotta fill space, show the puppets, and not do any extra but much needed work in the process.Yeah, I have gone over all the negatives, but positives... not a whole lot. Everyone rips on the acting, but it's quality B movie acting (that would be a craft of its own). I've seen way worse. There was at least one good death scene... Maybe two. I hated the cop so much that I loved it. You just wanted to punch the cop and the bully in the face. It was great. The story was a little slow moving, but for some reason it kept my attention. Probably cause there was a little bit of a story, and the movie attempted to build some relationships between some of the characters. I did say attempt, and you have to admit that there are Hollywood "Blockbusters" today which still fail at something as important as a story.

Okay, who the hell is this Doctor Magrew and what ever happened to Rick Myers? Just because Rick wins against the forces of Sutec, doesn't meant he series of movies is over. There is always new evil a foot. Plus did the Puppets turn against him or what? Where did this Doctor Magrew come from? How did he learn that the Puppets could movie on their own? Why did Charles Band stop working on the Puppet Master series, what happened to the promised Puppet Wars? These are questions I want answers to. As for the curse of the Puppet Master, it takes forever to get going, you barely see any of the puppets in the movie, it's mostly about Tank. But still it's not totally a waste a time I give it 7 STARS to the series, but fans of the series will be disappointed. Charles please get your Puppets back!