For a movie made by Full Moon studios and whose prior two sequels were kind of fluffy in terms of plot and such this one was very well done. I would say this movie is sort of a prequel to the previous two puppet master movies, however, the character of Toulon is done so differently here that he seems like a entirely different character than he was portrayed in the other two movies.
The story has him as a puppeteer during the Nazi regime. Many of his friends have been killed, and he has indeed placed their souls so to speak in his special puppets. Certain Nazi agents are aware of this and want the secret, tragedy ensues and Toulon begins his quest for revenge. Once again, the plot is totally different from the other puppet master movies, and it works great for a Full Moon film, they should have made more movies like this and they might still be around today.
Of course, I do not know if they are gone or not, but I have not seen a movie by them in a long time now. By movies like this, they do not have to have super scripts or anything, just a horror movie that did not feel the need to have lots of laughs in it. I like comedy horrors when done right, but you have to do them right. This one is not a horror comedy, but it has good pacing and rather good acting for a low budget movie. The highlight of the puppet master series.
Above average entry in this series is a prequel, set in WWII Berlin as puppet master Andre Toulon (Guy Rolfe) is sought out by the Nazis. They're trying in vain to reanimate dead soldiers, and are intrigued by his ability to create puppets that move without strings. The sinister Major Kraus (Richard Lynch) murders Andres' wife Elsa (Sarah Douglas), and Andre escapes Nazi captivity to hide out and plan his revenge. Carrying out Andres' dirty work will be his family of puppets: Tunneller, Pinhead, and new creations such as Six Shooter (a six armed cowboy), Ms. Leech, and Blade.
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"Toulon's Revenge" benefits from better than usual production values; it looks like a reasonable chunk of money was spent on this prequel. At the core is an entertaining, involving, if familiar story, with Andre the kind of guy for whom you do feel sorry. David DeCoteaus' direction actually isn't bad, and he gets good performances out of this well chosen cast. David Allens' effects are still very impressive, and the puppet characters are quite memorable, especially Six Shooter. (You don't see much of Blade in this entry.)
Lynch is at his villainous best - you can't WAIT for this guy to get what he deserves. Ian Abercrombie is fine as the basically well meaning Dr. Hess, as is Walter Gotell as a top Nazi official. Matthew Faison and Aron Eisenberg are a fugitive father and son, and Michelle Bauer has a small role. Rolfe of "Mr. Sardonicus" fame is wonderful as Andre.
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