An
evil monster from another dimension named
Decapitron a new head swapping leader and the new
head leader of Toulon's puppets unleashes some
sort of little totems whom have been dropped off
at a science lab by a strange man in a dark
uniform in which this critter wrecks havoc by
killing two scientists in which they're connected
to a young scientist named Rick Myers (Gordon
Currie) whom is working on an artificial
intelligence project and the target for these
creatures that are out to kill him and terminate
his research.
He finds out in one of his rooms there's a case
that contains Toulon's puppets and then gathers
with his scientist friends to discover them as
well as Toulon's history and then brings them
back to life with the formula they found stored
away as well which Andre Toulon (Guy Rolfe)
invented back in Germany.
They find these puppets very interesting but
suddenly a couple of his friends named Lauren
(Tersa Hill) and Cameron (Ash Williams) do a
chant which possesses Lauren as well as making
the totems come to life and then goes on a
killing spree to try and get to Rick.
Rick uses Toulon's puppets to battle away these
creatures along with a message from his ghost as
what to do.
There's a good shot on the opening with the
credits on a lair with this creature from a
different dimension along with some mist and the
cave area too which looked neat.
Some good shots on a doctor looking in a lab and then
being attacked by one of those creatures. There's many good
shots on the creature leaping and attacking but
it looked a little too cute than scary.
We also have a good shot on another doctor in the lab with a
shot on him looking into a metal type unit and a
good jumping moment with the creature leaping
out.
A nice moment with Rick Myers playing around with his laser gun shooting a game
with some robots he's made as well as checking
out the puppets too and have many great shots on
all of this.
There's also a nice group get together at a table
discussing stuff with good shots on all of them.
There's also good moments looking at the puppets
and reading the history of Andre Toulon as well
as bringing the puppets to life with the drug
they used on them and their reaction to all of
this.
We spot numerous great dark shots on a strange
delivery man standing outside in the dark rain
which looked chilling in a Michael Myers kind of
fashion as well as him placing a box on the front
step of the mansion.
A great camera shot with Lauren doing a chant with a lit up type container along with a nice special effects shot on
the creatures rising out of the container.
Some effective moments with Cameron in his car and then a creature leaping and
attacking as it leaves this piece a
perfect horror feel to it. There's also a perfect
shot on Rick running to the car in the
rain later.
Many good battling scene's with the
creatures and the puppets along with the main characters
trying to battle them as well.
We spot another good moment with Lauren meditating on a bed possessed by Toulon speaking
as her.
There's perfect angle shots on Lauren trying
to struggle away from the creatures screaming.
Bottom line: Ahh yes we have a nicely done film
with this time some deadly looking creatures but
they look a little too cute and try to make a
cheesy resemblance to the one's in Aliens.
We also have some elements of Critters too with a black body and faceless head
transforming the head into Andre Toulon. I am
convinced that's where the writers got the idea.
The film does have good special effects
(Especially the laser gun shooting) with the odd
good performance too even if the story is
sometimes a little slacking but it saves it from
being just above average to very good with the
funny combat sequences between the creatures and
the puppets.
There's also some good scenery too like the
claymation looking lead monster Decapitron in the
cave from another dimension. Some of you may enjoy it but some of you may not
be into it like the first three films. So it's
your choice here folks. I personally had fun
watching it.
There's a small cast compared to
the previous one but of course that one was a
prequel and of course usually it was a small cast
like the first one was.
The acting was passable as well and in an above
average shape. Gordon Currie (Rick Myers) seemed to
be a good one in the film with his character
performance as a natural young adult who's full
of life and ready for anything which was what he
was supposed to be and proved his point as a
worthy character actor and became a name later on
in the TV and film industry making himself as a
worthy character actor. A nice performance by him playing with his laser gun with one of the
puppets. A good reaction on him when he
finds out on an event that has happened.
Chandra West (Susie) looked plain but still could do
the trick playing the girlfriend and tries the
best that she can be.
Ash Adams (Cameron) had the right looks for the brainy
type of fellow and looked like one of those
preppie types and showed some good action when it
was necessary. Some good frusterations and anger by him in a scene about Rick Myers and throwing his
weight around in his suite. He does well looking a little frightened during a chant.
Tersa Hill (Lauren) seemed to do not too bad with her
possessed attitude and her frightening screams
but sometimes she overly does it. Shows a good evil expression and emotionless while acting
possessed in a cheesy but good type of fashion while doing a chant. Her expressions looked when being possessed doing a meditation.
Some bloody scratches by the
creatures as well as them being blown up too but
not too gory otherwise.
The
music is different for the opening than the usual
theme song composed by Richard Band than
the last three as he has some good orchestral
type music in a different type of fashion with
the odd chants too.
There are also some good fast paced classical
sounds through the story with some screeches too
and other types of suspense which was necessary
for every plot.
However, we do hear the traditional Puppet
Master theme song during the closing
credits as it's not the same without it but
that's the only time we hear it throughout this
sequel. |
